A Summary of DePaul University`s Research with Oxford Houses
... disorders, and past research has shown that many of these women have past experiences with physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. These issues led us to become interested in studying this special group of women. Sixty female Oxford House residents from across the United States were interviewed. We f ...
... disorders, and past research has shown that many of these women have past experiences with physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. These issues led us to become interested in studying this special group of women. Sixty female Oxford House residents from across the United States were interviewed. We f ...
An Unfinished Journey: The Evolution of Crime Measurement in the
... Knowing these shortcomings, he established that the ratio between crimes known and unknown remained relatively stable over time allowing for researchers to be aware of this discrepancy, but ultimately its effects were not spuriously affecting the outcome. Quetelet (1842) was a criminal statistics pi ...
... Knowing these shortcomings, he established that the ratio between crimes known and unknown remained relatively stable over time allowing for researchers to be aware of this discrepancy, but ultimately its effects were not spuriously affecting the outcome. Quetelet (1842) was a criminal statistics pi ...
Substance Abuse in Corrections
... problem within correctional systems.11 Although accurate prevalence statistics are not yet available in Canada, research suggests that individuals with this disorder are at increased risk for substance abuse and for becoming involved with the criminal justice system.12,13 In general, women in prison ...
... problem within correctional systems.11 Although accurate prevalence statistics are not yet available in Canada, research suggests that individuals with this disorder are at increased risk for substance abuse and for becoming involved with the criminal justice system.12,13 In general, women in prison ...
Occupational Stress Management And Coaching Skills Workshop
... Effective Substance Abuse Programming for Offenders: Outcomes from a Caribbean workshop CICAD XXXVI Regular Session Dec. 7, 2004, Washington, D.C. ...
... Effective Substance Abuse Programming for Offenders: Outcomes from a Caribbean workshop CICAD XXXVI Regular Session Dec. 7, 2004, Washington, D.C. ...
double jeopardy - Prison Policy Initiative
... concerns of NHDOC administrators, staff, correctional officers, and inmates were both alarming and disturbing. Major concerns included severe shortages of therapeutic staff in an antiquated facility; two inmate suicides linked to the stress provoked by the proposed move to Laconia; mothers fighting ...
... concerns of NHDOC administrators, staff, correctional officers, and inmates were both alarming and disturbing. Major concerns included severe shortages of therapeutic staff in an antiquated facility; two inmate suicides linked to the stress provoked by the proposed move to Laconia; mothers fighting ...
I. Drugs, crime and violence: the microlevel impact
... present chapter is on the equally important localized and targeted interventions with respect to groups engaging in or at risk of violent drug-related crime and on the affected communities. ...
... present chapter is on the equally important localized and targeted interventions with respect to groups engaging in or at risk of violent drug-related crime and on the affected communities. ...
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Crime and Criminal Justice in the
... in state and federal prisons. Race and ethnic disparities in violent offending and victimization are pronounced and long-standing. Blacks, and to a lesser extent Hispanics, suffer much higher rates of robbery and homicide victimization than do whites. Homicide is the leading cause of death among you ...
... in state and federal prisons. Race and ethnic disparities in violent offending and victimization are pronounced and long-standing. Blacks, and to a lesser extent Hispanics, suffer much higher rates of robbery and homicide victimization than do whites. Homicide is the leading cause of death among you ...
Social learning, sexual and physical abuse, and adult crime
... observe the effects of abuse on different offenses as our sample only includes offenders. Some scholars suggest that victims of child abuse experience post-traumatic stress disorder that continues into adulthood [Deblinger et al., 1989; Kisler et al., 1991]. Thus, Widom [1995] suggests that the effe ...
... observe the effects of abuse on different offenses as our sample only includes offenders. Some scholars suggest that victims of child abuse experience post-traumatic stress disorder that continues into adulthood [Deblinger et al., 1989; Kisler et al., 1991]. Thus, Widom [1995] suggests that the effe ...
General Strain Theory and Bullying Victimization
... to engage in serious delinquent behavior (Hay and Evans, 2006). Anger and self-control were also significant predictors of substance use, but to a lesser degree. Poor attachment to parents had a negative relationship with delinquent outcomes. Based on their findings, Hay and Evans (2006) found supp ...
... to engage in serious delinquent behavior (Hay and Evans, 2006). Anger and self-control were also significant predictors of substance use, but to a lesser degree. Poor attachment to parents had a negative relationship with delinquent outcomes. Based on their findings, Hay and Evans (2006) found supp ...
The STRONG – Static Risk and Offender Needs
... applied to these scores to classify offenders into five risk classification levels based on criminal convictions: • High Risk Violent, ...
... applied to these scores to classify offenders into five risk classification levels based on criminal convictions: • High Risk Violent, ...
Juvenile Offenders and Substance Use and Abuse Juvenile
... criminal offending in 2006, 56 percent of boys and 40 percent of girls tested positive for drugs. The overlap between substance use and youth offending is not surprising; adolescent substance use is itself an illegal behavior, and by definition, reducing adolescent substance use reduces crime. Moreo ...
... criminal offending in 2006, 56 percent of boys and 40 percent of girls tested positive for drugs. The overlap between substance use and youth offending is not surprising; adolescent substance use is itself an illegal behavior, and by definition, reducing adolescent substance use reduces crime. Moreo ...
Chapter 6 Deviance and Crime
... Rates of arrest are higher for males than females at every age and for most offenses. Individuals from all social classes commit crimes; they simply commit different kinds of crime. Young males of color between the ages of 12 and 24 have the highest victimization rates. ...
... Rates of arrest are higher for males than females at every age and for most offenses. Individuals from all social classes commit crimes; they simply commit different kinds of crime. Young males of color between the ages of 12 and 24 have the highest victimization rates. ...
Literature Review of LS/CMI
... There is little evidence that one validated instrument predicts violence significantly better than another (Yang, 2010). The major violence risk tools were found to be essentially ‘‘interchangeable,’’ with estimates of accuracy falling within a narrow band (Area Under the Curve [AUC] was .65 to .71 ...
... There is little evidence that one validated instrument predicts violence significantly better than another (Yang, 2010). The major violence risk tools were found to be essentially ‘‘interchangeable,’’ with estimates of accuracy falling within a narrow band (Area Under the Curve [AUC] was .65 to .71 ...
Can we predict escalation in offending seriousness?
... Key Points There is perhaps an assumption among the general public that offenders tend to escalate in seriousness as they develop in their criminal career. Few criminologists, however, have attempted to understand how seriousness of offending increases, remains stable or decreases over the crimina ...
... Key Points There is perhaps an assumption among the general public that offenders tend to escalate in seriousness as they develop in their criminal career. Few criminologists, however, have attempted to understand how seriousness of offending increases, remains stable or decreases over the crimina ...
Using the Principles of Risk, Need, and Responsivity to Inform
... 1. Valid methods for assessing risk/need 2. Aspire to have services available at all points on the risk-need continuum 3. Communicate and cooperate System partners need to to get individuals’ ...
... 1. Valid methods for assessing risk/need 2. Aspire to have services available at all points on the risk-need continuum 3. Communicate and cooperate System partners need to to get individuals’ ...
Crimes Against Children by Babysitters
... Children by Babysitters David Finkelhor and Richard Ormrod The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is committed to improving the justice system’s response to crimes against children. OJJDP recognizes that children are at increased risk for crime victimization. Not only are ...
... Children by Babysitters David Finkelhor and Richard Ormrod The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is committed to improving the justice system’s response to crimes against children. OJJDP recognizes that children are at increased risk for crime victimization. Not only are ...
Women in the criminal justice system: The triumph of
... gender differences in patterns of offending and admitted that the ‘current system does impact differently on women and men’ (Home Office, 2000: 1). The strategy advanced five key messages: that policy should avoid the homogenization of women offenders and reflect their diversity, in relation to age, ...
... gender differences in patterns of offending and admitted that the ‘current system does impact differently on women and men’ (Home Office, 2000: 1). The strategy advanced five key messages: that policy should avoid the homogenization of women offenders and reflect their diversity, in relation to age, ...
Exemplary Community Programs For Federally Sentenced Women
... sole-supporting parents (CSC pamphlet). The children of incarcerated mothers often find themselves being cared for by extended family or living in foster homes as the fathers are typically unavailable. In the National Prison Survey (1991), 81% of incarcerated men with dependent children stated that ...
... sole-supporting parents (CSC pamphlet). The children of incarcerated mothers often find themselves being cared for by extended family or living in foster homes as the fathers are typically unavailable. In the National Prison Survey (1991), 81% of incarcerated men with dependent children stated that ...
Glen Flett (Member at large until October 2010
... with their needs both in trying to repair their lives and by allowing them a greater voice and participation in the entire process from start to finish. She believes that allowing victims a greater role in the system will lead to an increased public awareness and understanding of the system, and als ...
... with their needs both in trying to repair their lives and by allowing them a greater voice and participation in the entire process from start to finish. She believes that allowing victims a greater role in the system will lead to an increased public awareness and understanding of the system, and als ...
Chapter 6 Deviance and Crime
... Prosecution of individuals due to their political activities. Official violence, such as police brutality against people of color or the use of citizens as unwilling guinea pigs in scientific research. ...
... Prosecution of individuals due to their political activities. Official violence, such as police brutality against people of color or the use of citizens as unwilling guinea pigs in scientific research. ...
the new technology of risk assessment
... statistical prediction was about 10% more accurate than clinical prediction and was consistently superior across date and source of publication, type of judge (medical vs. psychological), general or task-relevant experience, type of data (e.g., interview results, psychological tests, trait ratings, ...
... statistical prediction was about 10% more accurate than clinical prediction and was consistently superior across date and source of publication, type of judge (medical vs. psychological), general or task-relevant experience, type of data (e.g., interview results, psychological tests, trait ratings, ...
PowerPoint-Professional Audience
... Any action or inaction by self or others that jeopardizes the health or well being of any older adult. ...
... Any action or inaction by self or others that jeopardizes the health or well being of any older adult. ...
Job Description Probation Parole Officer 3
... The Probation/Parole Officer III position is used to perform a variety of specialized duties on a full-time basis. The officer typically supervises cases which have been assigned by their supervisor and have been assessed as being high risk for recidivism and/or have a specific problem/treatment nee ...
... The Probation/Parole Officer III position is used to perform a variety of specialized duties on a full-time basis. The officer typically supervises cases which have been assigned by their supervisor and have been assessed as being high risk for recidivism and/or have a specific problem/treatment nee ...
rnr-presentation - Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence
... problem that needs to be treated; in addition, these offenders will require stabilization in one or more additional need areas (work, family, marriage, and education). • Need Assumption #2: 50% of High risk offenders will have criminal thinking problems that need treatment; these offenders will have ...
... problem that needs to be treated; in addition, these offenders will require stabilization in one or more additional need areas (work, family, marriage, and education). • Need Assumption #2: 50% of High risk offenders will have criminal thinking problems that need treatment; these offenders will have ...