Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions
... While the United States has five percent of the world’s population, nearly twenty-five percent of the world’s prisoners are behind the bars of its prisons and jails.2 The road to this astonishing incarceration rate began nearly three decades ago with the “war on drugs” and “tough on crime” movements ...
... While the United States has five percent of the world’s population, nearly twenty-five percent of the world’s prisoners are behind the bars of its prisons and jails.2 The road to this astonishing incarceration rate began nearly three decades ago with the “war on drugs” and “tough on crime” movements ...
Is Project HOPE Creating,, False Sense of Hope?
... implemented similar models" (quoted in Pearsall, 2014, p. 3). Wishing to spread this approach further, the American Legislative Change Council (2014)-known commonly by its acronym of "ALEC"-has developed model legislation for the "Swift and Certain Sanctions Act." Again, no claim is being made that ...
... implemented similar models" (quoted in Pearsall, 2014, p. 3). Wishing to spread this approach further, the American Legislative Change Council (2014)-known commonly by its acronym of "ALEC"-has developed model legislation for the "Swift and Certain Sanctions Act." Again, no claim is being made that ...
To Blame or to Forgive? - Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
... practice of responding to others with what is in effect an affective form of blame.14 Indeed, theories of criminal law that see the criminal process and the execution of punishment as a form of institutionalised resentment (alongside other attitudes) are often underpinned by this picture, with the l ...
... practice of responding to others with what is in effect an affective form of blame.14 Indeed, theories of criminal law that see the criminal process and the execution of punishment as a form of institutionalised resentment (alongside other attitudes) are often underpinned by this picture, with the l ...
saving the united states from lurching to another
... past forty years.19 In its recent report, the United States National Research Council notes: “Current incarceration rates are historically and comparatively unprecedented. The United States has the highest incarceration rates in the world, reaching extraordinary absolute levels in the most recent tw ...
... past forty years.19 In its recent report, the United States National Research Council notes: “Current incarceration rates are historically and comparatively unprecedented. The United States has the highest incarceration rates in the world, reaching extraordinary absolute levels in the most recent tw ...
Punishment: Consequentialism
... “condemnation” and “sanction” or “hard treatment” or “deprivation” elements of punishment respectively (von Hirsch 1993: 9-13; Husak 2008 (2): 92-4; see “Punishment: Nonconsequentialism”: “Expression” and “Communication and Retribution Again”). ...
... “condemnation” and “sanction” or “hard treatment” or “deprivation” elements of punishment respectively (von Hirsch 1993: 9-13; Husak 2008 (2): 92-4; see “Punishment: Nonconsequentialism”: “Expression” and “Communication and Retribution Again”). ...
Targeting Blacks - Human Rights Watch
... people convicted of drug offenses, drug admissions, and the like, we refer only to people whose most serious conviction crime was a drug offense. If, for example, a person was convicted of murder or armed robbery as well as selling drugs, he would not be included in our data as a drug offender. ...
... people convicted of drug offenses, drug admissions, and the like, we refer only to people whose most serious conviction crime was a drug offense. If, for example, a person was convicted of murder or armed robbery as well as selling drugs, he would not be included in our data as a drug offender. ...
Scoping the involvement of third sector
... and Reid, 2002). The term ‘third sector’ was largely promoted by the New Labour government as an inclusive term (Alcock and Kendall, 2010) but one that carries few assumptions about the characteristics of organisations or the origin of their funding sources. We have, therefore, chosen to use this te ...
... and Reid, 2002). The term ‘third sector’ was largely promoted by the New Labour government as an inclusive term (Alcock and Kendall, 2010) but one that carries few assumptions about the characteristics of organisations or the origin of their funding sources. We have, therefore, chosen to use this te ...
Designed to fail - Department of Sociology
... drinking alcohol, gambling, and smoking) to arrive at an accurate conception of the criminal offender. In their view, criminal acts provide immediate gratification that suggest a "here-and-now" orientation. Crimes are easy and simple to commit. They are exciting, risky, and thrilling as opposed to c ...
... drinking alcohol, gambling, and smoking) to arrive at an accurate conception of the criminal offender. In their view, criminal acts provide immediate gratification that suggest a "here-and-now" orientation. Crimes are easy and simple to commit. They are exciting, risky, and thrilling as opposed to c ...
Special Report Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
... measures). The questions addressed behaviors or symptoms related to major depression, mania, or psychotic disorders that occurred in the 12 months before the interview. To meet the criteria for major depression, inmates had to report a depressed mood or decreased interest or pleasure in activities, ...
... measures). The questions addressed behaviors or symptoms related to major depression, mania, or psychotic disorders that occurred in the 12 months before the interview. To meet the criteria for major depression, inmates had to report a depressed mood or decreased interest or pleasure in activities, ...
NCSC Sentencing Survey Report - National Center for State Courts
... when it needs to be to ensure public safety, but more flexible in dealing with offenders deemed less threatening to society or when rehabilitation might be better achieved through means other than incarceration. While people may not agree on all of the details, there is surprising consensus about va ...
... when it needs to be to ensure public safety, but more flexible in dealing with offenders deemed less threatening to society or when rehabilitation might be better achieved through means other than incarceration. While people may not agree on all of the details, there is surprising consensus about va ...
Vol 5, Issue 2 - National Association of Sentencing Commissions
... funding potential was skeptical at best. As the process continued, a shift in focus evolved from a proposed sentencing policy change to address saving prison beds, into a focus upon the realization that the current sentencing practice of incarceration without treatment was simply not working. The re ...
... funding potential was skeptical at best. As the process continued, a shift in focus evolved from a proposed sentencing policy change to address saving prison beds, into a focus upon the realization that the current sentencing practice of incarceration without treatment was simply not working. The re ...
overview of the community corrections system in kenya
... As was with the English system then, the probation gained favour with the recognition that there was need to establish a system to work with the courts and rehabilitate offenders in the community with some professionalism. With this realization, a commission was established (The Patterson Commission ...
... As was with the English system then, the probation gained favour with the recognition that there was need to establish a system to work with the courts and rehabilitate offenders in the community with some professionalism. With this realization, a commission was established (The Patterson Commission ...
Washington State Institute for Public Policy
... adult offenders. We asked a simple question: What works, if anything, to lower the criminal recidivism rates of adult offenders? To provide an answer, we systematically reviewed the evidence from 291 rigorous evaluations conducted throughout the United States and other English-speaking countries dur ...
... adult offenders. We asked a simple question: What works, if anything, to lower the criminal recidivism rates of adult offenders? To provide an answer, we systematically reviewed the evidence from 291 rigorous evaluations conducted throughout the United States and other English-speaking countries dur ...
Evidence-Based Adult Corrections Programs: What Works and What
... adult offenders. We asked a simple question: What works, if anything, to lower the criminal recidivism rates of adult offenders? To provide an answer, we systematically reviewed the evidence from 291 rigorous evaluations conducted throughout the United States and other English-speaking countries dur ...
... adult offenders. We asked a simple question: What works, if anything, to lower the criminal recidivism rates of adult offenders? To provide an answer, we systematically reviewed the evidence from 291 rigorous evaluations conducted throughout the United States and other English-speaking countries dur ...
Expert Report of Dr.Craig Haney
... example, in the summer of 2000, I was invited to attend and participated in a White House Forum on the uses of science and technology to improve crime and prison policy, and in 2001 I participated in a conference jointly sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) c ...
... example, in the summer of 2000, I was invited to attend and participated in a White House Forum on the uses of science and technology to improve crime and prison policy, and in 2001 I participated in a conference jointly sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) c ...
thePDF - Stanford Law Review
... the two sides differ is not over methodology but over whether crime control and respect for the law is best achieved through a system focused on desert or through a prevention-based regime that is sensitive to desert only when ignoring it would have criminogenic impact. Most of the literature in thi ...
... the two sides differ is not over methodology but over whether crime control and respect for the law is best achieved through a system focused on desert or through a prevention-based regime that is sensitive to desert only when ignoring it would have criminogenic impact. Most of the literature in thi ...
McNeill, Fergus (2014) Punishment as rehabilitation. In
... society. Rehabilitation was also coming to be seen as being inconsistent with justice itself because judgements about liberty had come to be unduly influenced by dubious and subjective professional judgements hidden from or impenetrable to the offender. Through the development of the ‘psy’ disciplin ...
... society. Rehabilitation was also coming to be seen as being inconsistent with justice itself because judgements about liberty had come to be unduly influenced by dubious and subjective professional judgements hidden from or impenetrable to the offender. Through the development of the ‘psy’ disciplin ...
Swift and Certain
... their cases to be brought to trial, causing uncertainty and ambiguity. Punishment for criminals is delayed by months and sometimes years. Research consistently shows that the longer the delay between the time of an offence and the time a punishment is handed down and implemented, the less effective ...
... their cases to be brought to trial, causing uncertainty and ambiguity. Punishment for criminals is delayed by months and sometimes years. Research consistently shows that the longer the delay between the time of an offence and the time a punishment is handed down and implemented, the less effective ...
Imprisonment Inertia and Public Attitudes Toward "Truth in Sentencing"
... Despite more than a decade of effort by policymakers across the United States, America’s imprisonment rate seems stuck at historically high levels. The nation’s prison population exploded between 1972 and 2001, with the number of prisoners increasing sevenfold from 196,092 to more than 1.4 million—a ...
... Despite more than a decade of effort by policymakers across the United States, America’s imprisonment rate seems stuck at historically high levels. The nation’s prison population exploded between 1972 and 2001, with the number of prisoners increasing sevenfold from 196,092 to more than 1.4 million—a ...
Reforming Sentencing and Corrections Policy
... people into prison, limit their time behind bars, streamline their release when appropriate, strengthen community supervision, and monitor the progress of state reforms. ...
... people into prison, limit their time behind bars, streamline their release when appropriate, strengthen community supervision, and monitor the progress of state reforms. ...
The Plight of Providing Appropriate Substance Abuse Treatment
... adequacy of dealing with drug-involved offenders, the current service delivery does not embrace this model. An effective correctional system should not only expand treatment capacity but also provide appropriate services given the needs of offenders. The composition of the current system demands att ...
... adequacy of dealing with drug-involved offenders, the current service delivery does not embrace this model. An effective correctional system should not only expand treatment capacity but also provide appropriate services given the needs of offenders. The composition of the current system demands att ...
Chapter Eight: Parole: Early Release and Reintegration
... requires that the parolee make regular court appearances for progress assessment. Community Partnership Councils unites community leaders and local agencies with parole officers and administrators to study parole operations and issues and assist with service provisions and public education. Reintegr ...
... requires that the parolee make regular court appearances for progress assessment. Community Partnership Councils unites community leaders and local agencies with parole officers and administrators to study parole operations and issues and assist with service provisions and public education. Reintegr ...
Criminal Discount Factors and Deterrence
... on inmates’ nationality, age, education, and some other individual characteristics. These are the same data used in Mastrobuoni and Pinotti (2015), and, compared to Drago, Galbiati, and Vertova (2009), allow us to follow the inmates an additional 10 months after release, for a total of 17 months. A ...
... on inmates’ nationality, age, education, and some other individual characteristics. These are the same data used in Mastrobuoni and Pinotti (2015), and, compared to Drago, Galbiati, and Vertova (2009), allow us to follow the inmates an additional 10 months after release, for a total of 17 months. A ...
This PDF is a selection from a published volume from... Bureau of Economic Research Volume Title: Controlling Crime: Strategies and Tradeoffs
... very few of those entering state prison in 2004 or jail in 2002 would have been eligible for diversion through state courts. That this is true for local jails is much more surprising than the prison finding. This pattern provides a reminder that, even late in the incarceration boom, it is not so eas ...
... very few of those entering state prison in 2004 or jail in 2002 would have been eligible for diversion through state courts. That this is true for local jails is much more surprising than the prison finding. This pattern provides a reminder that, even late in the incarceration boom, it is not so eas ...
Prison reform
Prison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, establish a more effective penal system, or implement alternatives to incarceration.