2014_Borden_Barbara_A_Dissertation
... "white collar class" to that of the lower class. His research took place during a time when crime was presumed to be caused by poverty or personal and social characteristics associated with poverty. ...
... "white collar class" to that of the lower class. His research took place during a time when crime was presumed to be caused by poverty or personal and social characteristics associated with poverty. ...
Legal Advocacy Manual - the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual
... personal and individual support such as a crisis line, support groups, and/or individual sessions. It could also include education and outreach to schools, other community professionals, the public, and more. Legal advocacy frequently involves the same types of advocacy described above, but it usual ...
... personal and individual support such as a crisis line, support groups, and/or individual sessions. It could also include education and outreach to schools, other community professionals, the public, and more. Legal advocacy frequently involves the same types of advocacy described above, but it usual ...
Specialist drug and alcohol services for young people
... 56% and 64% of the sample) are expected to experience natural remission (i.e. reduce or halt their drug or alcohol use as they move out of adolescence) and, therefore, not incur these costs in the future. In addition, 17.5% of the sample are expected to become non-PDUs (if not treated), with the cos ...
... 56% and 64% of the sample) are expected to experience natural remission (i.e. reduce or halt their drug or alcohol use as they move out of adolescence) and, therefore, not incur these costs in the future. In addition, 17.5% of the sample are expected to become non-PDUs (if not treated), with the cos ...
Response to HSR1-Honore
... Marijuana is an addictive drug. It poses significant health consequences to its users, including those who may be using it for “medical” purposes. In the U.S., marijuana is the number one drug that young people are in treatment for. [FN4] ...
... Marijuana is an addictive drug. It poses significant health consequences to its users, including those who may be using it for “medical” purposes. In the U.S., marijuana is the number one drug that young people are in treatment for. [FN4] ...
Appendix 4 - Institutional Research and Effectiveness
... 24. Which of the following has contributed to the way scientific and technology-based evidence is introduced at trial? a. The introduction of expert testimony. b. The widespread use of DNA evidence. c. The use of eye witness testimony. d. The introduction of electronic eavesdropping evidence. ...
... 24. Which of the following has contributed to the way scientific and technology-based evidence is introduced at trial? a. The introduction of expert testimony. b. The widespread use of DNA evidence. c. The use of eye witness testimony. d. The introduction of electronic eavesdropping evidence. ...
GUIDE FOR POLICYMAKERS - The National Center on Addiction
... In each of the reports, white papers, books, journal articles, editorials and blog posts that we have published or disseminated over the years, a central theme has been to employ the most valid and reliable research findings available to identify practical and effective policies and programs In this ...
... In each of the reports, white papers, books, journal articles, editorials and blog posts that we have published or disseminated over the years, a central theme has been to employ the most valid and reliable research findings available to identify practical and effective policies and programs In this ...
Preventing Crime - What Works, What Doesn`t
... o Crime Prevention Defined. Crime prevention is defined not by intentions or methods, but by results. There is scientific evidence, for example, that both schools and prisons can help prevent crime. Crime prevention programs are neither "hard" nor "soft" by definition; the central question is whethe ...
... o Crime Prevention Defined. Crime prevention is defined not by intentions or methods, but by results. There is scientific evidence, for example, that both schools and prisons can help prevent crime. Crime prevention programs are neither "hard" nor "soft" by definition; the central question is whethe ...
a decade of achievement denver police department 2000–2010
... Almost with a sense of poetic irony, not only was the world facing the dawn of the new millennium at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 1999, a new century born of unprecedented technological and social advancements was on the horizon. This century would usher in changes in global leadership, political shif ...
... Almost with a sense of poetic irony, not only was the world facing the dawn of the new millennium at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 1999, a new century born of unprecedented technological and social advancements was on the horizon. This century would usher in changes in global leadership, political shif ...
- NDLScholarship
... the African American adult male population,” have been convicted of a felony.2 Including misdemeanors, the number must be much greater. No one has managed to calculate it. It is a simple reality: Three decades of mass prosecution have produced a vast criminal class. If we empty the prisons tomorrow, ...
... the African American adult male population,” have been convicted of a felony.2 Including misdemeanors, the number must be much greater. No one has managed to calculate it. It is a simple reality: Three decades of mass prosecution have produced a vast criminal class. If we empty the prisons tomorrow, ...
El Paso County - The Greenbook
... and manipulators of the system accountable. 4. Prosecutors deal with battered women who, in addition to the criminal justice system, are also involved with other legal or administrative systems intervening in the violence (i.e., divorce court, child custody and visitation proceedings, protection ord ...
... and manipulators of the system accountable. 4. Prosecutors deal with battered women who, in addition to the criminal justice system, are also involved with other legal or administrative systems intervening in the violence (i.e., divorce court, child custody and visitation proceedings, protection ord ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES Hope Corman Dhaval M. Dave
... of Youth (NLSY), found that past year drug use significantly increased future welfare use, but that the effects were modest; the largest effect was for marijuana, a drug not generally associated with addiction. Also using data from the NLSY, but over a longer time period, Cheng & McElderry (2007) fo ...
... of Youth (NLSY), found that past year drug use significantly increased future welfare use, but that the effects were modest; the largest effect was for marijuana, a drug not generally associated with addiction. Also using data from the NLSY, but over a longer time period, Cheng & McElderry (2007) fo ...
Executive Summary - Justice Policy Institute
... one in four drug sale arrests. The Los Angeles district attorney concluded that just one in seven gang members sold drugs on a monthly basis. St. Louis researchers describe gang involvement in drug sales as “poorly organized, episodic, nonmonopolistic [and] not a rationale for the gang’s existence.” ...
... one in four drug sale arrests. The Los Angeles district attorney concluded that just one in seven gang members sold drugs on a monthly basis. St. Louis researchers describe gang involvement in drug sales as “poorly organized, episodic, nonmonopolistic [and] not a rationale for the gang’s existence.” ...
Quality Improvement for Drug Courts
... less severe problems is not only a waste of valuable resources (particularly since these individuals tend to do as well with less intensive intervention), but may actually make their drug use problem worse (Andrews, Bonta, & Hoge, 1990). As Peters et al. (2000) concluded in their landmark study of a ...
... less severe problems is not only a waste of valuable resources (particularly since these individuals tend to do as well with less intensive intervention), but may actually make their drug use problem worse (Andrews, Bonta, & Hoge, 1990). As Peters et al. (2000) concluded in their landmark study of a ...
Final_Thesis
... illness; yet most do not invest the time to train officers and build specialized teams. Thus, most police officers must work with people with mental illnesses even if they feel their training is insufficient. Poor training of law enforcement officers in this area can lead to a deprived knowledge bas ...
... illness; yet most do not invest the time to train officers and build specialized teams. Thus, most police officers must work with people with mental illnesses even if they feel their training is insufficient. Poor training of law enforcement officers in this area can lead to a deprived knowledge bas ...
Trafficking in human beings for sexual and other purposes
... and minorities, and also a lack of any social security network. Usually the victims are in such a vulnerable situation that they cannot turn down an offer of work in another country, despite that offer possibly involving a risk of exploitation. Increasing mobility within the EU and the Schengen area ...
... and minorities, and also a lack of any social security network. Usually the victims are in such a vulnerable situation that they cannot turn down an offer of work in another country, despite that offer possibly involving a risk of exploitation. Increasing mobility within the EU and the Schengen area ...
Adolescent Criminal Responsibility, Proportionality, and Sentencing
... culpability of young non-homicide offenders. Part III considers Miller/Jackson's application of the Court's death penalty jurisprudence to repudiate mandatory LWOP sentences for juveniles who murder, to require individualized assessments, and to weigh youthfulness heavily. Part IV proposes a Youth D ...
... culpability of young non-homicide offenders. Part III considers Miller/Jackson's application of the Court's death penalty jurisprudence to repudiate mandatory LWOP sentences for juveniles who murder, to require individualized assessments, and to weigh youthfulness heavily. Part IV proposes a Youth D ...
Background Paper 79-8: Marijuana Penalties
... justify a social policy designed to seek out and firmly punish those who use it. The commission chose to recommend to the public and its policymakers a social control policy seeking to discourage marijuana use, while concentrating primarily on the prevention of heavy and very heavy use. The commissi ...
... justify a social policy designed to seek out and firmly punish those who use it. The commission chose to recommend to the public and its policymakers a social control policy seeking to discourage marijuana use, while concentrating primarily on the prevention of heavy and very heavy use. The commissi ...
Adult-Felony Drug Courts - Publications and Resources
... coordinated effort between justice and treatment professionals that is intended to break the cycle of substance abuse, addiction, and crime. Adult felony drug courts serve adults with felony charges. Participants who choose to enter a drug court program are generally first-time offenders who have co ...
... coordinated effort between justice and treatment professionals that is intended to break the cycle of substance abuse, addiction, and crime. Adult felony drug courts serve adults with felony charges. Participants who choose to enter a drug court program are generally first-time offenders who have co ...
An Introduction to Behavioral Addictions - SciTech Connect
... threat of jail can deter—and even prevent—addictive behaviors casts the whole notion of a neurobiological model of addiction into question. Her point is well taken; however, in most nonpsychotic psychiatric conditions, such as depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder, the clinical manifestations ...
... threat of jail can deter—and even prevent—addictive behaviors casts the whole notion of a neurobiological model of addiction into question. Her point is well taken; however, in most nonpsychotic psychiatric conditions, such as depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder, the clinical manifestations ...
ice - Parliament of Victoria
... The ACC’s Organised Crime Management Committee (OCMC) has approved a number of projects and investigations under the auspices of the HRED and HRED2 Determinations that are relevant to the methylamphetamine market, including Projects Baystone, Protege and Alberta. Project Baystone covers the methylam ...
... The ACC’s Organised Crime Management Committee (OCMC) has approved a number of projects and investigations under the auspices of the HRED and HRED2 Determinations that are relevant to the methylamphetamine market, including Projects Baystone, Protege and Alberta. Project Baystone covers the methylam ...
The New Scarlet Letter? Negotiating the US
... groups: 1) those serving time in a local jail, 2) those serving time in a state prison, and 3) those serving time in a federal prison. County jail inmates are usually those awaiting trial or arraignment, those convicted of misdemeanor and sometimes felony offenses where the sentence to be served is ...
... groups: 1) those serving time in a local jail, 2) those serving time in a state prison, and 3) those serving time in a federal prison. County jail inmates are usually those awaiting trial or arraignment, those convicted of misdemeanor and sometimes felony offenses where the sentence to be served is ...
Recommendations of the OxyContin and Heroin Commission
... The Commission believes that we must drastically alter the manner in which we deal with those suffering with substance use disorders before they enter our criminal justice system. a. The diversion of first time, low-level offenders from a correction setting into treatment is the best first step towa ...
... The Commission believes that we must drastically alter the manner in which we deal with those suffering with substance use disorders before they enter our criminal justice system. a. The diversion of first time, low-level offenders from a correction setting into treatment is the best first step towa ...
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST FARMWORKERS:
... specific statistics are not available regarding the percentage of farmworker victims who know their assailants, it is likely that the rates would follow—or be higher than—national statistics. Rates may be higher within farmworker communities because farmworkers live, work and travel in close proximi ...
... specific statistics are not available regarding the percentage of farmworker victims who know their assailants, it is likely that the rates would follow—or be higher than—national statistics. Rates may be higher within farmworker communities because farmworkers live, work and travel in close proximi ...
United States Counter Piracy and Maritime Security Action Plan
... have improved over the last few years, but significant improvements are still required. A reduced commitment by naval counter-piracy force providers or diminished self-protection measures by commercial shipping likely will result in a resurgence of successful hijackings. There appears to be a growin ...
... have improved over the last few years, but significant improvements are still required. A reduced commitment by naval counter-piracy force providers or diminished self-protection measures by commercial shipping likely will result in a resurgence of successful hijackings. There appears to be a growin ...
The Economic Cost of Substance Abuse Treatment in Criminal
... approximately 80 percent ($30 billion) of a $38 billion budget was spent incarcerating individuals who had a history of substance abuse, were convicted of drug law violations, tested positive for drugs when arrested, or perpetrated the crime to be able to purchase drugs (CASA, 1998). The social cost ...
... approximately 80 percent ($30 billion) of a $38 billion budget was spent incarcerating individuals who had a history of substance abuse, were convicted of drug law violations, tested positive for drugs when arrested, or perpetrated the crime to be able to purchase drugs (CASA, 1998). The social cost ...