A better prison: A review of Nebraska`s COVER PAGE Make sure
... organizations; and Private Venture Associates. (Nebraska Department of Corrections) The budget division maintains organizational development and staff training and development. Engineering oversees safety and sanitation; and procurement oversees clothing issues and the central warehouse. (Nebraska D ...
... organizations; and Private Venture Associates. (Nebraska Department of Corrections) The budget division maintains organizational development and staff training and development. Engineering oversees safety and sanitation; and procurement oversees clothing issues and the central warehouse. (Nebraska D ...
Crime and Justice in the United States and in England and Wales
... robbery, assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft — crime rates are all higher in England than the United States (figures 1-4 of the report beginning on page 1). According to latest (1996) police statistics — which measure incidents reported to police of murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, a ...
... robbery, assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft — crime rates are all higher in England than the United States (figures 1-4 of the report beginning on page 1). According to latest (1996) police statistics — which measure incidents reported to police of murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, a ...
Is Project HOPE Creating,, False Sense of Hope?
... camps for young adults supposedly in need of a good dose of discipline, and three-strikes-andyou're-out laws for predatory recidivists. James Finckenauer (1982) has used the term "panacea phenomenon" to describe initiatives that, with very little criminological or empirical scrutiny, arise, are quic ...
... camps for young adults supposedly in need of a good dose of discipline, and three-strikes-andyou're-out laws for predatory recidivists. James Finckenauer (1982) has used the term "panacea phenomenon" to describe initiatives that, with very little criminological or empirical scrutiny, arise, are quic ...
Punishment: Consequentialism
... these being limited, according to a well-known statement, to “protection against force, theft, fraud, enforcement of contract, and so on” (Nozick 1974: ix). It seems surprising, then, that libertarians – notably Nozick himself (1981: 363-397) – tend to be strong retributivists. (Randy Barnett, as se ...
... these being limited, according to a well-known statement, to “protection against force, theft, fraud, enforcement of contract, and so on” (Nozick 1974: ix). It seems surprising, then, that libertarians – notably Nozick himself (1981: 363-397) – tend to be strong retributivists. (Randy Barnett, as se ...
Background Paper 79-8: Marijuana Penalties
... than 1 ounce of marijuana may be punished, however, by not more than 1 year in the county jail and/or a $1,000 fine. In addition, a person convicted of possessing marijuana may be placed on probation rather than receiving a jail sentence (subsection 6 of NRS 453.336). In fiscal year 1977-78 there we ...
... than 1 ounce of marijuana may be punished, however, by not more than 1 year in the county jail and/or a $1,000 fine. In addition, a person convicted of possessing marijuana may be placed on probation rather than receiving a jail sentence (subsection 6 of NRS 453.336). In fiscal year 1977-78 there we ...
The Effect of Plea Bargaining Vs. Trial Conviction
... devised a system whereby multiple charges for selling liquor without a license would be dropped to one charge, to which defendants would plead nollo contendere [no contest] and be sentenced to a pre-determined fine and court costs.” Critics of the modern war on drugs would no doubt sympathize with t ...
... devised a system whereby multiple charges for selling liquor without a license would be dropped to one charge, to which defendants would plead nollo contendere [no contest] and be sentenced to a pre-determined fine and court costs.” Critics of the modern war on drugs would no doubt sympathize with t ...
Delivering Justice - Criminal Justice Alliance
... as one of the worst features of this extraordinary growth. But, so too have the numbers on community sentences increased over the last two decades; the probation service now manages some 230,000 offenders in the community. This huge increase in scope of the justice system come at a significant finan ...
... as one of the worst features of this extraordinary growth. But, so too have the numbers on community sentences increased over the last two decades; the probation service now manages some 230,000 offenders in the community. This huge increase in scope of the justice system come at a significant finan ...
A Profile of the Saline County Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
... Authority updated and expanded the scope of these reports to reflect current criminal and juvenile justice activity. It is hoped that these 2004 updated reports will be as valuable, if not more, than the original versions. In addition to providing policymakers with an overview of activities across t ...
... Authority updated and expanded the scope of these reports to reflect current criminal and juvenile justice activity. It is hoped that these 2004 updated reports will be as valuable, if not more, than the original versions. In addition to providing policymakers with an overview of activities across t ...
In the shadow of the prison gates: an institutional analysis of early
... The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. Quotation from it is permitted, provided that full acknowledgement is made. This thesis may not be reproduced without my prior written consent. I warrant that this authorisation does not, to the best of my belief, infringe the rights of any third p ...
... The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. Quotation from it is permitted, provided that full acknowledgement is made. This thesis may not be reproduced without my prior written consent. I warrant that this authorisation does not, to the best of my belief, infringe the rights of any third p ...
- NDLScholarship
... One in four American adults has a criminal record.1 That statistic includes people who have only been arrested, but the conviction numbers are just as staggering. A recent study finds that “19.8 million persons, representing 8.6 percent of the adult population and approximately one-third of the Afri ...
... One in four American adults has a criminal record.1 That statistic includes people who have only been arrested, but the conviction numbers are just as staggering. A recent study finds that “19.8 million persons, representing 8.6 percent of the adult population and approximately one-third of the Afri ...
Crim Reviewer
... What happened in Bayan Muna v Romulo (Feb 1, 2011)? o Bayan Muna was assailing the RP-US Non-Surrender Agreement. The Agreement basically said that persons found in the territory of the other will not be surrendered to any international tribunal without the consent of the other State. Bayan Muna cla ...
... What happened in Bayan Muna v Romulo (Feb 1, 2011)? o Bayan Muna was assailing the RP-US Non-Surrender Agreement. The Agreement basically said that persons found in the territory of the other will not be surrendered to any international tribunal without the consent of the other State. Bayan Muna cla ...
Human Decisions and Machine Predictions.
... Machine learning is surprisingly effective at a wide variety of tasks traditionally associated with human intelligence, from recognizing faces in photos to scoring written essays. If these tools can be applied successfully to basic tasks involving human vision and language, why not to more complex h ...
... Machine learning is surprisingly effective at a wide variety of tasks traditionally associated with human intelligence, from recognizing faces in photos to scoring written essays. If these tools can be applied successfully to basic tasks involving human vision and language, why not to more complex h ...
2014_Borden_Barbara_A_Dissertation
... unnecessarily harsh sanctions for this group of low-risk, first-time (and likely one-time), female offenders. ...
... unnecessarily harsh sanctions for this group of low-risk, first-time (and likely one-time), female offenders. ...
Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions
... 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 of the 1980s and 1990s.3 These movements led to dramatically increa ...
... 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 of the 1980s and 1990s.3 These movements led to dramatically increa ...
The Relationship between Age Structure and
... and Peters 1995). Some behaviors may become more common among certain age groups as a result of their relative cohort size. In particular, Easterlin (1978) posits that relatively large cohorts face certain disadvantages, such as greater competition in the labor force, throughout their life course. M ...
... and Peters 1995). Some behaviors may become more common among certain age groups as a result of their relative cohort size. In particular, Easterlin (1978) posits that relatively large cohorts face certain disadvantages, such as greater competition in the labor force, throughout their life course. M ...
Do Citizens Know Whether Their State Has Decriminalized Marijuana?
... offences as a criminal charge. Some states allow a minor marijuana possession charge to be removed through a formal process called expungement. Many of the states that have expungement provisions are not known as decriminalized states, and only three of the five so-called decriminalized states retai ...
... offences as a criminal charge. Some states allow a minor marijuana possession charge to be removed through a formal process called expungement. Many of the states that have expungement provisions are not known as decriminalized states, and only three of the five so-called decriminalized states retai ...
Targeting Blacks - Human Rights Watch
... 4 The prison admissions data presented in this report is drawn from information reported by 34 individual states to the federal National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) for the year 2003, the last for which data were available. Although Alaska reported to the NCRP that year, we have excluded it ...
... 4 The prison admissions data presented in this report is drawn from information reported by 34 individual states to the federal National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) for the year 2003, the last for which data were available. Although Alaska reported to the NCRP that year, we have excluded it ...
Wealthy “Justice”
... As the quote above indicates, wealth affords advantages to those who have it. It is widely known that wealthy persons are treated differently from average persons.2 This includes specialized treatment in the criminal justice system, specifically in sentencing.3 Ethan Couch’s case presents a prime ex ...
... As the quote above indicates, wealth affords advantages to those who have it. It is widely known that wealthy persons are treated differently from average persons.2 This includes specialized treatment in the criminal justice system, specifically in sentencing.3 Ethan Couch’s case presents a prime ex ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES COUNSEL Radha Iyengar
... year to allow analysis (identification requires that I set this at 30 cases in a district-year). This criterion does not reduce the dataset substantially. While 11 percent of the district-years have too few cases, when these district-years are excluded only about 3 percent of the sample of cases are ...
... year to allow analysis (identification requires that I set this at 30 cases in a district-year). This criterion does not reduce the dataset substantially. While 11 percent of the district-years have too few cases, when these district-years are excluded only about 3 percent of the sample of cases are ...
imageREAL Capture
... a judgment that is expressed to contain guidelines to be taken into account by courts in sentencing offenders, being guidelines that apply(a) generally; or (b) to a particular court or class of court; or (c) to a particular offence or class of offence; or (d) to a particular penalty or class of pena ...
... a judgment that is expressed to contain guidelines to be taken into account by courts in sentencing offenders, being guidelines that apply(a) generally; or (b) to a particular court or class of court; or (c) to a particular offence or class of offence; or (d) to a particular penalty or class of pena ...
Chapter Eight: Parole: Early Release and Reintegration
... Paroling authorities play powerful roles in the criminal justice system. They determine the length of incarceration for many offenders and can revoke parole. The paroling authority’s policies have a direct impact on an institution’s population. Paroling authorities use state laws and information fro ...
... Paroling authorities play powerful roles in the criminal justice system. They determine the length of incarceration for many offenders and can revoke parole. The paroling authority’s policies have a direct impact on an institution’s population. Paroling authorities use state laws and information fro ...
Clemency and the Unitary Executive
... to as an exercise of mercy and even analogized to religious forgiveness, it also serves a more structurally important role in the American constitutional order that has been all but overlooked. It is a critical mechanism for the President to control the executive department. Those in favor of a unit ...
... to as an exercise of mercy and even analogized to religious forgiveness, it also serves a more structurally important role in the American constitutional order that has been all but overlooked. It is a critical mechanism for the President to control the executive department. Those in favor of a unit ...
Designing Rehabilitation and Reintegration Programmes for Violent
... mentally disputes the movement’s violent strategies. 13 When dealing with inmates who have an extremist background, rehabilitation programmes can include efforts geared towards both de‐radicalisation and disengagement, but in general pursue broader ambitions to prepare and ...
... mentally disputes the movement’s violent strategies. 13 When dealing with inmates who have an extremist background, rehabilitation programmes can include efforts geared towards both de‐radicalisation and disengagement, but in general pursue broader ambitions to prepare and ...
1 The Politics of Punishment in the War on Drugs
... investigates how race continued to be a factor in the policies of the War on Drugs, even though the rhetoric has shifted to one of the budget crisis imposed by the harsh sentencing policies. The Rhetoric of Tough on Crime The creation of the War on Drugs and its escalation to the modern magnitude r ...
... investigates how race continued to be a factor in the policies of the War on Drugs, even though the rhetoric has shifted to one of the budget crisis imposed by the harsh sentencing policies. The Rhetoric of Tough on Crime The creation of the War on Drugs and its escalation to the modern magnitude r ...