Curriculum Vitae - rci.rutgers.edu
... Justice, I contributed an article on adolescent delinquency to a volume of published papers on the causes of juvenile crime (1967). In 1969 at the request of the American Sociological Association's project to improve the teaching of sociology in secondary schools (supported by the National Science F ...
... Justice, I contributed an article on adolescent delinquency to a volume of published papers on the causes of juvenile crime (1967). In 1969 at the request of the American Sociological Association's project to improve the teaching of sociology in secondary schools (supported by the National Science F ...
the new technology of risk assessment
... Authorities assume that by narrowing down the key players that are most likely to be involved in violence will allow them to stop it. Police superintendent Eddie Johnson says that there is a small segment of people driving the violence, and although homicides are on the rise after three years of the ...
... Authorities assume that by narrowing down the key players that are most likely to be involved in violence will allow them to stop it. Police superintendent Eddie Johnson says that there is a small segment of people driving the violence, and although homicides are on the rise after three years of the ...
Preparing the young offender for return to society
... research of this nature, which sought to understand juvenile delinquency as a form of unlawful human behavior, proceeded by dialog with and observation of teenagers already adjudicated to be juvenile delinquents. It was premised on those parts of sociological theory that could provide explanation of ...
... research of this nature, which sought to understand juvenile delinquency as a form of unlawful human behavior, proceeded by dialog with and observation of teenagers already adjudicated to be juvenile delinquents. It was premised on those parts of sociological theory that could provide explanation of ...
California Youth Crime Plunges to All-Time Low
... arrests per year in the 1950s, were reported as “delinquent tendencies,” a broad category that included various violent, property, drug, and status offenses. In contrast, only 22,000 juvenile arrests were classified as status offenses in 2011; all other arrests were reported as specific criminal off ...
... arrests per year in the 1950s, were reported as “delinquent tendencies,” a broad category that included various violent, property, drug, and status offenses. In contrast, only 22,000 juvenile arrests were classified as status offenses in 2011; all other arrests were reported as specific criminal off ...
The national drug strategy for the Correctional Service of Canada
... control the supply of drugs but also to reduce the demand for both drugs and alcohol. Substance abuse is viewed from a public health perspective rather than a criminal perspective. CSC clearly specifies both drugs and alcohol as part of its strategy, since most of society view alcohol use differentl ...
... control the supply of drugs but also to reduce the demand for both drugs and alcohol. Substance abuse is viewed from a public health perspective rather than a criminal perspective. CSC clearly specifies both drugs and alcohol as part of its strategy, since most of society view alcohol use differentl ...
Human Rights Advocates
... parole in practice1 and does so at a staggering rate: as of April, 2011, an estimated 2,594 juveniles were serving life without parole sentences across the country.2 Forty-two States in the U.S. allow juvenile life without parole sentences.3 Research has shown that these sentences are disproportiona ...
... parole in practice1 and does so at a staggering rate: as of April, 2011, an estimated 2,594 juveniles were serving life without parole sentences across the country.2 Forty-two States in the U.S. allow juvenile life without parole sentences.3 Research has shown that these sentences are disproportiona ...
review essays - American Sociological Association
... of criminal justice processes is a key and underappreciated mechanism for exposing and correcting racial disparities. Outcomes like juvenile and adult sentencing are relatively visible, but police decisions to arrest and use force, prosecutors’ decisions to charge and to seek waivers of juveniles to ...
... of criminal justice processes is a key and underappreciated mechanism for exposing and correcting racial disparities. Outcomes like juvenile and adult sentencing are relatively visible, but police decisions to arrest and use force, prosecutors’ decisions to charge and to seek waivers of juveniles to ...
Juvenile Justice - International Foundation for Protection Officers
... children from the harmful potential of the criminal justice system and provide an individualized system that focused on the specific needs of juveniles rather than their offenses (Grossberg, 2002). Juvenile courts were therefore developed upon the realization that children were different than adults ...
... children from the harmful potential of the criminal justice system and provide an individualized system that focused on the specific needs of juveniles rather than their offenses (Grossberg, 2002). Juvenile courts were therefore developed upon the realization that children were different than adults ...
Best Practices for Effective Correctional Programs
... Ongoing Monitoring: Effective correctional programs maintain systems to gather data on the delivery of program components (e.g., how many drug treatment sessions are offered weekly at the facility) and offender participation (e.g., how many sessions participants attend) in order to continually asses ...
... Ongoing Monitoring: Effective correctional programs maintain systems to gather data on the delivery of program components (e.g., how many drug treatment sessions are offered weekly at the facility) and offender participation (e.g., how many sessions participants attend) in order to continually asses ...
Kansas Juvenile Justice
... juvenile justice system? Ineffective. The juvenile justice system in Kansas had become badly ineffective. A 2014 study by the Kansas Department of Corrections found 54 percent of Kansas youth sent to out-of-home, non-secure juvenile justice facilities were not successfully discharged.1 A 2015 study ...
... juvenile justice system? Ineffective. The juvenile justice system in Kansas had become badly ineffective. A 2014 study by the Kansas Department of Corrections found 54 percent of Kansas youth sent to out-of-home, non-secure juvenile justice facilities were not successfully discharged.1 A 2015 study ...
Crime in Denmark--A Statistical History
... all registered crimes. The criminal statistics on which this article is based date from 1841 to 1968. The official criminal statistics of today contain, among other things: (1) police statistics (information on offenses known to the police); (2) statistics of sanctions (information on penalties impo ...
... all registered crimes. The criminal statistics on which this article is based date from 1841 to 1968. The official criminal statistics of today contain, among other things: (1) police statistics (information on offenses known to the police); (2) statistics of sanctions (information on penalties impo ...
Resettlement of Short-term Prisoners
... requests it. Key aspects of the project include the widespread use of mentors and a strong focus on employment services. It also places strong emphasis on the 'tracking' of offenders through the system and on the evaluation of outcomes. The above are only three examples of new approaches to the rese ...
... requests it. Key aspects of the project include the widespread use of mentors and a strong focus on employment services. It also places strong emphasis on the 'tracking' of offenders through the system and on the evaluation of outcomes. The above are only three examples of new approaches to the rese ...
Youth Justice in the Community
... – given to a young person who pleads guilty to an offence when it is their first time in court. – not given if offence is so serious that the court decides a custodial sentence is absolutely necessary, or the offence is relatively minor where a fine or absolute discharge would suffice ...
... – given to a young person who pleads guilty to an offence when it is their first time in court. – not given if offence is so serious that the court decides a custodial sentence is absolutely necessary, or the offence is relatively minor where a fine or absolute discharge would suffice ...
Press Release
... reduce state prison overcrowding by placing supervision and incarceration responsibilities for nonserious, non-sexual and non-violent offenders with local county criminal justice systems. Adding to those responsibilities, Californians passed Proposition 47 in November which reduced penalties for cer ...
... reduce state prison overcrowding by placing supervision and incarceration responsibilities for nonserious, non-sexual and non-violent offenders with local county criminal justice systems. Adding to those responsibilities, Californians passed Proposition 47 in November which reduced penalties for cer ...
Justice policy reform for high-risk juveniles: Using
... accounts for the majority of criminal behavior (Piquero et al. 2003). That is, a small group of highrate offenders is frequently (if not persistently) involved in crime. Moreover, across life phases, population base rates of crime are highest during adolescence (Hirschi & Gottfredson 1983). If scien ...
... accounts for the majority of criminal behavior (Piquero et al. 2003). That is, a small group of highrate offenders is frequently (if not persistently) involved in crime. Moreover, across life phases, population base rates of crime are highest during adolescence (Hirschi & Gottfredson 1983). If scien ...
Grade 9 Social Studies – Chapter 2 – To what extent is the justice
... 1. What does the term fair and equitable mean? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is Canada's justice system and what is it trying to do? _______________________________________ ...
... 1. What does the term fair and equitable mean? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is Canada's justice system and what is it trying to do? _______________________________________ ...
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. ...
sociology_powerpoint_chapter_8_1
... Bribing a U.S. Senator to pass a tax bill that they benefit from. People without power, on the other hand, commit deviant acts for one of two reasons. They turn to deviance either to obtain economic rewards or because they have low self-esteem and feelings of powerlessness. ► Begging for money o ...
... Bribing a U.S. Senator to pass a tax bill that they benefit from. People without power, on the other hand, commit deviant acts for one of two reasons. They turn to deviance either to obtain economic rewards or because they have low self-esteem and feelings of powerlessness. ► Begging for money o ...
ECO 126 Economics of Crime and Criminal Justice
... Course Description: In this course, economic tools are used to analyse issues related to criminal behaviour and crime prevention. Discussions of the issues are motivated by an understanding of the choice behaviour of criminals, victims, and law enforcement agencies. Major topics covered include the ...
... Course Description: In this course, economic tools are used to analyse issues related to criminal behaviour and crime prevention. Discussions of the issues are motivated by an understanding of the choice behaviour of criminals, victims, and law enforcement agencies. Major topics covered include the ...
Chapter 3
... 6. Concepts like “career criminal,” “psychopath,” serial murderer,” “sexual homicide offender,“ ”psychotic,” pedophile,” sexual predator,” and “paraphiliac” get thrown around in popular culture and the criminal justice system as if all of these concepts represent some similar entity. Discuss the imp ...
... 6. Concepts like “career criminal,” “psychopath,” serial murderer,” “sexual homicide offender,“ ”psychotic,” pedophile,” sexual predator,” and “paraphiliac” get thrown around in popular culture and the criminal justice system as if all of these concepts represent some similar entity. Discuss the imp ...
Sentencing reform in California and Public Safety
... Russell Sage Foundation Press, New York, NY. ...
... Russell Sage Foundation Press, New York, NY. ...
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 ...
The operation and experience of Multi
... The issue of what to do once statutory supervision was completed (although the requirement to remain subject to sex offender registration conditions invariably remained) was raised in all areas. They managed this in different ways, e.g. relying on police contact and visits based on registration requ ...
... The issue of what to do once statutory supervision was completed (although the requirement to remain subject to sex offender registration conditions invariably remained) was raised in all areas. They managed this in different ways, e.g. relying on police contact and visits based on registration requ ...
A Primer on Evidence
... Dickenson, 1984). Experience with universal classification systems shows that it is unlikely for a single instrument to have universal applicability. The Criminogenic Need Principle states that certain needs are directly linked to crime. Extensive research on recidivism among the general criminal p ...
... Dickenson, 1984). Experience with universal classification systems shows that it is unlikely for a single instrument to have universal applicability. The Criminogenic Need Principle states that certain needs are directly linked to crime. Extensive research on recidivism among the general criminal p ...
Soc 100 Lect 14.C7 Deviance - California State University, Bakersfield
... • Difficulty in use because of context of crime (battered women vs wife abuser kills spouse) • Mandatory-minimum specified period of sentence for specified crime regardless of context. Lots of circumvention by prosecutors, judges and juries and racism ...
... • Difficulty in use because of context of crime (battered women vs wife abuser kills spouse) • Mandatory-minimum specified period of sentence for specified crime regardless of context. Lots of circumvention by prosecutors, judges and juries and racism ...