Underage Drinking: Intervention Principles and Practice Guidelines
... This section examines some of the legal issues related to supervising underage drinking offenders. The legal issues surrounding underage drinking are delicate, and states should be cognizant of them. This is particularly true for juveniles who are charged with underage drinking, since the act is typ ...
... This section examines some of the legal issues related to supervising underage drinking offenders. The legal issues surrounding underage drinking are delicate, and states should be cognizant of them. This is particularly true for juveniles who are charged with underage drinking, since the act is typ ...
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/us0907/us0907web.pdf
... protect children in two ways: police have a list of likely suspects should a sex crime occur in the neighborhood in which a registered offender lives, and parents have information that will enable them to heighten their vigilance and to warn their children to stay away from particular people. Advoca ...
... protect children in two ways: police have a list of likely suspects should a sex crime occur in the neighborhood in which a registered offender lives, and parents have information that will enable them to heighten their vigilance and to warn their children to stay away from particular people. Advoca ...
The economic and social factors underpinning Indigenous contact
... contribution of neighbourhoods to crime, but Weatherburn and Lind (2001) found that juveniles who are poorly supervised by their parents are more likely to become involved in crime if they live in a crimeprone neighbourhood than if they live in a non crime-prone neighbourhood. This finding was attri ...
... contribution of neighbourhoods to crime, but Weatherburn and Lind (2001) found that juveniles who are poorly supervised by their parents are more likely to become involved in crime if they live in a crimeprone neighbourhood than if they live in a non crime-prone neighbourhood. This finding was attri ...
Explaining Recent Trends in US Homicide Rates
... Claims of a rather different sort, coming primarily from public officials, accompanied the drop in homicide rates in one city after another in the early 1990s. As happened in New York, the inclination to account for the local declines in terms of this or that special local initiative apparently was ...
... Claims of a rather different sort, coming primarily from public officials, accompanied the drop in homicide rates in one city after another in the early 1990s. As happened in New York, the inclination to account for the local declines in terms of this or that special local initiative apparently was ...
1 - Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry
... 1999). It can be argued that the apartheid government was built on the foundation of violence, brutality and repression and this bred crime. Apartheid has acted as a major generator of criminal victimization and violence through policies, which have resulted in massive social dislocation. Evidence s ...
... 1999). It can be argued that the apartheid government was built on the foundation of violence, brutality and repression and this bred crime. Apartheid has acted as a major generator of criminal victimization and violence through policies, which have resulted in massive social dislocation. Evidence s ...
house committee on - Texas House of Representatives
... 1. Examine fees and revocations for those on probation and parole; examine effectiveness of fees imposed as a condition of probation and parole; study technical revocations in adult probation to identify drivers of revocations, disparities across the state, and strategies for reducing technical revo ...
... 1. Examine fees and revocations for those on probation and parole; examine effectiveness of fees imposed as a condition of probation and parole; study technical revocations in adult probation to identify drivers of revocations, disparities across the state, and strategies for reducing technical revo ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES DRAWN INTO VIOLENCE:
... can inform the extent to which resources ought to be allocated towards the treatment of veterans who might exhibit signs of instability. While we consider the impacts of military service on multiple types of crimes, our primary focus is on violent crimes. Although this would be a natural choice for ...
... can inform the extent to which resources ought to be allocated towards the treatment of veterans who might exhibit signs of instability. While we consider the impacts of military service on multiple types of crimes, our primary focus is on violent crimes. Although this would be a natural choice for ...
Community Corrections
... Parole can be divided into two components: • Parole release is the mechanism for releasing persons from prison. • Parole supervision is a community-based continuation of the prison sentence. ...
... Parole can be divided into two components: • Parole release is the mechanism for releasing persons from prison. • Parole supervision is a community-based continuation of the prison sentence. ...
... metodes: parametriskās metodes divu izlašu salīdzināšanai, dispersiju analīze (ANOVA), multivariatīvā dispersijas analīze (MANOVA), diskriminācijas analīze, skalu ticamības analīze un kontentanalīze. Datu apstrāde tika veikta izmantojot SPPS 15.00 versiju. Pētījuma uzdevumi: (1) Iepazīties un apkopo ...
Personal Violence by Strangers: An Extension
... shows that persons who spend evenings outside the home for their leisure time activities, such as attending movies and going to bars, suffer a higher risk of victimization than those who confine their leisure time to home activities. 22 An active lifestyle thus appears to influence victimization ris ...
... shows that persons who spend evenings outside the home for their leisure time activities, such as attending movies and going to bars, suffer a higher risk of victimization than those who confine their leisure time to home activities. 22 An active lifestyle thus appears to influence victimization ris ...
High Risk Offenders Post Sentence Supervision and Detention
... that only 13.4 per cent committed a new recorded sexual offence within four to five years.7 However, this figure is likely to be a conservative estimate due to the substantial under- reporting of sexual offences. Research has shown that mental health professionals tended to be especially cautious in t ...
... that only 13.4 per cent committed a new recorded sexual offence within four to five years.7 However, this figure is likely to be a conservative estimate due to the substantial under- reporting of sexual offences. Research has shown that mental health professionals tended to be especially cautious in t ...
Scoping the involvement of third sector
... One in three prisoners are not in permanent accommodation prior to imprisonment, and as many as a third lose their housing on imprisonment (SEU, 2002). It is, however, estimated that stable accommodation can reduce the likelihood of re-offending by more than 20% as it provides the vital building blo ...
... One in three prisoners are not in permanent accommodation prior to imprisonment, and as many as a third lose their housing on imprisonment (SEU, 2002). It is, however, estimated that stable accommodation can reduce the likelihood of re-offending by more than 20% as it provides the vital building blo ...
Abraham`s Legacy: An Empirical Assessment of (Nearly)
... much of the Sentencing Commission's work is driven by public sentiment—whether directly expressed or indirectly funneled through their duly elected representatives. To this end, it is vital for the Commission to provide accurate data and information to Congress and to the public at large to inform p ...
... much of the Sentencing Commission's work is driven by public sentiment—whether directly expressed or indirectly funneled through their duly elected representatives. To this end, it is vital for the Commission to provide accurate data and information to Congress and to the public at large to inform p ...
Report 2: Parental risk factors for abuse and neglect
... for a household as part of the investigation and assessment phase. It is an important Structured Decision Making (SDM) tool for assessing the likelihood of future harm occurring within the family. For the purposes of this report, five items from the FRE that relate to the characteristics of the pare ...
... for a household as part of the investigation and assessment phase. It is an important Structured Decision Making (SDM) tool for assessing the likelihood of future harm occurring within the family. For the purposes of this report, five items from the FRE that relate to the characteristics of the pare ...
Education: The Secret to Crime Reduction?
... education as a crime reducing agent. Lochner and Moretti (2004) have provided strong support for the theory that increased high school graduation rates in the United States do correspond to significant reductions in the crime rate. Machin, Marie, and Vujić (2011) found further supporting evidence sh ...
... education as a crime reducing agent. Lochner and Moretti (2004) have provided strong support for the theory that increased high school graduation rates in the United States do correspond to significant reductions in the crime rate. Machin, Marie, and Vujić (2011) found further supporting evidence sh ...
Public Law 110–199 110th Congress An Act 122 STAT. 657
... the SVORI, which terminated after fiscal year 2005. (6) Between 1991 and 1999, the number of children with a parent in a Federal or State correctional facility increased by more than 100 percent, from approximately 900,000 to approximately 2,000,000. According to the Bureau of Prisons, there is evid ...
... the SVORI, which terminated after fiscal year 2005. (6) Between 1991 and 1999, the number of children with a parent in a Federal or State correctional facility increased by more than 100 percent, from approximately 900,000 to approximately 2,000,000. According to the Bureau of Prisons, there is evid ...
Parole in Western Australia: An analysis of parole cancellations of
... based on the risk, need, responsivity structure (Andrews & Bonta 2010) can do more harm than no program (Office of Inspector of Custodial Services 2014b). Parolees released under supervision in Western Australia are subject to standard obligations under s 29 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 ( ...
... based on the risk, need, responsivity structure (Andrews & Bonta 2010) can do more harm than no program (Office of Inspector of Custodial Services 2014b). Parolees released under supervision in Western Australia are subject to standard obligations under s 29 of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 ( ...
Is Project HOPE Creating,, False Sense of Hope?
... before they are tested are likely to receive a significantly reduced jail sanction (e.g., less than 5 days), as compared to those that do not admit to their use before being tested (e.g., 2 weeks). Repeated drug use and/or dishonesty about drug use results in increasingly lengthy jail sentences. Rep ...
... before they are tested are likely to receive a significantly reduced jail sanction (e.g., less than 5 days), as compared to those that do not admit to their use before being tested (e.g., 2 weeks). Repeated drug use and/or dishonesty about drug use results in increasingly lengthy jail sentences. Rep ...
- Scholarship Repository @ University of Massachusetts
... of possessing child pornography may be charged with a felony, face incarceration, and be required to register as a sex offender for up to fifteen years upon release.7 This Note recommends pretrial diversion as an option for those charged with possession of child pornography who meet a strict set of ...
... of possessing child pornography may be charged with a felony, face incarceration, and be required to register as a sex offender for up to fifteen years upon release.7 This Note recommends pretrial diversion as an option for those charged with possession of child pornography who meet a strict set of ...
Chapter 8
... beliefs, and values in a community (Durkheim 1893/1997). What is considered normal or deviant varies over time and across cultures, and definitions of normal often shift in response to social change. When we talk about deviance, then, we must bear in mind the social context in which it occurs, and w ...
... beliefs, and values in a community (Durkheim 1893/1997). What is considered normal or deviant varies over time and across cultures, and definitions of normal often shift in response to social change. When we talk about deviance, then, we must bear in mind the social context in which it occurs, and w ...
POST CONVICTION SEX OFFENDER POLYGRAPH
... and adhere to current standards. Respondents stated by nearly 7-to-1 that periodic polygraph testing was more helpful than harmful. Many commented that being coerced into truthfulness with therapists and fellow group members was a new and positive experience that often carried over into everyday lif ...
... and adhere to current standards. Respondents stated by nearly 7-to-1 that periodic polygraph testing was more helpful than harmful. Many commented that being coerced into truthfulness with therapists and fellow group members was a new and positive experience that often carried over into everyday lif ...
Dialogue on Strategies to Save States Money
... trial is often necessary for public safety, there are a significant number of low risk, non-violent offenders who are removed from employment, their families, and the community prior to a conviction. With the high costs of incarceration in the United States, it is essential that states establish a s ...
... trial is often necessary for public safety, there are a significant number of low risk, non-violent offenders who are removed from employment, their families, and the community prior to a conviction. With the high costs of incarceration in the United States, it is essential that states establish a s ...
Breaking the Cycle - Prison Reform Trust
... serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection (IPPs) who have reached their tariff, it should be incumbent on the state to demonstrate that an individual poses a very serious risk of future harm. As the Prison Reform Trust’s report Unjust Desertsx states ‘those who receive the sentence fin ...
... serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection (IPPs) who have reached their tariff, it should be incumbent on the state to demonstrate that an individual poses a very serious risk of future harm. As the Prison Reform Trust’s report Unjust Desertsx states ‘those who receive the sentence fin ...
Educational outcomes after serving with
... would otherwise be incarcerated. 7 The EM-reform constitutes a natural experiment in which young offenders with short-term prison sentences are ‘treated’ with different types of sanctions before and ...
... would otherwise be incarcerated. 7 The EM-reform constitutes a natural experiment in which young offenders with short-term prison sentences are ‘treated’ with different types of sanctions before and ...