inquiry into strategies to prevent high volume offending and
... people, particularly those who have been in youth detention, should not cease simply by reason only of that person reaching the age of 18. Where appropriate, transitional supports should remain in place and the young person should continue to be supported whilst it is necessary. Recent moves towards ...
... people, particularly those who have been in youth detention, should not cease simply by reason only of that person reaching the age of 18. Where appropriate, transitional supports should remain in place and the young person should continue to be supported whilst it is necessary. Recent moves towards ...
the review of the - CJFS 6945 Research Methods by John Hazy, YSU
... he argued that criminals were atavists – biological throwbacks to an earlier period of human evolution. He further maintained that these atavists engaged in criminal activity, including violence, because it was instinctive for them to do so. Finally, because they are the product of biological forces ...
... he argued that criminals were atavists – biological throwbacks to an earlier period of human evolution. He further maintained that these atavists engaged in criminal activity, including violence, because it was instinctive for them to do so. Finally, because they are the product of biological forces ...
The Costs of Abusing Probationary Sentences
... an incarceration case. In the process, we have created a cycle out of which many defendants never emerge, preventing them from obtaining jobs and decent housing. Part III of this Article will detail the probation violation process, explaining how the process has largely taken over the criminal justi ...
... an incarceration case. In the process, we have created a cycle out of which many defendants never emerge, preventing them from obtaining jobs and decent housing. Part III of this Article will detail the probation violation process, explaining how the process has largely taken over the criminal justi ...
Crime and Justice in the United States and in England and Wales
... American sentence length, time served, and days at risk of serving 54 American homicide 56 An American offender’s probability of arrest, and an arrested offender’s probability of conviction 56 Racial disparities in American incarceration rates 57 Sources of English data 58 English survey offenses 58 ...
... American sentence length, time served, and days at risk of serving 54 American homicide 56 An American offender’s probability of arrest, and an arrested offender’s probability of conviction 56 Racial disparities in American incarceration rates 57 Sources of English data 58 English survey offenses 58 ...
Wealthy “Justice”
... example of wealthy individuals receiving special treatment when being sentenced.4 The current trend in the United States is to issue lighter sentences to the wealthy compared to those of lower socioeconomic status— sending the message that wealthy people are above the law, when under the law, all pe ...
... example of wealthy individuals receiving special treatment when being sentenced.4 The current trend in the United States is to issue lighter sentences to the wealthy compared to those of lower socioeconomic status— sending the message that wealthy people are above the law, when under the law, all pe ...
Preventing Crime - What Works, What Doesn`t
... crime and its risk factors, especially youth violence, can only be assessed using scientifically recognized standards in the context of what is known about each of the seven institutions. Chapter One presents the scientific basis for this conclusion. Each of the chapters on the seven institutional s ...
... crime and its risk factors, especially youth violence, can only be assessed using scientifically recognized standards in the context of what is known about each of the seven institutions. Chapter One presents the scientific basis for this conclusion. Each of the chapters on the seven institutional s ...
Justice policy reform for high-risk juveniles: Using
... more than a unique causal process. They differ from others more in degree than in kind. The time is right to focus on high-risk juveniles, given extraordinary recent changes in justice policy. After a distinctly punitive period, policymakers have moderated their approach over the past decade, becomi ...
... more than a unique causal process. They differ from others more in degree than in kind. The time is right to focus on high-risk juveniles, given extraordinary recent changes in justice policy. After a distinctly punitive period, policymakers have moderated their approach over the past decade, becomi ...
2014_Borden_Barbara_A_Dissertation
... literature to increase her likelihood of recidivism, compared to alternative punishment models that allow her to foster family relationships (especially with her dependent children) and fulfill responsibilities inherent to the feminist ethic of care (Gilligan 1982, 1995). A woman's sense of relation ...
... literature to increase her likelihood of recidivism, compared to alternative punishment models that allow her to foster family relationships (especially with her dependent children) and fulfill responsibilities inherent to the feminist ethic of care (Gilligan 1982, 1995). A woman's sense of relation ...
Imprisonment Inertia and Public Attitudes Toward "Truth in Sentencing"
... Commission had discretion to permit release after only twenty-five percent of the sentence had been served, and release was required by the time two-thirds of the sentence was complete. 20 The absence of objective criteria meant that the Commission, which was located organizationally within the DOC, ...
... Commission had discretion to permit release after only twenty-five percent of the sentence had been served, and release was required by the time two-thirds of the sentence was complete. 20 The absence of objective criteria meant that the Commission, which was located organizationally within the DOC, ...
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers
... selling by licensed retailers is now referred to as the primary market for firearms; both new and used firearms are involved. The secondary market consists of transfers by unlicensed private parties such as the individual attendees at gun shows.7,8 The secondary market is much larger than is commonl ...
... selling by licensed retailers is now referred to as the primary market for firearms; both new and used firearms are involved. The secondary market consists of transfers by unlicensed private parties such as the individual attendees at gun shows.7,8 The secondary market is much larger than is commonl ...
Juvenile Arrest Rates 1980-2009 - Dr. Jeffrey A. Butts, New York, NY
... Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice using data released in 2010 by the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI collects annual information on arrests made by law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. Data are coll ...
... Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice using data released in 2010 by the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI collects annual information on arrests made by law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. Data are coll ...
Juvenile Arrest Rates 1980-2009
... Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice using data released in 2010 by the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI collects annual information on arrests made by law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. Data are coll ...
... Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice using data released in 2010 by the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI collects annual information on arrests made by law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. Data are coll ...
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 ...
Abraham`s Legacy: An Empirical Assessment of (Nearly)
... States Sentencing Commission (the "Sentencing Commission") to consider public opinion in setting offense levels. 9 Whether or not popular press stories accurately portray federal sentencing efforts, however, they may significantly fashion the public debate. And popular perceptions inevitably filter ...
... States Sentencing Commission (the "Sentencing Commission") to consider public opinion in setting offense levels. 9 Whether or not popular press stories accurately portray federal sentencing efforts, however, they may significantly fashion the public debate. And popular perceptions inevitably filter ...
To Blame or to Forgive? - Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
... Phillips, Peter Ramsay, David Soskice, and audiences at the London School of Economics, New York University Law School, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge for extremely helpful discussion. We are also very grateful to the OJLS anonymous referees for extensive and productive co ...
... Phillips, Peter Ramsay, David Soskice, and audiences at the London School of Economics, New York University Law School, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge for extremely helpful discussion. We are also very grateful to the OJLS anonymous referees for extensive and productive co ...
Hate Crimes and the Need for Stronger Federal Legislation
... S. Winer, Hate Crimes, Homosexuals, and the Constitution, 29 HARV. C.R.-C.L. L. REV. 387, 413-14 (1994) (citing as one reason why homosexuals are reluctant to report the exposure of their sexual orientation and the resulting stigma and treatment by others that would result); LAWRENCE, supra note 27, ...
... S. Winer, Hate Crimes, Homosexuals, and the Constitution, 29 HARV. C.R.-C.L. L. REV. 387, 413-14 (1994) (citing as one reason why homosexuals are reluctant to report the exposure of their sexual orientation and the resulting stigma and treatment by others that would result); LAWRENCE, supra note 27, ...
Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions
... These actors generally recognize that the problem of postconviction collateral consequences is rapidly becoming more severe for three interrelated reasons. First, collateral consequences have increased in number, scope, and severity since the 1980s.11 Second, record numbers of individuals are now ex ...
... These actors generally recognize that the problem of postconviction collateral consequences is rapidly becoming more severe for three interrelated reasons. First, collateral consequences have increased in number, scope, and severity since the 1980s.11 Second, record numbers of individuals are now ex ...
Florida`s Truth in Sentencing Effectiveness on Recidivism
... & Delinquency, 2005). However, both measures have steadily grown over the past 30 years (Austin, Bruce, Carroll, McCall & Richards, 2001; National Council on Crime & Delinquency, 2005). Only in the past five years have crime rates began to decline while incarceration rates have continued to increase ...
... & Delinquency, 2005). However, both measures have steadily grown over the past 30 years (Austin, Bruce, Carroll, McCall & Richards, 2001; National Council on Crime & Delinquency, 2005). Only in the past five years have crime rates began to decline while incarceration rates have continued to increase ...
Human Decisions and Machine Predictions.
... These comparisons are useful because they illustrate the algorithm’s gains without imposing any preferences on how to trade off crime and jail.9 Of course these calculations rely on a strong ‘selection on observables’ assumption; unobservable variables seen by judges could bias our results. Several ...
... These comparisons are useful because they illustrate the algorithm’s gains without imposing any preferences on how to trade off crime and jail.9 Of course these calculations rely on a strong ‘selection on observables’ assumption; unobservable variables seen by judges could bias our results. Several ...
Strategies and Best Practices in Crime Prevention in particular in
... Many governments, individuals and organizations helped to make the Workshop on crime prevention, which took place at the 11th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Bangkok, Thailand in April 2005, a great success. The professionalism, expertise and dedication shown by all the prese ...
... Many governments, individuals and organizations helped to make the Workshop on crime prevention, which took place at the 11th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Bangkok, Thailand in April 2005, a great success. The professionalism, expertise and dedication shown by all the prese ...
United States Counter Piracy and Maritime Security Action Plan
... piracy . . . and urge other States to take decisive action both individually and through international efforts.”5 Through this Plan, the United States will seek to involve all nations, international organizations, industry, and other entities that have an interest in maritime security to take steps ...
... piracy . . . and urge other States to take decisive action both individually and through international efforts.”5 Through this Plan, the United States will seek to involve all nations, international organizations, industry, and other entities that have an interest in maritime security to take steps ...
The Costs of Crime and Violence - Inter
... Any dispute related to the use of the works of the IDB that cannot be settled amicably shall be submitted to arbitration pursuant to the UNCITRAL rules. The use of the IDB’s name for any purpose other than for attribution, and the use of the IDB’s logo shall be subject to a separate written license ...
... Any dispute related to the use of the works of the IDB that cannot be settled amicably shall be submitted to arbitration pursuant to the UNCITRAL rules. The use of the IDB’s name for any purpose other than for attribution, and the use of the IDB’s logo shall be subject to a separate written license ...
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response
... of experienced, creative, and committed individuals who made the conceptual development and publication of the strategy for enhancing law enforcement response to victims and its two companion documents possible. The scope of contributions, insights, and perspectives provided by the many professional ...
... of experienced, creative, and committed individuals who made the conceptual development and publication of the strategy for enhancing law enforcement response to victims and its two companion documents possible. The scope of contributions, insights, and perspectives provided by the many professional ...
saving the united states from lurching to another
... a predetermined deviation from the standard penalty in the order of ten percent to fifty percent. 6. Prior convictions would be irrelevant to sentencing, except in the case of serious sexual and violent offenders, but even then they should carry far less weight in the sentencing calculus. 7. The max ...
... a predetermined deviation from the standard penalty in the order of ten percent to fifty percent. 6. Prior convictions would be irrelevant to sentencing, except in the case of serious sexual and violent offenders, but even then they should carry far less weight in the sentencing calculus. 7. The max ...
Personal Violence by Strangers: An Extension
... conflict with friends and acquaintances may be simultaneously decreased. Unfortunately, empirical tests of routine activity theory have, to date, used crime rates and victimization rates that aggregate and confound primary and stranger crimes, precluding further refinement of the opportunity model. ...
... conflict with friends and acquaintances may be simultaneously decreased. Unfortunately, empirical tests of routine activity theory have, to date, used crime rates and victimization rates that aggregate and confound primary and stranger crimes, precluding further refinement of the opportunity model. ...