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2011
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What is interesting about this paper is that it examines how the criminality of mothers affect subsequent delinquency of their sons and daughters. “For both genders…the more serious the parent’s criminal record, the greater the probability of their o... Read More
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2011
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While the United States still incarcerates more people than any other country, the rate is flattening out. The author looks at factors that may explain this trend. Sections comprising this paper are: signs of progress; race and reform; possible expla... Read More
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2011
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Psychological changes associated with desistance from criminal activity (for at least 3 years) by individuals with long-term criminal histories are investigated. Chapters following an abstract are: introduction; review of the literature; method; find... Read More
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2010
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“The aim of this research was to explore factors which lead to desistance amongst offenders. There were three central areas looked at during the research. Firstly the correlation between age and offending, secondly the how and why the process of desi... Read More
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2010
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The issue of whether more severe punishment results in increased public safety is examined. This paper covers: the conceptualization of deterrence; certainty versus severity of punishment; the failure of more severe sentences to enhance public safety... Read More
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2009
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The implication that results from DNA testing are more "true" due to their scientific nature is examined. Sections in addition to an abstract include: introduction; the age of innocence; a new kind of exoneration; DNA profiling; the authority of "sc... Read More
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2009
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The perspectives of prosecutors, judges, and defense attorneys regarding evidence-based sentencing and considerations regarding risk and needs assessments are discussed. Contents of this inaugural issue are: “Evidence-Based Sentencing: The Science o... Read More
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2008
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The author explains how identical punishments are not fair and equitable because of an individual's subjective experience of incarceration. Three parts follow an abstract and an executive summary: our punishment practices -- the intermediate and the... Read More
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2008
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The relationship between incarceration and crime is discussed by Dr. Alfred Blumstein and Dr. James Q. Wilson. Topics covered include: what research tells us about the impact of incarceration on crime; the credit prisons deserve for the decline in c... Read More
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2008
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"This study use[s] a sample of male and female Canadian juvenile probationers followed into middle adulthood to explore the existence of distinctive criminal pathways and identify the early characteristics that predict the offending trajectories" (p.... Read More
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2008
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The authors explain how the "residual practice of strictly following the language of operationalization when we present [criminological] research results to audiences beyond the discipline . . . has led to a number of confusions about the relationshi... Read More
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2008
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The "discrepancy [that exists] between what people want (both deterrence and retribution), and the actions that people perceive as just (retributive justice)" is examined (p. 17). Sections following an abstract are: introduction; Study 1 -- method a... Read More
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2008
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The experiences of the author as an embedded criminologist participating in the reform of California's prisons are recounted. Sections following an abstract are: making the trek to Sacramento and the world of California crime policy; understanding C... Read More
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2008
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Issues related to the analysis of crime trends are discussed. Papers contained in this report are: “Introduction” by Richard Rosenfeld and Arthur Goldberger; “Factors Contributing to U.S. Crime Trends” by Alfred Blumstein and Rosenfeld; “Gender and V... Read More
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2008
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The place of neurobiological knowledge in the prevention of crime, in particular antisocial behavior leading to the commission of criminal acts is explained. Sections following an introduction are: findings regarding child abuse and neglect; problem... Read More
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2008
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Twenty-first century practices of punishment are looked at so "progressives can develop a more effective blueprint for initiating desperately needed changes to modern American criminal justice systems" (p. 2) This article is comprised of these sectio... Read More
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1988
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