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A Case Against Bringing Monsters To Justice: Pinochet, Deterrence, And Personal Identity, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article presents a philosophical psychology case against subjecting former national leaders who allegedly committed atrocities committed while they were in power to adjudication through a criminal or civil justice system.

Deterrence, Brutalization, And The Death Penalty: Another Examination Of Oklahoma's Return To Capital Punishment, William C. Bailey

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

A replication and extension of a weekly ARIMA analysis (1989–1991) by Cochran et al. (1994), which appeared in Criminology, confirms that Oklahoma's return to capital punishment in 1990, after a 25-year moratorium, was followed by a significant increase in killings involving strangers. Moreover, a multivariate autoregressive analysis, which includes measures of the frequency of executions, the level of print media attention devoted to executions, and selected sociodemographic variables, produced results consistent with the brutalization hypothesis for total homicides, as well as a variety of different types of killing involving both strangers and nonstrangers. No prior study has shown such strong …

Review Of Nothing Happens To Good Girls: Fear Of Crime In Women's Lives. Esther Madriz. Reviewed By Deborah Page Adams, University Of Kansas., Deborah Page Adams

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Esther Madriz, Nothing Happens to Good Girls: Fear of Crime in Women's Lives. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1997. $40 hardcover.

Perceptions Of Corporate Crime: Assessing The Seriousness, Dale J. Ardovini-Brooker

Masters Theses

Many studies have been done concerning the seriousness of traditional street crime. There is a need in the field of criminology to expand our knowledge about how serious corporate crimes are. A key feature of seriousness is how researchers measure it. Using a survey, I analyzed people's perceptions of corporate crime. I had the respondents indicate the seriousness of the crime and harm by using a Likert Scale as well as identifying the appropriate sanction/sentence for the company convicted of the crime. This proved useful in attempting to identify how seriousness is measured by the sanctions/sentences imposed by the respondents. …

A Study Of Child Abuse: Race Gender And Family Structure, Linda Wyatt Faircloth

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

Using 1989-1994 data collected from the Portsmouth Department of Social Services in Portsmouth, Virginia, this study looked at severity and recidivism of child abuse in Portsmouth from 1989-1994. Analyses of data from the Portsmouth Department of Social Services indicated that children living in single parent families are more likely to be severely abused than children living in two parent families but no differences were observed for race and age.

Performance-Based Standards For Juvenile Corrections, Doris Layton Mackenzie, Gaylene Armstrong, Angela R. Grover

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Total quality management (TQM) has revolutionized business, and some of its components can be applied to corrections. The importance of information for developing performance-based standards is obvious. Much more difficult is the process of deciding what information to obtain and how to use it. In the area of juvenile corrections, information about the conditions or environments of juvenile facilities and how these conditions are associated with intermediate and longterm outcomes will be invaluable in developing performance-based standards.

Factors Affecting Leadership Styles Of Prison Wardens: A Case Study Of Public Adult Prisons Within Virginia, Nancy Elizabeth Santiago

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management

This study attempts to identify the leadership styles of Virginia prison wardens within public adult prisons, and to determine which factors contribute to the development of their leadership styles. The two instruments used in this study to assess leadership style were the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI, which measures "transformational" leadership), and the Leader Behavior Analysis II Self (LBAII Self, which measures "transactional" leadership). Both instruments have been used in prior research with correctional personnel, and comparisons of this research study is made with previous dissertations utilizing the LPI and LBAII.

Also developed for this study was a set of questions …

Racial Differences In Rape Myth Acceptance Among College Women, Lekeshia M. Washington

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

This study investigates the racial differences in rape myth acceptance among college women. There has been little research on the topic of rape which examines solely the opinions of women. Black and white college women {N=623) completed a survey which measured the degree of acceptance or rejection of false beliefs about rape, rape victims, or rapists. These false beliefs were termed rape myths. The myths demean the victim and support stereotypes about rape. Past research suggests that blacks accept rape myths more than whites, and that victims accept rape myths more than nonvictims. This study's analyses suggest that women as …

Consequences Of False Confessions: Deprivations Of Liberty And Miscarriages Of Justice In The Age Of Psychological Interrogation, Richard A. Leo, Richard J. Ofshe

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Lindesmith V. Anslinger: An Early Government Victory In The Failed War On Drugs, John F. Galliher, David P. Keys, Michael Elsner

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Protecting The Innocent From False Confessions And Lost Confessions--And From Miranda, Paul G. Cassell

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Requiring Battered Women Die: Murder Liability For Mothers Under Failure To Protect Statutes, Michelle S. Jacobs

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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The Court Upholds A State Law Prohibiting Physician-Assisted Suicide, Brett Feinberg

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

A Look At The Use Of Acquitted Conduct In Sentencing, Erica K. Beutler

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Cyberporn And Censorship: Constitutional Barriers To Preventing Access To Internet Pornography By Minors, Glenn E. Simon

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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The Misappropriation Theory: A Valid Application Of 10(B) To Protect Property Rights In Information, Keith Adam Simon

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Comments On Kamisar, Daniel D. Polsby

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Recent Books

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Getting Out Of This Mess: Steps Toward Addressing And Avoiding Inordinate Delay In Capital Cases, Dwight Aarons

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Book Review

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Therapy For Convicted Sex Offenders: Pursuing Rehabilitation Without Incrimination, Jonathan Kaden

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Asymmetrical Causation And Criminal Desistance, Christopher Uggen, Irving Piliavin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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The Relationship Between Treatment Programs And Recidivism With African American Delinquents Under The Age Of 14, Sonya D. Gray

Dissertations

Problem statement. African American youth are over-represented in the juvenile justice system, which fails to meet their needs. Research is necessary, therefore, to discover treatment alternatives that effectively address these delinquents' needs.

Methodology. This study examined the relationship between treatments and recidivism of 100 African American male delinquents under the age of 14. Recidivism was defined as any arrest, within a 3-year period, for either criminal or misdemeanor offenses, subsequent to the court's referral for the treatment programs named in the study. Only delinquents who were adjudicated for the first time in 1991 through 1994 were included in …

Understanding The Time Path Of Crime, John J. Donohue

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Volunteerism And The Decline Of Violent Crime, Warren Friedman

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Birth And The Magistrate: The Influence Of Pregnancy On Judicial Decisions, Kristi Dawne Waits

Theses Digitization Project

As the number of pregnant defendents continues to grow, so too do the problems and concerns surrounding them. While literature can be found on related topics, the specific issue of pregnancy and judicial decisions has yet to be examined. The purpose of this particular research study is to heighten awareness of the issues surrounding the topic, and provide evidence indicating the influence, if any, pregnancy has on judicial decisions.

Crime In Public Housing: Clarifying Research Issues, Jeffrey A. Fagan, Tamara Dumanovsky, J. Phillip Thompson, Garth Davies

Faculty Scholarship

In recent years, crime and public housing have been closely linked in our political and popular cultures. Tragic episodes of violence have reinforced the notion that public housing is a milieu with rates of victimization and offending far greater than other locales. However, these recent developments belie the complex social and political evolution of public housing from its origins in the 1930s, through urban renewal, and into the present.

Stereotypes abound about public housing, its management, residents, and crime rates. In reality, variation is the norm, and it is these variations that affect crime. The study of crime in public …

Using The Innocent To Scapegoat Miranda: Another Reply To Paul Cassell, Richard A. Leo, Richard J. Ofshe

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Recent Books

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Does Congress Abuse Its Spending Clause Power By Attaching Conditions On The Receipt Of Federal Law Enforcement Funds To A State's Compliance With Megan's Law, W. Paul Koenig

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.