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Social Change Initiatives For African-American Males In Los Angeles, Ca., Kay Ramsey

Kay Ramsey

"Brown On Brown": The Institutional Conditioning Of Racial Conflict In An Urban High School, Calvin Morrill, Michael Musheno, Cindy Bejarano, Christine Yalda, Madelaine Adelman

Michael Musheno

No abstract provided.

Defining Conflict And The Repertoire Of Youth Conflict Management, Christine Yalda, Michael Musheno, Calvin Morrill

Michael Musheno

No abstract provided.

Developing Understandings Of Racial Profiling Issues And Practices: An Annotation And Analysis Of Key Documents, M. Bortner, Heather Campbell, Rob Melnick, Michael Musheno, Carlos Posadas, Anne Schneider, Christine Yalda

Michael Musheno

No abstract provided.

"Brown On Brown": The Institutional Conditioning Of Racial Conflict In An Urban High School, Calvin Morrill, Michael Musheno, Cindy Bejarano, Christine Yalda, Madelaine Adelman

Calvin Morrill

No abstract provided.

The Criminal Justice Response To Policy Interventions: Evidence From Immigration Reform, Sarah Bohn, Matthew Freedman, Emily Owens

Matthew Freedman

Collateral Consequences: The Impact Of State-Level Policies On Perceived Stigma And Stigma Coping Strategies Among Ex-Offenders, Bronwyn Anne Hunter

Bronwyn Hunter

Incarcerated individuals have many needs that are not addressed while incarcerated or upon return to the community. These needs are exacerbated by the 'collateral consequences,' and 'invisible punishments' of a criminal conviction which are the state and federal social policies that limit formerly incarcerated persons opportunities for voting, employment, housing, financial benefits, and education, among others. The stigma associated with a criminal conviction may impact offender reentry and reintegration and be compounded by reentry policies. For example, studies have demonstrated that ex-offenders' perceive stigma related to the ex-offender label and that perceived stigma often leads to adverse coping strategies. Furthermore, …

Kidnapping Incorporated: The Unregulated Youth-Transportation Industry And The Potential For Abuse, Ira P. Robbins

Ira P. Robbins

Organization, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

This chapter is focused on the question of the relationship between organizations and corruption. It examines how police services can be influenced by corruption, and what kind of roles the management and organization play in that context.

Violence In Educational Establishments: Cause, Effect And Response, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

No abstract provided.

Felon Disenfranchisement The Judiciary’S Role In Renegotiating Racial Divisions, Brian Schaefer, Peter Kraska

Peter Kraska

Felon disenfranchisement is deeply rooted in U.S. history as a form of punishment and as a tool to inhibit African Americans from voting. Today, there are 5.3 million U.S.

residents politically disenfranchised due to a felony conviction—about 2 million of whom are African Americans. The overrepresentation of African Americans disenfranchised, and the U.S. history of racism, brings forth the question of how these laws continue to exist. The objective of this study is to demonstrate, through a socio–legal approach, the federal court system’s role in perpetuating and maintaining the ethnoracial divisions in society through the validation and rationalization of felon …

Effective Police Management Of The Media, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

The adoption of the community policing philosophy identifies the need for closer ties to the community by keeping them informed of their police department’s actions and strategies. The major conduit for this information is not the new departmental website but by the media; radio, television, and newsprint. That places a responsibility on the police (and other law enforcement agencies) to establish a police-media relationship based upon mutual respect and trust. This paper examines the roles of the media and the police in serious incident investigations and questions whether the police-media relationship could be improved by training. Keywords: police; media; management; …

Policing In America, Victor Kappeler, Larry Gaines

Vic Kappeler

This comprehensive text provides an overview of law enforcement topics, integrating major empirical findings and theory-based research findings in the field with a thorough analysis of contemporary policing problems. The issues-oriented discussion focuses on critical concerns facing American police, including personnel systems, organization and management, operations, discretion, use of force, culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability and police-community relations. A critical assessment of police history and the role politics played in the development of American police institutions is offered. Globalization, terrorism and homeland security are addressed.

Student Safety - Safe Travel Aborad, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

Presentation to faculty who are leading students in Study Abroad Programs followed by Round Table Discussions

Getting Tenure And Redressing Denial, Kristine Botsford Mullendore

Kristine Botsford Mullendore

No abstract provided.

Chronic Early Absenteeism: Preliminary Analysis Of Kisd Public School Attendance Policies, Christine Yalda, Erica Curry Van Ee

Christine A. Yalda

No abstract provided.

Cohabiting, Family And Community Stressors, Selection, And Juvenile Delinquency, Christopher Kierkus, Brian Johnson, John Hewitt

Christopher A. Kierkus

Prior research has established that children from traditional, two-parent nuclear families experience a lower risk of delinquency than children raised in alternative family structures. However, many studies have ignored the effect of parental cohabiting on delinquent development. A growing body of research suggests that cohabiting (even among biological parents) may be harmful to children. This study tests the hypothesis that cohabiting is associated with four different types of delinquent behavior. It examines two theoretical models, a family stress model and a community stress/selection model, as possible explanations of ‘‘the cohabiting effect.’’ The analysis reveals that cohabiting is generally associated with …

Toolkit On Police Integrity, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

Roundtable discussion and presentations by all authors of Toolkit on Police Integrity

Unbundling Of Legal Services: Selected Resources, Ruth Stevens

Ruth Stevens

No abstract provided.

Phenomena Of Erosion Of The States' Monopoly On The Legitimate Use Of Physical Force And Of The Privatization Of Police Competences, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

No abstract provided.

Johnny Cash: The Criminologist Within, Patrick Gerkin, Aaron Rider, John Hewitt

Patrick Gerkin

This paper examines the criminological underpinnings of song lyrics in the collection of Johnny Cash. We have examined the lyrics of 60 songs performed by Johnny Cash (although not necessarily written by Cash) that reflect on issues including crime, prison, chain gangs, the death penalty, and redemption. Using a content analysis of these lyrics, we examined Cash’s criminological view of crime and punishment. While not versed in criminological theory, Cash nonetheless sang eloquently of a rational choice model of crime in which offenders accepted responsibility for their acts, punishment was justified, and yet incarceration should be humane and rehabilitative.

Hidden In Plain Sight: What Cost-Of-Crime Research Can Tell Us About Investing In Police, Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton

Many state and local governments are facing significant fiscal challenges, forcing policymakers to confront difficult trade-offs as they consider how to allocate scarce resources across numerous worthy initiatives. To achieve their policy priorities, it will become increasingly important for policymakers to concentrate resources on programs that can clearly demonstrate that they improve their constituents' quality of life. To identify such programs, cost/benefit analysis can be a powerful tool for objectively adjudicating the merits of particular programs. On the surface, all such programs aim to improve quality of life, but whether they actually achieve — or will achieve — what they …

Never In Trouble? Using Moffitt's Typology To Explain Abstention Among Older Adolescents, S. Bowman, Christopher Kierkus

Christopher A. Kierkus

No abstract provided.

Property Crimes At O'Hare International Airport Post 9/11: The Impact Of Increased Security, Brian Johnson, Christine Yalda, Christopher Kierkus

Christopher A. Kierkus

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks permanently transformed aviation security, generating more intensive security-related practices. Although these enhanced security measures primarily sought to prevent future terrorist attacks, they also may have provided a secondary benefit of reducing property crimes at airports. The present case study examines changes in airport security at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport post-9/11 in the context of routine activities theory. The study first posits that increased security measures at O'Hare should have resulted in increased capable guardianship, thereby reducing the number of suitable targets and criminal opportunities for motivated offenders. After identifying various changes in airport security …

Methamphetamine Use And Criminal Behavior, Michael Gizzi, Patrick Gerkin

Patrick Gerkin

This research seeks to broaden our understanding of methamphetamine’s (meth’s) place within the study of drugs and crime. Through extensive court records research and interviews with 200 offenders in local jails in western Colorado, this research contributes to the creation of a meth user profile and begins to identify the place of meth in the drug—crime nexus. The study compares the criminal behavior of meth users with other drug users, finding that meth users are more likely than other drug users to be drunk or high at the time of arrest and claim their crimes were related to drug use …

Property Crime At O'Hare International Airport: An Examination Of The Routine Activities Approach, Brian Johnson, Christine Yalda, Christopher Kierkus

Christine A. Yalda

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks permanently transformed aviation security, generating more intensive security-related practices. Although these enhanced security measures primarily sought to prevent future terrorist attacks, they also may have provided a secondary benefit of reducing property crimes at airports. The present case study examines changes in airport security at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport post-9/11 in the context of routine activities theory. The study first posits that increased security measures at O'Hare should have resulted in increased capable guardianship, thereby reducing the number of suitable targets and criminal opportunities for motivated offenders. After identifying various changes in airport security …

What Makes A Good Criminal Justice Professor? An Analysis Of 5 Years Of Student Evaluation Forms, Patrick Gerkin, Christopher Kierkus

Christopher A. Kierkus

No abstract provided.

The Business Of Punishing: Impediments To Accountability In The Private Corrections Industry, Stephen Raher

Stephen Raher

No abstract provided.

Mediating The Streets: An Exploratory Case Study Of Mediation As A Conflict Resolution Method For Police Officers, Matt Ferre, Christine Yalda

Christine A. Yalda

No abstract provided.

State Primary Law Materials In A Digital Era, Ruth Stevens, Jane Edwards

Ruth Stevens

No abstract provided.