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Adult Male Assaultive Behavior And Correlates With The Mmpi-2, Tom G. Lanning
Adult Male Assaultive Behavior And Correlates With The Mmpi-2, Tom G. Lanning
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This study was descriptive in nature and examined the relationship between demographic variables, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) variables, and levels of violence as measured by the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) (Straus, 1979). The research sample consisted of 44 males entering a treatment program for male batterers. All participants completed a research protocol during a required assessment consisting of: (a) a General Information Sheet, (b) the MMPI-2, and (c) the CTS. The CTS was the only instrument administered solely for research purposes.
The MMPI-2 data were used to construct a sample composite mean profile. MMPI-2 data were also divided into …
The United Center: A Community-Based Corrections Project, William George Hinkle
The United Center: A Community-Based Corrections Project, William George Hinkle
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The United Center is a community-based corrections center located in Middletown, Midwest. Funded by the Midwest Department of Corrections, and administered by local county government, it provides a sentencing alternative to the county's jail, and the state's prison system. Defined as a correctional "halfway-in house," the program provides offenders with employment and education related services, job placement, mental health services, and drug and alcohol counseling in a highly structured, but supportive environment. In operation since the early 1980's, the program has serviced some 400 offenders sentenced to short prison terms for low-level property and drug offenses. Compared to national rates …
Sisters In The Hood, Deborah Burris-Kitchen
Sisters In The Hood, Deborah Burris-Kitchen
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This research assembles and organizes the literature in the areas of African-American women, the political economy of racism, the Black feminization of poverty, drug use and distribution, and gang violence. This dissertation explores extant theoretical approaches with a special emphasis on their relationship to the underground economy. The researcher uses ethnographic methods to examine the role that female gang members play in the underclass drug infested community of south central Fort Wayne, Indiana. Of the Black females interviewed, some were drug dealers, others were using illegal drugs, and still others were females who just found themselves in the inner-city, in …
An Evaluation Of A School-Based Drug Prevention Program At The Elementary Level, Marie Anne Mackay
An Evaluation Of A School-Based Drug Prevention Program At The Elementary Level, Marie Anne Mackay
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A Descriptive And Exploratory Case Study Of The Professionalization And Training Process Of Law Enforcement Officers In Skokie, Illionis, 1965-1987, Michael A. Langer
A Descriptive And Exploratory Case Study Of The Professionalization And Training Process Of Law Enforcement Officers In Skokie, Illionis, 1965-1987, Michael A. Langer
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The Role Of Selected Women In Education And Child Related Reform Programs In Chicago: 1871-1917, Kenneth M. Dooley
The Role Of Selected Women In Education And Child Related Reform Programs In Chicago: 1871-1917, Kenneth M. Dooley
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