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Illinois Felony Sentencing: A Retrospective, David E. Olson, Donald Stemen Oct 2017

Illinois Felony Sentencing: A Retrospective, David E. Olson, Donald Stemen

Don Stemen

This research bulletin provides an overview of forces that have influenced the number of felons under the supervision of Illinois' justice system, including crime and arrest trends, sentencing policies and practices related to probation and prison sentences.

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Changing Fortunes Or Changing Attitudes: Sentencing And Corrections Reforms In 2003, Jon Wool, Don Stemen Oct 2017

Changing Fortunes Or Changing Attitudes: Sentencing And Corrections Reforms In 2003, Jon Wool, Don Stemen

Don Stemen

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Ethical Issues In Corrections, Sharlette A. Kellum-Gilbert Ph.D. Aug 2016

Ethical Issues In Corrections, Sharlette A. Kellum-Gilbert Ph.D.

Dr. Sharlette A. Kellum-Gilbert

Prison is not a vacation. Those that are confined are not supposed to feel like they’re in the “Happiest place on earth.” Administrators are not inclined to accommodate the extended-stay visitors (inmates) at break-neck speed. Generally, prison means punishment. Those tasked with guarding the inhabitants of penal institutions must walk a fine line, because they have mandated rules and regulations they must follow. Though, correctional officers (COs) are often viewed as underpaid adult “sitters,” on the front line, they take on the task of protecting the public day-in and day-out. Ultimately, most (if not all) of the people in prison …

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Analyzing For-Profit Colleges And Universities That Offer Bachelors, Masters And Doctorates To Inmates Incarcerated In American Correctional Facilities, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Richard Tewksbury, Miguel Zaldivar Dec 2014

Analyzing For-Profit Colleges And Universities That Offer Bachelors, Masters And Doctorates To Inmates Incarcerated In American Correctional Facilities, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Richard Tewksbury, Miguel Zaldivar

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

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Varieties Of Prison Voyeurism, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2014

Varieties Of Prison Voyeurism, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

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Book Review: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age Of Colorblindness, Nick J. Sciullo Dec 2011

Book Review: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age Of Colorblindness, Nick J. Sciullo

Nick J. Sciullo

Many in the legal academy have heard of Michelle Alexander’s new book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness. It has been making waves. One need only attend any number of legal conferences in the past year or so, or read through the footnotes in recent law review articles. Furthermore, this book has been reviewed in journals from a number of academic fields, suggesting Alexander has provided a text with profound insights across the university and public spheres. While I will briefly talk about the book as a book, I will spend the majority of this …

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Why A Jail Or Prison Sentence Is Increasingly Like A Death Sentence, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2011

Why A Jail Or Prison Sentence Is Increasingly Like A Death Sentence, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

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Illinois Felony Sentencing: A Retrospective, David E. Olson, Donald Stemen Apr 2011

Illinois Felony Sentencing: A Retrospective, David E. Olson, Donald Stemen

David E. Olson

This research bulletin provides an overview of forces that have influenced the number of felons under the supervision of Illinois' justice system, including crime and arrest trends, sentencing policies and practices related to probation and prison sentences.

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Moving Beyond Soering: Us Prison Conditions As A Argument Against Extradition To The United States, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2010

Moving Beyond Soering: Us Prison Conditions As A Argument Against Extradition To The United States, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

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Knocking On The Ivory Tower's Door: The Experience Of Ex-Convicts Applying For Tenure-Track University Positions, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Stephen C. Richards, Greg Newbold, Mike Lenza, Daniel S. Murphy Dec 2010

Knocking On The Ivory Tower's Door: The Experience Of Ex-Convicts Applying For Tenure-Track University Positions, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Stephen C. Richards, Greg Newbold, Mike Lenza, Daniel S. Murphy

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

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Labor And Employment Law: Tools For Prevention, Investigation And Discipline Of Staff Sexual Misconduct In Custodial Settings, Susan D. Carle Dec 2008

Labor And Employment Law: Tools For Prevention, Investigation And Discipline Of Staff Sexual Misconduct In Custodial Settings, Susan D. Carle

Susan D. Carle

To address concerns related to preventing staff sexual misconduct in custodial situations, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) designed a project to provide training and technical assistance to prevent sexual violence in custodial situations. One component of the project, through a cooperative agreement between the American University Washington College of Law (WCL) and NIC, was to address staff involvement in sexual abuse of persons in custodial settings. The result was the preparation, by the NIC/WCL, of this report addressing human resources concerns related to preventing staff sexual misconduct in custodial situations. The paper discusses some of the employment and labor …

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A Convict Criminology Approach To Classification Of Prisoners, Stephen C. Richards, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2001

A Convict Criminology Approach To Classification Of Prisoners, Stephen C. Richards, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

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Legal Aspects Of Prison Riots, Ira P. Robbins Dec 1981

Legal Aspects Of Prison Riots, Ira P. Robbins

Ira P. Robbins

Introduction: Riots are a recurrent phenomenon in American prisons. In the 1950s and the early 1970s, major riots erupted in prisons across the country, and many have occurred in the past several years.' Riots will continue to occur as long as the dominant function of prisons is the custodial confinement of inmates. As one commentator explains, "The way to make a strong bomb is to build a strong perimeter and generate pressure inside. Similarly, riots occur where ... pressures and demands are generated in the presence of strong custodial confinement."

When such a bomb detonates and a prison riot erupts, …

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