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Aligning Policing And Public Health Promotion: Insights From The World Of Foot Patrol, Jennifer Wood, Caitlin J. Taylor, Elizabeth Groff, Jerry Ratcliffe
Aligning Policing And Public Health Promotion: Insights From The World Of Foot Patrol, Jennifer Wood, Caitlin J. Taylor, Elizabeth Groff, Jerry Ratcliffe
Sociology and Criminal Justice Faculty work
Foot patrol work is rarely described in relation to public health, even though police routinely encounter health risk behaviors and environments. Through a qualitative study of foot patrol policing in violent ‘hotspots’ of Philadelphia, we explore some prospects and challenges associated with bridging security and public health considerations in law enforcement. Noting existing efforts to help advance police officer knowledge of, and attitudes toward health vulnerabilities, we incorporate perspectives from environmental criminology to help advance this bridging agenda. Extending the notion of capable guardianship to understand foot patrol work, we suggest that the way forward for theory, policy, and practice …
Recent Victimization & Recidivism: The Potential Moderating Effects Of Family Support, Caitlin J. Taylor
Recent Victimization & Recidivism: The Potential Moderating Effects Of Family Support, Caitlin J. Taylor
Sociology and Criminal Justice Faculty work
Although various research confirms an overlap between victims and offenders, much less
is known about victimization and recidivism. Using data from the Serious and Violent
Offender Reentry Initiative evaluation, this study measures the extent to which the frequency
of recent victimization influences recidivism in the 15 months following release
from prison. Buffering effects are also investigated by examining whether family support
moderates the relationship between victimization and recidivism. After controlling
for other known predictors of recidivism, logistic regression models using both listwise
deletion and multiple imputation reveal that more frequent victimization significantly
increases the likelihood of any self-reported recidivism and …
Community Justice And Public Safety: Assessing Criminal Justice Policy Through The Lens Of The Social Contract, Caitlin J. Taylor, Kathleen Auerhahn
Community Justice And Public Safety: Assessing Criminal Justice Policy Through The Lens Of The Social Contract, Caitlin J. Taylor, Kathleen Auerhahn
Sociology and Criminal Justice Faculty work
A reconceptualization of the idea of “community justice” is framed in the logic of the social contract and emphasizes the responsibility of the justice system for the provision of public safety. First, we illustrate the ways in which the criminal justice system has hindered the efforts of community residents to participate in the production of public safety by disrupting informal social networks. Then we turn to an examination of the compositional dynamics of California prison populations over time to demonstrate that the American justice system has failed to meet their obligations to provide public safety by incapacitating dangerous offenders. We …