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Behavioral Science Influences On Legislation: The Case Of Delinquency Prevention, Albert S. Alissi Dec 1974

Behavioral Science Influences On Legislation: The Case Of Delinquency Prevention, Albert S. Alissi

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

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This paper will discuss some of the issues and problems which arise in the field of delinquency prevention where there is over-riding public interest and concern and calls for action to prevent delinquency, but where the problem is elusive and where the variables are not easily isolated and controlled through experimental procedures. What, in fact, constitutes the body of knowledge in the field? What uses can be made of behavioral science materials where there has been little or no experimental successes, or data upon which to build action programs? What credence should be given to …


The Convergence Of The Interactionist And Behavioral Approaches To Deviance, Stuart A. Kirk, Eileen D. Gambrill Sep 1974

The Convergence Of The Interactionist And Behavioral Approaches To Deviance, Stuart A. Kirk, Eileen D. Gambrill

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper compares two theoretical perspectives on deviance, the behavioral and interactionist. Although these two perspectives arise from separate disciplines and intellectual traditions, we will argue that their approaches to the study of deviance in general and to mental illness in particular share many basic similarities, as well as some important differences, and that an analysis of each helps us understand the limitations and strengths of the other.

The behavioral and interactionist perspectives are chosen for examination for three reasons. First, it is our opinion that these two theoretical approaches represent the most creative recent work by sociologists and psychologists …


Interorganizational Conflict: The Case Of Police Youth Bureaus And The Juvenile Court, C. David Hollister, Joe Hudson Jul 1974

Interorganizational Conflict: The Case Of Police Youth Bureaus And The Juvenile Court, C. David Hollister, Joe Hudson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Police departments, juvenile courts, training schools, and a variety of welfare organizations together constitute the network of agencies formally instituted to deal with juvenile deviance.I Because each of the organizations has an interest in reducing deviance, it is sometimes assumed that they share the same goals and work closely and cooperatively with each other. The purpose of this paper is to report on an exploratory study of inter-organizational relations at one link in this network: relations between police youth bureaus and the juvenile court.


Non-Coercive Interrogation And The Administration Of Criminal Justice: The Impact Of Miranda On Police Effectuality, James W. Witt Jan 1974

Non-Coercive Interrogation And The Administration Of Criminal Justice: The Impact Of Miranda On Police Effectuality, James W. Witt

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Consideration Of The Relationship Of Punitiveness To Delinquency As Developed In Opportunity Theory, A , John C. Quicker Jan 1974

Consideration Of The Relationship Of Punitiveness To Delinquency As Developed In Opportunity Theory, A , John C. Quicker

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Delinquency In A Birth Cohort: A New Direction In Criminological Research , Maynard L. Erickson Jan 1974

Delinquency In A Birth Cohort: A New Direction In Criminological Research , Maynard L. Erickson

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Jan 1974

Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Exclusionary Rule: United States V. Dionisio, 410 U.S. 1 (1973), United States V. Mara, 410 U.S. 9 (1973) Jan 1974

Exclusionary Rule: United States V. Dionisio, 410 U.S. 1 (1973), United States V. Mara, 410 U.S. 9 (1973)

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Pornography: Miller V. California, 93 S. Ct. 2607 (1973), Paris Adult Theatre I, Et. Al. V. Slaton, 93 S. Ct. 2628 (1973), United States V. Orito, 93 S. Ct. 2674 (1973), Kaplan V. California, 93 S. Ct. 2680 (1973), United States V. 12 200 Ft. Reels Of Su Jan 1974

Pornography: Miller V. California, 93 S. Ct. 2607 (1973), Paris Adult Theatre I, Et. Al. V. Slaton, 93 S. Ct. 2628 (1973), United States V. Orito, 93 S. Ct. 2674 (1973), Kaplan V. California, 93 S. Ct. 2680 (1973), United States V. 12 200 Ft. Reels Of Su

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Entrapment: United States V. Russell, 411 U.S. 423 (1973) Jan 1974

Entrapment: United States V. Russell, 411 U.S. 423 (1973)

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Inner Containment And Delinquency , Gary F. Jensen Jan 1974

Inner Containment And Delinquency , Gary F. Jensen

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Seriousness Of Delinquency, The Adjudicative Decision And Recidivism--A Longitudinal Configuration Analysis , Anthony Meade Jan 1974

Seriousness Of Delinquency, The Adjudicative Decision And Recidivism--A Longitudinal Configuration Analysis , Anthony Meade

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Impact Of Certainty And Severity Of Punishment On Levels Of Crime In American States: An Extended Analysis, The , George Antunes, A. Lee Hunt Jan 1974

Impact Of Certainty And Severity Of Punishment On Levels Of Crime In American States: An Extended Analysis, The , George Antunes, A. Lee Hunt

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Recent Trends In The Criminal Law Jan 1974

Recent Trends In The Criminal Law

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Grand Jury--Prosecutorial Abuse Of The Indictment Process, Robert Gilbert Johnston Jan 1974

The Grand Jury--Prosecutorial Abuse Of The Indictment Process, Robert Gilbert Johnston

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


From White Collar Crime To Exploitation: Redefinition Of A Field, Harold E. Pepinsky Jan 1974

From White Collar Crime To Exploitation: Redefinition Of A Field, Harold E. Pepinsky

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Discretion In Determininig The Severity Of Punishment For Incarcerated Offenders, Joseph E. Scott Jan 1974

The Use Of Discretion In Determininig The Severity Of Punishment For Incarcerated Offenders, Joseph E. Scott

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Jan 1974

Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Law And Order And The Criminal Justice System , Constance Baker Motley Jan 1974

Law And Order And The Criminal Justice System , Constance Baker Motley

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Affidavits And Inssuance Of Search Warrants: A Practical Guide For Federal Magistrates, Arthur L. Burnett Jan 1974

Evaluation Of Affidavits And Inssuance Of Search Warrants: A Practical Guide For Federal Magistrates, Arthur L. Burnett

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Comments Jan 1974

Comments

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Administrative And Professional Conflicts In Modern Corrections, Paul Takagi Jan 1974

Administrative And Professional Conflicts In Modern Corrections, Paul Takagi

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Do Experience Tables Matter, Peter B. Hoffman, Harvey M. Goldstein Jan 1974

Do Experience Tables Matter, Peter B. Hoffman, Harvey M. Goldstein

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Cultural And Sexual Differences On The Judgment Of Criminal Offenses: A Replication Study Of The Measurement Of Delinquency, Marlene Hsu Jan 1974

Cultural And Sexual Differences On The Judgment Of Criminal Offenses: A Replication Study Of The Measurement Of Delinquency, Marlene Hsu

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Crime, Sanctions And Scientific Explanation, Thomas Orsagh Jan 1974

Crime, Sanctions And Scientific Explanation, Thomas Orsagh

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Lion Roared Once, The - Foreword , James B. Zagel Jan 1974

Lion Roared Once, The - Foreword , James B. Zagel

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Abortion: Roe V. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), Doe V. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179 (1973) Jan 1974

Abortion: Roe V. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), Doe V. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179 (1973)

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Jan 1974

Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Comments Jan 1974

Comments

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Public Opinion Toward Legal Sanctions For Crimes Of Violence, Craig L. Boydell, Carl F. Grindstaff Jan 1974

Public Opinion Toward Legal Sanctions For Crimes Of Violence, Craig L. Boydell, Carl F. Grindstaff

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.