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An Exemplar-Based Approach To Risk Assessment: Validating The Risk Management Systems Instrument, Bridget Kelly, Deborah K. Shaffer, Joel D. Lieberman

Graduate Research Symposium (2010 - 2017)

Using a sample of federal probationers, this study examines the predictive validity of the Risk Management Systems assessment instrument. The results indicate the RMS is predictive of arrest, technical violation, and unsuccessful termination from supervision.

Following The Lead Of Barack Obama, Cnn, And Ashton Kutcher: Police Departments’ Use Of Twitter, Mari Sakiyama, Amanda Hurst, Omar Melchor, Daniel Shields, Deborah K. Shaffer, Joel D. Lieberman

Graduate Research Symposium (2010 - 2017)

An increasing number of police departments are using Twitter to communicate with the public. As with any emerging communications technology, there is considerable variation in the usage of this medium. This study reports the results of a content analysis designed to determine how police departments are using Twitter.

Burglary Trends In Nevada, 1990-2007, Theresa Wilk, Terance D. Miethe, Timothy C. Hart

Graduate Research Symposium (2010 - 2017)

Burglary involves the unlawful breaking and entering into a home or other building with the intent to steal something within it. Nationally, about 2.2 million burglaries were known to the police in 2007 (UCR, 2007). Over the last two decades, Nevada’s burglary rate is consistently higher than the national average. There are many consequences of burglary as well as efforts to control these offenses. The presentation of this state data brief describes patterns of burglary in Nevada and compares them with national trends. It examines the prevalence of burglary over time, the different types of burglary and its offense attributes, …

Graduate Research Symposium Program, University Of Nevada Las Vegas, Greenspun College Of Urban Affairs

Graduate Research Symposium (2010 - 2017)

The Greenspun College of Urban Affairs (GCUA) is dedicated to the personal and academic development of its students.

The GCUA faculty seeks to advance the theoretical and applied body of knowledge of its disciplines, and the improvement of public policy and professional practices.

April 15, 2010 Vol. 2 No. 4, Near Westside Initiative

Near Westside Initiative News/Noticias

No abstract provided.

Council On Academic Affairs Minutes, Apr 15, 2010, Eastern Kentucky University

Council on Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Eastern Progress, 15 Apr 2010, Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Progress 2009-2010

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International Police Education For The Rule Of Law: Obstacles, Facilitators, Curricula, Pedagogy, And Delivery, Gordon A. Crews, Angela West Crews

Criminal Justice Faculty Research

The points discussed in the session are related to United Nations peacekeeping in the twenty-first century and the international police education for the rule of law. It is noted that 100 countries contribute police officers to the United Nations, and that 49 of those countries contribute 25 or fewer officers. There is a gender imbalance, with only 7.75 % of forces being made up of women. In the past, UN policing priorities were: monitoring to verify police performance and impartiality, observing to ascertain police strengths and weaknesses and reporting to document police infractions. The UN Peacekeeping Mission Statement aims to …

Is There An "Innocent Female Victim" Effect In Capital Punishment Sentencing?, Amelia Lane Kirkland

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Disparities in the administration of capital punishment are a prominent social and political issue. While the focus of death penalty disparity research initially lay with the defendant and how the defendant’s race or ethnicity affects sentencing outcomes, only marginal support for offender effects has been found. A consistent finding, however, is that victim race has a significant effect on capital sentencing outcomes. Recent examinations of the joint effects of victim characteristics indicate that victim gender also has some influence in capital sentencing decisions. While these prior studies have examined the interactive effects of victim gender and victim race the current …

Resource Map Of Expenditures For Tennessee Children, Annual Report To The Legislature 2010, Tennessee. Commission On Children And Youth.

Resource Map Report

No abstract provided.

International Police Education For The Rule Of Law: Obstacles, Facilitators, Curricula, Pedagogy, And Delivery, Gordon A. Crews, Angela West Crews

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

The points discussed in the session are related to United Nations peacekeeping in the twenty-first century and the international police education for the rule of law. It is noted that 100 countries contribute police officers to the United Nations, and that 49 of those countries contribute 25 or fewer officers. There is a gender imbalance, with only 7.75 % of forces being made up of women. In the past, UN policing priorities were: monitoring to verify police performance and impartiality, observing to ascertain police strengths and weaknesses and reporting to document police infractions. The UN Peacekeeping Mission Statement aims to …

Jeans For Justice Day, Clothesline Project Highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Admin

University of Mississippi News

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Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 57, April 15, 2010, Grand Valley State University

Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 10, 2010

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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Spartan Daily April 14, 2010, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 134, Issue 37

With Liberty And Justice For All?: An Examination Of Racial Differences In Perceptions Of The Criminal Justice System, Rhea Ashley Evans

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Rhea Ashley Evans on April 14, 2010.

Prospectus, April 14, 2010, Sean Hermann, Merry Thomas, Chuck Shepherd, Tara Moon Christopher, Rachael Johns, Shagun Pradhan

Prospectus 2010

FEDERAL WORK STUDY PROGRAM FUNDS EXHAUSTED FOR SPRING SEMESTER; Is Parkland prepared to assist the disabled in case of an emergency?; Surge in campus hate crimes challenges notion of a post-racial America; Chuck Shepherd’s News of the Weird; Fantastic, fun and not too far away: The top five summer music festivals you need to see; Parkland Event: Typeface documentary premier; Earth Week celebrations: What to know about upcoming events; How Washington is spending your taxes in 2010; Wrong man convicted even though ‘everybody did their best’; Prospectus Pick: Meeting People is Easy; Give a Hand: Help a Student in Need; …

Student Scholars Day 2010, Grand Valley State University

Student Scholars Day Archives

No abstract provided.

Panther - April 2010 -Vol. Lxxxix, No.23, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, April 14, 2010, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

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Spectator 2010-04-14, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Spruill

2010 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Stolz, Barbara, Fcrh Honors Program

FCRH Honors Program Oral History Project

Dr. Barbara Stolz, a political science student from the Fordham honors class of 1969, has taught public management, criminology, and policy analysis at the McCourt School of Public Policy within Georgetown University since 2014. She obtained her Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 1975, studying political science with a focus on criminal justice. Prior to working at Georgetown, she held positions at Harvard Law School, American University, the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, Yaroslavl State University, and the U.S. Government Accountability Office. She has been recognized for her work in criminal justice by the Academy …

The Current Volume 20 : Issue 28, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Communicator, April 12, 2010, Bronx Community College

The Communicator

The Communicator newspaper published on April 12, 2010.

Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 56, April 12, 2010, Grand Valley State University

Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 10, 2010

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present. The Lanthorn, Vol. 44 No. 55 is missing.

Communiqué, April 12, 2010, Lindenwood University

Communiqué

The Communiqué was the faculty/staff newsletter for Lindenwood University/College from 1982 to 2016.

Working To Stamp Out Human Trafficking

News Releases

No abstract provided.

The Collegian (2010-04-12), Julianna Sosa

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 62, No. 25