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Dangerousness And Criminal Justice, Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins Dec 1986

Dangerousness And Criminal Justice, Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins

Michigan Law Review

The first section of this paper surveys some recent writings on the topic of dangerousness for major inconsistencies, which we regard as illuminating the special problem of dangerousness in the jurisprudence of criminal sentencing.

The second section describes the "special problem of dangerousness," for, we believe, the first time. The special problem is the fear that any admission of calculations of dangerousness into sentencing decisions will lead to an overuse of dangerousness, which may be worse than the inefficiencies and hypocrisies we confront when denying that future dangerousness is relevant to decisions about prisons.

The third section attempts to reorganize …

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A Statewide Survey Of Drug And Alcohol Use Among California Students In Grades 7, 9, And 11, Commission On The Prevention Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse May 1986

A Statewide Survey Of Drug And Alcohol Use Among California Students In Grades 7, 9, And 11, Commission On The Prevention Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse

California Agencies

This report summarizes the findings of a survey of drug and alcohol use among 7th, 9th and 11th grade students enrolled in public secondary schools in California. The survey was sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General in recognition that drug and alcohol use are closely associated with crime and other law enforcement problems. Within this perspective, prevention of drug and alcohol use by children and adolescents becomes an essential first stage of crime prevention. The survey is the first attempt in the State of california to determine the nature and extent of drug and alcohol use by students …

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Dangerous Offenders: The Elusive Target Of Justice, Elizabeth T. Lear Apr 1986