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Client Success Or Failure In A Halfway House, Patrick G. Donnelly, Brian E. Forschner Sep 1984

Client Success Or Failure In A Halfway House, Patrick G. Donnelly, Brian E. Forschner

Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Faculty Publications

Halfway houses today are diverse entities. Seiter, et al. (1977) found that almost 60 percent of the houses in the United States are private nonprofit organizations. One-third were state operations with the remainder being federal, local or private profit organizations. The programs in the houses varied from those providing supervision and custody to those providing a full range of intensive in-house treatments for particular client needs. Some halfway houses handle only particular types of offenders (e.g., drug addicts) while others handle a wide range of offenders.

Latessa and Allen (1982) suggest that the sociodemographic and criminal history backgrounds of clients …


Critical Criminology, Traditional Crime, And Public Policy, Ronald C. Kramer Jun 1984

Critical Criminology, Traditional Crime, And Public Policy, Ronald C. Kramer

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Critical criminologists have often ignored the serious problem of traditional or common street crime. As a result, crime prevention policy has been forfeited to the political right or to those who advocate ineffective liberal reforms. This paper argues that critical criminology can make a contribution to the formulation of public policy concerning traditional crime. Recent theoretical developments within the criitical perspective on crime, as.well as a variety of supporting data, are reviewed and specific policy recommendations to reduce traditional crime are offered. These progressive recommendations constitute an important alternative to the individualistic approaches (liberal or conservative) which now dominate crime …


Types Of Consensus In Public Evaluations Of Crime: An Illustration Of Strategies For Measuring Consensus, Terance D. Miethe Jan 1984

Types Of Consensus In Public Evaluations Of Crime: An Illustration Of Strategies For Measuring Consensus, Terance D. Miethe

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Differential Sentencing Patterns Among Felony Sex Offenders And Non-Sex Offenders, Anthony Walsh Jan 1984

Differential Sentencing Patterns Among Felony Sex Offenders And Non-Sex Offenders, Anthony Walsh

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of State Mental Hospital Deinstitutionalization On United States Prison Populations, 1968-1978, Henry J. Steadman, John Monahan, Barbara Duffee, Eliot Hartstone Jan 1984

The Impact Of State Mental Hospital Deinstitutionalization On United States Prison Populations, 1968-1978, Henry J. Steadman, John Monahan, Barbara Duffee, Eliot Hartstone

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Surgical Search: Removing A Scar On The Fourth Amendment, Leonard Bruce Mandell, L. Anita Richardson Jan 1984

Surgical Search: Removing A Scar On The Fourth Amendment, Leonard Bruce Mandell, L. Anita Richardson

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Expanding The Victim's Role In The Criminal Court Dispositional Process: The Results Of An Experiment, Robert C. Davis, Frances Kunreuther, Elizabeth Connick Jan 1984

Expanding The Victim's Role In The Criminal Court Dispositional Process: The Results Of An Experiment, Robert C. Davis, Frances Kunreuther, Elizabeth Connick

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fourth Amendment--Of Warrants, Electronic Surveillance, Expectations Of Privacy, And Tainted Fruits, Dawn Webber Jan 1984

Fourth Amendment--Of Warrants, Electronic Surveillance, Expectations Of Privacy, And Tainted Fruits, Dawn Webber

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fifth Amendment--Double Jeopardy: Two-Tier Trial Systems And The Continuing Jeopardy Principle, Adam N. Volkert Jan 1984

Fifth Amendment--Double Jeopardy: Two-Tier Trial Systems And The Continuing Jeopardy Principle, Adam N. Volkert

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fifth Amendment--Will The Public Safety Exception Swallow The Miranda Exclusionary Rule, Steven Andrew Drizin Jan 1984

Fifth Amendment--Will The Public Safety Exception Swallow The Miranda Exclusionary Rule, Steven Andrew Drizin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Sixth Amendment--Right To Counsel Of Prisoners Isolated In Administrative Detention, Deborah L. Yalowitz Jan 1984

Sixth Amendment--Right To Counsel Of Prisoners Isolated In Administrative Detention, Deborah L. Yalowitz

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Sixth Amendment--Public Trial Guarantee Applies To Pretrial Suppression Hearings, Logan Munroe Chandler Jan 1984

Sixth Amendment--Public Trial Guarantee Applies To Pretrial Suppression Hearings, Logan Munroe Chandler

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Eighth Amendment--Proportionality Review Of Death Sentences Not Required, Manvin S. Mayell Jan 1984

Eighth Amendment--Proportionality Review Of Death Sentences Not Required, Manvin S. Mayell

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Reaffirming The Moral Legitimacy Of The Doctrine Of Diminished Capacity: A Brief Reply To Professor Morse, Joshua Dressler Jan 1984

Reaffirming The Moral Legitimacy Of The Doctrine Of Diminished Capacity: A Brief Reply To Professor Morse, Joshua Dressler

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Bribery, Graft, And Conflicts Of Interest: The Scope Of Public Official, Charles Peters Jan 1984

Bribery, Graft, And Conflicts Of Interest: The Scope Of Public Official, Charles Peters

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Rico--Criminal Forfeiture Of Proceeds Of Racketeering Activity Under Rico, Timothy A. Ita Jan 1984

Rico--Criminal Forfeiture Of Proceeds Of Racketeering Activity Under Rico, Timothy A. Ita

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Why The Grand Jury's Accusatory Function Should Not Be Changed, Thomas P. Sullivan, Robert D. Nachman Jan 1984

If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Why The Grand Jury's Accusatory Function Should Not Be Changed, Thomas P. Sullivan, Robert D. Nachman

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Attorneys Before The Grand Jury: Assertion Of The Attorney--Clinet Privilege To Protect A Client's Identity, Seymour Glanzer, Paul R. Taskier Jan 1984

Attorneys Before The Grand Jury: Assertion Of The Attorney--Clinet Privilege To Protect A Client's Identity, Seymour Glanzer, Paul R. Taskier

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Role Of The Prosecutor Inside The Grand Jury Room: Where Is The Foul Line, Peter F. Vaira Jan 1984

Role Of The Prosecutor Inside The Grand Jury Room: Where Is The Foul Line, Peter F. Vaira

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Doctrine Of Waiver As Applied To Grand Jury Subpoenas, Michael A. Reiter Jan 1984

Doctrine Of Waiver As Applied To Grand Jury Subpoenas, Michael A. Reiter

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Grand Jury Secrecy--Time For A Reevaluation, William B. Lytton Jan 1984

Grand Jury Secrecy--Time For A Reevaluation, William B. Lytton

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Improper Use Of The Federal Grand Jury: An Instrument For The Internment Of Political Activists, Michael E. Deutsch Jan 1984

Improper Use Of The Federal Grand Jury: An Instrument For The Internment Of Political Activists, Michael E. Deutsch

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Jan 1984

Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Eyewitness Identification: Should Psychologists Be Permitted To Address The Jury, Margaret J. Lane Jan 1984

Eyewitness Identification: Should Psychologists Be Permitted To Address The Jury, Margaret J. Lane

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The 1981 T.A.P.S. Program: A Survey In Five California Prisons On Vocational Job Placement And Recidivism Rates, Lorene B. Bird Jan 1984

The 1981 T.A.P.S. Program: A Survey In Five California Prisons On Vocational Job Placement And Recidivism Rates, Lorene B. Bird

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Good, The Bad, And The Burger Court: Victims' Rights And A New Model Of Criminal Review, Timothy P. O'Neill Jan 1984

The Good, The Bad, And The Burger Court: Victims' Rights And A New Model Of Criminal Review, Timothy P. O'Neill

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Jan 1984

Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


First Amendment--Guarantee Of Public Access To Voir Dire, Michael P. Malak Jan 1984

First Amendment--Guarantee Of Public Access To Voir Dire, Michael P. Malak

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Eight Amendment--Trial Court May Impose Death Sentence Despite Jury's Recommendation Of Life Imprisonment, Jeffrey Alan Wellek Jan 1984

Eight Amendment--Trial Court May Impose Death Sentence Despite Jury's Recommendation Of Life Imprisonment, Jeffrey Alan Wellek

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Sec Investigations--Sec Need Not Notify Target Of Third-Party Subpoenas, Lawrence A. Leporte Jan 1984

Sec Investigations--Sec Need Not Notify Target Of Third-Party Subpoenas, Lawrence A. Leporte

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.