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A Study Of Foreign And United States Students' Perceptions Of Seriousness Of Selected Criminal Offenses: A Cross-Cultural Inquiry, Obi N. Ignatius Ebbe

Masters Theses

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An Examination Of Distinguishing Characteristics Between Recidivist And Non-Recidivist Juvenile Offenders, Peter A. Draugalis

Masters Theses

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The Kalamazoo County Citizens Probation Authority A Descriptive Analysis Of The Referral And Selection Criteria January 1, 1973-January 1, 1974, Katherine Ruth Malzahn-Bass

Masters Theses

A Cohort Analysis Of Juvenile Probationers From The Kalamazoo County Juvenile Court, 1971, Karl B. Kucab

Masters Theses

Data on 171 juveniles placed on probation in 1971 was compiled and analyzed. Thirteen independent and six dependent variables were tested bivariately and multivariately. The recidivism rate for the cohort was also determined.

This was the first analysis of the court's probation service. It served to supply the court with three "measures" of recidivism, a "Delinquency Seriousness Index," and an adult follow-up of the cohort.

Results showed an effectiveness rate of 60.25%. In addition, 13 of the 78 hypotheses advanced were accepted and four significant predictor models were constructed. "Early age at onset" of delinquency, a familiar predictor of recidivism, …

A Role Analysis Of Police Chiefs In Contemporary Departments, Thomas Wolf

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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