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Assessing The Legality Of Solitary Confinement, Steven Debraccio May 2010

Assessing The Legality Of Solitary Confinement, Steven Debraccio

Criminal Justice

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Factors Influencing Attitudes Towards Prostitution, Brian Robert Brehman May 2010

Factors Influencing Attitudes Towards Prostitution, Brian Robert Brehman

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influence attitudes towards prostitution. Students from University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of British Columbia (N=591) were compared based on their responses to the Attitudes Towards Prostitution (ATP) Scale and by demographic differences. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) identified significant differences in ethnicity, religiosity, and certain sexual experiences. Regression analysis revealed location of students and religiosity were significant predictors of attitudes.


Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Reducing Crime Through Electronic Monitoring Of Parolees And Probationers, Stuart S. Yeh Jan 2010

Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Reducing Crime Through Electronic Monitoring Of Parolees And Probationers, Stuart S. Yeh

Stuart S Yeh

Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate the benefits and costs of using electronic monitoring (EM) and home detention to reduce crime committed by parolees and probationers. Method: Data from a national survey of state prison inmates was adjusted and used to estimate the number of crimes that would have been committed by all parolees and probationers over the course of one year in the absence of EM and home detention. The data were analyzed in combination with existing analyses of the effectiveness and costs of EM and home detention and the economic costs of crime to estimate …