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Racial And Class Biases In The Criminal Justice System: A Radical Conflict Interpretation, Mansoor Moaddel

Masters Theses

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Inmate Deaths In Kalamazoo County, Berrien County And 42 States: A Comparative Analysis For The Years 1970-1977, Janice Bernice Howard

Masters Theses

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Narcotics And Violence: An Examination Of The Addict And Non-Addict Offender's Involvement In Certain Types Of Crime, Terrence H. Murphy

Masters Theses

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A Replication Study: The Police And Cynicism, Trenia B. Brown

Masters Theses

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Using A Neighborhood Crime Prevention Program To Reduce Residential Breaking And Entering, Paul H. Selden

Dissertations

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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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An Evaluation Of The Kalamazoo County Jail Rehabilitation Program, Janice Eileen Grady

Masters Theses

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A Critique Of The Labeling Approach: Toward A Social Theory Of Deviance, Robert Glenn Mattson Croninger

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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The Problem Of Differential Treatment Of Males And Females In Juvenile Court, Nancy A. Woods

Masters Theses

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Close Supervision Program: An Analysis Of A Human Services Program, Thomas Wright Jr., V. Henderson Trotman

Dissertations and Theses

Multnomah County, Oregon, like many other counties across the nation, faces the perplexing problem of meeting the needs of the youthful offender. Historically, and even in more recent times, juvenile court authorities have relied primarily on detention facilities to provide secure custody for youthful offenders. However, the continued increase in delinquency and a growing storm of criticism of the juvenile court have led to a re-examination of current policy and a number of proposed changes on both the national and local level.

A policy change in Multnomah County with regard to detention of youthful offenders has led to the closure …

An Organizational Analysis Of Professionalization In Police Departments, Pamela J. Oppenheim

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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A Comparison Of Police And Criminal Personality Characteristics As Measured By The Mmpi, Dale Ray Fuqua

Masters Theses

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Juvenile Delinquency And The School: An Application Of Control Theory, Donna M. Colombano

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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The Development Of Prisoner's Rights: A Study Of Judicial Opinions, Lynn Marie Greenwood

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Predicting Delinquent Sub-Types With The Social History Questionnaire, Charles S. Sulcer

Masters Theses

A major problem encountered in the juvenile courts concerns the large number of young offenders placed on probation, as well as the seriousness of their violations. Representative studies by Jenkins and Glickman (1947), Hathaway and Monachesi (1953), and Shinohara and Jenkins (1967) have pointed out the complexities of delinquent behavior by indicating that most legal authorities are often unable to determine who will repeat illegal acts.

This problem necessitates some objective approach toward identifying potential repeaters and non-repeaters. Such a technique would be useful in studying the early stages of delinquent behavior and provide a means of studying the growing …

A Comparison Of Incarcerated And Non-Incarcerated Women Based On The M.M.P.I., Rose Marie Carter

Masters Theses

The field for research on women offenders provides an extensive opportunity for scientific investigation. Many writers (Gibbons, 1971; Cunningham, 1964; Sutherland, 1968) have discussed the causes of crime and their resulting social implications. Organized mass presentations of the movement of crime among women is negligible. Today female incarcerates make up approximately 11 per cent (Lerner, 1972) of the total number in state and federal penitentiaries. Previous research (Cunningham, 1964) on female felons found poor self-concept, excessive dependency and pathological emotionality to be a consistent pattern in women criminals. Other research (Apfeldorf, 1971; Guze, 1959) found criminal and non-criminal groups could …

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Social Class And Crime, Carl H. Plath

Masters Theses

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A Comparative Study Of The Book Of Mormon Secret Combinations And The American Mafia Organization, Ray G. Morley

Theses and Dissertations

The Book of Mormon and the Book of Moses, sacred scripture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have woven into their pages a brief history of secret combinations on the "American" continent. Secret combinations have caused the destruction of three previous civilizations that have existed on this continent.

The prophet Moroni warned the Latter-day American inhabitants that "This secret combination... shall be among you..." (Ether 8:24).

The evidence summarized in this study leads one to the conclusion that the American Mafia Organization (Cosa Nostra) is the same organization warned against in sacred scripture.

The Relation Backgrounds, Ideological Orientations, And Perceptions Of The Judicial Role To Variation In Criminal Sentencing, Maureen E. Mccully

Masters Theses

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Youth Attitudes Toward The Police And Law Enforcement: A Contextual Analysis, Donald G. Williams

Dissertations

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Is The Death Penalty Dying?, Sharon Coe

Honors Theses

Now that fourteen states, almost one-third of our country, have abolished the death penalty, it is causing other states to stop and examine capital punishment and see if the extreme penalty is really the most effective penalty.

Factors In Escape--A Sociological Study Based On Escapes From The Indiana Boys' School, Joseph C. Ramsey

Graduate Thesis Collection

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Role Of The School In A Cooperative Program For Prevention Of Juvenile Delinquency, Josephine Peters Killinger

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Educating The Korean Juvenile Delinquent For Democracy, Harold Dwight Eastman

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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A Comparative Study Of Non-Recidivists And Recidivists At The Indiana Boys' School, Florence B. Angell

Graduate Thesis Collection

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A Concept Of The Elements Of Juvenile Criminality From A Sociological Aspect, Frank Burchard Smith

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The conditions that have prevailed in the United States in the last twenty-five years, compel thoughtful citizens to give careful attention to the disrespect for law that is so marked a characteristic of the period.

Crime and disorder are spread theoughout the length and breadth of the land. This produces problems which should be studies and solved for the good of society. The reaction which accompanies this evil will eventually cause social demoralization.

While attempting to treat this particular evil, social workers have been largely content to deal with surface conditions. Attention has been focused upon the symptom rather than …