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The Effects Of Correctional Education On Recidivism, William L. Hiser Nov 1981

The Effects Of Correctional Education On Recidivism, William L. Hiser

Dissertations and Theses

The effectiveness of programs intended to rehabilitate criminal offenders has been widely debated during the last decade. This thesis represents an attempt to evaluate the effects of education and training programs in particular, insofar as these effects have been measured in terms of recidivism.


Criminal Justice Student Views Of The Criminal Justice System: The Impact Of Education And Self-Selection And Their Implications For The Human Services, Belinda Rodgers Mccarthy, Bernard Jerome Mccarthy Sep 1981

Criminal Justice Student Views Of The Criminal Justice System: The Impact Of Education And Self-Selection And Their Implications For The Human Services, Belinda Rodgers Mccarthy, Bernard Jerome Mccarthy

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The present study examines criminal justice student views of the criminal justice system. The purpose of the research is to investigate issues surrounding the influence of self-selection and criminal justice education on the opinions of criminal justice students toward the criminal justice system.

The research suggests that students choose criminal justice careers in part because their personal philosophies mirror the conflicting objectives of the criminal justice system. Criminal justice education seems to influence criminal justice student views of the criminal justice system, but in a direction that may make the transition to employment in criminal justice agencies a more difficult …


Strategies For Crime Reduction In Public Housing, Mary Jo Huth Sep 1981

Strategies For Crime Reduction In Public Housing, Mary Jo Huth

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Many recent studies have revealed that not only are residents of public housing the most vulnerable segment of the American population in terms of criminal victimization, but that even in projects where the actual incidence of crime is not high, a great fear of crime prevails, especially among the elderly tenants. There is general consensus among crime prevention experts that crime reduction programs in public housing must utilize an integrated set of measures, including: (1) physical design, security hardware, and maintenance improvements by management; (2) increased organization of tenants around crime prevention issues; (3) employment of unemployed tenants--both youths and …


Factors Influencing Termination Status Of Clients In The Kalamazoo County Juvenile Court Volunteer Probation Program: November 1969-June 1973, Christine Clare Iavelli Aug 1981

Factors Influencing Termination Status Of Clients In The Kalamazoo County Juvenile Court Volunteer Probation Program: November 1969-June 1973, Christine Clare Iavelli

Masters Theses

This study was designed to identify the factors which were associated with the juveniles and their volunteers within the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Court Volunteer Probation Program from November 1969 through June 1973 resulting in a successful or unsuccessful termination of informal probation. Data on 317 juveniles and their volunteers were compiled and analyzed. A bivariate test was conducted to determine the relationship of ten independent variables for the juveniles and six independent variables for the volunteers to the dependent variable, the probationer's termination status. Those independent variables considered to be significantly related to the dependent variable were retained and tested …


The National Center For Social And Criminological Research: Statement Of Current Research Projects (1981), Nahed Saleh Jan 1981

The National Center For Social And Criminological Research: Statement Of Current Research Projects (1981), Nahed Saleh

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


Ua12/8 Departmental Newsletter, Wku Police Jan 1981

Ua12/8 Departmental Newsletter, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Police departmental newsletters for 1981.


Systemic Coercion: Unconstitutional Conditions In The Criminal Law, Howard E. Abrams Jan 1981

Systemic Coercion: Unconstitutional Conditions In The Criminal Law, Howard E. Abrams

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Towards A Revitalization Of Theory And Research On Victimization By Crime, Albert J. Jr. Reiss Jan 1981

Towards A Revitalization Of Theory And Research On Victimization By Crime, Albert J. Jr. Reiss

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Assessing The Behavioral Context Of Victimization, Wesley G. Skogan Jan 1981

Assessing The Behavioral Context Of Victimization, Wesley G. Skogan

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Strategy Of Deterrence Research: A Reply To Greenberg, Harold G. Grasmick Jan 1981

The Strategy Of Deterrence Research: A Reply To Greenberg, Harold G. Grasmick

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fourth Amendment--Balancing The Interests In Third Party Home Arrests, G. Andrew Watson Jan 1981

Fourth Amendment--Balancing The Interests In Third Party Home Arrests, G. Andrew Watson

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Eighth Amendment--A Significant Limit On Federal Court Activism In Ameliorating State Prison Conditions, Thomas J. Bamonte Jan 1981

Eighth Amendment--A Significant Limit On Federal Court Activism In Ameliorating State Prison Conditions, Thomas J. Bamonte

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Probing Racial Prejudice On Voir Dire: The Supreme Court Provides Illusory Justice For Minority Defendants, Linda Mar Jan 1981

Probing Racial Prejudice On Voir Dire: The Supreme Court Provides Illusory Justice For Minority Defendants, Linda Mar

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


An Appraisal Of Human Experimentation In International Law And Practice: The Need For International Regulation Of Human Experimentation, M. Cheriff Bassiouni, Thomas G. Baffes, John T. Evrard Jan 1981

An Appraisal Of Human Experimentation In International Law And Practice: The Need For International Regulation Of Human Experimentation, M. Cheriff Bassiouni, Thomas G. Baffes, John T. Evrard

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Criminal Liability For Life-Endangering Corporate Conduct, W. Allen Spurgeon, Terrence P. Fagan Jan 1981

Criminal Liability For Life-Endangering Corporate Conduct, W. Allen Spurgeon, Terrence P. Fagan

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Civil Liberties And Criminal Code Reform, John H.F. Shattuck, David E. Landau Jan 1981

Civil Liberties And Criminal Code Reform, John H.F. Shattuck, David E. Landau

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fifth Amendment--The Right To A No Adverse Inference Jury Instruction, Sharon R. Gromer Jan 1981

Fifth Amendment--The Right To A No Adverse Inference Jury Instruction, Sharon R. Gromer

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fifth Amendment--Extension Of Double Jeopardy Protection To Sentencing, Anne M. Pachciarek Jan 1981

Fifth Amendment--Extension Of Double Jeopardy Protection To Sentencing, Anne M. Pachciarek

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Real Offense Sentencing: The Model Sentencing And Corrections Act, Michael H. Tonry Jan 1981

Real Offense Sentencing: The Model Sentencing And Corrections Act, Michael H. Tonry

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Saturday Night Special: An Assessment Of Alternative Definitions From A Policy Perspective, Philip Cook Jan 1981

The Saturday Night Special: An Assessment Of Alternative Definitions From A Policy Perspective, Philip Cook

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Juvenile Record Use In Adult Court Proceedings: A Survey Of Prosecutors, Joan Petersilia Jan 1981

Juvenile Record Use In Adult Court Proceedings: A Survey Of Prosecutors, Joan Petersilia

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


On Testing The Stability Of Punishment Hypothesis: A Reply, Alfred Blumstein, Jacqueline Cohen, Soumyo Moitra, Daniel Nagin Jan 1981

On Testing The Stability Of Punishment Hypothesis: A Reply, Alfred Blumstein, Jacqueline Cohen, Soumyo Moitra, Daniel Nagin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Terrorism, Law Enforcement, And The Mass Media: Perspectives, Problems, Proposals, M. Cherif Bassiouni Jan 1981

Terrorism, Law Enforcement, And The Mass Media: Perspectives, Problems, Proposals, M. Cherif Bassiouni

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Prosecutor Constrained By His Environment: A New Look At Discretionary Justice In The United States, Leonard R. Mellon, Joan E. Jacoby, Marion A. Brewer Jan 1981

Prosecutor Constrained By His Environment: A New Look At Discretionary Justice In The United States, Leonard R. Mellon, Joan E. Jacoby, Marion A. Brewer

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Faces Without Features: The Surface Validity Of Criminal Inferences, Peter Lushing Jan 1981

Faces Without Features: The Surface Validity Of Criminal Inferences, Peter Lushing

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Disclosure To The Guilty Pleading Defendant: Brady V. Maryland And The Brady Trilogy, Lee Sheppard Jan 1981

Disclosure To The Guilty Pleading Defendant: Brady V. Maryland And The Brady Trilogy, Lee Sheppard

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Ill-Advised State Court Revival Of The Mcnabb-Mallory Rule, Jerald P. Keene Jan 1981

The Ill-Advised State Court Revival Of The Mcnabb-Mallory Rule, Jerald P. Keene

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Reasonable Expectations Of Privacy In Bank Records: A Reappraisal Of United States V. Miller And Bank Depositor Privacy Rights, Joseph R. Jr. Mangan Jan 1981

Reasonable Expectations Of Privacy In Bank Records: A Reappraisal Of United States V. Miller And Bank Depositor Privacy Rights, Joseph R. Jr. Mangan

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Arresting A Suspect In A Third Party's Home: What Is Reasonable, Linda Imes Jan 1981

Arresting A Suspect In A Third Party's Home: What Is Reasonable, Linda Imes

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Viability And Fetal Life In State Criminal Abortion Laws, Eugene Griffin Jan 1981

Viability And Fetal Life In State Criminal Abortion Laws, Eugene Griffin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.