“Evaluating an Experimental Intensive Juvenile Probation Program: Supervision and Official Outcomes”
by Lane, Jodi
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Crime & Delinquency. 51(1):26-52. In 1996, California provided funding to 14 county probation agencies to implement multiagency, comprehensive services to keep troubled youths from recommitting crime and progressing farther into the justice system.We report results of a...
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“Sentencing in the Children’s Court: An Ethnographic Perspective”
by Travers, Max
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) The National Association for Youth Justice. 7(1):21-35. This paper presents findings from an ethnographic study, based on observing hearings and interviewing practitioners in the Youth Justice Division of the Magistrates’ Court in Hobart, Tasmania. Although there is a...
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“Escaping the Symbolic Politics Trap: Reconciliation Initiatives and Conflict”
by Kaufman, Stuart J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Journal of Peace Research. 43(2):201-218. Existing approaches to resolving civil wars are based primarily on the assumption that these wars result from conflicts of interest among rational individuals. However, peacebuilding efforts based on this approach usually fail in cases...
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“Engagement of Policing Ideals and Their Relationship to the Exercise of Discretionary Powers”
by Mendias, Claudia
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Criminal Justice and Behavior. 33(1):70-92. For four vignettes that described minor criminal incidents, police officers indicated whether they would make an arrest and ranked the importance of four policing ideals in justifying their decision. These ideals were law enforcement,...
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Empirically Enhanced Reflections on 20 Years of Rape Research
by Koss, Mary P.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 20(1):100-107. Using PsychInfo review of rape and sexual assault publications, the period of greatest fertility coincided with the establishment (1975) and demise (1987) of the National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape. To document...
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“The Effects Of Adjudicating And Sentencing Juveniles As Adults: Research and Policy Implications”
by Redding, Richard E.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 1(2):128-155. Across the nation, serious and chronic juvenile offenders are increasingly being tried as adults in criminal court and incarcerated in adult correctional facilities. This trend raises important questions for policy makers. To...
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“The Effectiveness of Drug Court Programming for Specific Kinds of Offenders: Methamphetamine and DWI Offenders Versus Other Drug-Involved Offenders”
by Bouffard, Jeffrey A.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Criminal Justice Policy Review,. 18(3):274-293. Numerous evaluations have documented that drug court programs can and do work (Belenko, 1998, 1999, 2001; Gottfredson, Najaka, & Kearly, 2003); however, to date, less attention has been paid to specific issues such as how well...
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“The Effectiveness of Community Service Sentences Compared to Traditional Fines for Low-Level Offenders”
by Bouffard, Jeffrey A.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) The Prison Journal. 87(2):171-194. Relatively little research in the United States has examined the effectiveness of community service (CS) sentences among adult offenders, despite use of this alternative sanction for nearly 40 years. What little research exists, primarily from...
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Public Preferences for the Court’s Handling of Domestic Violence Situations
by Stalans, Loretta J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Crime & Delinquency. 41(4):399-413. This article examins public opinion about court dispositions in domestic violence cases. Adult residents in Georgia were asked to short scenarios involving their spouses and intimate partners. The scenarios were varied on three factors:...
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.Domestic Violence at the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender: Challenges and Contributions to Understanding Violence Against Marginalized Women in Diverse Communities.
by Sokoloff, Natalie J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Violence Against Women. 11(1):38-64. This article provides a comprehensive review of the emerging domestic violence literature using a race, class, gender, sexual orientation intersectional analysis and structural framework fostered by women of color and their allies to...
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by Sokoloff, Natalie J.
June 4, 2015
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“Does Mediation Work in Practice?”
by Smith, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (1985) Probation Journal. 32:135-138. NAPO opposes the diversion of existing probation resources to the development of reparation schemes, believing that it is of marginal importance to the criminal justice system and the treatment of offenders. Meanwhile, the Home Office is funding...
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Restorative Justice In Ethiopia.
by Macfarlane, Julie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. May 2007 Edition. In response to problems such as inefficient court processes and prison crowding, countries throughout Africa are looking to revive traditional justice processes and implement restorative practices as an alternative to incarceration....
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“Diversion in Practice: Northants Juvenile Liaison Bureaux”
by Hinks, Nigel
June 4, 2015
Source: (1985) Probation Journal. 32: 48- 50. Northamptonshire’s progressive work in juvenile justice has attracted national attention, and some misunderstanding. The authors describe their bureau approach to cautioning, seeking to avoid precipitous court appearances without falling...
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“Diversion for Adults: Northamptonshire’s Initiative”
by Nichels, J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1990) Probation Journal. 37:18-22 Though the bulk of Probation energy has targeted offenders at risk of custody, Adrian Wright argues that this pre-occupation should not overlook the potential to increase police cautioning of adults, and work on conflict resolution between victim and...
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