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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Prison sentences"”.
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Illogical variations in sentences of felons committed to Massachusetts state prison
… illogical variations in Massachusetts State Prison sentences have aroused the suspicion that our present sentencing practice may not be wholly consistent with this aim. Accordingly, the present study was undertaken to determine as precisely as possible whether, over a five-year period, each …
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Maternal Filicide and Lack of Inclusion of Cultural Factors in Treatment Plans
… effects of the crime, including lengthy prison sentences. This study has three major objectives. The first is to review the current literature regarding filicide. Second, this review seeks to address the lack of adequate and consistent treatment interventions and protocols for maternal …
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Sex offender registry acts: Deterrence or moral panic?
… fueled by strong public opinion in favor of long prison sentences and even longer registration periods. Modern laws have little to do with monitoring and more to do with retribution. Proponents claim these penalties are a means to deter sex offenses, but very little research supports this …
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Community service in Uganda as an alternative to imprisonment: a case study of Masaka and Mukono districts
Community service as an alternative to imprisonment at its inception was taken up very strongly by the judiciary as part of the reform of the criminal justice system in Uganda. The successful enactment of the Community Service Act, Act no: 5/2000, was an achievement towards the implementation of …
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The Role of Just Desserts, Deterrence, and an Apology in Recommending Punishment for Violations of HIV Non-Disclosure Laws
… ANOVA design was used with recommendations for a prison sentence and financial fine as the dependent measures (<em>N</em> = 233). There was strong support for retribution theory. Apology also moderated the effects of Just Deserts by reducing recommended prison sentences when more serious offenses …
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The Rise Of Public Sector Unionism In Detroit, 1947-1967
… representatives. It even allowed for fines and prison sentences for non public sector workers who influenced public sector workers to strike. The law forced public sector unions into an untenable state of "collective begging." Indeed, it was often referred to as punitive and draconian. 18 years …
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Dyslexia on trial? (A study of dyslexia as a contributory cause of imprisonment)
… three case histories of men who were serving prison sentences in December 1994 in one prison in Lancashire. The interviews, while following the same basic structure of questions, were open-ended in the sense that the participants replied as they thought fit. Each interview lasted approximately …
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Moterų nėštumo ir motinystės problematika laisvės atėmimo vietose /
In the prison system, little attention is still paid to pregnant women and mothers, ensuring their and their children's needs during the execution of the prison sentence. Because the majority of those in the prison system are men, gender - specific differences that should be addressed in the …
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The Experience of Imprisonment Amongst Ex-Military Personnel in England and Wales
… of this has focused on UK military veterans in prison. This study contributes towards filling this gap in the research literature. The study used semi-structured qualitative interviews with 35 serving ex-military prisoners in six prisons across England to explore the experience of imprisonment …
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Swimming Against the Current: Understanding Employment Strategies and Barriers to Re-Entry for Black Male Ex-Offenders
… justice system in the US. The majority of the prisoners incarcerated during the 1990's with extended prison sentences are being released to the communities they left behind years ago. It's estimated that approximately 735,000 ex offenders return home to their communities annually. In the race …
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The idea of punishment in international human rights discourse: A conceptual and historical critique
… criminalisation in some areas and backs longer prison sentences in others. The underlying priorities, this study suggests, have been shaped by a number of historical circumstances. These include the experience of the Holocaust, the assault on the rehabilitative ideal and the emergence of …
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Evaluating the sentencing of non-violent drug offenders
1 PDF file (vii, 59 leaves : color illustrations ; 28 cm)
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“I Do Have a Softer Side”: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Prisoner-Dog Relationship in the Canine Partners for Life Training Program
… they trained. Six men at a large northeastern prison were interviewed during the summer of 2017; all were current or former dog trainers in the <em>Canine Partners for Life</em> (CPL) training program. The men were serving prison sentences ranging anywhere from several years to life without …
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Forgiveness, Freedom and the Inmate Issue
… currently serving or who have served extended prison sentences. This country needs and influx of diversion programs to keep sick people, and non-criminals out of jail. Plans for sharing this game include making it available in classrooms as teaching material. In addition to distributing it free …
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Laisvės atėmimo bausmę atliekančių vyrų gyvenimo prasmės pokytis /
… from a variety of disciplines are studying male prisoners' experience of the meaning of life, both in prison and after release. Research suggests that prisoners make meaning of themselves in their faith, in their community or in their relationship with others. However, there is almost no research …
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Wolf Packs: U.S. Carceral Logics and the Case of the New Jersey Four
… known by activists and advocates) and gave them prison sentences ranging from three to eleven years. Charged with gang assault, a putatively race-neutral legal category referring to any assault by a group of people, the four were criminalized by local and mainstream media outlets as a menacing …
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Immigration and sentencing: does geograhical region of citizenship influence sentence longevity?
… from the Mexican region was harsher than sentences given to defendants from the Caribbean region. Implications of the findings and directions for future research are discussed.