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Showing 1 to 20 of 157 for “"arrests"”.
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Alcohol-Related Arrests in Birmingham.
Criminologists and historians generally conclude that the present is neither the best nor the worst as far as crime is concerned. Durkheim (1964) made a memorable observation on the inevitability of criminal acts when he said, "Crime is normal because a society exempt from it is utterly impossible" …
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Uneven Policing: Low-Level Arrests During Gentrification, Fiscal Crisis, and Suburbanization
… policing, with its emphasis on misdemeanor arrests, diffuse? Do police make more stops and arrests in neighborhoods undergoing gentrification? Do local governments experiencing revenue shortfalls cut their criminal justice functions to save money, or do they increase them to reassert social …
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TV Policy Dynamics: Examining Effects of Advertising on Arrests in Cities
<p>Through the work done by Shaw & McKay (1942), Bursik (1989), Messner & Sampson (1991), and Sampson & Wilson (1995), social disorganization and focus on inner-city crime became a major point of interest for researchers. The idea of social disorganization looks at the weakening of social …
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The Price of Dissent: Freedom of Speech and Arkansas Criminal Anarchy Arrests
<p>Following World War I and the Bolshevik Revolutions, America's Red Scare began, inciting fanatical patriotism and an alleged threat of anarchy that gripped a nation with fear. Paranoia about communists, Socialists, and anarchists divided the country and resulted in many states, including …
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The War on Who? An Analysis of Drug Possession Arrests in Four U.S. Cities
… understanding of inequities in drug possession arrests, especially as related to race, while explicitly addressing the role of the distribution of illicit drug use across different groups in determining patterns of arrests for possession. By combining drug possession arrest data from four U.S. …
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Preparing for out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A GIS scenario-modeling approach
<p>This study employed location-allocation modeling and a geographic information system (GIS) to study the current placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in relationship to neighborhoods in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, and to determine the optimal locations for additional AEDs in the …
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A reconsideration of the prima facie case
… it has been met in the context of security arrests 'in terms of section 5(3) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act' ("the Act") is still appropriate, and if not, what should the approach and the requirements be both to security arrests and to attachments at common law and under the …
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Characteristics of Recidivism among Intensive and Regular Probationers.
… education, convicted offense, prior misdemeanor arrests, prior felony arrests, history of drug abuse, and type of probation. It was discovered that age, prior misdemeanor arrests, and offender category were significant variables correlated to recidivism. These findings are consistent with prior …
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Oleoresin Capsicum: an Analysis of the Implementation of Pepper Spray into the Law Enforcement Use of Force Continuum in a Selected Police Department.
… reports, reports of officers injured during arrests, use of hands-on restraint, and use of police baton.</p><p>This study revealed an increase in reported incidents of excessive force and a reduction in the number of officers injuired making arrests while using various defensive …
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Sensation Seeking, Early Pregnancy and Criminal Justice System Involvement Among Latino Youth
… measures of sensation seeking, pregnancy and arrests to predict whether sensation seeking would predict arrests and pregnancy at the second time period. Sensation seeking was evaluated at baseline. Early pregnancy and criminal justice system involvement were evaluated at a follow up period 10 …
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Five cases of cardiovascular diseases: seen in a general medical ward during a clinical attachment
1. Multiple cardiac arrests and resuscitation 2. Management of myocardial infarction 3. Investigation of hypertension 4. Aortic stenosis and incompetence 5. Sudden death due to cardiac asystole
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The state of education in Louisiana: trend analyses of student achievement, student matriculation, and student behavior in the accountability era
… suspension and expulsion rates and juvenile arrests. The study was bounded by the years 1997, when Act 478 was passed, to 2005, prior to the landfall of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Because Black and White students composed approximately 98% of the public school student population during …
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From American Service to Disservice: An Exploration of the Impact of Military Experience among an Incarcerated Population
… discharge status impact the number of lifetime arrests, current offense type, and institutional misconduct. This research uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics* 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities. Multivariate analyses indicate that different …
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ESSAYS IN HEALTH ECONOMICS
… to mental health care providers on juvenile arrests. In the first chapter, I study state-imposed payday lending bans on suicide, fatal drug overdoses, and fatal alcohol poisoning over the period 1999 to 2016. Payday lenders oer \quick cash" and charge high fees relative to the principle loan …
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Covariates of Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) in Adults
… States, with approximately 200,000 adult cardiac arrests occurring in the hospital setting. Nearly 50% of the patients who experience an inhospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) achieve a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC); nonetheless, only 20% of IHCA patients survive to hospital discharge. With …
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Essays on Place-Based Interventions: The Effects of Neighborhood Investments on Public Safety
… –calls for service, police stops, crimes, and arrests. Investing in disadvantaged areas is crucial, but it should be well-targeted to the neighborhoods' needs and physical design. The second chapter focuses on how expanding residential lending can reduce neighborhood crime. By leveraging …
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Discrimination, fairness and prediction in policing : fare evasion in New York City
… I perform data analysis on fare evasion arrests in New York City, and find evidence of discrimination. Finally, I examine predictive policing to determine what its effect on fare enforcement might be. I conclude that predictive policing algorithms trained on the arrests will be …
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Analysis of the spatial and temporal occurrence of deer spotlighting violations in Virginia
… was 11:37 p,m,, and the largest percentage of arrests were made on Saturday evenings. The various aspects of the violation were described including such factors as the weather; characteristics of the violator; weapon, spotlight and vehicle used; violation site; and apprehension site. Estimation …
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