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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"criminal justice policy"”.
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Creating ‘community’ through criminal justice policy: Engaging citizens and determining responsibility
This thesis explores the claims of community justice initiatives to bring about a ‘sense of community’ for local citizens, through improving their quality of life, and engaging them in working with the state to deal with crime and disorder (Karp and Clear, 2000; Wolf 2007; Mair and Millings, 2011). …
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Criminal Justice Policy, Race, and the Dynamics of Admission to Prison
… such as race and history of prior criminal justice contact, and macro-level factors such as criminal justice policies and local racial composition. I structure this dissertation with three chapters that are increasingly focused, in terms of policy and geography. Chapter One extends …
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A Social Control Based Analysis of the Effect of Community Context upon Self Reported Delinquency Rates.
… theories. Implications for future research and criminal justice policy are discussed in light of these findings.</p>
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Racialized Reality: Crime News and Racial Stereotype Framing
… news media influences negative attitudes towards criminal justice reform and Black identity. Utilizing Framing Theory, this study focuses on whether negative stereotypes in crime news triggers racial prejudice and bias towards African Americans. Participants of this study will consist of current …
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Job Satisfaction of Juvenile Facility Directors: Results from a National Survey
… issues, and the effect of job satisfaction on criminal justice policy issues.
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A database of persons convicted of felonies in Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1990-2007
… they may contribute to more knowledgeable criminal justice policy decisions.</p>
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Communities In Conflict: A Critical Look Into Police And Deaf Interactions In Central Kentucky
… social patterns of audism, as expressed through criminal justice institutions, within local communities in central Kentucky. Previous research has pointed to patterns of discrimination by surveying either police or deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people. By conducting research with members of both …
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From American Service to Disservice: An Exploration of the Impact of Military Experience among an Incarcerated Population
… the association between service experience and criminal justice outcomes. Specifically, the present study explores whether branch type, combat exposure, age of entrance, service length, and discharge status impact the number of lifetime arrests, current offense type, and institutional …
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Connected corrections and corrected connections: post-release supervision of long sentence male prisoners
… with interview and focus group data from criminal justice policy-makers, practitioners and community-based organisations, to provide wider context. My thesis argues that penal policy and practice must become trauma-responsive as a matter of urgency. Physiological safety is a prerequisite …
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An ex post facto evaluation of the Philadelphia GunStat model
… on a solid footing. The implications for criminal justice policy, theory and evaluation design are discussed.
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Partnership and Power: Domestic Violence, the Women's Sector, and the Criminal Justice System
… investigation into partnership between the criminal justice system and women’s organisations, and its impact on survivors of domestic violence. To examine this, the criminal justice initiatives of the charity Standing Together Against Domestic Violence were researched – Hammersmith and …
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An Invitation to Change? An Ethnographic Study of a Residential Therapeutic Community for Substance Use
… uncertainty in the theory and practice of drug policy and service provision – as the implications of Payment by Results (PbR) in the sector take hold - the study captures the tensions at work in realising in practice the theoretical ambitions of the TC and the very real challenges of reconciling …
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Situating Females in UK Gangs: An Exploratory Study
… area of inquiry for academic research and criminal justice policy in the UK (Campbell, 1991; Chesney-Lind, 1993). In contrast the media have become increasingly interested in female gang involvement in the UK reporting stereotypical images of girl ‘gangsters’ as malicious violent aggressors …
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Fireline, divided : labor representation of unionized and incarcerated firefighters in California's wildlands
… workforce on the state's fire management and criminal justice policy. Existing scholarship on prison labor endeavors to understand its role as rehabilitation or punishment in the larger system of incarceration. This research seeks to position prison labor as labor, underscoring its impact on …
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Deterrence, punishment severity and drink-driving
… alcohol-related crashes that coincided with the policy’s implementation. Two possible conclusions about the deterrent effect of the policy are drawn from these findings: (1) that there was a reduction in alcohol-related road crashes which was overwhelmed by the rise in non alcohol-related crashes …
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Behavioral Effects of Restrictive Housing on Prisoners
<p>Restrictive housing (RH) is a complicated and controversial management tool used by local, state, and federal correctional agencies. Unlike previous studies that predominantly examined the psychological harms of restrictive housing placement, this study aims to extend the understanding of the …
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Transferring Juveniles To The Adult Court: A Factorial Survey Of Florida Prosecutors
Prosecutors have enormous discretion in the criminal justice system. Their decisions can ultimately impact and shape the course of the lives of the offenders whom they prosecute. This is certainly true for juvenile offenders considered for transfer to the adult court. Previous research indicates …