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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"offense type"”.
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE OF ONSET OF DRUG USE, DRUG DEPENDENCE, MENTAL DISORDERS, AND OFFENSE TYPE AND SEVERITY
… and that of age of onset of drug use and current offense type/severity. In addition, it investigates the relationship between mental disorders, drug dependence, and current offense type/severity. Data from years 2007 to 2010 of the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program II (ADAM II) were used. The …
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The impact of formal education, specialized training, and offense type on perceptions of employability: Can bias toward hiring a person with a criminal history be mitigated?
… suggests that hiring decisions are confounded by offense type, even if an employer would otherwise consider a person with a criminal history. Thus, it is unclear whether returning citizens’ level of education or training can mitigate barriers related to their offense history. Therefore, using …
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Religion and Crime: A Study of Inmates in State and Federal Prisons in the United States.
… order to determine if criminality (measured by offense type) of inmates affects their participation in religious activities. Based on logistic regression analysis, gender, race, and marital status of inmates were found to be significant predictors of inmates' religious participation. Offense …
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Identifying and evaluating factors that enhance former offenders' hiring-related outcomes
… disclosure, or no suppressor) and the offense type of the applicant (traffic offense, minor drug offense, and serious drug-related offense) in a hypothetical hiring context, for a retail sales associate position. Using a sample of 230 hiring managers in a retail setting, a significant …
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Determinants of College Students' Opinions Towards Felon Voting Rights: An Exploratory Study
… voting rights restoration process regardless of offense type, whereas other similarly restrictive states have legally, though not practically, streamlined this process for some offenders. The sample consists of predominantly African-American college students that live and learn as students in …
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Juvenile recidivism: an analysis of race and other socio-demographic predictors within three intervention modalities in the state of Louisiana
… modality, and 1,319 from secure regular type of incarceration. The aim of the study was: to find out whether recidivism varies according to the three treatment modality types; to establish the correlation between recidivism and clients' individual socio-demographic characteristics; to …
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From American Service to Disservice: An Exploration of the Impact of Military Experience among an Incarcerated Population
… 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 misconduct. This research uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics* 2004 Survey …
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Decision-Making in Mental Health Courts: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Legal and Extra-Legal Factors in Evaluations of Mentally Ill Defendants
… the effects of defendant race, gender, and offense type on MHC diversion decisions.
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The Effects of Gender on Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Sentencing Disaprities in Pennsylvania
… occurs when similar offenders (similar in offense type, age, gender, ethnicity, and SES) receive different sentences or when different offenders receive the same sentence (Spohn, 2009). Prior studies find a sex effect,where women tend to be treated more leniently than men (e.g., Daly, …
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Ethics in Congress
… were established. Information about documented offenses and the members involved are then analyzed in an attempt to examine potential explanations for and influences of the types of offense committed, by whom, and to what outcome. Finally, this thesis closes with conclusions regarding the …
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Too Far to Travel?: An Investigation of the Effects of Distance to Community-Based Treatment Programs for Juvenile Offenders
… by the reason for non-completion and recidivism offense type. This study seeks to address those theoretical gaps by determining the effects of distance to treatment for juvenile offenders on type of treatment non-completion and recidivism. By estimating the effects of not only linear and temporal …