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Prison violence is a concern in many correctional institutions. The systems management approach (... more Prison violence is a concern in many correctional institutions. The systems management approach (i.e., assigning an inmate to a higher security level) is costly. While there are many different interventions available, cognitive therapies are frequently used to reduce prison violence. A non-voluntary pilot cognitive program (i.e., CHANGE) at a Midwestern prison was evaluated for its impact on official misconduct. One hundred and thirty-six inmates participated in the study. Half were assigned to the group which participated in Phase I of the pilot program, and the other half were assigned to the group which did not receive the intervention. Overall, Phase I of the CHANGE program did not lead to a statistically significant decrease in official inmate misconduct.

In the United States, electronic monitoring home detention programs were officially started in Pa... more In the United States, electronic monitoring home detention programs were officially started in Palm Beach County, Florida, in 1984. Researchers have been assessing these programs since late 1980s. However, little attention has been paid to the impact of these programs on convicted drunk drivers. This study focuses on drunk drivers sentenced to electronic monitoring home detention program in a southwestern Indiana county from January 2002 to December 2003. Specifically, the objective of this study is to examine the characteristics of program participants and their exit status.

AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT: It is becoming an accepted premise in the criminal justice literature that... more AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT: It is becoming an accepted premise in the criminal justice literature that there is a connection between child maltreatment and delinquency. However, this connection is not well defined nor has it been thoroughly examined. To date, the majority of previous research has relied on retrospective studies comparing maltreated children with nonmaltreated children. However, little research has sought to ascertain what factors increase the likelihood a maltreated youth will participate in later delinquent or criminal activity. This study fills a void in the literature by addressing this issue. Using data from the Hamilton County Ohio Juvenile Court, 479 maltreated youths ages six through nine during 1990-1992 were selected for the study. Police and court records of maltreated youth were checked to see if they had committed any official acts of delinquency. A multivariate ordinary least squares analysis was ran looking at both individual and family level factors. The f...

This study examines a drunk driving population sentenced to a Day Reporting Center in a southwest... more This study examines a drunk driving population sentenced to a Day Reporting Center in a southwestern Indiana county from January 2002 through December 2003. Specifically, using cross-tabulations and chi-square analyses, this study concentrates on the exit status and post-program recidivism' among those participants._ The results of this study suggest that placing convicted drink drivers in a Day Reporting Center program may be a viable and effective alternative to imprisonment.

Federal Probation, 2006

This study expands on current literature by assessing the relationship between drunk driving offe... more This study expands on current literature by assessing the relationship between drunk driving offenders sentenced to either a Day Reporting Center (DRC) or an Electronic Monitoring/Home Detention (EMHD) program and exit status. The data was coded from individual offender case files maintained by a County Community Corrections Office. 118 subjects were included in the research in EMHD and 51 subjects in DRCs. Detailed information regarding each subject's prior offense history/sanctions and post-recidivism was collected from the Criminal History Information System maintained by a County Superior Court. Outcome measure of this study was "exit status." This variable was dichotomized as "successful" (coded 1) and "failure" (coded 0). Results support the prior literature, which suggests that as offenders age, they are more likely to have a greater stake in conformity or more to lose by incarceration. Hence, the authors expected this finding. At the same ti...

I. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 1. Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System. 2. T... more I. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 1. Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System. 2. Theoretical Explanations of Delinquency. 3. The External Environment. 4. Gangs. II. THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. 5. Police and the Juvenile Offender. 6. The Courts and Juvenile Justice. 7. Diversion. 8. Community-Based Sanctions and Juvenile Institutions. III. MANAGING PROCESSES IN JUVENILE JUSTICE. 9. Goals and Effectiveness of the Juvenile Justice System. 10. Organization, Bureaucracy, and Systems. 11. Decision Making. 12. Inter-Group Relations and Conflict. IV. INTEGRATING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. 13. Power and Politics in Juvenile Justice. 14. The Executives. 15. Juvenile Justice: An Overview and Assessment. Subject Index. Author Index.

International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008

In Vigo County, Indiana (USA), convicted drunk drivers are sentenced to Electronically Monitored ... more In Vigo County, Indiana (USA), convicted drunk drivers are sentenced to Electronically Monitored Home Detention (EMHD) and day Reporting Program (DRC) programs. Previous researchers did not conduct a comparative study on these offenders placed in the two programs in the same jurisdiction. This study focuses on those convicted drunk drivers who were placed in the two programs in Vigo County, and completed their sentences from January 2002 through December 2003. Afterwards, the successful participants were followed through the end of June 2004 for recidivism reports. Discriminant analyses were used to determine whether there was any difference between the two groups of similar offenders in terms of "exit status" and "post-program recidivism" during the study period. The data analyses demonstrated that participation in DRC program was more effective than EMHD in terms of exit status and post-program recidivism.

Social Service Review, 1997

The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 initiated major reform of court proceedings... more The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 initiated major reform of court proceedings for children who enter into state care as a result of abuse, neglect, or dependency. Yet the implementation of reforms anticipated by the law has been uneven. Using data from surveys of six groups of key decision makers in Kentucky coupled with more extensive data from five counties, we apply a "courtroom workgroup" model of judicial decision making in order to understand how workgroup dynamics affect policy.

Police Practice and Research, 2007

A survey of Michigan law enforcement agencies was undertaken in order to determine their forensic... more A survey of Michigan law enforcement agencies was undertaken in order to determine their forensic science views and needs, and if they differed by size, type of law enforcement agency, and location. Most ranked forensic science as very important in criminal cases, ...

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 2007

Criminal Justice Studies, 2009

... 14786010902975374 Eric G. Lambert a * , Nancy L. Hogan b , Shannon M. Barton c & O. O... more ... 14786010902975374 Eric G. Lambert a * , Nancy L. Hogan b , Shannon M. Barton c & O. Oko Elechi d pages 109-122. ... Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency , 1: 96109. [CrossRef], [Web of Science ®], [CSA] View all references; Leiber, 200047. Leiber, M. 2000. ...

Criminal Justice Review, 2004

Work in corrections is generally seen as a stressful occupation. There has been a fair amount of ... more Work in corrections is generally seen as a stressful occupation. There has been a fair amount of research to date on the possible causes of stress among correctional staff. Nevertheless, the issue of work-family conflict has not received much attention in the correctional literature. For the present article, a survey of correctional staff at a Midwestern prison was conducted in order to determine the effects of measures for educational level, gender, work position, race, and supervisory status. Four different forms of work-family conflict were extracted (time-based, strain-based, harm caused by, and family-on-work), and time-based and strain-based were found to be significantly related to personal characteristics. Specifically, correctional officers were impacted by work-family conflict more than other staff, as were staff who had less tenure and those without a college degree.

The Justice Professional, 2002

Workers are the most valuable resource for correctional facilities since prisons are almost entir... more Workers are the most valuable resource for correctional facilities since prisons are almost entirely dependent on staff to accomplish the multitude of tasks, duties, and responsibilities with which society has charged them. This exploratory study examines the effect of ...

The Social Science Journal, 2001

For the past century, worker turnover has been of keen interest for both managers and researchers... more For the past century, worker turnover has been of keen interest for both managers and researchers. Based upon the literature, a structural measurement model incorporating four core antecedents of turnover (ie, demographic characteristics, work environment, job ...

Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 1996

Reducing delay is a major goal of federal reform ofchild maltreatment proceedings. The need to pr... more Reducing delay is a major goal of federal reform ofchild maltreatment proceedings. The need to provide permanent placementsfor children removed from their parents due to abuse, neglect, or dependency is a fundamental principle underlying the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (the Act) (PL 96-272, 42 U.S.C. 620 ef seq., and 670 et seq. (1989)). In, hearings before passage of the legislation, Congress heard testimony about "foster care drift" in which too many children were needlessly removed from their homes. Congress heard about children who languished in out-of-home placements for extended periods, unable to return home, yet unable to be adopted. Children grew up and exited the system without ever knowing a stable, permanent home (Hardin 1990:51; Barthel 1992:13; Edwards 1994:4). Child welfare advocates agree that delay in child maltreatment cases negatively affects children, but identifying and responding to the sources of delay has been challenging. Children have a different sense of time than adults; two years in a temporary foster placement seems an extremely long period. Prolonged separation and multiple placements prevent children from forming bonds with caregivers necessary for healthy emotional development (Cahn and Johnson 1993:l; NCJFCJ 1995:14). In 1993, Congress funded the State Court Improvement Program, which allocated $35 million in grants to state courts to be administered from 1995 to 1998. Congress recognized that meaningful reform ofthe nation's foster care system should be coupled with improved handling of court proceedings. The responsibilities and caseloads of juvenile and family courts have dramatically increased since enactment of the Act, and commentators have found that "full judicial implementation has not occurred in many places" (Hardin 1990:52, Edwards 1994:7, Sagatun and Edwards 1995: 11). Edwards (1994:7) concludes that in "many denselypopulated, high poverty urban areas, the child welfare system operates in very much the same manner as it did prior to the passage of PL 96-272."

Criminal Justice and Behavior, 2002

During the past decade, there has been increasing pressure on correctional agencies to attract an... more During the past decade, there has been increasing pressure on correctional agencies to attract and keep quality staff. Raising worker job satisfaction is seen as a fundamental way of decreasing turnover. There has been a considerable amount of research in the area of the possible causes of correctional staff job satisfaction and, to a lesser extent, the possible consequences of job satisfaction. However, due to the numerous studies, some with conflicting results, it is difficult to understand clearly the factors associated with job satisfaction. A review of the literature is presented to provide a better understanding of correctional staff job satisfaction. Based on this review, correctional administrators are urged to concentrate more on improving the work environment rather than focusing on correctional staff characteristics.