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Research paper thumbnail of Conceptions of Family and Juvenile Court Processes: A Qualitative Assessment

Conceptions of Family and Juvenile Court Processes: A Qualitative Assessment

Justice System Journal, 1995

Prior research has not fully explained how the juvenile court uses family variables and how these... more Prior research has not fully explained how the juvenile court uses family variables and how these variables influence decision making within the juvenile justice process. In this study, qualitative data obtained from interviews with court personnel across seven counties within a midwestern state are used to assess how family factors influence juvenile justice processes and sanctions. Findings indicate that family variables influence judicial processing as well as sanction and placement decisions and that family variables as conceived by juvenile court personnel potentially place youth of color and poorer youths at greater risk for more intrusive court interventions. Moreover, results indicate that parental sponsorship is important for court officials in deciding how to handle youths. However, parental sponsorship, as Matza defined it, was framed within the context of parental control by juvenile court decision makers.

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the Challenges and Realities of the Transition from Prison to the Community at Release

Understanding the Challenges and Realities of the Transition from Prison to the Community at Release

Research paper thumbnail of Employment and the Process of Transition into the Community

Employment and the Process of Transition into the Community

Research paper thumbnail of Risk of Recidivism Facing Offenders upon their Return to the Community

Research paper thumbnail of An Outcome Evaluation of a Reentry-Based Drug Treatment Program

An Outcome Evaluation of a Reentry-Based Drug Treatment Program

Research paper thumbnail of Multistate Study of Convenience Store Robberies

PREVENTION OF CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERY RESEARCH FINDINGS ON EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON Multistate Research on Convenience Store Robberies TABLE I Our review of literature resulted in the following observations that guided our

Research paper thumbnail of Document Title: Multistate Study of Convenience Store Robberies

We appreciate the support and advice of NIJ Program Manager Richard Titus to the project. as well... more We appreciate the support and advice of NIJ Program Manager Richard Titus to the project. as well as the helpful suggestions of several other NIJ staff.

Research paper thumbnail of Methamphetamine in Michigan: Issues and Interventions

Research paper thumbnail of Reported Incidents between Intimate Partners: An Analysis of Data from the Michigan Information Crime Reporting System

Research paper thumbnail of BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE DRUG MARKET INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE AND LESSONS LEARNED WRITTEN BY

Page 1. This project was supported by Grant No. 2008-DD-BX-0338 and Grant No. 2009-SC-B9-K002 awa... more Page 1. This project was supported by Grant No. 2008-DD-BX-0338 and Grant No. 2009-SC-B9-K002 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs ...

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the Challenges Facing Offenders Upon Their Return to the Community: Final Report

Research paper thumbnail of Risk of Recidivism Facing Offenders upon their Return to the Community

Research paper thumbnail of On the Efficacy of Targeted Gang Interventions: Can We Identify Those Most At Risk?

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2011

ABSTRACT One of the explicit goals of many recent and ongoing criminal justice interventions is t... more ABSTRACT One of the explicit goals of many recent and ongoing criminal justice interventions is to target youth most at risk for involvement in serious, chronic, and violent offending. While targeted programs appear promising at the conceptual level, data limitations have made systematic evaluations of the efficacy of such practices difficult to achieve. The current study helps to fill this void in the literature by examining the relative risk of youth targeted for prevention and intervention services with a comparable sample of youth from the general school population in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Results suggest that youth targeted by the program under study were significantly less at risk in three of the four risk domains examined, and in seven of the twelve associated subdomains. Further, the nontargeted sample had higher accumulated risk than the targeted sample, which is a robust predictor of gang involvement. Implications for targeted prevention and intervention programs are discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Safety and Security at Special Events: The Case of the Salt Lake City Olympic Games

Research paper thumbnail of Citizen Perceptions of Police Services: Race, Neighborhood Context, and Community Policing

Citizen Perceptions of Police Services: Race, Neighborhood Context, and Community Policing

Police Quarterly, 2003

... During the intervening decades, periodic inci-dents of violence have reflected the persistent... more ... During the intervening decades, periodic inci-dents of violence have reflected the persistent nature of this problem. ... The emergence of community policing reinforces the importance of the public's support and attitudes toward the police in determining the outcome of police efforts ...

Research paper thumbnail of Global and specific attitudes toward the police: Disentangling the relationship

Research paper thumbnail of The Effect of Statewide Residency Restrictions on Sex Offender Post-Release Housing Mobility

The Effect of Statewide Residency Restrictions on Sex Offender Post-Release Housing Mobility

Justice Quarterly, 2014

ABSTRACT Securing stable housing may be difficult for returning offenders in general, and these c... more ABSTRACT Securing stable housing may be difficult for returning offenders in general, and these concerns may be exacerbated for sex offenders. In addition to the barriers faced by other returning offenders, sex offenders face intense stigma and once released to the community, they are also subject to additional legal restrictions. The current study explores the effect of statewide residency restriction policies on housing mobility using a unique sample of male sex offenders released in a Midwestern state. The research is based on a quasi-experimental cohort control group design and it describes the frequency and correlation of movement for pre- and post-statewide residency restriction legislation samples. Sex offenders released after the implementation of residency restrictions moved more often and had relatively high degrees of housing mobility compared to offenders released prior to the legislation. The results have important implications for reentry programming and post-release services for sex offenders.

Research paper thumbnail of Locking Up Youth: The Impact of Race on Detention Decisions

Locking Up Youth: The Impact of Race on Detention Decisions

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1994

... Journal of Research in Crime DOI: 10.1177/0022427894031002004 1994; 31; 149 Journal of Resear... more ... Journal of Research in Crime DOI: 10.1177/0022427894031002004 1994; 31; 149 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency MADELINE WORDES, TIMOTHY S. BYNUM and CHARLES J. CORLEY Locking Up Youth: The Impact of Race on Detention Decisions ...

Research paper thumbnail of Project Safe Neighborhoods and Violent Crime Trends in US Cities: Assessing Violent Crime Impact

Project Safe Neighborhoods and Violent Crime Trends in US Cities: Assessing Violent Crime Impact

Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2010

Since the mid-1990s, a number of initiatives intended to address gang, gun and drug-related viole... more Since the mid-1990s, a number of initiatives intended to address gang, gun and drug-related violence have arisen and demonstrated promise in reducing levels of violent crime. These initiatives have employed some combination of focused deterrence and problem-solving processes. These strategies formed the basis for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a national program implemented by the Department of Justice and coordinated by

Research paper thumbnail of A Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program Emphasizing Substance Abuse Treatment

A Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program Emphasizing Substance Abuse Treatment

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2013

ABSTRACT Prisoner reentry programs continue to be developed and implemented to ease the process o... more ABSTRACT Prisoner reentry programs continue to be developed and implemented to ease the process of transition into the community and to curtail fiscal pressures. This study describes and provides relapse and recidivism outcome findings related to a randomized trial evaluating a multimodal, community-based reentry program that prioritized substance abuse treatment. Results from analyses suggest negligible effects for participants of the program across multiple outcome indicators. Avenues for further exploration are provided, with a cautionary emphasis on the continued expansion of multimodal community-based reentry programs.

Research paper thumbnail of Conceptions of Family and Juvenile Court Processes: A Qualitative Assessment

Conceptions of Family and Juvenile Court Processes: A Qualitative Assessment

Justice System Journal, 1995

Prior research has not fully explained how the juvenile court uses family variables and how these... more Prior research has not fully explained how the juvenile court uses family variables and how these variables influence decision making within the juvenile justice process. In this study, qualitative data obtained from interviews with court personnel across seven counties within a midwestern state are used to assess how family factors influence juvenile justice processes and sanctions. Findings indicate that family variables influence judicial processing as well as sanction and placement decisions and that family variables as conceived by juvenile court personnel potentially place youth of color and poorer youths at greater risk for more intrusive court interventions. Moreover, results indicate that parental sponsorship is important for court officials in deciding how to handle youths. However, parental sponsorship, as Matza defined it, was framed within the context of parental control by juvenile court decision makers.

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the Challenges and Realities of the Transition from Prison to the Community at Release

Understanding the Challenges and Realities of the Transition from Prison to the Community at Release

Research paper thumbnail of Employment and the Process of Transition into the Community

Employment and the Process of Transition into the Community

Research paper thumbnail of Risk of Recidivism Facing Offenders upon their Return to the Community

Research paper thumbnail of An Outcome Evaluation of a Reentry-Based Drug Treatment Program

An Outcome Evaluation of a Reentry-Based Drug Treatment Program

Research paper thumbnail of Multistate Study of Convenience Store Robberies

PREVENTION OF CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERY RESEARCH FINDINGS ON EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON Multistate Research on Convenience Store Robberies TABLE I Our review of literature resulted in the following observations that guided our

Research paper thumbnail of Document Title: Multistate Study of Convenience Store Robberies

We appreciate the support and advice of NIJ Program Manager Richard Titus to the project. as well... more We appreciate the support and advice of NIJ Program Manager Richard Titus to the project. as well as the helpful suggestions of several other NIJ staff.

Research paper thumbnail of Methamphetamine in Michigan: Issues and Interventions

Research paper thumbnail of Reported Incidents between Intimate Partners: An Analysis of Data from the Michigan Information Crime Reporting System

Research paper thumbnail of BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE DRUG MARKET INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE AND LESSONS LEARNED WRITTEN BY

Page 1. This project was supported by Grant No. 2008-DD-BX-0338 and Grant No. 2009-SC-B9-K002 awa... more Page 1. This project was supported by Grant No. 2008-DD-BX-0338 and Grant No. 2009-SC-B9-K002 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs ...

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the Challenges Facing Offenders Upon Their Return to the Community: Final Report

Research paper thumbnail of Risk of Recidivism Facing Offenders upon their Return to the Community

Research paper thumbnail of On the Efficacy of Targeted Gang Interventions: Can We Identify Those Most At Risk?

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2011

ABSTRACT One of the explicit goals of many recent and ongoing criminal justice interventions is t... more ABSTRACT One of the explicit goals of many recent and ongoing criminal justice interventions is to target youth most at risk for involvement in serious, chronic, and violent offending. While targeted programs appear promising at the conceptual level, data limitations have made systematic evaluations of the efficacy of such practices difficult to achieve. The current study helps to fill this void in the literature by examining the relative risk of youth targeted for prevention and intervention services with a comparable sample of youth from the general school population in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Results suggest that youth targeted by the program under study were significantly less at risk in three of the four risk domains examined, and in seven of the twelve associated subdomains. Further, the nontargeted sample had higher accumulated risk than the targeted sample, which is a robust predictor of gang involvement. Implications for targeted prevention and intervention programs are discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Safety and Security at Special Events: The Case of the Salt Lake City Olympic Games

Research paper thumbnail of Citizen Perceptions of Police Services: Race, Neighborhood Context, and Community Policing

Citizen Perceptions of Police Services: Race, Neighborhood Context, and Community Policing

Police Quarterly, 2003

... During the intervening decades, periodic inci-dents of violence have reflected the persistent... more ... During the intervening decades, periodic inci-dents of violence have reflected the persistent nature of this problem. ... The emergence of community policing reinforces the importance of the public's support and attitudes toward the police in determining the outcome of police efforts ...

Research paper thumbnail of Global and specific attitudes toward the police: Disentangling the relationship

Research paper thumbnail of The Effect of Statewide Residency Restrictions on Sex Offender Post-Release Housing Mobility

The Effect of Statewide Residency Restrictions on Sex Offender Post-Release Housing Mobility

Justice Quarterly, 2014

ABSTRACT Securing stable housing may be difficult for returning offenders in general, and these c... more ABSTRACT Securing stable housing may be difficult for returning offenders in general, and these concerns may be exacerbated for sex offenders. In addition to the barriers faced by other returning offenders, sex offenders face intense stigma and once released to the community, they are also subject to additional legal restrictions. The current study explores the effect of statewide residency restriction policies on housing mobility using a unique sample of male sex offenders released in a Midwestern state. The research is based on a quasi-experimental cohort control group design and it describes the frequency and correlation of movement for pre- and post-statewide residency restriction legislation samples. Sex offenders released after the implementation of residency restrictions moved more often and had relatively high degrees of housing mobility compared to offenders released prior to the legislation. The results have important implications for reentry programming and post-release services for sex offenders.

Research paper thumbnail of Locking Up Youth: The Impact of Race on Detention Decisions

Locking Up Youth: The Impact of Race on Detention Decisions

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1994

... Journal of Research in Crime DOI: 10.1177/0022427894031002004 1994; 31; 149 Journal of Resear... more ... Journal of Research in Crime DOI: 10.1177/0022427894031002004 1994; 31; 149 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency MADELINE WORDES, TIMOTHY S. BYNUM and CHARLES J. CORLEY Locking Up Youth: The Impact of Race on Detention Decisions ...

Research paper thumbnail of Project Safe Neighborhoods and Violent Crime Trends in US Cities: Assessing Violent Crime Impact

Project Safe Neighborhoods and Violent Crime Trends in US Cities: Assessing Violent Crime Impact

Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2010

Since the mid-1990s, a number of initiatives intended to address gang, gun and drug-related viole... more Since the mid-1990s, a number of initiatives intended to address gang, gun and drug-related violence have arisen and demonstrated promise in reducing levels of violent crime. These initiatives have employed some combination of focused deterrence and problem-solving processes. These strategies formed the basis for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a national program implemented by the Department of Justice and coordinated by

Research paper thumbnail of A Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program Emphasizing Substance Abuse Treatment

A Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program Emphasizing Substance Abuse Treatment

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2013

ABSTRACT Prisoner reentry programs continue to be developed and implemented to ease the process o... more ABSTRACT Prisoner reentry programs continue to be developed and implemented to ease the process of transition into the community and to curtail fiscal pressures. This study describes and provides relapse and recidivism outcome findings related to a randomized trial evaluating a multimodal, community-based reentry program that prioritized substance abuse treatment. Results from analyses suggest negligible effects for participants of the program across multiple outcome indicators. Avenues for further exploration are provided, with a cautionary emphasis on the continued expansion of multimodal community-based reentry programs.