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The Effects of Diminution Credits on Inmate Behavior and Recidivism: An Overview
Diminution credits (good-time credit) and their impact on recidivism and inmate behavior are reviewed. Sections comprising ...
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Mentally Ill Offenders and Mental Health Care Issues: An Overview of the Research
Issues regarding mentally ill offenders and correctional mental health care are addressed. Topics covered include: mental ...
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What Factors Help Explain Criminality
The causes that are most important for explaining or predicting crime and criminality are discussed. Risk factors identified ...
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Prison vs. Alternative Sanctions: Trying to Compare Recidivism Rates
The effectiveness of prison compared to alternative sanctions is examined. Sections of this report include: introduction; ...
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Update on Blended Sentences
Forms of blended sentences for juvenile offenders convicted of violent and/or serious crimes are described. Five blended ...
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Lead Exposure, Delinquency, and Violent Crime: A Research Update
Research regarding the correlation between lead, crime, violent behavior, and criminality among juvenile delinquents is ...
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Research on Death Penalty and Related Topics
The deterrence effect of the death penalty on crime in general and homicides in particular is reviewed. The following ...
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Interagency and the Criminal History Record
The crime fighting practice of interagency information exchange is examined. Topics addressed in this paper include: the ...
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"Three Strikes" Law: Does It Really Work
The impact of "three strikes" law on reducing crime is examined. Sections of this paper include: research on impact; ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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