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Preface | |
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Introduction: Foundations of Criminal Justice Research | |
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Issues in Research Design | |
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Examining the Articles | |
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Experimental Research and Its Variations | |
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Inmate Adjustment and Change During Shock Incarceration: The Impact of Correctional Boot Camp Programs | |
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Commentary | |
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Louisiana's Shock Incarceration Program | |
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Theoretical Considerations | |
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Methods | |
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Results | |
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Discussion | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Evaluating the Use of Social Skills Training and Employment with Delinquent Youth | |
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Commentary | |
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Background | |
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The Second Chance Program | |
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The Present Research | |
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Results | |
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Discussion | |
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Acknowledgment | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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General Deterrent Effects of Police Patrol in Crime "Hot Spots": A Randomized, Controlled Trial | |
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Commentary | |
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Research Design Issues in Patrol and Crime | |
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Experimental Design | |
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Results | |
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Conclusions | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Survey Research | |
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Reassessing the Impact of Race on Citizens' Attitudes Toward the Police: A Research Note | |
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Commentary | |
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Method | |
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Results | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Heavy Metal Music Preference, Delinquent Friends, Social Control, and Delinquency | |
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Commentary | |
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Heavy Metal and Delinquency | |
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Hypotheses | |
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Method | |
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Analysis | |
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Summary | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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"My Wife Is Married and So Is My Girlfriend": Adaptations to the Threat of AIDS in an Arrestee Population | |
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Commentary | |
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Background | |
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Method and Data | |
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Results | |
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Discussion | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Field Research | |
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Fear of Victimization and the Interactional Construction of Harassment in a Latino Neighborhood | |
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Commentary | |
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Methods | |
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Crime, Neighborhood Reputation, and Identifying Danger in Chronic Town | |
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Behavioral Strategies of the Fearful and the Interactional Consequences | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Collective and Normative Features of Gang Violence | |
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Commentary | |
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Gang Violence | |
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Collective Behavior | |
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Data and Methods | |
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Collective Violence Processes Within the Gang | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Ambivalent Actions: Prison Adaptation Strategies of First-Time, Short-Term Inmates | |
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Commentary | |
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Method | |
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Marginality, Prison Imagery, and Prison Adaptations | |
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Ambivalence and Prison Strategies | |
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Discussion | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Analysis of Existing Records | |
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Analytical and Aggregation Biases in Analysis of Imprisonment: Reconciling Discrepancies in Studies of Racial Disparity | |
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Commentary | |
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Problems of Studying Single Decision Points and Single Jurisdictions | |
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Problems of Aggregation | |
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The Study | |
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Results | |
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Summary and Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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On Preventing Drunk Driving Recidivism: An Examination of Rehabilitation and Punishment Approaches | |
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Commentary | |
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Introduction | |
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The Rehabilitation Approach | |
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The Punishment Approach | |
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Sample | |
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Results: All Offenders | |
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First Time Offenders | |
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Discussion and Conclusion | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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In the Line of Duty: A Descriptive Analysis of Police Assaults and Accidents | |
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Commentary | |
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Introduction | |
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Previous Research | |
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Method | |
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Results | |
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Conclusions | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Secondary Data Analysis | |
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Juvenile Victimization: Convergent Validation of Alternative Measurements | |
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Commentary | |
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Patterns of Juvenile Victimization: Comparing Alternative Measures | |
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Validation of NCVS Estimates | |
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Research Method | |
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Results | |
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Discussion | |
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Victimization Questionnaire Items | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Racial Prejudice and Support for the Death Penalty by Whites | |
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Commentary | |
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The Study | |
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Results | |
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Discussion and Conclusions | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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A Badge and a Baccalaureate: Policies, Hypotheses, and Further Evidence | |
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Commentary | |
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Theoretical and Policy Issues | |
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Methods | |
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Findings | |
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Conclusions | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Other Methods | |
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You Can Lead a Horse to Water ...: A Case Study of a Police Department's Response to Stricter Drunk-Driving Laws | |
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Commentary | |
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DUI Legal Reform in the 1980s | |
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Drunk-Driving Enforcement in Pennsylvania | |
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Methods | |
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DUI Enforcement in Melville | |
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Demand for DUI Enforcement | |
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Discussion | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Images of Crime and Justice: Murder and the "True Crime" Genre | |
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Commentary | |
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Introduction | |
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Literature Review | |
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Method | |
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Discussion | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Appendix | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Further Exploration of the Flight from Discretion: The Role of Risk/Need Instruments in Probation Supervision Decisions | |
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Commentary | |
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Introduction | |
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Theory and Approach | |
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Historical Context | |
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Attitudes about the Risk/Need Instruments | |
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Conclusions | |
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Acknowledgment | |
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References | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Epilogue: Policy and Utilization Issues in Criminal Justice Research | |
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Knowledge for What? | |
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Research Information | |
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Defining Research Utilization | |
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The Context for Policy Development | |
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Factors Affecting Research Utilization | |
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Research Use in Perspective | |
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References | |
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Index | |