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Rational Discretionary Risk: The Judicial Risk x Sentence Model for Sex Offenders
(2016)Given that sex crimes are considered to be dangerous offenses and are perceived to have a high risk of reoffending, sex offenders are subject to disproportionality harsh treatment in criminal institutions. Sentence disparity ... -
Rush to Judgement: Understanding the Impact of Early Case Resolution on the Pace of Litigation and Quality of Justice
(2015)The court system in the United States has long suffered from a slow pace of litigation and its many consequences. Decades of research has concluded that the pace of litigation is by no means static and that certain case ... -
SEEKING INJUSTICE: A STUDY OF PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDCUT IN WASHINGTON STATE
(2019)Prosecutorial misconduct is one of a number of factors that has been identified as partially responsible for wrongful convictions. Where many of these factors have been researched quite heavily, there is a comparative ... -
State Administration of Drug Courts: Exploring Issues of Authority, Funding, and Legitimacy
(Criminal Justice Policy Review, 2007)Although drug courts are local programs, many were established using federal grant dollars from the U.S. Department of Justice. As these federal grants run their course and overall federal funding for drug courts declines, ... -
The "Territorial Imperative" and Problem Solving Partnerships: LAPD Defines Community
(2013)This presentation, delivered in 2013 for the American Society of Criminology, considers community-based policing and its use in Los Angeles, California. The presentation considers the effect of community-based policing on ... -
THE EFFECTS OF CANNABIS AND THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA ON FATAL CRASHES IN WASHINGTON STATE
(2019)As cannabis use is legalized in more states, traffic crashes and fatalities related to cannabis and other drugs are becoming a major public health and safety issue. While researchers and policy makers have focused considerable ... -
The Forensic Identification of Marijuana: Suspicion, Moral Danger, and the Creation of Non-Psychoactive THC
(Albany Law Review, 2012)American federal and state laws present marijuana as a dangerous substance requiring coercive control and forbid private citizens from possessing, selling, or growing it. The differences between marijuana and hemp--a similar ... -
The Influence of Suspect Race and Ethnicity on Decisions to Shoot in a Deadly Force Judgment and Decision-Making Simulator
(2011)Concern that the status characteristics of suspects influence police use of deadly force has generated substantial during the past several decades. Previous research based on incident reports of police shootings and ... -
The Plain Touch Doctrine: Political Affiliation and Judicial Decision-Making
(2016)The Plain Touch exception to the Fourth Amendment allows police officers to seize contraband that is found during a Terry frisk. The exception, as outlined in the case of Minnesota v. Dickerson, extends the doctrine of ... -
The Rule of Law: An Examination of Judicial Discretion in Terrorism Appeals
(2017)Prosecuting terrorism has proven to be difficult for the criminal justice system in recent decades. Moreover, terrorists are qualitatively different than traditional criminals. As a result, certain complexities arise that ... -
TRUST IN THE POLICE: ANALYSIS OF URBAN CITIES IN GHANA
(2015)Given the deteriorated relationship between the police and the people of Ghana, this study examines the causes of trust in selected urban areas in Ghana. Specifically, the study aims to: (1) test the performance theory for ... -
UNDERSTANDING THE OPERATIONAL DYNAMICS OF DRUG COURTS
(2010)Drug courts seek to provide a coordinated and comprehensive approach to addressing the complex intersection of defendant addiction and crime that plagues the court system. Under the layers of activity and services that ... -
Unmet Needs: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Issues as Pathways to Recidivism in Justice-Involved Youth
(2019)Standard practice within the correctional system dictates that certain needs, such as antisocial personality, cognitions, and peers, are to be prioritized when providing interventions. However, greater concern has arisen ...