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96 produkter

Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs
What We Don't Know Keeps Hurting Us
Av National Research Council, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
997 kr
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How should the war on drugs be fought? Everyone seems to agree that the United States ought to use a combination of several different approaches to combat the destructive effects of illegal drug use. Yet there is a remarkable paucity of data and research information that policy makers require if …
Parole, Desistance from Crime, and Community Integration
Av Committee on Community Supervision and Desistance from Crime, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
367 kr
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Every day, about 1,600 people are released from prisons in the United States. Of these 600,000 new releasees every year, about 480,000 are subject to parole or some other kind of postrelease supervision. Prison releasees represent a challenge, both to themselves and to the communities to which they …
Surveying Victims
Options for Conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey
Av Panel to Review the Programs of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Committee on National Statistics m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
641 kr
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It is easy to underestimate how little was known about crimes and victims before the findings of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) became common wisdom. In the late 1960s, knowledge of crimes and their victims came largely from reports filed by local police agencies as part of the …
Ballistic Imaging
Av and Technical Capability of a National Ballistics Database Committee to Assess the Feasibility, Accuracy, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
788 kr
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Ballistic Imaging assesses the state of computer-based imaging technology in forensic firearms identification. The book evaluates the current law enforcement database of images of crime-related cartridge cases and bullets and recommends ways to improve the usefulness of the technology for …
Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists
A Framework for Program Assessment
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
863 kr
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All U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data -- such as phone records or Web sites visited -- should be required to evaluate the programs' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy. A framework is offered that agencies can use to evaluate such …
Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists
A Framework for Program Assessment
Av Committee on Technical and Privacy Dimensions of Information for Terrorism Prevention and Other National Goals, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
650 kr
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All U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data—such as phone records or Web sites visited—should be required to evaluate the programs'' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy. A framework is offered that agencies can use to evaluate such …
Understanding Crime Trends
Workshop Report
Av Committee on Understanding Crime Trends, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
719 kr
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Changes over time in the levels and patterns of crime have significant consequences that affect not only the criminal justice system but also other critical policy sectors. Yet compared with such areas as health status, housing, and employment, the nation lacks timely information and comprehensive …
Firearms and Violence
A Critical Review
Av Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
762 kr
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For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most contentious issues in American politics. For public authorities to make reasonable decisions on these matters, they must take into account facts about the relationship between guns and violence as well as …
Ballistic Imaging
Av and Technical Capability of a National Ballistics Database Committee to Assess the Feasibility, Accuracy, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
866 kr
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Ballistic Imaging assesses the state of computer-based imaging technology in forensic firearms identification. The book evaluates the current law enforcement database of images of crime-related cartridge cases and bullets and recommends ways to improve the usefulness of the technology for …
Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists
A Framework for Program Assessment
Av Committee on Technical and Privacy Dimensions of Information for Terrorism Prevention and Other National Goals, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
925 kr
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All U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data—such as phone records or Web sites visited—should be required to evaluate the programs'' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy. A framework is offered that agencies can use to evaluate such …
Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice Statistics
Av Panel to Review the Programs of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Committee on National Statistics m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
996 kr
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice is one of the smallest of the U.S. principal statistical agencies but shoulders one of the most expansive and detailed legal mandates among those agencies. Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice …
Understanding Crime Trends
Workshop Report
Av Committee on Understanding Crime Trends, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
1039 kr
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Changes over time in the levels and patterns of crime have significant consequences that affect not only the criminal justice system but also other critical policy sectors. Yet compared with such areas as health status, housing, and employment, the nation lacks timely information and comprehensive …
Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice Statistics
Av Panel to Review the Programs of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Committee on National Statistics m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
1126 kr
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice is one of the smallest of the U.S. principal statistical agencies but shoulders one of the most expansive and detailed legal mandates among those agencies. Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice …
Strengthening the National Institute of Justice
Av Committee on Assessing the Research Program of the National Institute of Justice, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
901 kr
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The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the nation''s primary resource for advancing scientific research, development, and evaluation on crime and crime control and the administration of justice in the United States. Headed by a presidentially appointed director, it is one of the major units in …
Understanding the Demand for Illegal Drugs
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
674 kr
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Despite efforts to reduce drug consumption in the United States over the past 35 years, drugs are just as cheap and available as they have ever been. Cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines continue to cause great harm in the country, particularly in minority communities in the major cities. …
Understanding the Demand for Illegal Drugs
Av Committee on Understanding and Controlling the Demand for Illegal Drugs, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
428 kr
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Despite efforts to reduce drug consumption in the United States over the past 35 years, drugs are just as cheap and available as they have ever been. Cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines continue to cause great harm in the country, particularly in minority communities in the major cities. …
Understanding the Demand for Illegal Drugs
Av Committee on Understanding and Controlling the Demand for Illegal Drugs, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
624 kr
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Despite efforts to reduce drug consumption in the United States over the past 35 years, drugs are just as cheap and available as they have ever been. Cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines continue to cause great harm in the country, particularly in minority communities in the major cities. …
Strengthening the National Institute of Justice
Av Committee on Assessing the Research Program of the National Institute of Justice, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
1299 kr
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The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the nation''s primary resource for advancing scientific research, development, and evaluation on crime and crime control and the administration of justice in the United States. Headed by a presidentially appointed director, it is one of the major units in …
Improving Evaluation of Anticrime Programs
Av Committee on Improving Evaluation of Anti-Crime Programs, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
478 kr
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Although billions of dollars have been spent on crime prevention and controlprograms during the past decade, scientifically strong impact evaluations of theseprograms are uncommon in the context of the overall number of programs thathave received funding. Improving Evaluation of Anticrime Programs …
Advancing the Federal Research Agenda on Violence Against Women
Av Steering Committee for the Workshop on Issues in Research on Violence Against Women, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
696 kr
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This report expands on the work of an earlier National Research Council panelwhose report, Understanding Violence Against Women , was published in 1996. Thereport is based on the presentations and deliberations of a workshop convened inJanuary 2002, at the request of Congress, to develop a detailed …
Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research
Workshop Summary
Av Committee on Law and Justice, Committee on National Statistics m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
610 kr
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Most major crime in this country emanates from two major data sources. The FBI''s Uniform Crime Reports has collected information on crimes known to the police and arrests from local and state jurisdictions throughout the country. The National Crime Victimization Survey, a general population survey …
Fairness and Effectiveness in Policing
The Evidence
Av Committee to Review Research on Police Policy and Practices, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
762 kr
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Because police are the most visible face of government power for most citizens, they are expected to deal effectively with crime and disorder and to be impartial. Producing justice through the fair, and restrained use of their authority. The standards by which the public judges police success have …
Deadly Lessons
Understanding Lethal School Violence
Av Committee on Law and Justice, Youth and Families Board on Children m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
642 kr
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The shooting at Columbine High School riveted national attention on violence in the nation''s schools. This dramatic example signaled an implicit and growing fear that these events would continue to occur—and even escalate in scale and severity. How do we make sense of the tragedy of a school …
What's Changing in Prosecution?
Report of a Workshop
Av Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
416 kr
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This workshop arose out of the efforts of the Committee on Law and Justice to assist the National Institute of Justice in identifying gaps in the overall research portfolio on crime and justice. It was designed to develop ideas about the kinds of knowledge needed to gain a better understanding of …
Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities
Report of a Workshop
Av Committee on Law and Justice, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
710 kr
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Although violent crime in the United States has declined over the past five years, certain groups appear to remain at disproportionately high risk for violent victimization. In the United States, people with developmental disabilities—such as mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, …
Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs
What We Don''t Know Keeps Hurting Us
Av Committee on Data and Research for Policy on Illegal Drugs, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
1159 kr
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How should the war on drugs be fought? Everyone seems to agree that the United States ought to use a combination of several different approaches to combat the destructive effects of illegal drug use. Yet there is a remarkable paucity of data and research information that policy makers require if …
Education and Delinquency
Summary of a Workshop
Av and Control Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
639 kr
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The Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, and Control convened a workshop on October 2, 1998, to explore issues related to educational performance, school climate, school practices, learning, student motivation and commitment to school, and their relationship to delinquency. The workshop …
Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice
Av and Control Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
673 kr
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Even though youth crime rates have fallen since the mid-1990s, public fear and political rhetoric over the issue have heightened. The Columbine shootings and other sensational incidents add to the furor. Often overlooked are the underlying problems of child poverty, social disadvantage, and the …
Pathological Gambling
A Critical Review
Av Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 1999
831 kr
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As states have moved from merely tolerating gambling to running their own games, as communities have increasingly turned to gambling for an economic boost, important questions arise. Has the new age of gambling increased the proportion of pathological or problem gamblers in the U.S. population? …
Surveying Victims
Options for Conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey
Av Panel to Review the Programs of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Committee on National Statistics m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
953 kr
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It is easy to underestimate how little was known about crimes and victims before the findings of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) became common wisdom. In the late 1960s, knowledge of crimes and their victims came largely from reports filed by local police agencies as part of the …