Crime and Delinquency articles from January 1997

Crime and Delinquency archives from January 1997

Necessarily relative: is juvenile justice speedy enough?
January 1, 1997... The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a "speedy and public trial" for any citizen subjected to criminal prosecution. The amendment does not stipulate what is and what is not "speedy." In its definitive case on speedy trial,...

Getting tough on prisoners: results from the National Corrections Executive Survey, 1995.
January 1, 1997... The imprisonment rate in the United States has more than quadrupled since 1970, partly because of mandatory sentencing laws (Clines 1993) and more punitive attitudes toward offenders (Austin and Brown 1989). The public appears to support...

The ignition interlock program for drunk drivers: a multivariate test.
January 1, 1997... In both Canada and the United States, fully 40% to 50% of all traffic fatalities are alcohol related (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1995; Simpson and Mayhew 1992; Statistics Canada 1995), and despite a decline in overall...

The influence of educational attainment on the attitudes and job performance of correctional officers.
January 1, 1997... Correctional administrators often view educational achievement as an important if not sufficient requirement for enhancing the professionalism of their correctional officer workforce. The assumption has led to increased educational...

The Fourth Amendment as a tool of actuarial justice: the "special needs" exception to the warrant and probable cause requirements.
January 1, 1997... The reasonableness provisions of the Fourth Amendment have traditionally been interpreted to mean that governmental searches and seizures must be made pursuant to probable cause and a warrant. In other words, the Fourth Amendment prohibits...

Who gets revoked? A comparison of intensive supervision successes and failures in Vermont.
January 1, 1997... The constant crowding of prisons continues to have correctional administrators searching for suitable alternatives to incarceration. However, in spite of the widespread use of such programs, prison populations have continued to soar. In...