Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology articles from June 2001

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology archives from June 2001

The back-door to prison: waiver reform, "blended sentencing," and the law of unintended consequences.(Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution)(Minnesota)
June 22, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the arrest rates of juveniles for violence and homicide surged dramatically. (1) The escalation of homicide, especially among young African-American males in the late 1980s, provided the...

The drug court model as a response to "Broken Windows" criminal justice for the homeless mentally ill.
June 22, 2001... INTRODUCTION This Comment examines the current trend toward criminalization of homeless people and its impact on the mentally ill among them, and argues that drug treatment courts provide the best model for striking a balance between the...

Anti-prostitution zones: justifications for abolition.(Florida)
June 22, 2001... Three small Florida towns--Hollywood, Dania Beach and Hallandale Beach--are banding together to rid themselves of prostitutes. (1) On the table, for the second time in two years, is a proposal that would declare the cities' respective segments...

Throwing away the key on society's youngest sex offenders.
June 22, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION Although the academic community has hotly debated the merit and constitutionality of sexually violent person commitment laws, (1) no one has addressed the impact these laws have on juvenile sex offenders. (2) Regardless of...

Criminal law and criminology: a survey of recent books. (Bibliography)
June 22, 2001... CRIMINOLOGY-THEORY ANETTE BALLINGER, DEAD WOMAN WALKING: EXECUTED WOMEN IN ENGLAND AND WALES, 1900-1955 (Aldershot, Ashgate/Dartmouth, 2000) 374pp. The author applies gender analysis of women's criminality to the cases of fifteen women...