Age Of Imprisonment

Author : Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Law and Justice,Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, and Control
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780309172356

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Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice by Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Law and Justice,Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, and Control Pdf

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 pitfalls inherent to adolescent decisionmaking that contribute to youth crime. From a policy standpoint, adolescent offenders are caught in the crossfire between nurturance of youth and punishment of criminals, between rehabilitation and "get tough" pronouncements. In the midst of this emotional debate, the National Research Council's Panel on Juvenile Crime steps forward with an authoritative review of the best available data and analysis. Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice presents recommendations for addressing the many aspects of America's youth crime problem. This timely release discusses patterns and trends in crimes by children and adolescentsâ€"trends revealed by arrest data, victim reports, and other sources; youth crime within general crime; and race and sex disparities. The book explores desistanceâ€"the probability that delinquency or criminal activities decrease with ageâ€"and evaluates different approaches to predicting future crime rates. Why do young people turn to delinquency? Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice presents what we know and what we urgently need to find out about contributing factors, ranging from prenatal care, differences in temperament, and family influences to the role of peer relationships, the impact of the school policies toward delinquency, and the broader influences of the neighborhood and community. Equally important, this book examines a range of solutions: Prevention and intervention efforts directed to individuals, peer groups, and families, as well as day care-, school- and community-based initiatives. Intervention within the juvenile justice system. Role of the police. Processing and detention of youth offenders. Transferring youths to the adult judicial system. Residential placement of juveniles. The book includes background on the American juvenile court system, useful comparisons with the juvenile justice systems of other nations, and other important information for assessing this problem.

Author : Aleksandr Khechumyan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351371223

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Imprisonment of the Elderly and Death in Custody by Aleksandr Khechumyan Pdf

Over the past few decades, there has been a sharp increase in the number of elderly prisoners, and hence a rise in the number of prisoners dying in custody. In this book, Khechumyan questions whether respect for human dignity would justify releasing older and seriously ill prisoners. He also examines the normative justifications which could limit the administration of the imprisonment of the elderly and seriously ill. Khechumyan argues that factors such as a prisoner’s age and health could alter the balance between the legitimate goals of punishment, rendering the continued imprisonment ‘grossly disproportionate’. To address these issues, Articles 3 and 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights are extensively examined. This book is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the fields of Criminal Justice, Human Rights Law, and Gerontology.

Author : D. van Zijl-Smit,Frieder Dünkel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 891 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004481916

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Imprisonment Today and Tomorrow by D. van Zijl-Smit,Frieder Dünkel Pdf

Are more people being imprisoned throughout the world? Why is imprisonment still being used on a wide scale when an increasing number of alternatives are available? What are the major developments in prison law in the last decade? What problems arise in prison systems when states become constitutional democracies for the first time? Should prisons be privatized? How can prison conditions and prisoners' rights be improved? What special measures should there be for women, juveniles, violent offenders or drug addicts in prison? What programmes work effectively under which conditions? The second edition of "Imprisonment Today and Tomorrow" presents much fresh information in its attempts to provide answers to these and other crucial questions. It provides authoritative accounts by leading national experts on the place of imprisonment in 26 penal systems of major countries throughout the world. In addition, through the chapters on the work of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Punishment, non-governmental organizations and the United Nations, it sheds new light on international initiatives to promote prison standards. These are complemented by a comparative survey of world prison populations and a final chapter in which the editors evaluate developments described in this volume and elsewhere in order to arrive at conclusions about international trends and to make well-grounded proposals for prison reform.

Author : Timothy J. Flanagan
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1995-04-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803970335

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Long-Term Imprisonment by Timothy J. Flanagan Pdf

A collection of articles first published in The Prison Journal , the official journal of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, supplemented by research reports on the effects of long-term confinement in American and Canadian prisons and essays written by long-term prisoners. Articles examine the experiences of male and female inmates, and discuss the co.

Author : Dirk van Zyl Smit,Catherine Appleton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509902224

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Life Imprisonment and Human Rights by Dirk van Zyl Smit,Catherine Appleton Pdf

In many jurisdictions today, life imprisonment is the most severe penalty that can be imposed. Despite this, it is a relatively under-researched form of punishment and no meaningful attempt has been made to understand its full human rights implications. This important collection fills that gap by addressing these two key questions: what is life imprisonment and what human rights are relevant to it? These questions are explored from the perspective of a range of jurisdictions, in essays that draw on both empirical and doctrinal research. Under the editorship of two leading scholars in the field, this innovative and important work will be a landmark publication in the field of penal studies and human rights.

Author : Alexandra Cox,Laura S. Abrams
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030687595

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The Palgrave International Handbook of Youth Imprisonment by Alexandra Cox,Laura S. Abrams Pdf

This handbook brings together the knowledge on juvenile imprisonment to develop a global, synthesized view of the impact of imprisonment on children and young people. There are a growing number of scholars around the world who have conducted in-depth, qualitative research inside of youth prisons, and about young people incarcerated in adult prisons, and yet this research has never been synthesized or compiled. This book is organized around several core themes including: conditions of confinement, relationships in confinement, gender/sexuality and identity, perspectives on juvenile facility staff, reentry from youth prisons, young people’s experiences in adult prisons, and new models and perspectives on juvenile imprisonment. This handbook seeks to educate students, scholars, and policymakers about the role of incarceration in young people’s lives, from an empirically-informed, critical, and global perspective.

Author : Conor Murray
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031333989

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Young Men, Masculinities and Imprisonment by Conor Murray Pdf

Given the over-involvement of young men in crime and young men’s disproportionally high rates of reoffending, it is surprising that more research has not explored young men’s experiences of prison. This book is based on the findings of a nine-month ethnographic case study of Hydebank Wood College, a young men’s prison in Northern Ireland. It seeks to explore the complexity of gender construction and masculine performance during young adulthood, while also exposing and dissecting the turbulent social life of a young men’s prison. In examining these themes, the book takes account of the unique social, economic, and political factors that impact young men in communities in Northern Ireland, paying particular attention to their feelings of powerlessness, marginalisation, and vulnerability, and the construction of identity in cultures defined by territorialism, violence, masculine stoicism, and an anti-authority code of ‘honour’. The book follows the formation of masculinities through the prison gate and considers how the penal environment contributes to the continual shaping young men’s identities. The book also adopts Gambetta’s concept of ‘signalling’ to examine how young men use different practices, such as language and embodiment, to communicate masculinity to their wider social audience. At the same time, it also considers the reluctance of young men to communicate about their sources of vulnerability.

Author : Andrew M. Jefferson,Samantha Jeffries
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781801172882

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Gender, Criminalization, Imprisonment and Human Rights in Southeast Asia by Andrew M. Jefferson,Samantha Jeffries Pdf

This volume contains two Open Access Chapters. This volume features contributions from activist scholars grappling to understand and alleviate the compound sufferings of women and LGBTIQA+ persons as they encounter criminal justice systems in Southeast Asia.

Author : Pat Carlen,Anne Worrall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135986988

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Analysing Women's Imprisonment by Pat Carlen,Anne Worrall Pdf

In both the UK and the rest of the world there have been rapid increases in the numbers of women in prison, which has led to an acceleration of interest in women's crimes and the social control of women, and women's experience of both prison and the criminal justice system is very different to men's. This text is concerned to address the key issues relating to women's imprisonment, contributing at the same time to an understanding of prison issues in general and the historical and contemporary politics of gender and penal justice. What are women's prisons for? What are they like? Why are lone mothers, ethnic minority and very poor women disproportionately represented in the women's prison population? Should babies be sent to prison with their mothers? These are amongst the issues with which this book is concerned. Analysing Women's Imprisonment is written as an introductory text to the subject, aiming to guide students of penology carefully through the main historical and contemporary discourses on women's imprisonment. Each chapter has a clear summary ('concepts to know'), essay questions and recommendations for further reading, and will help students prepare confidently for seminars, course examinations and project work.

Author : Canada. Department of Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Juvenile justice, Administration of
ISBN : OCLC:124085851

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The Youth Criminal Justice Act by Canada. Department of Justice Pdf

The Youth Criminal Justice Act replaces the Young Offenders Act to provide the legislative framework for a fairer & more effective youth justice system.

Author : Stacey L. Shipley,Bruce A. Arrigo
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780123821690

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Introduction to Forensic Psychology by Stacey L. Shipley,Bruce A. Arrigo Pdf

This edition of Introduction to Forensic Psychology has been completely restructured to map to how courses on forensic psychology are taught, and features more figures, tables, and text boxes, textbook pedagogy. Uniquely. this book offers equal representation of criminal behavior, the court systems, and law enforcement/prisons. It also has equal representation of criminal and civic forensics and of issues pertaining to adults and children. new coverage of emerging issues in forensic psychology expanded case illustrations and vignettes, practice and ethics updates, and international trends new "key issue" overviews, boldface terms and concepts, and chapter reviews expanded coverage of corrections for juveniles.

Author : Patrick A. Langan,Lawrence A. Greenfeld
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Imprisonment
ISBN : UCR:31210024792259

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The Prevalence of Imprisonment by Patrick A. Langan,Lawrence A. Greenfeld Pdf

Author : New Mexico. Governor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : New Mexico
ISBN : UOM:39015068111155

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Budget by New Mexico. Governor Pdf

Author : John Wooldredge,Paula Smith,Paula H. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 777 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199948154

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The Oxford Handbook of Prisons and Imprisonment by John Wooldredge,Paula Smith,Paula H. Smith Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Prisons and Imprisonment provides the only single source that bridges social scientific and behavioral perspectives, providing graduate students with a more comprehensive understanding of the topic, academics with a body of knowledge that will more effectively inform their own research, and practitioners with an overview of evidence-based best practices.

Author : Australian Institute of Criminology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Age of criminal responsibility
ISBN : OCLC:1262707494

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The Age of Criminal Responsibility by Australian Institute of Criminology Pdf

Since the year 2000, some jurisdictions have revised their legislation, confirming a trend over the last 20 years to uniformity in age limits for criminal responsibility. This bulletin includes a table which sets out, for each Australian jurisdiction, the age up to which a child cannot be charged with a criminal offence; the age range within which children are considered 'doli incapax', or incapable of committing crime; and the maximum age for appearance in a children's, juvenile or youth court. In the Australian Capital Territory, the Criminal Code 2002 Div 2.3.1 now deals with the criminal responsibility of children. From 1 July 2005 in Victoria, the age jurisdiction of the criminal division of the Children's Court has increased from 17 to 18 years. In Queensland, for the purposes of the Juvenile Justice Act 1992 a child is a person who has not turned 17 years. Recent Australian reviews have discussed amending the doli incapax presumption, including reversing the onus of proof and changing its application to ages twelve and under.