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Direct linkLunsky, Yona; Raina, Poonam; Jones, Jessica – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and legal involvement are a unique population with complex needs. To date, there has been limited research exploring the demographic and clinical profiles of individuals with ID and legal involvement that are in crisis and how they differ to individuals with ID without legal involvement.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Profiles, Background, Individual Characteristics
Zhao, Jihong; Ren, Ling; Lovrich, Nicholas P. – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
A variety of theories have emerged that offer plausible explanations, one from the political institutional perspective and others from sociological perspective. There has been renewed interest in the effect of local political structure on police strength in the policing literature. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to assess the two main…
Descriptors: Police, Statistical Analysis, Local Government, Longitudinal Studies
Faller, Kathleen Coulborn; Birdsall, William C.; Vandervort, Frank; Henry, James – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: To determine significant predictors of severity of sentencing of sex offenders of minors in a jurisdiction which obtains many confessions. Method: Data were abstracted from 323 criminal court case records of sexually abused minors over 11 years in a county which places a high priority on sexual abuse prosecution. The sample used in this…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Case Records, Multiple Regression Analysis, Crime
Ruback, R. Barry; Shaffer, Jennifer N.; Logue, Melissa A. – Crime & Delinquency, 2004
This study examined court records, probation records, and collection office records in four counties in Pennsylvania, which were chosen because they varied along two dimensions: (a) population size and (b) the use of specialized units for the collection of monetary sanctions. From each county, restitution-eligible cases were sampled from both 1994…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Policy Analysis, Effect Size, Fees
