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May, David C.; Wood, Peter B.; Mooney, Jennifer L.; Minor, Kevin I. – Crime & Delinquency, 2005
We solicited offender-generated exchange rates between prison and several noncustodial sanctions from a sample of 588 offenders currently serving community-based punishments. We then regressed these exchange rates on demographic, attitudinal, and correctional experience indicators. Males, Blacks, older offenders, offenders with prison experience,…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Correctional Institutions, Criminals, Demography
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Jason, Leonard; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
Stores (n=120) in Chicago (Illinois) were targeted for enforcement of prohibitions on selling cigarettes to minors. Enforcement schedules of 2, 4, and 6 months were effective in reducing illegal sales, from 86% to 19%, 87% to 34%, and 87% to 42%, respectively, indicating the effectiveness of regular enforcement of civil penalties for tobacco sales…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Fines (Penalties)