New Perspectives in Policing

the day. It produced a number of papers and concepts that revolutionized policing. Thirty years later, law enforcement has changed and NIJ and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government are again collaborating to help resolve law enforce­ ment issues of the day. Learn more about the Executive Session on . Policing and Public Safety at:

Urban Street Gang Enforcement - Office of Justice Programs

of Justice, law enforcement agencies in the United States are confronted with the presence of more than 4,800 gangs and 250,000 gang members. To help law enforcement agencies combat this menace, this monograph pre-sents a program model, or …

  Enforcement, Law enforcement

The Impact of Terrorism on State Law Enforcement

month effort, researchers conducted a 50-state survey of state and local law enforcement agencies, conducted a series of case studies, and convened an expert work group of public officials. According to the survey results, state law enforcement agencies are very involved in their states’ homeland security initiatives.

  Enforcement, Law enforcement

The Analysis and Decision of Summary Judgment Motions·

by jury, saying that the summary procedure essentially prescribes the means of making an issue. The issue made as pre­ scribed, the right of trial by jury accrues. The purpose of the [75th] rule is to preserve the court from frivolous defences and to defeat at­ tempts to use formal pleading as means to delay the recovery of jus~ demands.6

  Name, Procedures, Summary, The mean, Summary procedure

Psychology of Terrorism

Psychology of Terrorism 5 hope to identify, describe, and evaluate what contribution – if any – psychological theory or research may have made to understanding

Child Delinquency: Early Intervention and Prevention

nature of child delinquency, its develop-mental course, key risk and protective factors, and effective interventions. Child delinquency is an enduring and troubling phenomenon that requires more research and the efforts of a broader community to be fully under-stood and addressed. The work summa-rized in this Bulletin helps to advance

  Interventions, Delinquency

Treatment, Services, and Intervention Programs for Child ...

child delinquency from escalating into chronic criminality, the most successful interventions to date have been isolat-ed and unintegrated with other ongoing interventions. In fact, only a few well-organized, integrated programs designed to reduce child delinquency exist in North America today. The Study Group on Very Young Offend-

  Interventions, Delinquency

DOJ Grants Financial Guide - Office of Justice Programs

Mar 18, 2013 · Guide. However, recipients (and subrecipients) should refer to their award terms and conditions to determine the specific requirements that apply to their award. We have provided references to the underlying laws and regulations as much as possible. Financial Management Systems. Allowable Costs. Unallowable Costs. Federal Financial Reports

  Guide, Financial, Allowable, Unallowable, Financial guide

Fire and Arson Scene Evidence

of Crime Laboratory Directors, the National District Attorneys Associa-tion, the International Association of Arson Investigators, and the Inter-national Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators. Addition-ally, thanks are extended to the individuals, agencies, and organizations

  Laboratory, Into, Crime, Association, Associa, A ssociation, Of crime laboratory

GUIDE for Explosion

Tobacco and Firearms, the American Society of Crime Laboratory Direc-tors, and the National District Attorneys Association. Collectively, over a 2-year period, the 32 members of TWGBSI listed below worked together to develop this handbook, A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation. National Bombing Scene Planning Panel of TWGBSI

  Laboratory, Crime, Association, Of crime laboratory

A Social Work Perspective on Drug Policy Reform

patterns of arrests and incarceration for low-level drug crimes. According to Human Rights Watch (2008), the punitive anti-drug policies of the last 20 years bear heavy responsibility for the extremely high and disproportionate representation of black Americans in the U.S. prison population. Drug offenses have played a greater role

  Drug, Policies, Incarceration, Drug policies, And incarceration

Drug War in the Philippines - Tom Lantos Human Rights ...

drug users, gay men, transgender women, and female prostitutes, the rate of new infections ... Further, as Central America has painfully learned in its struggles against street gangs, mass incarceration policies turn prisons into recruiting grounds for organized crime. Given persisting jihadi terrorism in the Philippines, mass imprisonment of ...

  Drug, Policies, Women, Incarceration, Incarceration policies

Structural and Social Determinants of Health (SSDHs)

to one in 45 and for Black women one in 18. LGBTQ populations are also disproportionally impacted by mass incarceration, particularly for transgender populations. Laws that lead to the criminalization of LGBTQ people (e.g., the recent wave of transgender bathroom bills), sex workers, undocumented populations, and drug use—and unusually harsh

  Drug, Women, Incarceration

2021 Adult Preventive Health Guidelines

Screen pregnancy women and those at high risk for infection such those with a history of incarceration, history of commercial sex work, certain racial/ethnic groups, and being a male younger than 29 years, as well as regional variations. Chlamydia All sexually active women 24 years of age or younger, including adolescents, are

  Health, Guidelines, 2012, Women, Adults, Preventive, Incarceration, 2021 adult preventive health guidelines

THE FACTS OF LIFE SENTENCES - Sentencing Project

Drug offense Other Property offense While people of color are over-represented in prisons and jails; this disparity is even more evident among those sentenced to life imprisonment, where one of every five African American prisoners is serving a life sentence. Over 6,000 women are serving life or virtual life sentences. The number of women ...

  Drug, Women

Women in Prison: A Fact Sheet - Prison Policy Initiative

• From 1986 to 1996, the number of women sentenced to state prison for drug crimes increased from 2,370 to 23,700. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington DC Prisoners in 1997) • In 1986, 12.0% of women in prison were drug offenders. In 1991, 32.8% of women in prison were incarcerated for drug offenses.

  Drug, Women

The Social Determinants of Substance Abuse: The Social and ...

to illicit drug abuse.1 As a public health concern, substance abuse accounts for 5.4% of the globe's annual disease burden,2 while in the developed world 1 in 10 cases of HIV/AIDS transmission is caused by intravenous drug use. 3 On an individual level the 1 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2010). World Drug Report. Vienna. 2 WHO ...

  Drug