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

Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions Judicial ...

Department of Justice to prepare the following resource: Document Title: Collateral Consequences of Criminal ... Collateral consequences are known to adversely affect adoptions, housing, welfare, immigration, employment, professional licensure, property rights, mobility, and other opportunities—the ... in Texas, California, and Connecticut ...

  Department, Connecticut, Housing

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

The Relationship between Poverty & Mass Incarceration

rise in incarceration, the number of people in poverty would fall by as much as 20 percent.i The U.S. economy more than doubled in the three decades prior to the Great Recession, but the poverty rate remained largely unchanged. At the same time, incarceration rates increased rapidly by 342%, from 111 to 491 for every 100,000 citizens.ii

  Incarceration

Parental Incarceration - Child Welfare

incarceration was a reason for entry for 7 percent of children who entered foster care in 2019 (Children’s Bureau, 2020). These data, however, likely underestimate the true extent of the overlap. Caseworkers will often only record one reason for entry, meaning that parental incarceration may .

  Child, Child welfare, Welfare, Incarceration

Federal Alternative-to-Incarceration Court Programs

Sep 28, 2017 · alternatives to incarceration as a sentencing option.7 Many federal district courts around the country, with the support of the Department of Justice (DOJ), have begun creating specialized court programs to increase the use of alternatives to incarceration for certain types of offenders, most commonly for those with substance use disorders.

  Incarceration

Education Or Incarceration: Zero Tolerance Policies And ...

incarceration that characterize both the juvenile and adult legal systems. While the school to prison pipeline is facilitated by a number of trends in education, it is most directly attributable to the expansion of zero tolerance policies. These policies …

  Incarceration

Overcrowding and Overuse of Imprisonment in the United ...

Mass incarceration in the United States raises serious constitutional and human rights concerns. The human rights violations inherent in the system of mass incarceration play out on a number of fronts: from racial disparities in arrests, convictions, and sentencing; to draconian sentences

  Incarceration