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Measuring Offender Risk: A Criminal Justice Sourcebook

Autor Dean John Champion
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 oct 1993 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Champion, an expert on criminal behavior, paroling, and sentencing, assesses how the justice system makes critical decisions about offender risks and needs. This sourcebook evaluates the instruments and methods used by local, state, and federal authorities at different stages and in different environments to handle both adult and juvenile offenders. Criminologists, penologists, and law enforcement personnel will see ways to optimize institutional classifications and parole board decisions, and to deal appropriately with various types of offenders. Appendices and a comprehensive bibliography, along with a complete index, enhance the usefulness of this reference tool.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313285936
ISBN-10: 0313285934
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.69 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

DEAN J. CHAMPION is Professor and Chair at the Department of Criminal Justice, Minot State University, North Dakota. His publications include sixteen texts, an edited work, and numerous articles. Among the books are Corrections in the United States: A Contemporary Perspective (1989), The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (Praeger, 1989), and Felony Probation (Praeger, 1988). His articles have appeared in several journals including Journal of Criminal Justice, Crime and Justice, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, and American Journal of Criminal Justice. His professional interests revolve around judicial and prosecutorial decision making, juvenile rights, and jailhouse lawyers and correctional law.

Cuprins

PrefaceRisk Assessment and Dangerousness: An Historical AnalysisThe Criminal Justice System and Predictions of Risk: Variations in InstrumentationSelective Incapacitation and Recidivism: An Examination of the IssuesClassification in Correctional Settings: Risk as a Determinant of Level-of-Custody Decision MakingParole and Other Options: Factors Influencing Early-Release DecisionsRisk Assessment in Retrospect: Current TrendsAppendices: Forms: AdultForms and Figure: JuvenileCases CitedBibliographyName IndexSubject Index