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Incorporating Surveys to Improve Police-Community Partnerships
George M. Froggé, Austin Peay State University
Abstract
In some cities, there is a strain on the relationships betw…
Sex Offender Risk, Recidivism, and Policy
Kristi L. Greenberg University of New Haven
Sex offenders and their rates of recidivism are often at the center of med…
Reentry Courts: A Critique of Implementation and Theoretical Design
Jacob Hasson University of New Haven
The United States’ criminal justice system is in the process of rebounding from p…
Employment and Recidivism
Tianyin Yu, University of New Haven
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 67.8% of relea…
Youth Mentoring: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice
David L. Myers, PhD University of New Haven
In recent decades, youth mentoring has experienced tremendous growth throu…
The Use of Gay & Straight Alliances in Reducing Illicit Drug Use and Prescription Drug Misuse among LGBT Adolescents
Tim Daty University of New Haven
Gay & Straight Alliances (GSA) are school sanctioned student organizations that i…
Focused Deterrence Interventions: A Critical Review
Joseph Dule University of New Haven
Boston pioneered a focused deterrence strategy in the 1990s, to reduce high rates…
Examining Dog-Training Programs in Prison: Success Found Among Confounding Factors
Kevin Earl University of New Haven
Dogs have great therapeutic power. It is easy to think of anecdotal evidence of thi…
What Does It Mean to Become a Certified Evidence Based Practitioner (CEBP) Or, Giving Up Your “Guy in a Diner” Card
Mark M. Lowis, LMSW, MINT, CEBP, Joyfields Institute for Evidence-Based Professionals
If you get the chance to go to y…
Police Use of Force Policy and Excessive Force
Evin Carmack, University of New Haven
This paper seeks to examine use of force policy and its impact on instances of e…