Thus not all the population eligible to be included in the BCS will be included, these discrepancies do not fall into the realms of sampling error, as the numbers involved are relatively small in comparison to the overall survey. ... A booster sample has been added in recent years of 4,000 ethnic minority people to see if their experiences of crime differ from those of the general population. ... Elliot and Ellingworth (1992) have suggested that in areas of high crime, the population become apathetic to crime, and therefore are less likely to complete a victim survey. ... The focus of the...

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In the two-year period from January 1995 to December 1997, 70% of the drivers stopped and searched by the police were black, while only 17.5% of overall drivers " as well as overall speeders " were black.6 To look at similar case in Volusia County , Florida, in 1992, nearly 70% of those stopped on a particular Interstate highway in central Florida were black or Hispanic, although only 5% of the drivers on that highway were black or Hispanic. Moreover, minorities were detained for longer periods of time per stop than whites, and were 80% of those whose cars were searched after being...

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Women are the fastest growing population in prisons today. ... "With the increasingly growing population of incarcerated women, especially pregnant women there is a greater risk of more complex medical problems a fact that the male-oriented correctional systems fail to recognize" (Acoca, 1998). ... Justice Works was founded in 1992 by criminal justice experts, ex-prisoners and religious leaders in response to the tripling female U.S. prison population in one decade. ...

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Between 1900 and 1992, there were 416 documented cases in which a person was convicted with a death penalty and later were proven innocent ("Five"). ... Also, despite the fact that African-Americans constitute only 12% of the national population ("Five"), they comprise 43.1 percent of the prisoners on death row ("Death"). ...

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In addition to this fact, Lott gives evidence that high crime neighborhoods with minority populations show immediate reductions in crimes when citizens begin to carry concealed handguns. ... He provides extensive empirical data and theoretical evidence to support his theory and then concludes "that if all states had adopted nondiscretionary concealed-handgun laws in 1992, about 1,600 fewer murders and 4,800 fewer rapes would have been committed" (p.60). ... Some variables not considered are minority populations, social-economical status, cultural diversity, and ethical moral beliefs in tho...

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In 1992, the State of Washington's Department of Social and Health Services published a report identifying 691 sexually aggressive youths in state custody, 33% of whom were under the age of 12. ... Weak egos are associated with immaturity, poor social skills, and excessive dependants on others; antisocial peers may easily lead people with weak egos into crime. 9Within the overall population of juveniles who sexually assault children, there are certain youths who display high levels of aggression and violence. ...

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(A New Choreography, 2001, p.4) The Probation Service now works within a structure of National Standards, which has been in force since 1992. ... This translates into a range of negative beliefs about the Criminal Justice System, including 25% of the population believing the Probation Services do a poor or very poor job'. ... The renowned, punitive minded Mr Michael Howard, former Home Secretary, bought about great changes to the Criminal Justice system, with his lock-em up' beliefs which saw the prison population swelling dramatically from 44,506 prisoners in1993 to a present day...

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The so-called "death penalty" has been around since the ancient Greek times, when Socrates, at the age of 70, was brought to trial and charged with "not believing in the gods the state believed in, introducing different new divine powers, and corrupting the young. Socrates was summoned to drink t...

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Crime was found to be more in the summer, in the southern areas, among heterogeneous population, and among the poor and uneducated. ... The rapid industrialization and urbanization the increasing pressure of population have made the problem of juvenile deviance as the most challenging and a threat to the well being of society. ...

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The program includes prison tours, personal stories from inmates and the integration of youth into the prison population (2012). ... It started in 1992, but since then it has spread to fifteen prisons across South Carolina (SC Dept of Corrections 2015). ...

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While most correctional systems have implemented objective classification systems that have become quite effective in identifying inmates for the general prison population, less attention has been given to accurately classifying inmates who pose a higher risk and may require special management within the prison setting. ... By keeping nonviolent drug users o...

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,and Walker,J.R 1992) What, then, are the rational answers to this series of partly understandable and partly impermissible misconceptions in the Australian society? ... Indeed, trends in Australia from 1965 to 1985 demonstrate an increasing number of homicide cases being reported to the police, but since the figures are rising more slowly than the population, the homicide rate has actually fallen over this period, from nearly six per hundred thousand to less than 4.4. ... In Canada, the homicide rate fell from a peak of 3.09 per 100,000 population in 1975(the year before the aboliti...

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