Scared Straight

Scared Straight
Title Scared Straight PDF eBook
Author Robert Neil Minor
Publisher Humanityworks
Pages 226
Release 2001
Genre Psychology
ISBN

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A cultural critique of gowing up in the USA, with such topics as our universities as purveyors of hopelessness and the dynamics of "getting laid" taught in high school that emphasizes that taking on the "straight" role damages all human beings regardless of sexual orientation but is taught from birth by the institutions of our society.

Scared Poopless

Scared Poopless
Title Scared Poopless PDF eBook
Author Jan Rasmusen
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2006
Genre Alternative veterinary medicine
ISBN 9780977126507

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Jan RasmusenOs investigation into her dogOs illness led her to the startling conclusion that almost everything she knew about dog care was myth, outdated information or advertising propaganda. After two years of research and interviews with eighteen innovative veterinarians, Jan and her opinionated four-pound dog Chiclet Oco-authoredO Scared Poopless, a book destined to change the way we all care for our dogs.

Criminology

Criminology
Title Criminology PDF eBook
Author Gennaro F. Vito
Publisher Jones & Bartlett Learning
Pages 522
Release 2006
Genre Law
ISBN 9780763730017

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Across America, crime is a consistent public concern. The authors have produced a comprehensive work on major criminological theories, combining classical criminology with new topics, such as Internet crime and terrorism. The text also focuses on how criminology shapes public policy.

Scared Straight!

Scared Straight!
Title Scared Straight! PDF eBook
Author James O. Finckenauer
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 1999
Genre Juvenile delinquency
ISBN 9781577660354

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This study examines why, in the face of data that show its ineffectiveness, the "Scared Straight" approach to delinquency prevention continues to be used in some jurisdictions. The author's 1982 edition examined and critiqued the Scared Straight project at New Jersey's Rahway State Prison. It identified the program as unable to deal with juvenile delinquency; associated it with a pattern of failure in other efforts to deal with juvenile delinquency; and linked these to a futile but persistent quest for simple remedies or cure-alls. This pattern was referred to as the "panacea phenomenon". This new edition updates the evidence and extends the discussion. The panacea phenomenon is identified as a myth, having the function of offering simple explanations for complex, often otherwise unexplainable issues and problems. The original Scared Straight case study is then reviewed and evidence of Scared Straight's performance since 1982 presented. A description of Norway's Ullersmo project, which operated from 1992 to 1996 and was based on U.S. models, is offered as an international example of the panacea phenomenon in action. The book concludes that Scared Straight and programs like it, survive despite evidence that they do not work because they are harmonious with certain deeply held beliefs about crime, punishment, and human behavior. One such belief -- that fear of consequences sustains behavioral change -- is a cornerstone of the Scared Straight program.

Good Punishment?

Good Punishment?
Title Good Punishment? PDF eBook
Author James Samuel Logan
Publisher Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Pages 272
Release 2008-01-02
Genre Religion
ISBN 0802863248

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The author critiques the American obsession with imprisonment as punishment, calling it "retributive degradation" of the incarcerated. His analysis draws on both salient empirical data and material from a variety of disciplines - social history, anthropology, law and penal theory, philosophy of religion - as he uncovers the devastating social consequences (both direct and collateral) of imprisonment on such a large, unprecedented scale. The book develops a Christian social ethics of "good punishment" embodied as a politics of "healing memories" and "ontological intimacy"

Preventing Crime

Preventing Crime
Title Preventing Crime PDF eBook
Author Brandon C. Welsh
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 241
Release 2007-08-09
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0387691693

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This book examines evidence-based crime prevention through the use of the rigorous methodology of systematic reviews. It brings together the leading scientific evidence on what works best for a wide range of interventions organized around four important domains in criminology: at-risk children, offenders, victims, and places. It is an indispensable guide to the leading scientific evidence on what works best to prevent crime.

Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice
Title Juvenile Justice PDF eBook
Author Preston Elrod
Publisher Jones & Bartlett Learning
Pages 546
Release 2011-01-28
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0763762512

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The juvenile justice system is a multifaceted entity that continually changes under the influence of decisions, policies, and laws. The all new Third Edition of Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical, and Legal Perspective, offers readers a clear and comprehensive look at exaclty what it is and how it works. Reader friendly and up-to-date, this text unravels the complexities of the juvenile justice system by exploring the history, theory, and components of the juvenile justice process and how they relate.