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Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical and Legal Perspective (with R. Scott Ryder) (2011)

The juvenile justice system is a multifaceted entity that continually changes under the influence of...

 

Contributions to Books

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The Potential for Fundamental Change in Juvenile Justice: Implementing an Alternative Approach to Problem Youth, Cutting the Edge: Current Perspectives in Radical/Critical Criminology (2009)

Understanding crime, criminals, and criminal justice from a radical/critical perspective is indispensable in todays academic,...

 

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Juvenile Justice in Japan (with Minoru Yokoyma), Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Systems in the Non-Western World (2006)

Why has youth crime been increasing in the developing countries, and how well have their...

 

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Kids in Jail: I Mean You Ain't Really Learning Nothin (Productive) (with Michael Brooks), Convict Criminology (2002)

A collection of chapters written by criminologists, half of whom are ex-convicts. The book includes...

 

Selected Articles

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Prison Visits: On the Outside Looking In (with Stephen C. Richards and Victoria Simpson Beck), Journal of Prisoners on Prison (2008)
 

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Theoretical Predictors of Delinquency Among Public School Students in a Mid-Southern State (with Nathan C. Lowe and David C. May), Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice (2008)

Theoretical predictors of delinquency among a sample of rural and small town youths are examined...

 

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Theoretical Predictors of Delinquency In and Out of School Among a Sample of Rural Public School Youth (with David May and Irina R. Soderstrom), Southern Rural Sociology (2008)

This paper compares predictors of in-school and out-of-school delinquency and is based on data collected...

 

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Town and Gown Collaboration: An Example of University Support for the Development of a Local Delinquency Prevention Plan, Kentucky Justice and Safety Research Bulletin (2008)

This bulletin describes the role that the College of Justice and Safety at Eastern Kentucky...

 

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Assessing Student Perceptions of School Victimization and School Safety: A Psychometric Assessment of Relevant Instruments (with Irina Soderstrom), Journal of School Violence (2006)

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. In an effort to...

 

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Lessons from an Evaluation of Five State Supported Delinquency Prevention Projects, Justice and Safety Research Bulletin (2004)

Presents an overview of findings from an evaluation of five state supported delinquency prevention projects...

 

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Citizens' Perception of a "Good" Electronic House Arrest Program (with Michael P. Brown), Corrections Management Quarterly (1999)

The successful implementation and operation of electronic house arrest (EHA) depends upon community acceptance. Research...

 

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Public Perceptions of the Death Penalty: Beyond Gallup (with Alexis M. Durham and Patrick T. Kinkade), Justice Quarterly (1996)