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A Quantitative Theory of Criminal Justice

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1974
Some of the elements of the criminal justice system are expressed in mathematical terms. The function of the criminal justice system is postulated to be the minimization of all the losses to society resulting from crime. Losses considered include the direct and indirect loss due to a crime, the loss to the convicted criminal due to the punishment he ...
G. Rabow
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Toward a General Theory of Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Review, 2008
Building on an extension of self-control theory to criminal justice, the current study explored Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory with data from a sample of 208 male parolees selected from the midwestern United States. Ordered logit regression models linked offender low self-control to an array of outcomes, including social interactions with ...
M. Delisi   +4 more
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An Iconic Theory of Criminal Justice

, 2009
Even mildly critical appraisals of American criminal justice around the turn of the twenty-first century mention Willie Horton. Horton, a convicted murderer serving time in Massachusetts, committed rape and armed robbery while out of prison on a state furlough. The advisers to George H. W.
G. Skoll
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Multiple Disadvantage and Social Networks: Toward an Integrated Theory of Health Care Use During Reentry From Criminal Justice Settings

International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, 2022
Research consistently finds the disproportionate negative health impact of the criminal justice system on racial and ethnic minorities. Yet less is known about the underlying mechanisms of health care utilization during community reintegration.
A. Timmer   +2 more
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