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    Law Journal 18.2 (2009): 491-498. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 18 Dec. 2010. Shaffer‚ Deborah Koetzle‚ Jennifer L. Hartman‚ and Shelley Johnson Listwan. "`DRUG ABUSING WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY: THE IMPACT OF DRUG COURT INVOLVEMENT ON RECIDIVISM." Journal of Drug Issues39.4 (2009): 803-827. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 18 Dec. 2010. "Silencing Rambo." The Economist 355 (2000): 54. Education Full Text. Web. 18 Dec. 2010 Specter‚ Donald. "Everything Revolves Around Overcrowding:

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    Griffin March 30‚ 2009 Community Based Reintegration Introduction: Recidivism rates are very high and it is a serious problem that needs attention. Recidivism causes major problems in society‚ such as‚ prison overcrowding and crime overall. Community based reintegration is a program offered or required for an inmate getting ready to be released from prison. Through using community based reintegration‚ it lowers recidivism rates and educates those coming out of prison‚ which is a great crime prevention

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    offender rehabilitation. Exploring its strengths‚ weaknesses‚ theoretical underpinnings and possible alternative approaches for reducing recidivism‚ encouraging positive change in offenders and creating safer communities all over the world.

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    com/wiki/Crime Nicholas Tan (1999)‚ _Rehabilitation vs Retribution_‚ cited from international debate education association‚ http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=307 Paul Fauteck (2002-2006)‚ Criminal rehabilitation-criminal recidivism rates‚ cited from http://www.going-straight.com/ � PAGE �4�

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    Research in Crime and Delinquency‚ 35‚ 40-71. Gottfredson‚ M. and Hirschi‚ T. (1990). A General Theory of Crime. Stanford‚ CA: Stanford University Press. Hanson‚ K.R.‚ Bussiere‚ M.T. (1998). Predicting relapse: a meta-analysis of sexual offender recidivism studies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology‚ 66‚ 348-62. Longshore‚ D. (1998). Self control and criminal opportunity: a prospective test of the general theory of crime. Social Problems‚ 45‚ 102-13. Pratt‚ T.C.‚ Cullen‚ F.T. (2000). The

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    history of America‚ the main goal for the criminal justice system is to keep our communities safe. Providing the best educational programs for offenders inside a prison institution could reduce recidivism. Gordon and Weldon (2003) exemplifies that the ultimate goal of correctional education is to reduce recidivism. This occurs when the inmate becomes self-sufficient they could re-integrated in the community and become productive in the workforce‚ citizens‚ and family member. Through the educational program

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    courts are run in the same manor: one is set up for alcoholics and one drug offenders. “While Canadian DTCs vary in their policies and treatment practices‚ the goal of DTCs is to stop drug dependent individuals from using drugs‚ thereby reducing recidivism and increasing public safety. Consequently‚ participants are to become‚ and remain‚ abstinent from drugs and alcohol and re-establish themselves as productive‚ non-crime committing citizens” (Lyons 2013‚ p.416). Before interviewing anyone‚ there

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    Press. Braithwaite‚ J. (2002). “Does Restorative Justice Work?” Pp. 45-71 in (Braithwaite’s) Restorative Justice and Responsive Regulation. New York: Oxford University Press. Cassia Spohn and David Hollerman. (2002). “The Effect of Imprisonment on Recidivism Rates of Felony Offenders: A Focus on Drug Offenders.” Criminology 40 (May): 329-347. Cullen‚ F.T. (2002). “Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs.” Pp. 253-259[references pp.606-614] in J.Q. Wilson and J. Petersilia (eds.)‚ Crime: Public Policies

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    2009 Juvenile Sex Offenders: A new issue in the Juvenile Justice System The classification and treatment of juvenile sex offenders is a unique issue in the Juvenile Justice System today. This is either because we do not have much research on the recidivism rates of repeat juvenile offenders or not all cases are reported. In order to understand a sociopathic adolescent with sexually abusive tendencies provides a set of challenges that need special attention from the juvenile justice system. Additional

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    searches in psychology as well as criminal justice. Articles published from 1970 to the present were acceptable for review‚ as boot camps have been in use since that time. The key words used in searching electronic resource databases were boot camp‚ recidivism‚ adolescent‚ juvenile‚ delinquent‚ and shock incarceration. Bibliographies and references found in the articles were also perused for additional leads. Most of the articles were in electronic full text format or available through interlibrary loan

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