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pro vyhledávání: '"Committee on Law and Justice"'
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Law and Justice, Committee on Strengthening Forensic Science at the National Institute of Justice
Reliable and valid forensic science analytic techniques are critical to a credible, fair, and evidence-based criminal justice system. There is widespread agreement that the scientific foundation of some currently available forensic science methods ne
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Law and Justice, Committee on a Prioritized Plan to Implement a Developmental Approach in Juvenile Justice Reform
In the past decade, a number of state, local, and tribal jurisdictions have begun to take significant steps to overhaul their juvenile justice systems - for example, reducing the use of juvenile detention and out-of-home placement, bringing greater a
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National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, Committee on Law and Justice, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade: Phase II, Monica Feit, Joshua Joseph, Anne C. Petersen
Each year, child protective services receive reports of child abuse and neglect involving six million children, and many more go unreported. The long-term human and fiscal consequences of child abuse and neglect are not relegated to the victims thems
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Law and Justice, Committee on Assessing Juvenile Justice Reform, Julie A. Schuck, Betty M. Chemers, Robert L. Johnson, Richard J. Bonnie
Adolescence is a distinct, yet transient, period of development between childhood and adulthood characterized by increased experimentation and risk-taking, a tendency to discount long-term consequences, and heightened sensitivity to peers and other s
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Law and Justice, Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty, John V. Pepper, Daniel S. Nagin
Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have reached widely varying, even contradictory, conclusions. Some studies have concluded that the thr
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Law and Justice, Committee on Understanding and Controlling the Demand for Illegal Drugs, Peter Reuter
Despite efforts to reduce drug consumption in the United States over the past 35 years, drugs are just as cheap and available as they have ever been. Cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines continue to cause great harm in the country, particularly in m
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National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials Advisory Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Committee on Law and Justice, Committee to Assess the Feasibility, Accuracy, and Technical Capability of a National Ballistics Database, Carol V. Petrie, Eugene S. Meieran, John E. Rolph, Daniel L. Cork
Ballistic Imaging assesses the state of computer-based imaging technology in forensic firearms identification. The book evaluates the current law enforcement database of images of crime-related cartridge cases and bullets and recommends ways to impro
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Law and Justice, Committee on Improving Evaluation of Anti-Crime Programs
Although billions of dollars have been spent on crime prevention and control programs during the past decade, scientifically strong impact evaluations of these programs are uncommon in the context of the overall number of programs that have received
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Law and Justice, Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms, Carol V. Petrie, John V. Pepper, Charles F. Wellford
For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most contentious issues in American politics. For public authorities to make reasonable decisions on these matters, they must take into account facts about the rela
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National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Law and Justice, Committee to Review Research on Police Policy and Practices, Kathleen Frydl, Wesley Skogan
Because police are the most visible face of government power for most citizens, they are expected to deal effectively with crime and disorder and to be impartial. Producing justice through the fair, and restrained use of their authority. The standard