Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Although arrest rates for driving under the influence (DUI) have been dropping nationally for several years, DUI continues to be a major problem for law enforcement, corrections, and public health. Data estimates from the Uniform Crime Reports show that about 1.4 million DUI arrests were made in 2005, constituting approximately 10% of all arrests made during this year. To help combat this problem, the drug court model has been adapted and expanded across the nation, with 174 DUI courts in operation by the end of 2004. The current study presents data from an in-depth process analysis of a DUI court located in a suburb of a large city in the Midwest. Using a logic model framework, the program impact and services delivery models and how these link to the short- and long-term goals for participants will be described. Preliminary during-program outcome data also will be presented. For example, currently, this program has an 89% retention rate, and 4% of the participants have been arrested for a new DUI offense. The social and political context of this program also will be described.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: As legalized gambling has expanded and become more accepted, there has been a growing interest in gambling among youth, which has been informed, in part, by research revealing that youth commonly report gambling with their parents, that youth are frequently exposed to gambling via advertisements, fundraisers, and school sanctioned activities, and that youth begin gambling at a very early age (Shaffer, Hall, Gilt & George, 2003; Hardoon & Derevensky, 2002). Recent research has also shown a strong correlation between sensation seeking, risky behavior, and youth gambling, especially problem gambling (Hardoon & Derevensky, 2002). Additionally, there is evidence that youth involved in gambling are more likely to be involved in delinquency (Vitaro, Brendgen, and Tremblay, 2001) and that incarcerated adolescents have much higher rates of gambling than non-incarcerated adolescents (Magoon, Gupta, and Derevensky, 2005). In this paper, data from the 2006 Arizona Youth Survey (N=60,401) is used to investigate further the prevalence of youth gambling and the factors that are both correlated with and predictive of youth gambling.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Can a prison have the potential to influence penological thought when the physical structure remains, but is no longer utilized as a place of incarceration? Similarly, might a community’s penological past be used as a tool both to better understand present trends in punishment and promote change in penological practices? This paper seeks to uncover the answers to these questions through an examination of Eastern State Penitentiary Historical Site (ESP) in Philadelphia. In 1994, ESP was reborn as a heritage site, community center, and visitor attraction. It boasts a wide array of events that include a yearly artist installation, a haunted house at Halloween, and a Bastille Day celebration. I believe that each of these creative and varied constructions of heritage promote alternative thought about current penological issues in the United States. In this paper, both the site’s selective representation of the prison’s early history which was a model for the separate system of punishment and ESP’s yearly artist installations will be explored. Personal observations, staff interviews, and transcripts of ESP’s audio guide are analyzed. ESP is proof that the prison must always be regarded as an active space that permits continued debate and improvements in the human condition.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Focus groups with girls who have varying levels of involvement with the juvenile justice system were conducted in locations across the country. This paper will present the findings from the analysis of these focus groups and will elucidate the experiences girls have in the juvenile justice system and types of programs that appear to work well with this population.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Since the mid-1990s, many law enforcement professionals have taken steps to promote organizational integrity and accountability in policing. The federal government has promoted police accountability through a two-pronged strategy: legislation prohibiting law enforcement from engaging in a “pattern or practice” of civil rights abuse and grants to assist police infuse their agencies’ cultures with integrity. In 2002, the COPS Office funded approximately 60 law enforcement agencies to implement strategies intended to assist agencies develop and enhance such organizational cultures. Strategy areas included implementing early intervention systems, command staff integrity training, data collection to prevent racial profiling, measures to increase accountability to the public, recruitment and hiring for diverse workforces, and other initiatives. Northeastern University’s Institute on Race and Justice recently completed the national evaluation of the Creating a Culture of Integrity program. This presentation will address the major findings of the evaluation.