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There are 83 titles for {Crime and Safety}

2006 California Report: Recent Developments in Federal, State and Local Gun Laws
Contributing Organization(s): Legal Community Against Violence
Publish date: 2007-02-01

2007 Voter Survey on Gun Regulations Fact Sheet
Contributing Organization(s): Legal Community Against Violence
Publish date: 2007-03-01

25-Year Quagmire: The "War On Drugs" and Its Impact on American Society
Contributing Organization(s): Sentencing Project
Publish date: 2007-09-01

The Accelerating Pace of Juvenile Justice Reform
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2007-12-01

Adolescent Legal Competence in Court
Contributing Organization(s): MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2006-09-01

Adolescents' Competence to Stand Trial - MacArthur Juvenile Competence Study
Contributing Organization(s): MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2002-08-01

Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform, 2006-2007
Contributing Organization(s): National Juvenile Justice Network
Publish date: 2007-12-01

American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States
Contributing Organization(s): Violence Policy Center
Publish date: 2006-05-01

Assessing Juvenile Psychopathy: Developmental and Legal Implications
Contributing Organization(s): MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2006-09-01

Backgrounder on Pistols Used in Virginia Tech Shooting
Contributing Organization(s): Violence Policy Center
Publish date: 2007-04-01

Banning Assault Weapons -- A Legal Primer for State and Local Action
Contributing Organization(s): Legal Community Against Violence
Publish date: 2004-04-01

Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2004 Homicide Data
Contributing Organization(s): Violence Policy Center
Publish date: 2007-01-01

Broken Records: How America's Faulty Background Check System Allows Criminal to Get Guns
Contributing Organization(s): Americans For Gun Safety Foundation
Publish date: 2002-01-01

Buying Sex: A Survey of Men in Chicago
Contributing Organization(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Publish date: 2004-05-01

A Change of Pace: Accelerating Women's Progress
Contributing Organization(s): WOMEN'S WAY
Publish date: 2004-06-01

The Changing Borders of Juvenile Justice: Transfer of Adolescents to the Adult Criminal Court
Contributing Organization(s): MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2006-09-01

Changing Direction? State Sentencing Reforms 2004-2006
Contributing Organization(s): Sentencing Project
Publish date: 2007-03-01

Childhood on Trial: The Failure of Trying and Sentencing Youth in Adult Criminal Court
Contributing Organization(s): Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2005-03-01

Clear and Present Danger: National Security Experts Warn About the Danger of Unrestricted Sales of 50 Caliber Anti-Armor Sniper Rifles to Civilians
Contributing Organization(s): Violence Policy Center
Publish date: 2005-07-01

Cost-effective Youth Corrections: Rationalizing the Fiscal Architecture of Juvenile Justice Systems
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2006-03-01

Creating a Positive Police and Community Response to Homelessness
Contributing Organization(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Publish date: 2003-01-01

Creating Turning Points for Serious Adolescent Offenders: Research on Pathways to Desistance
Contributing Organization(s): MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2006-09-01

Cruel and Unusual: Sentencing 13- and 14-Year-Old Children to Die in Prison
Contributing Organization(s): Equal Justice Initiative
Publish date: 2007-11-01

Curbing the Demand for Prostitution
Contributing Organization(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Publish date: 2005-10-01

Current Trends in Child Abuse Prevention and Fatalities: The 2000 Fifty State Survey
Contributing Organization(s): Prevent Child Abuse America
Publish date: 2002-09-01

Current Trends in Child Abuse Prevention, Reporting, and Fatalities: The 1999 Fifty State Survey
Contributing Organization(s): Prevent Child Abuse America
Publish date: 2001-04-01

The Dangers of Detention: The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention and Other Secure Facilities
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2006-11-01

Disparity by Design: How Drug-free Zone Laws Impact Racial Disparity -- and Fail to Protect Youth
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2006-03-01

Domestic Violence and Birth Control Sabotage: A Report From The Teen Parent Project
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Impact Research
Publish date: 2000-02-01

Drugs, Crime, and Consequences: Arrests and Incarceration in North Lawndale
Contributing Organization(s): North Lawndale Employment Network, Center for Impact Research
Publish date: 2002-10-01

Education and Public Safety
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2007-08-01

Employment, Wages and Public Safety
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2007-09-01

The Enforcement Gap
Contributing Organization(s): Americans For Gun Safety Foundation
Publish date: 2004-10-01

Enlarging the Healing Circle: Ensuring Justice for American Indian Children
Contributing Organization(s): Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2000-07-01

Esperanza! Awakening to the Strength of Latino Youth
Contributing Organization(s): Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2001-08-01

Expungement: A Beginning to Reduce Recidivism
Contributing Organization(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Publish date: 2004-04-01

The Failed Experiment: Gun Control and Public Safety in Canada, Australia, England and Wales
Contributing Organization(s): Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies
Publish date: 2003-11-01

Fighting Back: Crime, Self-Defense, and the Right to Carry a Handgun
Contributing Organization(s): Cato Institute
Publish date: 1997-10-01

Gang Wars: The Failure of Enforcement Tactics
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2007-07-01

Gun shows across a multistate American gun market: observational evidence of the effects of regulatory policies
Contributing Organization(s): Violence Prevention Research Program - UC Davis
Publish date: 2007-06-01

Handle With Care: Serving the Mental Health Needs of Young Offenders
Contributing Organization(s): Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2000-12-01

Helping with Domestic Violence: Legal Barriers to Serving Teens in Illinois
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Impact Research
Publish date: 2000-11-01

Housing and Homicide
Contributing Organization(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Publish date: 2004-07-01

Housing and Public Safety
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2007-11-01

How Cities Can Combat Illegal Guns and Gun Violence
Contributing Organization(s): Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research
Publish date: 2006-10-01

Hubris in the North: the Canadian Firearms Registry
Contributing Organization(s): Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies
Publish date: 2007-06-01

Jailing Communities: The Impact of Jail Expansion and Effective Public Safety Strategies
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2008-04-01

Less Guilty by Reason of Adolescence
Contributing Organization(s): MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2006-09-01

Less Than Ideal: The Reality of Implementing a Welfare-to-Work Program
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Impact Research
Publish date: 2001-02-01

Marketplace of Ideas: The Power of Restorative Justice with San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey
Contributing Organization(s): Drum Major Institute
Publish date: 2005-05-01

Model Handgun Safety Standard Act (2nd Ed.)
Contributing Organization(s): Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research
Publish date: 2000-05-01

Models for Change: Building Momentum for Juvenile Justice Reform
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2006-12-01

Next Big Thing? Methamphetamine in the United States
Contributing Organization(s): Sentencing Project
Publish date: 2006-07-01

No Questions Asked: Background Checks, Gun Shows, and Crime
Contributing Organization(s): Americans For Gun Safety Foundation
Publish date: 2001-04-01

People and guns involved in denied and completed handgun sales
Contributing Organization(s): Violence Prevention Research Program - UC Davis
Publish date: 2005-08-01

Pistol Whipped: Baseless Lawsuits, Foolish Laws
Contributing Organization(s): Cato Institute
Publish date: 2001-05-01

Preemption of Local Gun Laws: Questions and Answers
Contributing Organization(s): Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research
Publish date: 2002-05-01

The Prostitution of Women and Girls In Metropolitan Chicago: A Preliminary Prevalence Report
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Impact Research
Publish date: 2001-05-01

Protecting Kids, Reducing Crime, Saving Money: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington by Supporting Intensive Home Visiting.
Contributing Organization(s): Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
Publish date: 2007-01-01

Public Opinion and Behaviors Regarding Child Abuse Prevention: 1999 Survey
Contributing Organization(s): Prevent Child Abuse America
Publish date: 1999-11-01

Reframing Child Abuse and Neglect for Increased Understanding and Engagement
Contributing Organization(s): Prevent Child Abuse America
Publish date: 2004-01-01

Regulating Guns in America -- An Evaluation and Comparative Analysis of Federal, State and Selected Local Gun Laws
Contributing Organization(s): Legal Community Against Violence
Publish date: 2006-08-01

Report and Recommendations to New York State on Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated People
Contributing Organization(s): Doe Fund
Publish date: 2006-10-01

Risk factors among handgun retailers for frequent and disproportionate sales of guns used in violent and firearm related crimes.
Contributing Organization(s): Violence Prevention Research Program - UC Davis
Publish date: 2005-12-01

Safer Streets: Cutting Repeat Crimes by Juvenile Offenders.
Contributing Organization(s): Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
Publish date: 2007-11-01

Sentencing Reform for Nonviolent Offenses: Benefits and Estimated Savings for Illinois
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Impact Research
Publish date: 2004-10-01

A Shrinking Minority: The Continuing Decline of Gun Ownership in America
Contributing Organization(s): Violence Policy Center
Publish date: 2007-04-01

Sisters Speak Out: The Lives and Needs of Prostituted Women in Chicago, A Research Study
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Impact Research
Publish date: 2002-08-01

Substance Abuse Treatment and Public Safety
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2008-01-01

There Goes the Neighborhood: The Bush-Ashcroft Plan to
Contributing Organization(s): Cato Institute
Publish date: 2002-05-01

Tools For Promoting Educational Success and Reducing Delinquency
Contributing Organization(s): National Association of State Directors of Special Education
Publish date: 2007-01-01

Total Estimated Cost of Child Abuse & Neglect In The United States: Statistical Evidence
Contributing Organization(s): Prevent Child Abuse America
Publish date: 2001-01-01

Trust the People: The Case against Gun Control
Contributing Organization(s): Cato Institute
Publish date: 1988-07-01

Uneven Justice: State Rates of Incarceration by Race and Ethnicity
Contributing Organization(s): Sentencing Project
Publish date: 2007-07-01

Unlocking Options for Women: A Survey of Women in Cook County Jail
Contributing Organization(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Publish date: 2002-04-01

Unlocking the Future: Detention Reform in Juvenile Justice
Contributing Organization(s): Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Publish date: 2004-01-01

The Vortex: The Concentrated Racial Impact of Drug Imprisonment and the Characteristics of Punitive Counties
Contributing Organization(s): Justice Policy Institute
Publish date: 2007-12-01

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2004 Homicide Data
Contributing Organization(s): Violence Policy Center
Publish date: 2006-09-01

Where the guns come from: The gun industry and gun commerce.
Contributing Organization(s): Violence Prevention Research Program - UC Davis
Publish date: 2002-09-01

Women in the Criminal Justice System
Contributing Organization(s): Sentencing Project
Publish date: 2007-05-01

Would banning firearms reduce murder and suicide? A review of international evidence
Contributing Organization(s): Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies
Publish date: 2007-04-01

Youth On the Streets and On Their Own: Youth Homelessness in Illinois
Contributing Organization(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Publish date: 2001-09-01

Youths Transferred to Adult Court: Racial Disparities
Contributing Organization(s): Campaign for Youth Justice
Publish date: 2006-12-01

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