Illinois Strategy to Control Drug and Violent Crime

Illinois Strategy to Control Drug and Violent Crime
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1995-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780788125300

Includes detailed data on Illinois: drug availability & use (cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana, other illicit drugs, among high school students, among arrestees, among probationers, among prison inmates, perinatal substance abuse, & HIV infection resulting from IV drug use); violent crime; & emergent issues (firearms & violent crime, domestic violence, gangs, heroin, alcohol abuse, etc.). Current efforts & impact focuses on: law enforcement, prosecution, & probation & prison. 22 charts, tables & maps.

Trends and Issues, 1997

Trends and Issues, 1997
Author: Roger Przybylski
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 1998-05
Genre:
ISBN: 078814944X

Paints a comprehensive statistical portrait of crime & justice in Illinois, devoted specifically to criminal & juvenile justice & their components -- law enforcement, prosecution, the courts, & corrections. Provides an update on the organization & operation of the justice system & provides an analysis of criminal justice trends into the mid-1990s. Presents information on: the expanding presence of street gangs, the rise of drug use by youth, & the emergence & success of community policing. Special attention is devoted to the juvenile justice system, as well as the various aspects of technology as it applies to criminal justice.

Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence

Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence
Author: James C. Howell
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 263
Release: 1997-07-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0761903739

This volume provides information on juvenile violence in America. It also examines: the historical response of the US to juvenile delinquency; the seriousness of the problem; and the public policies available to deal with it. The author also discusses proposed modifications in delinquency policies.