USA Law

Tag: Criminology

  • Public Corruption

    Public Corruption in the United States Public corruption Background Resources See Also Political Crime Political Corruption Environmental Crime Organized Crime Violent Crime Police Corruption State Crime Victimless Crime Transnational crime Further […]

  • White-Collar Crime

    White-Collar Crime in the United States History The Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Chapter Eight), enacted on September 1, 1991, constituted a turning point in the treatment of white-collar crime in the nation. The U.S. Sentencing Commission is a […]

  • White-Collar Crime

    White-Collar Crime in the United States History The Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Chapter Eight), enacted on September 1, 1991, constituted a turning point in the treatment of white-collar crime in the nation. The U.S. Sentencing Commission is a […]

  • Decarceration

    Decarceration in the United States Decarceration Background U.S. Crime and Prison Incarceration Changes Changes in the U.S. Correctional Populations, Population, Crime, and Arrests, 1980–2014, by indicator: Prisons : 319,600 (in 1980); 1,561,500 (in 2014); which results in a change […]

  • Decarceration

    Decarceration in the United States Decarceration Background U.S. Crime and Prison Incarceration Changes Changes in the U.S. Correctional Populations, Population, Crime, and Arrests, 1980–2014, by indicator: Prisons : 319,600 (in 1980); 1,561,500 (in 2014); which results in a change […]

  • Juvenile Justice System

    Juvenile Justice System in the United States Juvenile Justice Reform Many states have recently embraced or are in the process of pursuing comprehensive juvenile justice reforms to protect public safety, hold offenders accountable, improve youth outcomes, and reduce taxpayer burdens […]

  • Intimate Partner Violence

    Partner Violence in the United States Intimate Partner Violence in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with Intimate Partner Violence : Crime Violent Crime in relation with Intimate Partner Violence Domestic Violence Resources See Also […]

  • Environmental Crime

    Environmental Crime in the United States Federal Legislation U.S. Federal Legislation by media: Water : the Act is the following: Safe Drinking Water Act (1974, 1986, 1996) (about Sets drinking water standards and protection for groundwater ); the Agency is: EPA Water : the Act is […]

  • Parolee

    Parolee in the United States Introduction to Parole Parole refers to criminal offenders who are conditionally released from prison to serve the remaining portion of their sentence in the community. Prisoners may be released to parole by a parole board decision (discretionary […]

  • Delinquency

    Delinquency in the United States Hip Hop, Rap, and Delinquency in relation to Crime and Race Hip Hop, Rap, and Delinquency is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: Hip hop is an artistic cultural expression that embodies music, language, dance, visual art, and […]

  • Criminology Development

    Criminology Development in the United States Development of Criminology: Modern Criminology in the United States Introduction to Criminology Development Scholars in the United States soon became interested in European thought and writing in the field of criminology. Two important events in the […]