This Executive Summary highlights major findings from a two-volume study exploring the problem of commercial sexual exploitation of children and evaluating a coordinated effort to find solutions in New York City.
A multi-method study to estimate the size, characteristics, needs, and geographic spread of New York City's commercial sexual exploitation of children population.
An evaluation of New York City's ambitious initiative to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children. The evaluation documents achievements, obstacles, and lessons learned for other jurisdictions.
The Fall 2008 issue focuses on efforts to improve the jury system with articles on the comprehensibility of new jury instructions, how the internet has affected the jury trial, and more.
A redacted and updated version of the article "Community Justice Around the Globe," which originally appeared in Crime & Justice International. Published in Judicature, Vol. 91, No. 6, May-June 2008.
Francis Cullen is a Professor at the University of Cincinnati's Division of Criminal Justice and the author of several books on criminal rehabilitation and criminological theory.
An experimental study involving the random assignment of domestic violence offenders to a batterer program or not. The study examines whether batterer program assignment affects official re-arrest rates as well as victim reports of re-abuse. Published in Justice Quarterly, Volume 25, Number 2 (June 2008). Key findings are also presented in Chapters Four and Five of Testing the Effectiveness of Batterer Programs and Judicial Monitoring