Shela Van Ness

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chatt

Humanist perspectives on criminology incorporate the role of the state in affecting basic justice processes. Separate scholarly work by Alfred McClung Lee, Richard Quinney, and others set the stage for viable alternatives embodied in peacemaking and restorative justice. Tie-ins between critical humanist criminology critiques, basic sociology views...

This article reports the findings of a study of two groups of nonviolent felons from Tippecanoe county Indiana One group was managed with intensive community supervision, which included electronic monitoring and numerous contractual obligations for offenders. The other group was managed in pnson. A matched pairs sample of 70 cases was drawn, matche...

Examined factors of violence contributing to 38 incidents of rape, based on questionnaire responses of 29 male rapists (aged 14–19 yrs) from 3 youth correctional facilities and 27 delinquent peers arrested for nonsexual offenses. Ss also completed the Inventory of Anger Communication. Findings reveal that all 38 of the incidents examined involved r...

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Kent State University, 1987. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 174-188). Microfiche. s