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3681:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	5 2007 6 January
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		Description:	This issue of Research Bulletin focuses on trends and data on incarcerated youth in Illinois.
		Date Created:	01 2007
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		ISL ID:	000000003723 Original UID: 3578 FIRST WORD: Research

3682:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	5 2007 6 January
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		Description:	This Research Bulletin examines race of juveniles committed by the courts to Illinois youth centers. Although the data may not contribute to conclusions as to the causes of overrepresentation or underrepresentation of minorities and ethnic groups, they can aid in the development of appropriate responses to reduce disproportionate minority confinement.
		Date Created:	01 2007
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		ISL ID:	000000003724 Original UID: 3576 FIRST WORD: Research

3683:		Title:	Community re-entry challenges daunt ex-offenders quest for a fresh start
		Volume/Number:	2 2007 1 March
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		Description:	This issue summarizes a research study, Community Reintegration Trajectories: A Qualitative Comparative Study of Gang-Affiliated and Non-Gang-Affiliated Ex-Offenders, which examined many factors contributing to the high recidivism rate.
		Date Created:	03 2007
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		ISL ID:	000000003725 Original UID: 3575 FIRST WORD: Community

3684:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	5 2007 7 April
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		Description:	This issue of the Research Bulletin summarizes the findings of the first statewide survey of adult resident victims of crime, completed in 2005 by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The survey results offer criminal justice practitioners an additional tool by which to measure the extent and nature of crime in Illinois.
		Date Created:	04 2007
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		ISL ID:	000000003726 Original UID: 3574 FIRST WORD: Research

3685:		Title:	A Summary of Drug Enforcement Activities Across Illinois' Multi-jurisdictional Enforcement Groups and Task Forces
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		Description:	The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has amassed a large amount of data measuring the extent and nature of drug and violent crime in Illinois and the impact these crimes have had on the criminal justice system. In addition, as part of its monitoring and evaluation efforts, the Authority also requires funded programs to submit monthly data reports describing their activities and accomplishments. To put this information into the hands of Metropolitan Enforcement Group (MEG) and Task Force directors and policy board members, the Authority's Research and Analysis Unit developed individual profiles which summarize the drug and violent crime problem in the jurisdictions covered by the 21 MEGs and Task Forces operating across Illinois, and the response to these problems by the units. This report is intended to provide a summary of those individual profiles.
		Date Created:	01 2002
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		ISL ID:	000000003727 Original UID: 3573 FIRST WORD: A

3686:		Title:	Victim and Survivor Issues in Homicide Cases: Focus Group Report: A Report to the Governors Commission on Capital Punishment
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		Description:	This report has been prepared for Governor Ryan's Commission on Capital Punishment to provide additional information on homicide victim and survivor issues. It is hoped that this information is useful in the Commission's consideration of possible improvements in the way criminal justice agencies and allied entities in the victim service community carry out their responsibilities. The focus groups convened for this study were intended to give family members of homicide victims an opportunity to comment on what it feels like to go through the criminal or juvenile justice system process.
		Date Created:	02 19 2002
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		ISL ID:	000000003728 Original UID: 3572 FIRST WORD: Victim

3687:		Title:	An Implementation Assessment of the Domestic Violence Probation Project in Lake, Winnebago and Kankakee Counties
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		Description:	This report summarizes the findings from an assessment of the implementation of three projects to create and enhance domestic violence probation programs in Lake, Winnebago, and Kankakee counties. The goal of this assessment was to provide a description of the approaches to domestic violence and how project funds affected the handling of domestic violence cases in each of these jurisdictions.
		Date Created:	01 2002
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		ISL ID:	000000003729 Original UID: 3571 FIRST WORD: An

3688:		Title:	An Evaluation of the Henry/Mercer Task Force
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		Description:	The Henry/Mercer Task Force covered Henry County and Mercer County in Illinois beginning from mid July 1991 and ending December 1996. The data presented in this report provide a general overview of drug crime in the two counties and the response and impact of the task force.
		Date Created:	02 2002
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		ISL ID:	000000003730 Original UID: 3570 FIRST WORD: An

3689:		Title:	The Needs Of The Wrongfully Convicted: A Report On A Panel Discussion: A Report To The Governor's Commission On Capital Punishment
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		Description:	The Illinois Death Penalty Education Project and the Center on Wrongful Convictions at the Northwestern University School of Law sponsored the panel discussion. It was held on the campus of Northwestern Law School on March 13, 2002 and was open to the public. This report was prepared for Governor Ryans Commission on Capital Punishment to provide additional information on those who have been wrongfully convicted of murder and subsequently incarcerated. It is hoped that this information is useful in the Commissions consideration of possible improvements in the way criminal justice agencies and allied entitiesmeet the needs of those who have been wrongfully convicted.
		Date Created:	03 152002
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		ISL ID:	000000003731 Original UID: 3569 FIRST WORD: The

3690:		Title:	Returning home Illinois policy brief: Health and Prisoner Reentry
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		Description:	This research brief presents information about the health of male prisoners returning to Chicago, Illinois, after having been incarcerated in state prison. Prisoners nationwide are considered to be at higher risk for a range of chronic, infectious, and mental illnesses. This brief discusses the health status of soon-to-be released prisoners, the services they received in prison, and the health challenges they faced following release. Furthermore, this research examines the ways in which health may influence the reintegration process and offers recommendations for improved policy.
		Date Created:	08 2005
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		ISL ID:	000000003732 Original UID: 3593 FIRST WORD: Returning

3691:		Title:	Returning home Illinois policy brife: Prisoner reentry and residential mobility
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		Description:	This report uses the data collected from the Returning Home study of male prisoners returning to Chicago to examine the extent of and reasons for residential mobility among released prisoners and how mobility might affect reentry outcomes. Identifying the characteristics of more transient former prisoners may provide guidance on the special needs of this subpopulation. Moreover, identifying the precise locations of released prisoners can help inform postrelease supervision efforts as well as the spatial allocation of housing, treatment, and other social services.
		Date Created:	08 2005
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		ISL ID:	000000003733 Original UID: 3592 FIRST WORD: Returning

3692:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	4 2005 2 September
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		Description:	This Research Bulletin, with the headline "Decade of trends shows continual decrease in Illinois crime," focuses on statistics revealing a continuing downward trend in Illinois crime. Illinois highlights: 1995 to 2004 and a description of data used in this report also is provided.
		Date Created:	09 08 2005
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		ISL ID:	000000003734 Original UID: 3591 FIRST WORD: Research

3693:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	4 2005 3 October
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		Description:	This Research Bulletin reviews The Impact of Methamphetamine on Illinois Communities: An Ethnography, conducted by Ralph Weisheit, who examined the impact of methamphetamine in Edgar and Clark counties.
		Date Created:	10 2005
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		ISL ID:	000000003735 Original UID: 3590 FIRST WORD: Research

3694:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	4 2005 4 November
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		Description:	This Research Bulletin, with the headline Children's Risk of Homicide Victimization Rates for Chicago Children from Birth to Age 14, 1965 to 1995, examines the 1,124 homicides of children aged 14 and younger that occurred in Chicago from 1965 to 1995. Trends in population-based risk of homicide compare the risks for young children versus older teens and adults, boys versus girls, children of different racial/ethnic groups, and children in different developmental age groups. Patterns in these 31-year trends suggest practical implications for reducing homicide levels among young children.
		Date Created:	11 2005
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		ISL ID:	000000003736 Original UID: 3589 FIRST WORD: Research

3695:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	4 2005 5 December
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		Description:	This issue, with the headline "Screening for serious mental illness among offenders," reports the preliminary findings of an analysis of three studies that were conducted to specifically explore use of the K6 scale with criminal justice populations. The results support the use of the K6/K10 scales with criminal justice populations.
		Date Created:	12 01 2005
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		ISL ID:	000000003737 Original UID: 3588 FIRST WORD: Research

3696:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	4 2005 6 December
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		Description:	Findings in this Research Bulletin support the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission as it attempts to report to Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention the status of its disproportionate minority contact efforts by assessing racial disparity at the point of arrest and among commitments to IDOC for the entire state and for each of Illinois 102 counties.
		Date Created:	12 2005
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		ISL ID:	000000003738 Original UID: 3587 FIRST WORD: Research

3697:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	4 2005 7 December
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		Description:	This Research Bulletin examines the criminal histories and incarceration trends of Class 4 felons. Illinois officials have grappled with increasing funding demands by the criminal justice system during a period of declining state fiscal resources. Results of this study may assist justice practitioners and policymakers as they determine whether incarceration is appropriate for this population of offenders.
		Date Created:	12 2005
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		ISL ID:	000000003739 Original UID: 3586 FIRST WORD: Research

3698:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	4 2006 8 June
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		Description:	In response to the growing methamphetamine problem in Illinois, and increased arrests of those involved with meth production, distribution, and possession, state and local criminal justice practitioners and policymakers have changed Illinois laws, increased resources to detect meth-related activities, and increased the capacity to treat meth abusers. This Research Bulletin examines the most current data available to gauge methamphetamine's emergence and migration in Illinois and how the drug has impacted justice and treatment systems across the state.
		Date Created:	06 2006
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		ISL ID:	000000003740 Original UID: 3585 FIRST WORD: Research

3699:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	5 2006 1 August
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		Description:	This Research Bulletin highlights rural county crime trends and risk factors that differ from other counties across the state between 1993 and 2003.
		Date Created:	08 2006
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		ISL ID:	000000003741 Original UID: 3584 FIRST WORD: Research

3700:		Title:	Research Bulletin
		Volume/Number:	5 2006 2 October
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		Description:	This Research Bulletin focuses on how DNA is being used and examines future trends in the criminal justice system as technology improves and individual DNA profiles are captured in the FBIs national database.
		Date Created:	10 2006
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		ISL ID:	000000003742 Original UID: 3583 FIRST WORD: Research

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