NCJRS Catalog #32 Just In.

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JUST IN

Selected Additions to the NCJRS Document Collection

This section announces new publications and
audiovisual materials that keep you up to date on
advances in criminal justice. Documents listed are
recent additions to the NCJRS Document Data Base.

The acquisition of a document or the inclusion of a
document abstract in the Catalog does not
constitute an endorsement of the document or its
contents by the U.S. Department of Justice.

All publications in the NCJRS document collection
may be borrowed through interlibrary loan. (Videos
are not available.) Contact your local library for
further information.

Selected publications are available as hard copy
reproductions ($5 per document plus 10 per page).
Call NCJRS at 800-851-3420 to verify availability.

Publications in this Catalog designated "available
electronically" are accessible via the Internet or
a modem connection.

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CORRECTIONS

CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS

Katherine Gabel and Denise Johnston, M.D., eds.

1995. 336 pp. ACCN 161984

Not available from NCJRS. Order from Jossey-Bass
Publishers, 350 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA
94104 (800-956-7739). $30 plus $5 shipping and
handling.

Addresses the characteristics and needs of jailed
and imprisoned parents and their children. Topics
include the powerlessness of incarcerated parents
in areas of authority and parent-child contact; the
effects of parental incarceration on children,
including post-traumatic stress disorder and an
increased risk of delinquency; and care and
placement of children with incarcerated parents.
Also examines the legal issues that involve
prisoners and their children, intervention
programs, related policy issues, and the need for
programs that enable incarcerated parents to retain
their parental roles.

SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS

Lawrence A. Greenfeld

Bureau of Justice Statistics

1997. 33 pp. NCJ 163392 

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically. 

Provides a comprehensive overview of the incidence
and prevalence of violent victimization by sexual
assault, the response of the justice system to such
crimes, and the characteristics of those who commit
sexual assault or rape. This report draws on more
than two dozen statistical datasets maintained by
the Bureau of Justice Statistics and data from the
Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Findings indicate
that two-thirds of rape and sexual assault victims
of imprisoned offenders were under the age of 18
and nearly 4 in 10 imprisoned violent sex offenders
said their victims were 12 or younger. In addition,
according to police-recorded incident data, 90
percent of children raped under the age of 12 knew
the offender. Data also point to a sex offender who
is more likely to be white and older (early 30s)
than other violent offenders.

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COURTS

COMPENDIUM OF FEDERAL JUSTICE STATISTICS, 1994

Bureau of Justice Statistics

1997. 150 pp. NCJ 163063 

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically. 

Offers national and district-level statistics
describing investigations by U.S. Attorneys,
prosecutions and declinations, pretrial releases
and detentions, convictions and acquittals,
sentencing, appeals, and corrections. Ninth in the
annual series that began in the mid-1980s, this
report also describes trends in the Federal
criminal justice system. 

COORDINATING CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE COURT
PROCEEDINGS IN CHILD MALTREATMENT CASES

Debra Whitcomb, Education Development Center, Inc.,
and Mark Hardin, American Bar Association Center on
Children and the Law

National Institute of Justice

1996. 4 pp. FS 000157

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Summarizes a National Institute of Justice-funded
study on differences between criminal and juvenile
court actions and the ways to protect children from
harm when participating in court cases. This
Research Preview highlights key findings, which
include results of interviews with 103 criminal
prosecutors and 59 attorneys representing child
protection agencies. Results indicate that
dual-court cases often proceed independently, many
prosecutors could not name the child protection
agency representative in juvenile court
proceedings, and there appears to be a lack of
cooperation between attorneys handling child abuse
litigation in criminal and juvenile courts.

FELONY SENTENCES IN STATE COURTS, 1994

Patrick A. Langan and Jodi M. Brown

Bureau of Justice Statistics

1997. 17 pp. NCJ 163391

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically. 

Presents data from a nationally representative
survey of 300 counties on national conviction and
sentencing statistics. In 1994 about 872,000 men
and women were convicted of a felony in State
courts, down from about 890,000 in 1992. Of the
872,000 convicted felons, 45 percent were sentenced
to prison, 26 percent to jail, and 29 percent to
probation. This Bulletin also reports on 11 offense
categories, displayed in 17 tables, and includes
demographic information (sex, race, age) on adults
convicted of a felony in 1994.

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CRIME PREVENTION

NORTHGLENN CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING PROGRAM:
KEEPING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OUT OF RENTAL PROPERTY

Northglenn Police Department

1996. 136 pp. NCJ 163602 

Available from NCJRS. Call or write for a copy.
$18.60 United States, $24.99 Canada, and $24.35
other countries.

Focuses on the actions landlords and property
managers can take to prevent illegal activity from
occurring on their rental property. Beginning with
preparation of the property itself, this guide
moves through the various steps in the process,
from applicant screening and rental agreements, to
ongoing management tips and warning signs of
illegal activity, to eviction and working with the
police. The guide, based on Portland, Oregon's,
Landlord Training Program, also discusses basic
information on drugs, gang activity, and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development's
Section 8 Program.

COMMUNITY POLICING & PROBLEM SOLVING: STRATEGIES &
PRACTICES

Kenneth J. Peak and Ronald W. Glensor

1996. 461 pp. ACCN 161637

Not available from NCJRS. Order from Prentice Hall,
Inc., 1 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
(800-526-0485). $55.

Discusses a 15-year-old strategy used by law
enforcement agencies for addressing crime and
disorder -- community-oriented policing and problem
solving (COPPS). Through case studies, the book
details the experiences of law enforcement agencies
in working toward reform. Also looks at changes
taking place within society and their effect on
policing efforts, compares traditional and
community-oriented policing, and focuses on
specific crime problems plaguing the Nation. 

EMERGENCY HOUSING: A SEARCH FOR QUICK SOLUTIONS

Kitchell Corporation

1995. 100 pp. ACCN 163148

Not available from NCJRS. Order from Kitchell
Corporation, 1707 East Highland, Suite 280,
Phoenix, AZ 85016 (call 602-266-1970 or fax
inquiries to 602-285-1210). $20 (make check or
money order payable to Kitchell CEM).

Assists agencies confronted with emergency inmate
housing programs with data compiled from a survey
of 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the
Federal Bureau of Prisons. The handbook answers how
fast new detention housing can be built, what the
best building systems and materials are, and what
other agencies have done. Designed to help agencies
evaluate cost, schedule, design, construction,
security, and maintenance issues that accompany an
accelerated housing construction program, the
handbook also offers information on both
proprietary and conventional construction systems.

NATIONAL PROCESS OF EVALUATION OF OPERATION WEED
AND SEED

Janice A. Roehl, Robert Huitt, Mary Ann Wycoff,
Antony Pate, Donald Rebovich, and Ken Coyle

National Institute of Justice

1996. 16 pp. NCJ 161624

Available free from NCJRS. Limited number of copies
available. Call or write for a copy. Also available
electronically.

Summarizes the findings of a national evaluation
conducted in 1993 on 19 cities awarded Weed and
Seed grants. The authors' findings reveal that
grant funds were used more often to support weeding
efforts and community policing than seeding
programs. This Research in Brief also presents an
overview of how the project sites structured and
operated their programs, including local management
structure, enforcement strategies, and fund
allocation, and discusses the implications of these
19 cities' efforts for the future.

REVICTIMIZATION: REDUCING THE HEAT ON HOT VICTIMS

Ken Pease and Gloria Laycock 

National Institute of Justice

1996. 5 pp. NCJ 162951

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Explains the importance of using crime
victimization data on hot dots -- victims who
repeatedly suffer crime -- in molding effective
crime prevention strategies, particularly for
high-crime areas or hot spots. This Research in
Action draws primarily on data collected in the
United Kingdom to illustrate how past crime
victimization is a good predictor of subsequent
victimization. Also discusses victimization-focused
crime prevention, domestic violence hot dots, and
the police response to repeat victimization.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH

DELINQUENCY RESEARCH: AN APPRAISAL OF ANALYTIC
METHODS

Travis Hirschi and Hanan C. Selvin

1996. 307 pp. ACCN 162293

Not available from NCJRS. Order from Transaction
Publishers, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
08903. $21.95 paperback, plus shipping and
handling.

Discusses how to analyze survey data, critiques
delinquency research, and presents original essays
on methodology. First printed in 1967, this
award-winning book is a basic guide for present and
future studies of criminology. Divided into four
parts, Delinquency Research addresses such topics
as principles of causal analysis, the interaction
of variables, shortcomings of tabular analysis,
reliability and scaling, statistical inference, and
multivariate analysis. Each of the 15 chapters ends
with an annotated list of sources. The information
covered in this book is relevant to sociologists,
criminologists, scholars in the area of
delinquency, and students interested in research
methods.

JUSTICE EXPENDITURE AND EMPLOYMENT EXTRACTS: 1993
DATA FROM THE ANNUAL SURVEYS GENERAL FINANCE AND
EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS

Sue A. Lindgren

Bureau of Justice Statistics

1997. 104 pp. NCJ 163068 

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically. 

Provides criminal justice expenditure, employment,
and payroll data for 1993 and national trend data
for 1980 to 1993 for Federal, State, and local
governments for police protection, judicial and
legal services, and corrections. It includes data
by sector for State and large local governments.
Findings are based on the Census Bureau's annual
sample surveys of governmental finance and
employment, modified to conform more closely to BJS
definitions and classification schemes. Appendixes
discuss differences between the data series, define
terms, and present relative standard errors of the
estimates in the report. 

MENTAL ILLNESS AND VIOLENT CRIME

John Monahan, Ph.D., University of Virginia School
of Law 

National Institute of Justice

1996. 4 pp. FS 000158

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Summarizes a presentation on possible links between
mental disorder and violence. The seminar is based
on a Risk Assessment study -- sponsored by the
Research Network on Mental Health and the Law of
the MacArthur Foundation and the National Institute
of Mental Health -- which is examining 1,000 mental
patients released from acute care facilities in
Massachusetts, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. The
research team also is conducting a second study on
500 Pittsburgh residents to determine violence
rates in the general population and assess whether
risk factors associated with violence are the same
as or different from the patient sample. Findings
are expected to be available by mid-1997. A
videotape of the seminar presentation is also
available (ask for NCJ 156925).

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DRUGS AND CRIME

METHAMPHETAMINE USE AMONG ADULT ARRESTEES:
FINDINGS FROM THE DRUG USE FORECASTING (DUF)
PROGRAM

Thomas E. Feucht, Ph.D., and Gabrielle M. Kyle

National Institute of Justice

1996. 8 pp. NCJ 161842

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Discusses trends in methamphetamine use among adult
arrestees, based on 1995 data from the Drug Use
Forecasting (DUF) program of the National Institute
of Justice. Data collected from 23 major cities
across the country, using EMIT and gas
chromatography urinalysis techniques, reveal that
methamphetamine use is higher in the West and
Southwest. Additional key findings reported in this
Research in Brief are based on the 1995 DUF Report
on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees and include
methamphetamine use by age, gender, and race, as
well as rates for cities participating in the DUF
program.

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GRANTS/FUNDING

THE EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM FACT SHEET

Bureau of Justice Assistance

1996. 3 pp. FS 000034

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Provides information on assistance offered by the
Federal Government to State and local governments
stricken by unexpected law enforcement emergencies
that overwhelm their capacities to respond. On
October 12, 1984, the Emergency Federal Law
Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) Program was enacted
into law as part of the Justice Assistance Act of
1984. The EFLEA Program is now administered by the
Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice
Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Recent awards
by EFLEA for extraordinary law enforcement
emergencies include the following: Rodney
King/Reginald Denny cases, Waco standoff,
Gainesville Homicide Task Force, San Francisco
earthquake, Hurricane Hugo, and the investigation
into the suspicious deaths that occurred in the
intensive care unit of the Vermillion County
Hospital in Clinton, Indiana. This fact sheet
provides information on eligibility requirements,
application requirements, and program limitations.

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JUVENILE JUSTICE

BALANCING JUVENILE JUSTICE

Susan Guarino-Ghezzi and Edward J. Loughran

1996. 222 pp. ACCN 161778

Not available from NCJRS. Order from Transaction
Publishers, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
08903. $29.95 clothbound, plus shipping and
handling.

Examines the suitability of current juvenile
justice system practices, which were developed 30
years ago. Between 1988 and 1992, violent crime
among juveniles rose 47 percent and juvenile murder
rates climbed 51 percent. According to the authors,
this increase in juvenile crime is due to the
correctional practices of juvenile agencies, such
as mingling violent and nonviolent juvenile
offenders, overcrowding programs and facilities,
and automatically waiving juvenile cases to adult
courts.

CREATING SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS: AN ACTION
GUIDE

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, 
U.S. Department of Education

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice

1996. 134 pp. ACCN 163064

Not available from NCJRS. Order from the U.S.
Department of Education (800-624-0100). Also
available electronically through the NCJRS and
Department of Education homepages.

Contains action steps for schools, students,
parents, community groups, and businesses, along
with a series of information briefs on specific
issues affecting school safety, including gun
violence, truancy, uniforms, and drug testing of
student athletes. Also includes appendixes on
research and evaluation findings, resources, and
related readings.

JUVENILE JUSTICE REPORTS, 1995

Washington State Governor's Juvenile Justice
Advisory Committee

1995. 211 pp. ACCN 161706

Not available from NCJRS. Order from Washington
State Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory
Committee, Olympia, WA 98504. Contact publisher for
cost.

Profiles the work of the Washington State
Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
(GJJAC). The report lists the projects funded in
1995 and the award amounts, identifies problems
faced in 1995, and presents juvenile
justice-related data. GJJAC, established in 1982,
is responsible for developing and implementing a
State plan that sets the priorities for awarding
Federal funds and monitoring Washington's
compliance with the Federal Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act. Containing 82 tables
and 23 graphs, this report gives statistical
information on juvenile offenders, school dropout
rates, juvenile unemployment, and other topics.

JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN NEBRASKA

Michael Overton, Marilyn K. Keelan, and Jeffrey S.
Golden

Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal
Justice, Statistical Analysis Center

1997. 60 pp. ACCN 164033

Not available from NCJRS. Order from Nebraska
Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice,
Statistical Analysis Center, 301 Centennial Mall
South, P.O. Box 94946, Lincoln, NE 68509 (402-471-
2194). Free.

Presents statistics and narratives on juvenile
offenders in Nebraska from 1976 to 1995. Since 1982
the number of juvenile arrests has increased 88
percent in Nebraska, bringing the issue of juvenile
crime into the spotlight. This report presents
general information on crime and how it is handled
in Nebraska, with particular emphasis on juvenile
crime. The information is structured by stages in
the juvenile justice system: arrest, court
petitions, holdings in jail, and detention.
Statistical data are broken down into categories,
such as violent crimes, simple assault, juvenile
arrests by race, juvenile court referrals by
offense type, and juveniles held in jails and
lockups.

JUVENILES IN THE FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM,
1995

John Scalia

Bureau of Justice Statistics

1997. 4 pp. NCJ 163066

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically. 

Describes juvenile offenders processed in the
Federal criminal justice system, including the
number charged with acts of delinquency, the
offenses for which they were charged, the
proportion adjudicated delinquent, and the
sanctions imposed. Few juveniles are adjudicated in
the Federal criminal justice system -- during 1995,
49 percent of the 468 juveniles referred to Federal
prosecutors for investigation were declined further
action. Almost half (47 percent) of juveniles
adjudicated in the Federal courts during 1995 were
charged with either a violent offense (32 percent)
or a drug offense (15 percent). About a third (37
percent) of adjudicated delinquents were committed
to a Federal correctional facility, and 61 percent
of juvenile delinquents confined by the Federal
Bureau of Prisons were Native Americans. 

OFFENDERS IN JUVENILE COURT, 1994

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention

1996. 12 pp. NCJ 162423 

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Profiles delinquency and status offense cases
handled in juvenile court in 1994. This Juvenile
Justice Bulletin provides a comparison of data from
1985, 1990, and 1994 juvenile court statistics. 

PEER JUSTICE AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT: AN
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR TEEN COURT PROGRAMS

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice

1996. 285 pp. NCJ 162782

Available free from NCJRS. Limited number of copies
available. Call or write for a copy. Also available
electronically.

Offers juvenile justice agencies baseline
information to help them develop, implement, and
enhance teen court programs as a viable alternative
for juvenile offenders in their communities.
Appendixes include model teen court programs,
sample resources for program development and
implementation, and sample volunteer and program
evaluation resources.

STATE CHALLENGE ACTIVITIES

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention

1996. 7 pp. NCJ 163055 

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Describes the criteria for Challenge Grant
eligibility and delineates the 10 Challenge
Activities set forth in the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act. This Juvenile Justice
Bulletin contains a graph and table to illustrate
the nature of each State's selected Challenge
Activities for fiscal year 1995.

STATE RESPONSES TO SERIOUS AND VIOLENT JUVENILE
CRIME

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention

1996. 61 pp. NCJ 161565 

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Documents and analyzes national changes in the
handling of serious and violent juvenile offenders
from 1992 to 1995. Implications for policy and
practice are offered as considerations for
lawmakers and policymakers in this Research Report.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY REPORT OF THE GOOD O'
BOYS ROUNDUP POLICY REVIEW

U.S. Department of the Treasury

1996. 220 pp. ACCN 161652

Not Available from NCJRS. Order from U.S.
Government Printing Office, Superintendent of
Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-
9328. $14.

Focuses on the policy review that resulted from
allegations of off-duty misconduct by agents of the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and other
officers of Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies at an annual retreat in
Tennessee known as the "Good O' Boys Roundup." The
report examines existing departmental policy and
lists recommendations for improving investigations
into such allegations and preventing such behavior
in the future. It also offers recommendations
pertaining to discipline, hiring, training,
evaluation of managers and supervisors, and
responsibility for policy implementation.

MEASURING WHAT MATTERS 
PART ONE: MEASURES OF CRIME, FEAR, AND DISORDER

Thomas V. Brady

National Institute of Justice and Policing Research
Institute

1996. 16 pp. NCJ 162205

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Reports on the first of three 1-day sessions of the
Policing Research Institute held on the challenges
of assessing police performance. Police executives,
researchers, community leaders, government
officials, and journalists participated in a round
of discussions convened by the National Institute
of Justice in cooperation with the Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services. The first
session's discussion summarized in this Research in
Action concerns how to measure the amount of crime,
disorder, and fear and its effects on the quality
of community life. Look for Parts Two and Three of
this series to come in 1997. The second will
summarize a discussion of public perceptions of
policing and the third will examine internal
performance measurements of individual officers and
departments. For more information on the Policing
Research Institute see this issue's FYI section.

UNDERSTANDING THE USE OF FORCE BY AND AGAINST THE
POLICE

Joel Garner, John Buchanan, Tom Schade, and John
Hepburn

National Institute of Justice

1996. 11 pp. NCJ 158614

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Provides information on how much physical force is
used by the police and suspects in arrest
situations in Phoenix, Arizona. The NIJ-sponsored
study was designed to determine the characteristics
of arrest situations, suspects, and officers
associated with the use of force, as well as the
amount of force actually used. Phoenix police
officers were surveyed about the role of force in
1,585 adult custody arrests; in addition, 185
suspects were interviewed during the 2-week study
conducted in June 1994. Results show that the
police used some degree of force in approximately
one of every five arrests and that when force was
used by either group, it was typically at the low
end of the severity scale. A Research in Progress
videotape on this study is also available; ask for
NCJ 159739.

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REFERENCE AND STATISTICS

INTERNET INVESTIGATIONS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Cynthia B. Leshin

1997. 184 pp. ACCN 163494

Not available from NCJRS. Order from Prentice Hall,
Inc., 1 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
(800-526-0485). $14.

Describes how to use the Internet and lists
criminal justice-related World Wide Web (WWW) sites
in an intuitive, user-friendly manner. Part One
explains what the Internet is and describes how to
use Netscape Navigator 2.0 and Microsoft Internet
Explorer to participate in relay chats, send and
receive e-mail, read newsgroups, and use WWW search
tools. Part Two offers brief descriptions and
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for WWW sites that
are of interest to criminal justice professionals
and students.

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VICTIMS

AFTER THE ROBBERY: CRISIS TO RESOLUTION

United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of
Wisconsin

Office for Victims of Crime

1996. 20-minute VHS videotape. NCJ 162842

Not available from NCJRS. Order from the Office for
Victims of Crime Resource Center (OVCRC) (800-627-
6872). Free.

Assists bank robbery victims in examining and
understanding emotional and physical responses to
the robbery. This videotape encourages the use of
victim services support and offers information on
victim services. A companion guidebook, for
managers of financial institutions and Victim
Witness Coordinators, explains the services
referred to in the video and is available from
OVCRC or from your United States Attorney's Office.

CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION: IMPROVING INVESTIGATIONS
AND PROTECTING VICTIMS

Education Development Center, Inc., and
Massachusetts Child Exploitation Network

Office for Victims of Crime and the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

1995. 60 pp. NCJ 153527

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically.

Serves as a national prototype in guiding
collaboration among Federal, State, and local
agencies involved in investigating and prosecuting
child sexual exploitation and in providing services
to victims of these crimes. This "Blueprint for
Action" discusses philosophies and general policies
underlying the need for guidelines in child sexual
exploitation cases, as well as Federal and State
laws, roles and responsibilities of agencies in
various jurisdictions, models for structuring an
interagency approach, and guidelines for
communication and coordination between criminal
justice and victim assistance agencies. Also
includes sample cases and sources for more
information.

LONG-TERM TRENDS IN CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION, 1973-94

Michael R. Rand, Bureau of Justice Statistics 
James P. Lynch, American University
David Cantor, Westat

1997. 6 pp. NCJ 163069

Available free from NCJRS. See order form. Also
available electronically. 

Presents trend data for 1973-94 from the National
Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), including data
collected both before and after a substantial
methodological redesign that was implemented in
1992. Data collected prior to 1992 have been
adjusted for this report to take into account
methodological improvements introduced in the
survey redesign. (The method used to adjust the
data and the underlying assumptions for and
limitations of the adjustment method are
described.) The report describes the overall trends
for the NCVS-measured crimes of rape, robbery,
aggravated and simple assault, household burglary,
theft and motor vehicle theft, as well as for
homicide as measured by the FBI's Uniform Crime
Reports. 

SCHOOL CRIME AND VIOLENCE: VICTIM'S RIGHTS

James A. Rapp, Frank Carrington, and George
Nicholson

1992. 138 pp. ACCN 161362

Not available from NCJRS. Order from National
School Safety Center, Pepperdine University, 7311
Greenhaven Drive, Malibu, CA 90265 (805-373-9977).
$15.

Explains schools' legal responsibility to provide a
safe environment for students and staff, the legal
repercussions of failure to provide such an
environment, and security measures to improve
safety. Intended for all school levels, the book
reviews the scope of the problem, the traditional
emphasis on the rights of the perpetrator, and the
tendency to ignore victims' rights. Also includes a
number of legal cases addressing the right to safe
schools, victims' rights, and other issues; and the
responsibilities of schools, students, parents, and
communities.

WOMEN AT RISK: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WOMEN'S
HEALTH

Evan Stark and Anne Flitcraft

1996. 285 pp. ACCN 161219

Not available from NCJRS. Order from SAGE
Publications, Inc., 2455 Teller Road, Thousand
Oaks, CA 91320 (805-499-0721). $22.95 plus shipping
and handling.

Explores theoretical perspectives on domestic
violence as well as the health consequences of
violence against women. Based on research that
began in 1977, the book also considers clinical
interventions and approaches for reducing the
incidence of homicide, child abuse, substance
abuse, and female suicide attempts associated with
battering. It reviews research findings and the
link between domestic violence and the medical
community's response in social and historical
contexts, and views the significance of domestic
violence for women's health through three of its
most extreme outcomes -- child abuse, female
suicide, and homicide. 

WORKING WITH CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT: A PRIMER

Vernon R. Wiehe

1996. 245 pp. ACCN 162294

Not available from NCJRS. Order from SAGE
Publications, Inc., 2455 Teller Road, Thousand
Oaks, CA 91320 (805-499-0721). $19.95 plus shipping
and handling.

Discusses current information about child abuse and
neglect and how it can be applied in intervention.
It discusses the scope of child maltreatment and
related fatalities and offers a historical and
legal perspective to these issues. Case studies are
used to illustrate various types of abuse and
neglect. Includes information on intervention,
interviewing techniques, strategies used in
treating and preventing child abuse and neglect,
and models for measuring treatment effectiveness. 

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VIOLENCE

ASSESSING THE EXPOSURE OF URBAN YOUTH TO VIOLENCE

National Institute of Justice

1996. 2 pp. FS 000159

Available free from NCJRS. Limited number of copies
available. Call or write for a copy. Also available
electronically.

Summarizes a pilot study from the Project on Human
Development in Chicago Neighborhoods. This Research
Preview discusses a new measurement tool developed
in response to the limitations of currently used
research methods. This tool gauges the impact of
childhood exposure to multiple aspects of violence.
In the study, 80 people ages 9 to 24 were asked
about their exposure to 18 violent events. The
subjects' exposure to violence varied with gender,
neighborhood, and race, but was generally high: 88
percent reported seeing someone hit during their
lifetime. These findings indicate that the new
measurement tool is effective in eliciting relevant
information from subjects.

THE NEW ETHNIC MOBS: THE CHANGING FACE OF ORGANIZED
CRIME IN AMERICA

William Kleinknecht

1996. 328 pp. ACCN 161216

Not available from NCJRS. Order from Simon &
Shuster, 200 Old Tappan Road, Old Tappan, NJ 07675
(800-223-2336). $24.50 U.S., $34.00 Canada, plus
shipping and handling.

Examines the rise of organized crime among certain
ethnic groups and the subsequent decline of power
among Italian crime groups. Based on more than 100
interviews with community leaders, law enforcement
officials, social workers, and street sources, this
book focuses on the impact of African-American,
Chinese, Hispanic, Jamaican, Russian, and
Vietnamese syndicates on the Nation's cities and
suburbs. The author compares the crack-related turf
wars between ethnic syndicates in the 1980s to the
gang wars of the 1920s and describes crime groups'
forays into white-collar crimes such as credit card
fraud and computer chip theft as well as
traditional rackets.

THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1994: EVALUATION
OF THE STOP BLOCK GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN

Martha Burt, Lisa Newark, Mary Norris, Darryl Dyer,
and Adele Harrell, The Urban Institute

National Institute of Justice

1996. 52 pp. NCJ 162124

Not available from NCJRS. Order from the Urban
Institute Paper Sales Office, P.O. Box 7273,
Department C, Washington, DC, 20044 (202-857-8687).
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electronically through the Urban Institute and
NCJRS Web sites.

Assesses the progress and accomplishments of the
STOP Violence Against Women grants program under
the 1994 Federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
The grants program provides funds to assist State,
tribal, and local governments in developing and
strengthening law enforcement and prosecution
strategies to combat violent crimes against women
as well as in strengthening victim services for
such cases. The report covers the grant program's
first year of authorization, which was completed at
the end of December 1995, and discusses violence
against women prior to VAWA's passage. Specific
topics include the background of VAWA, current
statistics on violence against women, the
Federal-level accomplishments of the program, State
implementation issues, application processes, and
the planned distribution of resources.