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Research Bulletin

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

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.

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Research Bulletin

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

This Research Bulletin provides detailed analyses of recidivism among adult gang members released from prison in Illinois.

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Research Bulletin

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

This report, Disproportionate incarceration of African Americans for Drug offenses in the U.S., which is the first in a series, discusses national trends in arrests and incarcerations for drug offenses and describes the growth in the countrys prison population attributable mainly to increases in the number of persons sentenced to prison for drug offenses. It also demonstrates that African Americans are many more times likely than non-African Americans to be sentenced to prison for such crimes. Finally, the report discusses how racial disproportionality in drug law enforcement, prosecution, and sentencing practices has adversely affected the African American community.

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The Compiler

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

The main article of this issue reports on new initiatives, which are having increasing success at reducing costly juvenile detention and correction stays, decreasing recidivism rates among young offenders, and empowering the community. At the same time, specialized services can provide troubled youth with much needed substance abuse treatment, mental health services, and other tools necessary to move forward in a productive manner. Other items focus on recent publications, research, a specialized womens probation program, grants, vehicle theft data collection technology, and needs assessed, evidence-based practices measured in probation research initiatives.