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Journal Link 13.1: Benda, B. B. (2001). Factors that discriminate between recidivists, parole violators, and nonrecidivists in a 3-year follow-up of boot camp graduates. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 45, 711-729.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What does the reasearch show about the effective of boot camps on recidivism?
2. What are the vast majority of parole violations for following boot camp according to Benda (2001)?
3. Benda (2001) highlights peer influence in discussion, why is peer influence important? Give two reasons.

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Journal Link 13.2: Lambert, E. & Clarke, A. (2001). The impact of information on an individual’s support of the death penalty: A partial test of the Marshall hypothesis among college students. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 12, 215-234.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Explain the Marshall hypotheses. Do you agree with it and why or why not?
2. How was Lambert and Clarke's (2001) study different than previous research?
3. Why do they think their study did not show a sweeping degree of change? Can you think of another reason?

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Journal Link 13.3: Ruback, R. B., & Bergstrom, M. H. (2006). Economic sanctions in criminal justice: Purposes, effects, and implications. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 33(2), 242-273.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What three pressures suggest a more frequent use of economic sanctions?
2. Discuss one of the problems with economic sanctions.
3. What are two of the future research questions suggested by Ruback and Bergstrom (2006)?