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Mandatory Sentencing

2008 "Prosecutorial Discretion and the Imposition of Mandatory Minimum Sentences" by Jeffery T. Ulmer and Megan C. Kurlychek. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, vol. 44. no. 4. Nov. 2007

State Motivational Boot Camp

2006      Kurlychek, Megan and Kempinen, Cynthia. "Beyond Boot Camp: The Impact of Aftercare on Offender Reentry".. Criminology and Public Policy, Vol. 5, No. 2, May 2006
2003        Kempinen, Cynthia and Kurlychek, Megan. "An Outcome Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Boot Camp: Does Rehabilitative Programming Within a Disciplinary Setting Reduce Recidivism?" Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 49. No. 4, October, 2003

Economic Sanctions Project

2006       Ruback, R. Barry and Bergstrom, Mark H. “Economic Sanctions in Criminal Justice: Purposes, Effects, and Implications” Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 33. No. 2, April 2006.
2006     Ruback, R. Barry. Hoskins, Stacy N., Cares, Alison C., and Feldmeyer, Ben. .”Perception and Payment of Economic Sanctions: A Survey of Offenders”. Federal Probation. Vol. 70, No. 26. Dec. 2006
2005     Ruback, R. Barry and Shaffer, Jennifer N. “The Role of Victim-Related Factors in Victim Restitution: A Multi-Method Analysis of Restitution in Pennsylvania. Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 29. No. 6, Dec. 2005
2005      Ruback, R. Barry, Gretchen. R. Ruth, and Jennifer N. Shaffer. “Assessing the Impact of Statutory Change: A Statewide Multilevel Analysis of Restitution Orders in Pennsylvania.” Crime and Delinquency, vol. 51. no. 3, July 2005
2004       Ruback, R. Barry. “The Imposition of Economic Sanctions in Philadelphia: Costs, Fines, and Restitution” Federal Probation, Vol 68. No. 1, June 2004
2004       Ruback, R. Barry, Shaffer, Jennifer N. and Logue Melissa A. “The Imposition and Effects of Restitution in Four Pennsylvania Counties: Effects of Size of County at Collection Units”. Crime and Delinquency. Vol. 50. No. 2, April 2004
1999       Outlaw, Maureen c. and Ruback, R. Barry. “Predictors and Outcomes of Victim Restitution Orders”. Justice Quarterly. Vol. 16. No. 4, Dec. 1999

Restrictive Intermediate Punishment

2004      Ulmer Jeffery and van Asten, Christine.. “Restrictive Intermediate Punishments and Recidivism in Pennsylvania”. Federal Sentencing Reporter, vol. 16. no. 1, February 2004