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Attempts to develop a "baseline understanding" of the nature of female criminality and its control during the first two decades of the twentieth century, using data from the court system of Muncie. The analysis of such historical data, though not necessarily representative of contemporary times or more urban settings, provide essential context for understanding female criminality in the U.S. (RM)

Much research has focused on the school dropout--the consequences of dropping out, dropout characteristics, and dropout rate. This paper takes a single community (Muncie, Indiana) and explores the reasons for the high school dropout rate at four different points in time: 1924, 1937, 1952, 1977. (KC)

Evaluates determinate sentencing reform. Analysis of reform promise and delivery within a bureaucratic structure; Details on the Indiana Penal Code; Conclusion.