A detention basin is designed for storm water quantity and quality controls. An in-stream basin is often located on a widened floodplain, while an off-stream basin can be part of open space in a parking lot, park, or sport field. The inflow channel associated with an off-stream basin is allowed to carry its base flow not to exceed the downstream capacity. When the inflow channel is full, the ex...

BACKGROUND The number of asylum seekers, refugees and internally displaced people worldwide is rising. Western countries are using increasingly restrictive policies, including the detention of asylum seekers, and there is concern that this is harmful. AIMS To investigate mental health outcomes among adult, child and adolescent immigration detainees. METHOD A systematic review was conducted ...

Several studies have shown high rates of psychopathology among female adolescents in detention. Although rates of mental health problems have been called alarming, it is unknown whether mental health needs in females in juvenile justice differ substantially from those of females in mental health care. Therefore, this study compared adolescent females in detention with inpatient adolescent femal...

Title of Thesis: TO DETAIN OR NOT TO DETAIN? USING PROPENSITY SCORES TO EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRETRIAL DETENTION AND CONVICTION Jacqueline Lee, Master of Arts, 2014 Thesis directed by: Associate Professor Brian Johnson, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Scholars have long known that individuals who are detained prior to their sentencing fare worse in the criminal justice...

BACKGROUND Compulsory drug detention is the most frequent way to control drug use in China; however, it has often been criticized. This qualitative study aimed to investigate abstinence self-efficacy and its sources of drug users in a compulsory male drug detention center in Shanghai, China, and the attitudes of the drug users to this form of rehabilitation. METHODS Thirty-six participants we...

OBJECTIVE To determine changes in psychotropic medication use before and after juvenile justice incarceration, contrasting stays in long-stay commitment facilities and short-stay detention facilities. DESIGN Statewide administrative data (July 1, 1998, through June 30, 2003) from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and Florida Medicaid. Medication prescriptions filled before entry and ...

In misdemeanor cases, pretrial detention poses a particular problem because it may induce otherwise innocent defendants to plead guilty in order to exit jail, potentially creating widespread error in case adjudication. While practitioners have long recognized this possibility, empirical evidence on the downstream impacts of pretrial detention on misdemeanor defendants and their cases remains li...

After the cycle of protests that brought crowds to streets in 2013 and demonstrated violent character police with protesters, practices demonstrations began be monitored by civil society. This paper analyzes field policing context occurred São Paulo, based on reports NGO Article 19, order present tactics used police. Thus, it was possible conclude specialized detention vigilantism tactics, as w...