More than half of unemployed American men in their 30s have a history of being arrested or convicted of a crime, a stigma that poses a barrier to them participating in the nation's labor force, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
Social Sciences
Feb 18, 2022
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Gaze aversion, lack of emotional expression, repetitive body movements, or speaking in monolog tone can sway people's judgment of another's credibility and honesty—notably in the criminal justice system.
Social Sciences
May 16, 2022
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Male prisoners are much more likely than men in the wider population to have suffered childhood adversities such as child maltreatment or living in a home with domestic violence, according to a new report by Public Health ...
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2019
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become such a part of our daily lives that it's hard to avoid—even if we might not recognize it.
Social Sciences
May 23, 2023
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Female sex offenders receive lighter sentences for the same crimes than males says a study recently published in Feminist Criminology, a SAGE journal and the official journal of the Division on Women and Crime of the American ...
Social Sciences
May 30, 2012
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Forty years ago, Craig Haney was a young professor of psychology at UC Santa Cruz when a question about the real causes of crime began to form in his mind: What if most violent criminal behavior is rooted in early childhood ...
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2020
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There are approximately four million people on probation or parole at any given time in the United States, nearly double the number of people incarcerated in the nation's jails and prisons. Yet, despite the fact that community ...
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2016
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A co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead, authorities confirmed Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief from prominent voices on the intersection of free ...
Other
Jan 13, 2013
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Hong Kong's first environmentally-friendly prison has stirred up a debate in one of the world's most densely populated cities where many live in dingy and overcrowded high-rise flats.
Environment
Nov 14, 2010
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A faith-based prisoner re-entry program in Minnesota has saved an estimated $3 million by reducing recidivism, according to a Baylor University study published in the International Journal of Criminology and Sociology.
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2013
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