Murder takes an obvious toll on society in terms of the loss of human life, but what does it actually cost each time there's a murder? It's about $17.25 million according a recent Iowa State University study.
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Oct 6, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Law professor David H. Kaye shares his insights into how the the use of DNA evidence has impacted our legal system. While its use has far-reaching implications, Kaye points out that "DNA is only a tool.
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Jul 30, 2010
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Associate Professor of Criminal Law Sjarai Lestrade explored the possibility for a socio-ecocentric criminal justice system. She did so in a theme issue of Delikt & Delinkwent on the possible modernization of the Dutch Penal ...
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Mar 5, 2024
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Mexico has waged a long, bloody battle on drugs and crime for decades. But violence there continues to soar.
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Feb 7, 2023
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Victims and witnesses of domestic abuse are still experiencing trauma within the justice system despite major legal reforms introduced in 2019, research suggests.
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Jan 11, 2023
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Nigeria's prison population is more than 76,000, housed in 240 correctional centers. About 70% of these inmates are still awaiting trial. They have been arrested and charged, but not yet convicted or cleared.
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Nov 15, 2022
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Recent news that thousands of charges have been filed in the Waikato and Auckland youth courts in the past nine months once again put a spotlight on youth crime and our responses to it.
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Oct 27, 2022
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When Zimife Umeh, a new assistant professor of sociology at the George Washington University's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS), first embarked on researching the experiences of incarcerated mothers, she worried ...
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Oct 12, 2022
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People with disability are over-represented in prison and some are criminalised because of behaviours related to their disability. But they are unlikely to have their disability recognised or adjusted for, and the connection ...
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Jul 6, 2022
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When a person with no criminal history is charged with a non-violent, misdemeanor offense, the prosecutor has several choices, including getting the case dismissed or pursuing a conviction.
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Mar 10, 2022
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