Childhood trauma leads to an increase in dropout rates, arrests
Every day, children across the nation experience traumatic events.
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Aug 18, 2021
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News tagged with criminal justice
Policies perceived as fairer when government, schools employ more diverse personnel
Current research suggests minority individuals are more apt to trust government authorities with similar ethnicity because of perceived shared life experiences. But according to new research from the University of Kansas, ...
Education
Aug 12, 2021
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Deviant actions of others can spur individuals to opt out of offending, study finds
Researchers who study crime are increasingly recognizing that context matters—that is, that actions, including crime, are shaped by the people and settings in which individuals offend. A new study examined whether others' ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2021
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Black offenders more likely than white offenders to be eligible for life sentences, study finds
Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole is one of the most distinctive and least studied aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system. A new study analyzed seven years of federal sentencing data to investigate ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2021
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Informal penalties associated with parole status increase the probability of prison sentences
A new study has examined whether specific elements of individuals' prior criminal records—current supervision status of probation or parole—affected receiving a new prison sentence in Michigan in the mid-2000s. The study ...
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Aug 9, 2021
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Study: Wraparound services boost outcomes for drug court clients
An evidence-based wraparound service model that reduces barriers to care was shown to enhance drug treatment courts' effectiveness in improving criminal justice and behavioral health outcomes among participants with co-occurring ...
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2021
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Criminal justice staff must view reforms as legitimate for them to be sustained, study shows
Researchers commonly work with the criminal justice system to implement reforms, bringing with them the latest science and data pointing to why a certain practice will help improve outcomes. New research from the University ...
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2021
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Domestic violence calls for help increased 20% during the pandemic
Domestic violence rose globally in 2020—so much so that doctors have called it "a pandemic within a pandemic."
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2021
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When parole, probation officers choose empathy, returns to jail decline
Heavy caseloads, job stress and biases can strain relations between parole and probation officers and their clients, upping offenders' likelihood of landing back behind bars.
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2021
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A parental paradox for Black girls in the justice system
For Black girls in the juvenile justice system, attention from a caregiver might amount to too much of a bad thing, a recent study suggests.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2021
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