Prosecutors exert considerable power in the criminal justice system, and while defendants are predominantly Black and Latinx, prosecutors are overwhelmingly White. Despite calls for addressing racial disparities in this field, ...
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Oct 4, 2022
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Criminal sentencing could be fairer with the help of machine learning, according to Professor Dan Hunter. The Foundation Dean of Swinburne Law School, Hunter observed that sentencing generates a vast store of data, and the ...
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May 10, 2019
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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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In traditional economic thought, competition is always good, and just as it's good for the economy, competitive elections should also make things better. But elections of public officials such as judges may have serious drawbacks. ...
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Aug 8, 2012
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The Victorian Liberal Party recently announced that, if elected in November 2018, it would introduce mandatory minimum sentences for repeat violent offenders as part of its crackdown on crime.
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Apr 19, 2017
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Although U.S. crime rates have dropped significantly since the mid-1990s, rates of incarceration peaked in 2008, and still remain high. The standard explanation for this pattern is that all people exposed to the criminal ...
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Aug 24, 2020
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The UK government is taking a harsher approach to tackle criminal activity which is blighting local neighborhoods. And recently, government ministers have been talking tough about repeat shoplifting, including the possibility ...
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Aug 14, 2023
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Racial and ethnic gaps in criminal sentences have declined, in some cases significantly, since the mid-1990s, a new analysis of state, county and federal data suggests.
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Aug 13, 2019
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Brain evidence is playing an increasing role in criminal trials in the United States. An analysis indicates that brain evidence such as MRI or CAT scans – meant to provide proof of abnormalities, brain damage or disorder ...
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Apr 2, 2019
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Greater use of non-custodial sentences could aid in reducing the rate of re-offending, new UCD research has found.
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Jun 4, 2020
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