News tagged with journal of criminal law and criminology
Legal counsel affects death penalty cases
Legal counsel is a matter of life and death in Houston, but it is not necessarily tied to a defendant's socioeconomic status, according to new research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at ...
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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Canadian police agencies suppressing data on race, says criminology study
While only 20 per cent of Canada's police forces have an explicit policy against reporting the race of victims and accused persons, University of Toronto and Nipissing criminologists show that the majority of police departments ...
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Feb 01, 2012 |
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Tough dogs not merely gang weapons
Youths in groups or gangs choose to own dogs primarily for socializing and companionship. Dogs are also used for protection and enhancing status, but to a lesser extent, contrary to popular perception. The research by Jennifer ...
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Jun 16, 2011 |
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Busting drug law fears
Portugal's decision to decriminalise all drug use did not lead to dramatic increases in drug abuse or drug-related harm, a joint Australian and UK study has found.
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Nov 25, 2010 |
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Probation officers rehabilitation aim at odds with government punishment agenda
In recent years the UK Government has been placing less emphasis on the idea of probation as a form of rehabilitation, instead re-framing it as 'punishment in the community,' with a focus on protecting the public. However, ...
Mar 31, 2010 |
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Parolee releases spike violent crime, study suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- California lawmakers may want to rethink a cost-cutting proposal to release at least 27,000 inmates from state prison in light of a new study linking parolees to increases in violent crime.
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Sep 01, 2009 |
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Death Penalty Does Not Deter Murder, According to New Study
Eighty-eight percent of the country's top criminologists do not believe the death penalty acts as a deterrent to homicide, according to a new study published today in Northwestern University School of Law's Journal of Criminal ...
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Study of faulty fingerprints debunks forensic science 'zero error' claim
While forensic scientists have long claimed fingerprint evidence is infallible, the widely publicized error that landed an innocent American behind bars as a suspect in the Madrid train bombing alerted the nation to the potential ...
Sep 13, 2005 |
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