When DNA evidence is available that matches the suspects in sexual assault cases, prosecutors are more likely to litigate and the odds of conviction are more than nine times greater than cases without biological evidence, ...
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Apr 7, 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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People who have suffered extreme difficulties in childhood are more likely to commit crimes as adults than those who have not, a study suggests.
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Mar 9, 2022
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Does being sentenced to juvenile detention or community service truly serve as a means to rehabilitation?
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Mar 8, 2022
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It took filing a federal lawsuit for Professor Emily Ryo to complete a new empirical study on the naturalization, or citizenship, process.
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Feb 24, 2022
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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 ...
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Feb 18, 2022
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Children in care who come from an ethnic minority background can experience a 'double whammy' of disadvantage when it comes to youth justice involvement, says new research from Lancaster University.
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Jan 28, 2022
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Across the United States, reports of autistic youth experiencing dangerous, life-altering and even fatal interactions with the criminal justice system are becoming more common. Research suggests that autistic individuals ...
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Nov 11, 2021
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Students who are suspended from school even once are much more likely to have contact with the juvenile justice system, according to new research from Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), which ...
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Oct 27, 2021
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The criminal justice system has changed dramatically in the past half century and with these changes has come a greater potential for adolescents to encounter police. A new study examined how adolescents' experiences with ...
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Oct 15, 2021
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