As unemployment rates skyrocket around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a world-first study has found social venture start-ups not only alleviate social problems but also are much more important for job creation ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2020
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State spending on transitional housing supports for youth "aging out" of foster care can make a big difference in preventing homelessness, incarceration, substance abuse and early childbirth, according to a new study by social ...
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2019
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A major new report examining the help given to prisoners recovering from addiction has set out a series of "blueprints" which its authors say could "transform" the way prisoners are supported once they have served their sentence.
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2019
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For people on probation and parole and those who work with them, electronic monitoring can be a useful tool to ensure they are making curfew or determining when they are in places they should not be.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2017
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A Penn State Abington professor is proposing public policy solutions to help reduce the mental health impact of incarceration among African-American men.
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2017
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The evolution of how prisoners in substance-abuse programs communicate is a good indicator of whether they'll return to crime, new research has found.
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2016
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Understanding what counts as an addiction, and what can be done to address it is the work of researchers across many disciplines. But what tools are used to 'measure' addiction, and are these capable of legitimising an addiction ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2016
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When establishing goals for their organization, managers should avoid setting overly ambitious goals because they can hurt productivity, market performance and employee morale, according to new research from the University ...
Economics & Business
Apr 28, 2016
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There is a strong bond between mothers and children that when severed is often the result of a difference in values. That is the finding of a new study published online in the Journal of Marriage and Family.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2015
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When students repeat a grade, it can spell trouble for their classmates, according to a new Duke University-led study of nearly 80,000 middle-schoolers.
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2014
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