Childhood trauma leads to an increase in dropout rates, arrests
Every day, children across the nation experience traumatic events.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2021
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Criminal Justice and Behavior (CJB), peer-reviewed and published monthly, promotes scholarly evaluations of assessment, classification, prevention, intervention, and treatment programs to help the correctional professional develop successful programs based on sound and informative theoretical and research foundations.
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Website
- http://cjb.sagepub.com/
- Impact factor
- 1.708 ()
Criminal Justice and Behavior
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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Rape-kit testing shows that rapists also commit other serious, invasive crimes, according to new research
Larry McGowan is a sexual-assault offender, identified through the DNA testing of thousands of rape kits in Cleveland. He's been linked to raping six women—killing one of them—during a 15-year span and is serving a 25-years-to-life ...
Social Sciences
Jan 7, 2020
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Researcher finds hate crimes committed by groups hurt the most
Hate crimes committed by groups are especially likely to result in injuries such as broken bones and missing teeth, according to a new study from Florida State University.
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2019
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Study reveals public perception of police and body-worn cameras
With heightened public and media interest, there is a national push to expand the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by law enforcement. However, there is limited research and only anecdotal evidence suggesting that the public ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2017
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Use of body-worn cameras sees complaints against police 'virtually vanish', study finds
Body-worn cameras are fast becoming standard kit for frontline law enforcers, trumpeted by senior officers and even the US President as a technological 'fix' for what some see as a crisis of police legitimacy. Evidence of ...
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2016
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Study links gang membership and depression
Kids who decide to join gangs are more likely to be depressed and suicidal - and these mental health problems only worsen after joining, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University criminologist.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2016
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Understanding job committment may lead to better correctional employees
Commitment to the job by correctional staff members cannot be bought but must be earned by an organization, a Wayne State University researcher believes.
Economics & Business
May 23, 2013
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Trust in management key to avoiding correctional staff burnout
Correctional facility employees who trust supervisors and management are less likely to experience job burnout, a Wayne State University researcher has found.
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2012
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