Police-academic partnerships could help tackle the crime of coercive control
In 2020, calls to defund the police echoed a longstanding argument in critical criminology in favor of police abolition.
In 2020, calls to defund the police echoed a longstanding argument in critical criminology in favor of police abolition.
Social Sciences
Sep 5, 2023
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Young people in contact with the criminal justice system—be it under community-based orders or in youth detention—are among the most marginalized in our society. And the health and health-care disadvantage faced by these ...
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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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 ...
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2023
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Every year in the United States, about 1.7 million youth run away from home, which places them at risk for sex trafficking and prostitution. Sadly, most youth tend to fall victim to sex trafficking between the ages of 12 ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2023
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If you are innocent until proven guilty, why would you have to pay money to get out of jail before the case goes to trial?
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2023
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Individuals involved with the criminal justice system experience high levels of housing instability and move frequently, but little is known about how the stigma of having a criminal record affects attempts to rent housing. ...
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2023
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A new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology, examined the development of offense-related expertise in a sample of convicted burglars, depending on their age.
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2023
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Mothers, with a criminal record and who have also been through the care system, could well face negative judgements and excessive scrutiny by virtue of already 'being known' to the authorities.
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2023
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There are more than 2 million people incarcerated in the United States. In 2019, more than 608,000 individuals were released from prison. It is estimated that up to 55 percent of people released from prison will be re-incarcerated ...
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2023
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The profile of scent compounds from a person's hand can be used to predict their sex, according to a new study led by Kenneth Furton of Florida International University, and published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Biochemistry
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