Community service and suspended sentences have significant impact on reoffending, study finds
Greater use of non-custodial sentences could aid in reducing the rate of re-offending, new UCD research has found.
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Kids in care at high risk of trouble with the law: study
One of the strongest predictors of whether a Manitoba youth will get into trouble with the law is being in the care of the child welfare system, a new study reveals.
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Jun 3, 2020
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Environmental justice defenders victims of violence and murder
Activists protesting against environmental injustices around the world suffer from high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder. This is the result of a study developed by researchers from the Institute of ...
Environment
Jun 2, 2020
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Protests in Minneapolis, country rooted in systemic racial issues, study finds
In 1967, a panel of experts sat down to understand why, for two years, black Americans across the country had rioted in anger and frustration, often burning down sections of cities such as Detroit, Los Angeles and Chicago. ...
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Jun 1, 2020
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Environmental groups moving beyond conservation
Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become powerful voices in world environmental politics, little is known of the global picture of this sector. A new study shows that environmental groups are increasingly ...
Environment
May 28, 2020
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Research examines the impact of new technology used in video court hearings
The Video Enabled Justice (VEJ) Independent Evaluation was led by academics from the University of Surrey's Department of Sociology and the Centre for Translation Studies in the School of Literature and Languages. Sponsored ...
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May 4, 2020
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Police training reduced complaints and use of force against civilians
A Northwestern University evaluation of a procedural justice training program involving more than 8,000 Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers shows it reduced complaints filed against police by approximately 10%. It also ...
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Apr 20, 2020
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Study: Visitor's garden is improving prison visitation experience for all
New research shows that a visitor's garden designed and built by Iowa State University students and incarcerated individuals at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women is helping to strengthen connections between the ...
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2020
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Short food supply chains foster food democracy and sustainability
In recent decades, alternative food supply movements have arisen. These are based on greater societal involvement in coordinating and making decisions regarding food. These short food supply chains translate into producer ...
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2020
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Expert discusses what COVID-19 means for immigration
The COVID-19 pandemic has begun to have profound effects on immigration to the United States. We asked Valeria Gomez, a teaching fellow with the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic at the UConn School of Law to explain what is ...
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Mar 31, 2020
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