Exposure to the criminal justice system increases some of the risk factors used to predict recidivism and re-arrest, according to new research out of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. For every arrest or ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2019
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The Scottish criminal justice process leaves those who have reported a rape or serious sexual assault feeling marginalized and with little control regardless of their case's outcome, a new study has found.
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2019
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Automated risk assessment has become increasingly popular in the criminal justice system, but a new study published in the American Criminal Law Review assessed the accuracy, validity and predictive ability of a risk assessment ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2019
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In sociologist Jennifer Silva's first book, "Coming Up Short," she interviewed working-class young adults in Lowell, Mass., and Richmond, Virginia.
Political science
Aug 6, 2019
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Last week, violent riots erupted in the NSW Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre. Several inmates allegedly attacked known sex offenders, and a held a siege on the rooftop lasting nearly 22 hours. In June, officers at the ...
Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2019
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To promote fairness and transparency in the criminal justice system, researchers at FIU and Loyola University Chicago have partnered with prosecutors in Tampa, Chicago, Jacksonville and Milwaukee to take a fresh look at prosecutorial ...
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2019
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A new study by Florida State University researchers taps into the vastly unexplored area of incarcerated juvenile visitation, and their findings might not be what most expect.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2019
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At $5 billion, the fine the FTC is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it's given to a technology company, easily eclipsing the second largest, $22 million for Google in 2012.
Internet
Jul 12, 2019
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An Austrian privacy campaigner's long-running legal battle against Facebook over its data transfers to the U.S. reached the European Union's highest court on Tuesday.
Internet
Jul 9, 2019
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The U.K. competition watchdog on Friday launched an investigation into Amazon's purchase of a large stake in food delivery service Deliveroo, a move that suggests authorities are taking a harder line on the expansion of Big ...
Business
Jul 5, 2019
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