Restorative justice was introduced in the western world in the late 1970s as a way to rethink crime and punishment. It's an approach to criminal justice that sees crime as a violation of people and relationships and makes ...
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2022
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People with disability are over-represented in prison and some are criminalised because of behaviours related to their disability. But they are unlikely to have their disability recognised or adjusted for, and the connection ...
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2022
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Four in 10 children in the United States grow up in households in which a parent or co-residing adult faced at least one criminal charge, were convicted of a felony or spent time in prison, a University of Michigan study ...
Social Sciences
Jul 5, 2022
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Violence against women increased to record levels around the world following lockdowns to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The United Nations called the situation a "shadow pandemic" in a 2021 report about domestic ...
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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An estimated 83% of the 20 million LGBTQ+ people in the United States have experienced abuse or significant adverse childhood experiences (ACE) that have significantly impacted their mental health as adults compared to their ...
Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2022
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In central and southern China, tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes due to flooding from extreme rainfall. The Guardian reports that approximately a million people have seen their homes damaged ...
Environment
Jun 23, 2022
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Federal officials say the FBI's database of people prohibited from purchasing firearms only works if it has "complete, accurate and timely information."
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2022
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A major study backed by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has suggested that dog attacks could be reduced through promoting responsible dog ownership.
Veterinary medicine
Jun 10, 2022
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Philanthropists could help ease the damage from climate change by donating more money to address global warming and the communities most at risk from it, according to a report that the research organization Candid released ...
Environment
Jun 8, 2022
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A new paper in the Quarterly Journal of Economics indicates that removing cash welfare from children when they reach age 18 greatly increases the chances that they will face criminal justice charges in subsequent years. ...
Social Sciences
Jun 7, 2022
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