A new study by researchers at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University provides insight for policymakers on ways to reduce recidivism among youth in Virginia.
Social Sciences
Nov 11, 2022
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It's a long-simmering debate in juvenile justice: Do young offenders become worse because of their experience with the justice system, or are they somehow different than people who don't have their first criminal conviction ...
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2016
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Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites to believe that George Zimmerman would have been arrested immediately had he shot a white person, according to a newly published study.
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2013
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With his legs outstretched, T. barely fits the diameter of the small animal pen that surrounds him. Clad in an orange jumpsuit, he sits in the dirt, cuddling a rabbit to his chest. He gazes down at the small animal, gently ...
Social Sciences
May 8, 2017
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Harry Grammer, the CEO of a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that works with young adults, wanted to give kids recently out of the juvenile justice system real jobs and marketable skills.
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Aug 23, 2015
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(Phys.org) —For researchers like University of Virginia professor Dewey Cornell, it's called the "school-to-prison pipeline": students misbehave in school, are suspended, fall behind in their studies, drop out and subsequently ...
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2014
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A new study by a Virginia Commonwealth University criminal justice professor analyzed data from the Department of Juvenile Justice in South Carolina to test the "racial threat hypothesis"—a theory proposing that localities ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2016
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Does being sentenced to juvenile detention or community service truly serve as a means to rehabilitation?
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2022
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Although Laura Abrams and Dr. Elizabeth Barnert come from opposite ends of the UCLA campus, their work in their respective academic professions meets at the intersection of health and juvenile justice.
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2017
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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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