Focusing on intervention instead of incarceration could change prison racial gap among violent offenders
Racial disparities in state imprisonment rates dropped significantly during the first two decades of the 21st century.
Racial disparities in state imprisonment rates dropped significantly during the first two decades of the 21st century.
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Mar 13, 2023
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Much of U.S. criminal justice policy focuses on recidivism, and probation and parole violators make up a considerable share of jail and prison populations. In a new article, a 2022 winner of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology ...
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Nov 30, 2022
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When most drivers see a slip of paper under their windshield wiper, they're unhappy about it—and maybe a little angry, probably with themselves—but they pay the fine. Parking tickets are a fact of life.
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Nov 4, 2022
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Child sexual abuse material (previously known as child pornography) can be a confronting and uncomfortable topic.
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Jun 10, 2022
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In one of the first demonstrations of its kind, the Flinders University-led international study questioned hundreds of adults about acts of self-punishment which managed to garner their sympathy for the offender.
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May 25, 2022
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Punishment, policing, detention and other measures to reduce serious repeat offending by juveniles is often derailed by entrenched behaviors and an offender's unwillingness to walk away from their co-offending peers.
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Apr 13, 2022
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Research published in the journal Psychology, Crime & Law suggests a new, low-cost approach that could potentially reduce antisocial behavior and crime.
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Aug 18, 2021
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Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole is one of the most distinctive and least studied aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system. A new study analyzed seven years of federal sentencing data to investigate ...
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Aug 10, 2021
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Child sexual abuse material—images and videos of kids being sexually abused—is a growing international problem. Almost 70 million reports of this material were made to US authorities in 2019. That figure rose still further ...
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Feb 19, 2021
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Young burglars are driven by a desire for excitement when they initially commit crime, new research from the University of Portsmouth has found.
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Feb 25, 2020
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