Does sending more people to prison make us safer?
NSW imprisonment rates have skyrocketed to an unprecedented high in the last 12 months despite a drop in crime rates.
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Terrorist de-radicalization shows promise, comprehensive study finds
Prison-based programs to de-radicalize terrorists show promise, if well-run, says a new joint report from U.S. and British researchers. Their initial findings - the most comprehensive to date, based on programs in 15 nations ...
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Jul 3, 2010
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Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s: Suspects in California's latest killings are far from that average
The two men who shot dead 18 people in separate incidents just days apart in California are the latest perpetrators in America's long history of mass gun violence. But something about these public shootings, and the men held ...
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Jan 25, 2023
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Research examines an emerging issue: Treatment of transgendered prison populations
Prison policies vary on treating transgendered inmates, which could put inmates and institutions at risk. Gina Gibbs, a University of Cincinnati criminal justice doctoral student, will present a synopsis of the legal issues ...
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Nov 21, 2014
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Journalist linked to Anonymous gets five years' prison
A journalist also known as an informal spokesman for the hacker group Anonymous was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday in a case which rallied activists for press freedom, his supporters said.
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Jan 22, 2015
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Reimagining rehabilitation: Iceland's open prisons offer a blueprint for UK's foreign national prisoners
A new study suggests the UK prison system should learn lessons from Icelandic prisons to transform the lives of foreign national prisoners. The work was published in the International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice.
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Jan 16, 2024
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Broader view of sexuality in prisons needed to help inmates reintegrate into society: study
A narrow, outdated understanding of sexuality in prisons is causing serious psychological harm to male inmates, according to psychology research from the University of Alberta.
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Aug 13, 2020
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Dutch inmates to get computers in their cells
(AP)—The Netherlands' justice minister has proposed putting a personal computer in every prison cell in the country, in one of the more unusual measures under consideration by the Dutch government to reduce the national ...
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Jun 21, 2013
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Nature imagery calms prisoners
Sweeping shots of majestic landscapes. Glaciers, forests and waterfalls. Research published today shows that these images, shown to people deprived of access to nature, can reduce tension, help defuse anger and make some ...
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Sep 1, 2017
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SHSU professor investigates parent-child visitation in prison
It's not "cupcakes and lollipops" for most children who visit a parent in prison, with two-thirds reported to have negative experiences including fear, anger, anxiety, and related reactions, according to a study funded by ...
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Jun 25, 2015
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