A life sentence in many states rarely means offenders will spend a lifetime behind bars. In fact, offenders sentenced for murder served just 15 years on average before initial release from state prison, according to a recent ...
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2018
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Offenders sentenced to prison who have Muslim names do not appear to be receiving unfairly long sentences, according to a new study of more than 8,000 UK Crown Court sentencing decisions.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2018
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In reality many of the relatives of prisoners are also subjected to harsh penalties by the State. Innocent people, who do not deserve to be punished, but who nevertheless live in the shadow of a prison. Why have we chosen ...
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2018
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Women are twice as likely as men to receive harsher sentences for assault offences when alcohol is a contributory factor, according to new research from the University of Liverpool.
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2018
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Online social media has become one of the most important ways to communicate and exchange ideas. Unfortunately, the discourse is often crippled by abusive language that can have damaging effects on social media users. For ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 26, 2018
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While saying "girls are as good as boys at math" is meant as encouragement, it can unfortunately backfire.
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2018
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Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Law have collaborated on a new website that uses a data-driven, interactive map to illustrate the rapid decline of the issuance of the death sentence in the United States ...
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2018
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Last september, the ACLU filed an amicus brief in a California case that brings to a head a controversy over the use of algorithms and artificial intelligence in criminal law.
Security
Mar 20, 2018
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Rapper Meek Mill is back in prison in Pennsylvania for violating the terms of his probation.
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2017
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RESEARCH into how the law can be used to protect endangered species has led to a University of Huddersfield lecturer's expertise being harnessed by an overseas nation that has some of the world's most diverse and fascinating ...
Ecology
Oct 23, 2017
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