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How Do Algorithmic Decision‐Making Systems Used in Public Benefits Determinations Fail? Insights From Legal Challenges

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT When algorithmic decision‐making systems fail to function as intended, they become conduits for administrative error and risk producing arbitrary determinations through the very technologies meant to prevent them. Analysis of 71 federal and state court dockets contesting algorithm‐based determinations in disability, unemployment, and nutrition
Esra Gules‐Guctas
wiley   +1 more source

The international climate change regime and general principles of law

open access: yesReview of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract The Climate Change Advisory Opinion (AO) by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demonstrates the growing prominence of general principles of law in international law. The Climate Change AO was handed down at the end of the International Law Commission's project on general principles of law with the adoption of its Draft Conclusions.
Renatus Otto Franz Derler, Mads Andenas
wiley   +1 more source

Self‐Legitimacy and the Moral Authority to Inspect: A Qualitative Study of Probation Inspectors in England and Wales

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how probation inspectors in England and Wales construct their self‐legitimacy; the internal belief in their moral and professional right to inspect. Drawing on qualitative interviews and Bottoms and Tankebe's dialogic model of legitimacy, it shows how inspectors justify their authority through legal mandates, professional
Jake Phillips
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Corporate Criminal Careers: Insights From a Systematic Narrative Review of Longitudinal Studies

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In a systematic narrative review of 33 longitudinal corporate crime studies, we identify and describe corporate criminal career dimensions: participation, frequency, crime mix, and duration. Themes and patterns across data sources are assessed, including information collected that informs a corporate criminal career perspective and what ...
Marieke H. A. Kluin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I Wish I Had Better Answers”: Organizational Ignorance in US Criminal Courts

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems of monetary sanctions in US criminal courts present an opportunity for furthering the sociological understanding of complex and consequential organizations. We examine whether and how court actors across eight states understand the organizational processes supporting the fiscal logic of legal financial obligations (LFOs).
Sarah K. S. Shannon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Where Now for Migration Studies? Problems, Purpose and Potential

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract The 21st century has witnessed an explosion of academic research on migration. We now have a rich corpus of projects and publications, as well as academic posts, degree programmes, PhDs, conferences, journals, departments and other (often well‐funded) ventures dedicated to migration. In parallel, however, ultra‐nationalism, militarised borders
Melanie Griffiths
wiley   +1 more source

Serious Mental Illness‐Associated Socio‐Medical Needs and Imprisonment Risk in Reentry Clients

open access: yesPsychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Objective To examine whether the socio‐medical needs and imprisonment risk among transitional care clients with serious mental illness (SMI) differ from other transitional care clients. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted of adults who entered the Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) Program from 2018 to 2023 following a period of ...
David L. Rosen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“If We Don't Tell Our Stories, They'll Erase Us”: Understanding the Criminalization of Disabled Black American Activists

open access: yesDiversity &Inclusion Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This qualitative phenomenological study explores the lived experiences of disabled Black American activists to examine how systemic criminalization intersects with race and disability. Guided by Black Disability Threat Theory (BDTT; Templeton 2024) and scholarship on the school‐to‐prison nexus, this research conceptualizes schools and activist
Da'Shay Templeton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug use among people in prison: A global review of epidemiology, harms and interventions

open access: yesAddiction, Volume 121, Issue 4, Page 749-764, April 2026.
Abstract Background and aims People who use drugs are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. We aimed to provide a broad synthesis of the epidemiology, harms and interventions related to drug use and drug use disorders among incarcerated adults worldwide, and highlight gaps in evidence and practice.
Louis Favril, John Strang, Seena Fazel
wiley   +1 more source

Front‐Footed Defense: Leveraging Early Counsel Intervention for Expedited Justice

open access: yesLaw &Policy, Volume 48, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Contemporary criminal justice systems have increasingly prioritized efficiency as a key guiding principle in their institutional processes. This research examines the role of defense counsel to analyze whether and how lawyers strategically adapt their advocacy methods as they balance the demands of procedural efficiency with their professional
Chengchen He, Enshen Li
wiley   +1 more source

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