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The use of solitary confinement and in-custody mortality in North Carolina State Prisons, 2021-2023. [PDF]

SSM Popul Health
LeMasters K, Levintow SN, Lao J, McCauley E, Waleed C, Cullins Z, Behne MF, Brinkley-Rubinstein L.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The role of case management in misdemeanor prosecution

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite increasing attention to prosecutors' role in shaping criminal justice outcomes, there is limited empirical research on what prosecutors do. While most theories of prosecutorial discretion emphasize overarching goals related to justice and safety, our paper shifts the focus toward the practical realities of the job, particularly in the ...
Lindsay Graef, Aurelie Ouss
wiley   +1 more source

The devil effect triggered by sexual crimes. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Pfundmair M, Matanovic R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Bound by blood and bloodshed: Sibling ties and participation in genocidal violence

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, we examine how sibling relationships—one of the most salient familial bonds—influence individual engagement in violence during mass atrocity. Drawing on an adaptation of differential association and social learning theories for contexts of mass atrocity, we analyze a novel dataset linking over 300,000 ...
Jack G. R. Wippell, Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira, Jared F. Edgerton, Evelyn Gertz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a training program of knowledge and skills in the context of administrative involuntary hospitalization: a pilot trial. [PDF]

Front Psychiatry
Shiina A, Sudo Y, Suzuki Y, Kamata Y, Niitsu T, Fujii C.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Affordances, dread, and online fraud: Exploring and advancing social learning theory in online contexts

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract We investigate how the affordances of an online context shape the processes of social learning. Using a dataset of more than 11,000 posts from the fraud subdread on the dark web forum Dread, we examine how affordances of platform governance, connectivity, anonymity, invisibility, asynchronicity, and limited oversight influence the components ...
Fangzhou Wang, Timothy Dickinson
wiley   +1 more source

A descriptive analysis of substance use screening among youth involved in the legal system in eight counties. [PDF]

Addict Sci Clin Pract
O'Reilly L, Dir A, Schwartz K, Brown S, Ouyang F, Monahan P, Adams Z, Zapolski T, Hulvershorn L, Aalsma M.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Whose decision is it anyway? Defendants’ prior experience shapes prosecutorial case dismissal

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Studies of early case processing outcomes in the United States typically assume that decisions are made unilaterally by the prosecutor, such that prior contact with the legal system is universally associated with harsher outcomes for defendants.
R. R. Dunlea, Miranda A. Galvin
wiley   +1 more source

Neighborhood effects and consequences of criminal justice contact: a research framework. [PDF]

Comput Urban Sci
Wu L, Li N.
europepmc   +1 more source

Focused deterrence can reduce crime: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and quasi‐experiments

Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Research summary Crime and violence continue to be problems that plague urban areas across the United States and the globe. One key approach for responding to these problems is “focused deterrence” which includes programs that prevent criminal behavior by blending criminal justice, social service, and community‐based action.
Anthony A. Braga, Brandon S. Turchan, David L. Weisburd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source