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Economic inequality and the monetary reward in a robbery

open access: yesJournal of Economic Criminology
The relationship between economic inequality and violent crime is usually equated with rational choice or strain theory, although adjudicating between these two distinct perspectives is exceedingly burdensome because their respective predictions are ...
Stewart J. D'Alessio   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards effective practice in offender supervision [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper has been prepared principally for the Performance Improvement Strategy Group - a group convened by the Community Justice Division of the Scottish Government to advise and assist in the development of criminal justice social work services in ...
McNeill, Fergus   +1 more
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‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined teachers' perspectives on how children benefit from time in nature, how disadvantage shapes access and the role of schools in facilitating such access. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2022 with 25 UK primary school teachers who participated in Generation Wild, a nature connection programme for schools in economically ...
Nicola Parkin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does the amount of life lost due to homicide vary across place? Examining the relationship between residential disadvantage and potential years of life lost due to homicide in the United States

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Humanities Open
One way to value the social cost of homicide is through potential years of life lost—a summary measure of premature mortality. Indeed, estimates indicate that Americans lose more than one million years of their lives to homicide in any given year.
Gregory M. Zimmerman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Criminal Justice Sentencing Policy Statement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This policy statement, put forth by the NCCD Board of directors, is a revision of our 1992 "Statement on Criminal Sentencing." We reviewed the developments of the past 13 years and outlined NCCD's positions on issues such as mandatory minimums and the ...

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School readiness and the good level of development: Policy constructions in English early childhood education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper critically analysed how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explored how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Military Discipline Practices on the Interpersonal Relationships of Criminology Students: A Case Study of CCJE

open access: yesSukisok
relationships of criminology students at the College of Criminal Justice Education (CCJE). Using personal interviews and a focused group discussion approach, it explores the types of military discipline enforced, the degree to which students integrate ...
Grace H. Lupao   +3 more
doaj  

Declines in victims calling the police in 21st-century America: how the trends vary by race/ethnicity and racial-immigration contexts

open access: yesCrime Science
Victims’ willingness to call the police facilitates access to the justice system and potential resources. Research shows a decline in police notification in the United States in recent decades, but the research has not assessed variation in trends across
Min Xie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rehabilitation among individuals with traumatic brain injury who intersect with the criminal justice system: A scoping review

open access: gold, 2023
Vincy Chan   +8 more
openalex   +1 more source

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