Reimagining Criminal Justice: Open Source Data Key to Addressing Mental Health Crises [PDF]
, 2021 A transparent, cross-functional approach to data sharing and analysis focused on reliability and completeness can help to improve San Francisco\u27s response to the mental health crisis, says Brennan Gamwell, a 2022 JD candidate at the Golden Gate ...
Gamwell, Brennan
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 442-461, December 2022., 2022 Intimate partner violence is a major problem in Australia, impacting many families that are on the cusp of disruption and intervention by the child protection system. Using an innovative method of inquiry, the article explores the role of dedicated men's workers in a South Australian non‐government organisation's intensive family service that works ...
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Reporting and Help-Seeking among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Victims of Stalking
Social Sciences, 2023 Given the disproportionately higher rates of stalking among sexual minority individuals, the present study aimed to explore factors that influence these victims’ help-seeking behaviors.
Jessica C. Fleming +3 more
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How do "technical" design-choices made when building algorithmic decision-making tools for criminal justice authorities create constitutional dangers? [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 This two part paper argues that seemingly "technical" choices made by developers of machine-learning based algorithmic tools used to inform decisions by criminal justice authorities can create serious constitutional dangers, enhancing the likelihood of abuse of decision-making power and the scope and magnitude of injustice. Drawing on three algorithmic
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How do "technical" design-choices made when building algorithmic decision-making tools for criminal justice authorities create constitutional dangers? Part II [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 This two-part paper argues that seemingly "technical" choices made by developers of machine-learning based algorithmic tools used to inform decisions by criminal justice authorities can create serious constitutional dangers, enhancing the likelihood of abuse of decision-making power and the scope and magnitude of injustice. Drawing on three algorithmic
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How concentrated is crime among victims? A systematic review from 1977 to 2014
Crime Science, 2017 Background Considerable research shows that crime is concentrated among a few victims. However, no one has systematically compared these studies to determine the level of concentration and its variation across studies.
SooHyun O +3 more
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An Exploratory Study of Police Officers: Low Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Background: Compassion fatigue, or the physical, mental, and emotional state experienced by professionals that assist others in distress, has been well documented in several caring professions such as nurses, firefighters, and emergency medical ...
Heath Blair Grant +2 more
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Racial Sentencing Disparities and Differential Progression Through the Criminal Justice System: Evidence From Linked Federal and State Court Data [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Several key actors -- police, prosecutors, judges -- can alter the course of individuals passing through the multi-staged criminal justice system. I use linked arrest-sentencing data for federal courts from 1994-2010 to examine the role that earlier stages play when estimating Black-white sentencing gaps.
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Transparency, Governance and Regulation of Algorithmic Tools Deployed in the Criminal Justice System: a UK Case Study [PDF]
, 2022 We present a survey of tools used in the criminal justice system in the UK in three categories: data infrastructure, data analysis, and risk prediction. Many tools are currently in deployment, offering potential benefits, including improved efficiency and consistency. However, there are also important concerns. Transparent information about these tools,
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Reimagining Criminal Justice: The Violence of Incarceration in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
, 2020 Six years after the infamous and disturbing elevator video of former NFL player Ray Rice punching his fiancée Janay Palmer in the face, knocking her unconscious and then dragging her out of the elevator, Rice and Palmer remain happily married, both ...
Henson, Tammy
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