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Aging, Mental Health, and the Criminal Justice System: A Content Analysis of the Literature
Journal of Forensic Social Work, 2012 Whereas older adults in the criminal justice system are a significant public health concern, there has been little research examining mental health among this population.
Tina Maschi +2 more
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Examining Racial Disparities in Criminal Case Outcomes among Indigent Defendants in San Francisco [PDF]
, 2017 We reviewed 10,753 complete case records, consisting of cases between 2011 and 2014, from the San Francisco Public Defender's Office. These data were stored in the Public Defender's GIDEON case management system, which draws from data maintained by the ...
Bernardo Santos Da Silveria +2 more
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Inequalities in school spending across local authorities in England: A time‐trend analysis
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Investment in schools has wide‐ranging implications for society, from improving learning outcomes to economic growth and social cohesion. Addressing inequalities in school funding is important, as part of an effort to guarantee equal opportunities.
Lateef Akanni +10 more
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Evidence-Informed Criminal Justice [PDF]
, 2018 The American criminal justice system is at a turning point. For decades, as the rate of incarceration exploded, observers of the American criminal justice system criticized the enormous discretion wielded by key actors, particularly police and ...
Garrett, Brandon L.
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Guidance from the Department for Education stipulates that permanent exclusions should only be used as a last resort and where there is potential for harm to come to anyone in the school setting. Suspensions are positioned as a tool to communicate to a pupil that their behaviour is in breach of the school's behaviour policy.
Megan Whitehouse
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Individualising justice: pre-sentence reports in the Irish criminal justice system [PDF]
, 2017 Pre-sentence or pre-sanction reports (PSRs) provide judges with information on the personal circumstances, background and attitude of a defendant, an assessment of risk of reoffending, and typically include sentence recommendations1.
Carr, Nicola, Maguire, Niamh
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‘Initiation into drug use’ addendum: findings from the DUMA program [PDF]
, 2012 The age at which an individual first experiments with illicit drugs has been of significant interest to policymakers and practitioners, primarily because research has persistently shown a link between early juvenile onset of drug use and less favourable ...
Jason Payne, Josh Sweeney
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Wellbeing in higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom has been increasingly prioritised for many institutions, with a growing demand for student support requests. There are various determinants in life that can influence mental health. As such, protected characteristics, including race, can indicate that students who are Black or Asian ...
Amy Bywater, Helen Keane
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Tigers, black swans, and unicorns: The need for feedback and oversight
Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2019 Humans have a decision-making system which is biased to avoid costly false negatives while the criminal justice system is designed to be biased in the opposite way, avoiding costly false positives.
Max M. Houck
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Reframing Human Trafficking: From a Criminal Justice Problem to a Social Justice Issue [PDF]
, 2018 Laws addressing human trafficking have been passed in all 50 U.S. states as well as at the federal level. Although laws serve an important function in establishing social norms against a behavior, they can also create a belief that it is the ...
Pfeffer, Rebecca
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