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Therapeutic Courts in the Alaska Court System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Therapeutic courts — often called “problem-solving courts” or “wellness courts” — have been a growing component of the U.S. court system since the 1990s.
Armstrong, Barbara
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Framing National Education in Hong Kong: A frame analysis of power dynamics in stakeholders' competing narratives

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how national education in Hong Kong functions as a contested arena in which state and non‐state actors struggle over the meaning of citizenship, identity and schooling. Using inductive frame analysis of 319 news articles (2020–2025) from five Chinese‐ and English‐language outlets, it identifies diagnostic, prognostic and ...
Jason Cong Lin
wiley   +1 more source

Alaska Trial Court Caseload FY 2007–2018 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Underlying data is available in both Excel and PDF format. (Download below.)This fact sheet presents data on criminal case filings in Alaska trial courts for fiscal years 2007–2018.
Kisarauskas, Yevgenii
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Unveiling Bias: The Impact of Male Rape Myths and Stereotypes on Juror Verdicts in Male‐on‐Male Rape Trials

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined how male rape myths, racial/ethnicity biases, and sexuality stereotypes influence verdicts in male‐on‐male rape trials—an area that is currently under‐researched. A sample of 463 participants read a mock rape trial, where both the defendant and complainant were male, with defendant ethnicity (White, Black, Asian) and ...
Lee J. Curley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Senate Bill 91: Summary of Policy Reforms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Complete issue of Alaska Justice Forum 33(1), Spring 2016 at https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handle/11122/6883.This article highlights provisions of Senate Bill 91, "Omnibus Criminal Law & Procedure; Corrections Act," related to the recommendations of ...
UAA Justice Center
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Optimized Risk Assessment in Forensic Practice: A Comparison of Machine Learning and Manual Scoring Approaches

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As correctional jurisdictions and risk instrument developers look to optimize scoring for specific population needs, an open question remains ‐ which method is optimal. Popular scoring methods range from manual simple scoring approaches (e.g., Burgess) to more complex machine learning algorithms (e.g., random forests).
Danielle J. Rieger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Would restricting firearm purchases due to alcohol- and drug-related misdemeanor offenses reduce firearm homicide and suicide? An agent-based simulation

open access: yesInjury Epidemiology, 2022
Background Substance-related interactions with the criminal justice system are a potential touchpoint to identify people at risk for firearm violence. We used an agent-based model to simulate the change in firearm violence after disqualifying people from
Magdalena Cerdá   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alternative Criminal Punishments for Completion of Misdemeanor Crimes with Social Justice

open access: yesJournal of Education, Humaniora and Social Sciences (JEHSS), 2023
The vision of the development of national law is "the realization of a just and democratic rule of law through the development of a national legal system that serves the interests of the people and the nation to protect all people and the nation, as well as the blood of Indonesia, promotes public welfare, develops the life of the nation and ...
openaire   +1 more source

Racial Disparity in Marijuana Policing in New Orleans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In national research, self-reported marijuana use is similar across races, but in New Orleans, black people are disproportionately arrested for marijuana offenses, including simple possession.
Jon Wool, Meghan Ragany, Rose Wilson
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Towards a Developmental Retribution and Reciprocity Model (RRM): Implications for Youth Justice

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Youth justice systems are frequently justified by reference to developmental change, yet chronological age is often treated as a proxy for underlying psychological processes. This paper develops a Developmental Retribution and Reciprocity Model (RRM), integrating evolutionary criminology with contemporary developmental neuroscience to clarify ...
Evelyn Svingen
wiley   +1 more source

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