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An Insidious Interstice: Understanding Cognition and Language Behaviour Through the Eyes of Juvenile Justice Professionals. [PDF]
Int J Lang Commun DisordABSTRACT Introduction Despite evidence suggesting language and cognition deficits are prevalent for justice involved youth, little research explores how juvenile justice personnel experience language and cognition behaviours in the youth they serve. Aims This qualitative study explored how juvenile justice personnel understand language and cognition ...
Perrotti AM +2 more
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Professionalism in the Alaska Department of Corrections: Education and Experience [paper] [PDF]
, 1986 A later version of this paper was published as: Schafer, N.E. (1986). "Professionalism in the Alaska Department of Corrections: Education and Experience." The Justice Professional 1(2): 78–95 (Fall 1986).A survey of Alaska corrections personnel reveals ...
Schafer, N. E.
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(Re)humanizing Blackness: Integrating BlackCrit in the Mental Health Counseling of Black Clients
The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Does Black mental health matter? Historically, mental illness in the Black community has been inadequately addressed. Yet Black Americans experience more severe psychological distress than other races, and they are also more likely to experience poor outcomes in counseling.
Demetrius Cofield
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Philadelphia's Crowded, Costly Jails: The Search for Safe Solutions [PDF]
, 2010 Analyzes trends in Philadelphia's jail population, spending on jails, and steps to enable effective management of the population while ensuring public safety, including reducing pretrial detentions.
Claire Shubik-Richards
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Policy Capacity Under Decentralization: Kindergarten Education Reforms in the Philippines
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper examines the relationship between policy capacity and policy effectiveness in decentralized governance setups. It challenges the conventional view that policy functions should only be decentralized when requisite capacities already exist at lower levels of government. Instead, the paper proposes that capacity can follow function ‐ as
Kidjie Ian Saguin, M. Ramesh
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
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An Investigation of Philadelphia's Youth Aid Panel: A Community-Based Diversion Program for First-Time Youthful Offenders [PDF]
, 2000 The formal justice system currently does not have the resources to effectively deal with nonviolent first-time offending youth, oftentimes leaving them with little punishment aside from a criminal record.
Bernardine H. Watson, Nina W. Chernoff
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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
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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 +2 more
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Unveiling Corruption's Influence on Insider Trading: US Insights
Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between state‐level political corruption and firm‐level insider trading in the United States. State corruption is proxied using Department of Justice court cases involving corrupt activities. The findings reveal a positive and statistically significant association between political corruption and insider ...
Ahmed Al‐Hadi +3 more
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