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Violent Crime Reported in Alaska, 1986–2015 [PDF]
, 2017 Data available in both Excel and PDF format. (Download below.)This fact sheet presents data on violent crimes reported in Alaska from 1986 to 2015 as reported in the Alaska Department of Public Safety publication Crime in Alaska.
Parker, Khristy
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Social scientists have long been interested in understanding how age, period, and cohort effects shape long‐term homicide trends. Yet fundamental measurement challenges remain pervasive in estimating age‐specific homicide rates for birth cohorts.
Jason Robey, Matt Vogel
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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2013 Homicide Data [PDF]
, 2015 "When Men Murder Women" is an annual report prepared by the Violence Policy Center detailing the reality of homicides committed against females by single male offenders.
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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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Would banning firearms reduce murder and suicide? A review of international evidence [PDF]
, 2006 The world abounds in instruments with which people can kill each other. Is the widespread availability of one of these instruments, firearms, a crucial determinant of the incidence of murder?
Don B. Kates, Gary Mauser
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Statewide sanctuary policies and female homicide rates, 2016–2021
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract The current study examines whether state immigration enforcement policies, such as sanctuary policies that limit local police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, are associated with female homicide rates in the United States (2016–2021).
Kaitlin M. Boyle +3 more
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Whose decision is it anyway? Defendants’ prior experience shapes prosecutorial case dismissal
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Studies of early case processing outcomes in the United States typically assume that decisions are made unilaterally by the prosecutor, such that prior contact with the legal system is universally associated with harsher outcomes for defendants.
R. R. Dunlea, Miranda A. Galvin
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Injury Epidemiology, 2020 Background Homicide is a widely acknowledged public health problem in the United States. The majority of homicides are committed with a firearm and have long-term health consequences for family members and entire communities. When left unsolved, violence
Lauren A. Magee +3 more
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Another Look at the Deterrent Effect of Death Penalty [PDF]
There is a question whether the execution rate is appropriate to examine the deterrent effect of death penalty. Instead of using execution rate, this paper uses dummy variables to categorize states into different groups and to compare the group mean ...
Choe, Jongmook
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Emotion, Neuroscience, and Law: A Comment on Darwin and Greene [PDF]
, 2011 Darwin’s (1871) observation that evolution has produced in us certain emotions responding to right and wrong conduct that lack any obvious basis in individual utility is a useful springboard from which to clarify the role of emotion in moral judgment.
Mikhail, John
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