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Justice at Risk? The Influence of Recidivism Risk Information on Evaluation of Evidence and Determination of Guilt. [PDF]
De Beuf TLF +3 more
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ABSTRACT Class identity is a crucial sociological concept, but is only ever measured at the individual level. In this paper, we ask: do groups have class identities? And do those class identities correspond with material resources? To answer these questions, we examine data from 31 of the most prominent American religious denominations in the early ...
Tessa Huttenlocher, Melissa Wilde
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Then a miracle occurs: cause, effect, and the heterogeneity of criminal justice research. [PDF]
Del Pozo B +6 more
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ABSTRACT This article rethinks meritocratic ideology as practical knowledge that transforms through biographies of social and geographical mobility. Drawing on 37 interviews with Black and Muslim Italians living in Britain or returned to Italy, the article shows that meritocracy is rarely invoked as a coherent ideology but works as practical, embodied ...
Simone Varriale, Michela Franceschelli
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Explaining the Unexplainable: Balancing Responsibility, Expectations, and Identity in Narratives of Sexual Recidivism. [PDF]
Sandbukt IJ.
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ABSTRACT In Sweden, as in many countries, immigrant youth tend to exhibit higher educational aspirations than native‐born youth, yet their attainment often falls short of their greater ambitions. This study, resulting from a research project focused on educational transitions in two Swedish municipalities, explores two mechanisms that help explain the ...
Andrea Voyer, Stefan Lund
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'Unforeseeable' and 'inevitable': Constructions of prison suicide in Scotland's Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiries. [PDF]
Huque SI +3 more
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