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Scientific Bulletin, 2018 The development of drones has been exceedingly rapid in the last few years. They can be used in many different areas of life, they are fit to solve a range of problems, in fact, in some fields they may open up new horizons.
Prisznyák Szabolcs
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1991 NCCD Prison Population Forecast: The Impact of Declining Drug Arrests (FOCUS) [PDF]
, 1991 According to the National Council and Crime and Delinquency (NCCD), prison populations will increase by 35 percent over the next five years under the current criminal justice policies. This rate of growth is significantly lower than NCCD's 1989 estimates
James Austin, Michael Jones
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Exceptional prison conditions and the quality of prison life: Prison size and prison culture in Norwegian closed prisons [PDF]
European Journal of Criminology, 2011 This paper discusses the quality of prison life and prison size in relation to the notion of ‘Scandinavian exceptionalism’. Using the questionnaires ‘Measuring the Quality of Prison Life’ (MQPL) for prisoners and ‘Staff Measuring the Quality of Prison Life’ (SQL) for staff, data were collected from all 32 closed prisons in Norway.
Johnsen, Berit +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores youth violence towards police officers in Australia through the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) to better understand the underlying factors contributing to such violence; focusing on power dynamics, childhood adversity, and trauma.
Dimitra Lattas +4 more
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Prisoner Behavior, Staff Response: Using Prison Discipline Records [PDF]
, 1984 This study is based on official monthly summaries of violations reviewed by the prison discipline committee that were collected over a twenty-month period (September 1978 to May 1980) at the Indiana Reformatory, a maximum security prison for adult male ...
Schafer, N. E.
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European Journal of Criminology, 2021 At first glance, contemporary prisons are environments defined by an ‘enforced collective’ (Goffman, [1961] 1991) and prisoners are, if anything, plagued by ‘life en masse’ (Sykes, 1958), yet the depth and weight of loneliness in prison can be intense.
Schliehe, Anna +2 more
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Crime and delinquency, 2019 The aim of the current study was to examine if prisoner characteristics (personal characteristics and prison climate) and prison environment were related to prisoner misconduct, using data from a nationwide prospective cohort study examining the ...
A. Bosma +3 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper considers the views and experiences of local authority professionals in the policy context of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice (CoP) in the youth justice system in England, focusing on the resettlement transition.
Gavin Tucker, Sarah Parsons
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Potential risk factors for methamphetamine use among inmates in a Japanese prison
BMC PsychiatryBackground In Japan, drug addiction recovery guidance and social reintegration programs are implemented for eligible inmates in many prisons. However, methamphetamine addiction, especially among those with a history of thinner inhalation, often seems not
Masahiko Takaya +2 more
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Mass incarceration: the juggernaut of American penal expansionism [PDF]
, 2016 A plethora of evidence confirms that America continues to lead the world in imprisonment. No serious commentator doubts mass incarceration is a major issue for the nation.
Teague, Michael
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