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Prison brain? Executive dysfunction in prisoners [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 A better understanding of the functioning of the brain, particularly executive functions, of the prison population could aid in reducing crime rates through the reduction of recidivism rates. Indeed, reoffending appears to be related to executive dysfunction and it is known that executive functions are crucial for self-regulation. In the current paper,
Jesse eMeijers +5 more
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Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2015 The organization of guarding the prisoners of war in the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) and in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) camps of the USSR in the war and post-war years underwent essential changes.
Sidorov Sergey Grigoryevich
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Back to the Future: Permitting Habeas Petitions Based on Intervening Retroactive Case Law to Alter Convictions and Sentences [PDF]
, 2019 In 1948, Congress enacted 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which authorizes a motion for federal prisoners to “vacate, set aside or correct” their sentences, with the goal of improving judicial efficiency in collateral review.
Casale, Lauren
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Risk of death in prisoners after release from jail
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2004 Objective: To compare the risk of death in a cohort of Western Australian released prisoners with the risk experienced by the general population of Western Australia.
L. M. Stewart +4 more
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Prisoners’ experiences of drug treatment and punishment in four Nordic countries
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2015 AIMS - This article describes and analyses prisoners’ experiences of drug treatment in prison in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The article examines how prisoners experience drug treatment, control and sanctions as related to
Giertsen Hedda +4 more
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Not hearing us: An exploration of the experience of deaf prisoners in English and Welsh prisons [PDF]
, 2012 This research explores the experiences of profoundly deaf prisoners in England and Wales. It analyses current provisions for deaf prisoners and uses interviews and case studies to investigate the manner in which provision is delivered in order to make a ...
McCulloch, Daniel
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Good practice in projects working with prisoners' families [PDF]
, 2009 The value of addressing the root causes of offending and understanding factors which encourage desistance from crime is becoming all the more apparent amongst policy makers, practitioners and academics alike.
Barry, Monica
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Gang Activity in English Prisons: The Prisoners’ Perspective. [PDF]
, 2006 Gang activity in American prisons has resulted in serious problems for prisoners and staff (e.g. Fong & Buentello 1991; Stevens 1997). This study assessed prisoners’ perceptions of gang-event frequency in the U.K.
Wood, Jane L.
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Maintenance of foreign Prisoners of War in Territory of Russia within the First world war
RUDN Journal of Russian History, 2009 In clause it is analyzed conditions of the maintenance of foreign prisoners of war in Russia during the First world war. The author has shown with what difficulties the reasons of high death rate of prisoners of war and the ambiguous attitude from ...
B I Nimanov
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Research on Addiction, 2015 Objective: This study aimed to compare narcissistic, antisocial, and borderline personality traits among addicted prisoners, non-addict prisoners, and normal subjects.
A Mohammadzadeh, S Aghayi
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