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Understanding Recidivism amongst Incarcerated Youth Offenders: A Case Study of the Thohoyandou Correctional Centre [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesViolence and crime in South African communities, particularly the influence of youth gangs, threaten economic stability and social cohesion, affecting social reproduction and intergenerational poverty.
Andrew Banda +2 more
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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.Schools are important settings for intervention to improve mental health. Much school mental health research has focused on schools as an avenue to reach large numbers of young people with new interventions, added on top of what schools currently do. However, research is increasingly focused on changing the school system itself to improve mental health,
Graham Moore
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Ex-Offenders and the Labor Market [PDF]
, 2010 We use Bureau of Justice Statistics data to estimate that, in 2008, the United States had between 12 and 14 million ex-offenders of working age. Because a prison record or felony conviction greatly lowers ex-offenders' prospects in the labor market, we ...
John Schmitt, Kris Warner
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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.Background Parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) improves parenting and child behavior, yet little is known about how dosage of its two phases, warm relationship building focused child‐directed interaction (CDI) sessions and safe, effective discipline skills‐focused parent‐directed interaction (PDI) sessions, contributes to outcomes, particularly in ...
Xiaolan Liao +4 more
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Quality Regulation and Unexpected Gaming: Evidence From Mandating Flight Delay Compensation
Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Policies that target a single aspect of agents' motivation may lead to their diminished efforts in other areas. This paper examines the effect of the European Union's flight delay compensation policy on flight on‐time performance by exploiting a unique policy variation in a difference‐in‐differences framework.
Jingyi Xing
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Measuring Psychological Change and Predicting Recidivism Following the Swedish One-to-One Program
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019 The One-to-One program aims to reduce criminal recidivism among prisoners shortly awaiting release, and among probationers. Of 1,484 program participants in Sweden, 776 contained adequate data for analysis. Pre- and post-program scores were available for
Anne H. Berman +7 more
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Efficiency in the Global Prison System: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis
Journal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study systematizes the international literature on prison system efficiency, highlighting patterns and research gaps through a multidimensional framework. By situating efficiency within broader institutional, social, and rights‐based contexts, it examines how academic research has assessed carceral performance.
Leandro Moreira +2 more
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The Relation Between Psychopathy and Sexual Aggression: A Meta‐Analysis
Journal of Personality, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Psychopathy is a multifaceted, hierarchical construct that has been linked to aggression and antisocial behavior. The triarchic model of psychopathy comprises three underlying, distinct trait domains: boldness, disinhibition, and meanness.
Melissa Packer West +4 more
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Unlocking Potential: Results of a National Survey of Postsecondary Education in State Prisons [PDF]
, 2011 Examines enrollment, instruction, eligibility, and funding for postsecondary correctional education as a way to reduce recidivism. Calls for increasing capacity, aligning programs with state education systems and workforce needs, and expanding ...
Brian A. Sponsler, Laura E. Gorgol
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