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Intimates, acquaintances or strangers? Profiling the victim–offender relationship in homicides through offenders' behavioural patterns

open access: yesLegal and Criminological Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study examined behavioural heterogeneity across three victim–offender relationship categories in a non‐Western context to determine whether specific patterns can accurately predict intimate/family, acquaintance/friend and stranger homicides.
Ruihan Chen
wiley   +1 more source

The Hidden Costs of Pretrial Detention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This study investigates the correlation of pretrial detention with 1) pretrial outcomes (failure to appear and arrest for new criminal activity); and 2) post-disposition recidivism (new criminal activity post-disposition)
Alexander Holsinger   +2 more
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The psychiatric fix

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article draws on four years of ethnographic fieldwork in Los Angeles’ (LA) jail mental health facility to describe the interrelated crises of rising numbers of people declared incompetent to stand trial and the recurrent failure of managing madness in jail.
Jeremy Levenson
wiley   +1 more source

Prison Privatization: Driving Influences and Performance Evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
United States conservatism and neoliberalism have created a market for prison privatization. The business of making money from incarcerated bodies is in direct conflict with the goals of the justice system.
Schultz, Carla
core   +1 more source

Navigating the Algorithmic State: Public Values and Citizens' Preferences of AI‐Driven Public Service Delivery

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public sector increasingly adopts AI‐powered automated decision systems (ADS), understanding how citizens experience and value ADS use in public decision‐making is both normatively and practically important. Therefore, we examine and compare the effects of seven attributes of public values on citizens' support for ADS adoption in two ...
Guimin Zheng   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Prison Paradox: More Incarceration Will Not Make Us Safer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Despite its widespread use, research shows that the effect of incarceration as a deterrent to crime is minimal at best, and has been diminishing for several years.
Don Stemen
core   +1 more source

The use of virtual reality in forensic‐correctional psychiatric settings: A systematic review

open access: yesPsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, EarlyView.
Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly being used as an innovative technology for assessment, treatment, and training within psychiatric settings. However, little work has been done to synthesize existing literature on the use and benefits of VR in forensic‐correctional settings.
Michael Y. Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sentencing Reform for Nonviolent Offenses: Benefits and Estimated Savings for Illinois [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Commissioned by the Developing Justice Coalition, this report examines alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent drug offenses. The report discusses the potential cost savings and the social benefits of sentencing nonviolent drug offenders to mandated
Lise McKean, Susan K. Shapiro
core  

Testing the Assumptions of History‐Dependent Approaches to Regulation: Comparing Compliant Companies With Those That Transgress

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Risk‐based approaches to regulatory governance are ubiquitous. One aspect of such approaches suggests regulators direct their attention towards companies that have already violated regulations. However, such approaches have made little use of available data to explore these companies, especially compared to companies that do not transgress ...
Ben Hunter
wiley   +1 more source

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