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Algorithmic Monoculture and Its Critics
Philosophical Perspectives, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Algorithmic decision‐making is replacing idiosyncratic human judgment in domains such as hiring, lending, and criminal justice. This shift promises increased consistency, but many scholars worry that it can go too far. They warn of the dangers of algorithmic monoculture, in which all decisions across a domain are made using a single algorithm.
Brian Hedden, Manish Raghavan
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Artificial Intelligence, Bureaucratic Discretion, and Democratic Administration
Public Administration Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Since the start of the COVID‐19 pandemic, many countries have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to replace civil service personnel. We argue that this practice undermines core democratic values. Using the public values framework, we identify four clusters of values that are threatened when bureaucratic discretion is transferred to ...
L. Jason Anastasopoulos
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Do Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws Affect Criminal Behavior? [PDF]
In recent decades, sex offenders have been the targets of some of the most far-reaching and novel crime legislation in the U.S. Two key innovations have been registration and notification laws which, respectively, require that convicted sex offenders ...
J.J. Prescott, Jonah E. Rockoff
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Deterrence theory underpins numerous anti‐corruption interventions. Yet, empirical evidence on its application to corruption remains limited. Existing studies rely mainly on laboratory experiments and focus on certainty and severity of punishment, leaving the role of celerity unexplored.
Eran Itskovich +4 more
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Spirals of Care: Resisting Paternalism and Palliation in Chronic Homeless Services
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines how organizationally supported resistance to paternalism and palliation unfolds on the frontlines of poverty governance. Sociological research shows that poverty in the United States is often managed through paternalist behavioral control or palliative minimalism.
Alexa Damaska
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Scepticism Without Consequence? On Hard Incompatibilism and Its Normative Recommendations
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Free will scepticism about moral responsibility denies that human agents possess the kind of control required for basic desert moral responsibility. This position is often taken to have substantive normative implications, including the rejection of retributive punishment and support for reformist approaches to criminal justice.
Thomas Nys, Gijs van Donselaar
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Disasters, Volume 51, Issue 1, January 2027.Abstract This article contributes to scholarship on innovative humanitarian finance by examining the application of impact bonds—an outcome‐based financing mechanism where investors fund projects upfront and are repaid with interest if they succeed. Amid consistent funding shortfalls, impact bonds were framed as a radical transformation in how aid can ...
Laila Zulkaphil
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Criminological aspects of crime recidivism
, 2012 The issue of criminal recidivism represents a significant social problem. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the problematics of criminal recidivism, gather available information related to this topic, evaluate current measures used to counter ...
Oliberiusová, Jitka
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The Effect of Opioid Abatement Funds on the Utilization of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Health Services Research, Volume 61, Issue 6, December 2026.ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate whether opioid abatement fund allocations to treatment programs influence the utilization of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Study Setting and Design The study employed a synthetic difference‐in‐differences design and a triple‐differences model using a state‐year panel to estimate the effects of abatement fund
Jiajing Scarlette Shi, Hefei Wen
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Continued Tenancy in Public Housing and Youth Justice Outcomes: Evidence From New Zealand
Social Policy &Administration, Volume 60, Issue 7, Page 1316-1328, December 2026.ABSTRACT In New Zealand, public housing can offer households a permanent home and a rental‐based approximation of owner‐occupation. Using a social determinants framework, this paper examines youth justice outcomes among individuals aged 14–24 years who were continuously housed in public housing between 2013 and 2022, including those who resided in ...
Chang Yu +3 more
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