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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recidivism rates of female offenders discharged from forensic psychiatric treatment

Frontiers in Psychiatry
ObjectiveRecidivism rates comprise an essential component in comprehensive risk assessment and should reflect the specific reference group of the individual being assessed.
Juliane Mayer, Juliane Mayer, Viviane Wolf, Ivonne Steiner, Manuela Dudeck, Verena Klein, Judith Streb, Irina Franke   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Creating space(s) for learning in prison: Developing an andragogical framework

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Learning in prison is too often excluded from wider discussions of educational experiences, processes and impact. This paper proposes, for the first time, an iterative andragogical framework to conceptualise learning spaces within prison contexts.
Morwenna Bennallick, Jayne Finlay, Ross Little, Helen Nichols   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug Courts' Effects on Criminal Offending for Juveniles and Adults

Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2012
This Campbell systematic review assesses the effectiveness of drug courts in reducing criminal or drug‐use behaviour recidivism. The review summarises findings from 154 studies, all of which report evidence from adult drug courts, drunk driving (DWI ...
Ojmarrh Mitchell, David B. Wilson, Amy Eggers, Doris L. MacKenzie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond the Adversarial Rivalry: A Developmental Rights‐Based Model for Minor‐on‐Minor Crime, Part 1

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT When children harm children, the conventional victim–perpetrator framework is ill‐equipped to address the developmental, relational, and institutional complexities involved. While juvenile justice scholarship increasingly emphasizes rehabilitation, and victims' rights literature has advanced child‐sensitive protection, minor‐on‐minor offending
Tali Gal, Ruthy Lowenstein Lazar
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Adversarial Rivalry: A Developmental Rights‐Based Model for Minor‐on‐Minor Crime, Part 2

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT When children harm children, the conventional victim–perpetrator framework is ill‐equipped to address the developmental, relational, and institutional complexities involved. While juvenile justice scholarship increasingly emphasizes rehabilitation, and victims' rights literature has advanced child‐sensitive protections, minor‐on‐minor ...
Tali Gal, Ruthy Lowenstein Lazar
wiley   +1 more source

Miami-Dade County Juvenile Weapons Offenders Program (JWOP): a potential model to reduce firearm crime recidivism nationwide

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2020
Introduction Youth firearm violence has been a growing problem in the USA. Several programs across the country aimed at reducing recurrent gun violence in this vulnerable population have published recidivism rates of 40% to 50%.
Hahn Soe-Lin, Anjali Sarver, Joyce Kaufman, Marilyn Sutherland, Enrique Ginzburg   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Criminal Recidivism in Pakistan: A Grounded Theory of Social & Environmental Causes and Psychological Consequences

Nature-Nurture Journal of Psychology, 2022
Background: Pakistan is a country where the rate of crime is constantly increasing, with many ex-convicts committing the crime again after getting released from prison, with no knowledge of the antecedents of their recidivism or their psychological ...
Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Muhammad Aqeel, Jaffar Abbas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decision Theory and Proof Standards for Future Crimes: Possible Uses and Open Questions

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What should be the proof standard for applying preventive criminal sanctions based on an establishment of risk of reoffending? This is an open question in legal systems around the world. Various authors suggest that we can answer it by using decision theory. This approach conceptualises the proof standard as a probabilistic threshold. A person
Hylke Jellema, Johannes Bijlsma
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of aesthetic crown lengthening on life quality and self‐esteem: 2‐year study

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A gummy smile can result from several factors, often leading to a disharmonious appearance and causing physical and psychological discomfort for the patient. This study aimed to evaluate changes in self‐esteem and quality of life for patients, as well as the recidivism rate, following aesthetic crown lengthening (ACL) surgery ...
Leticia S. Arroteia, Camila S. Stolf, Hélvis E. S. Paz, Thais F. M. Paschoal, Mabelle F. Monteiro, Márcio Z. Casati, Mauro P. Santamaria, Renato C. V. Casarin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source