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Historical recidivism rates of Alberta’s not criminally responsible population
Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2018 In Canada, public safety is a paramount concern for the provincial Review Boards that oversee individuals found to be Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCR).
Kayla Richer +2 more
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Why Bulk Discount for Multiple Offenders? A Lexical Local Justification
The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.This paper offers an original non‐consequentialist justification for the ‘bulk discount’ given to offenders who are sentenced for multiple counts in a single proceeding, a discount that is available in most jurisdictions. Existing justifications for this practice face serious objections. I propose a new account, ‘Lexical Local Justification’.
Peter Chau
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Prison Conditions and Recidivism [PDF]
American Law and Economics Review, 2008 This paper examines the impact of prison conditions on future criminal behaviour. The analysis is based on a unique dataset on the post-release behaviour of 25,000 Italian former prison inmates. We use an exogenous variation in prison assignment as a means of identifying the effects of prison overcrowding, deaths in prison, and degree of isolation on ...
DRAGO, FRANCESCO +2 more
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Given the theoretical and clinical importance of psychopathy, numerous assessment instruments have been developed, including the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP). Although the CAPP has received increasing empirical support across cultures, research examining the validity of the Korean self‐report version remains ...
Hyeokjun Kwon +2 more
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Sexual Offending, 2020 The current study examined the relationship between mental illness and recidivism in a sample of 409 men adjudicated for sexual offences who scored higher than average on an established risk assessment tool (Static-99R).
Charlotte A. Aelick +2 more
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Determinants of case outcomes in Rwanda's postgenocide gacaca courts
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Transitional justice trials have become a central mechanism for addressing mass violence and human rights violations, yet little is known about the determinants of case outcomes within these courts—particularly in domestic contexts. This study examines Rwanda's gacaca courts, a localized transitional justice system that tried people suspected ...
Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira +2 more
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract To mitigate the consequences of school punishment, we must move from documenting the school‐to‐prison pipeline (STPP) toward understanding how punishment increases criminal legal system involvement. Beyond impacting academic performance, punishment may encourage disengagement from school, teachers, and peers; delinquency; and secondary ...
Stephanie Ann Wiley +2 more
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Convergent, Discriminant and Predictive Validity of Two Instruments to Assess Recidivism Risk Among Released Individuals Who Have Sexually Offended: The SORAG and the VRAG-R [PDF]
, 2022 peer reviewedRecidivism risk assessment has played an essential role in the criminal justice sys- tem for many years. Various risk assessment tools have been developed and recali- brated over the years for the purpose.
Pham hoang, Thierry, Ducro Claire,
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Collateral labor: Male partner reentry and women's economic lives
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Reentry scholarship frequently assumes that a partner's return stabilizes households and eases the burdens women absorbed during incarceration, yet the economic consequences of reentry for female partners remain empirically understudied. We conceptualize reentry as an economic reconfiguration that may operate as reprieve, disruption, or both ...
Holly Nguyen +2 more
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Criminal history's expiration date: Evidence of prediction decay
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Criminal history is a well‐established predictor of future offending, yet recidivism risk declines with time. Research has struggled to reconcile this tension as criminal history is often treated as a static indicator of risk, while desistance is commonly inferred rather than directly modeled.
Zachary Hamilton +3 more
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