Abstract Objective To consider whether one sibling’s criminal legal system contact influences another’s material conditions, social support, and mental health and behavioral problems. Background Sibling incarceration is both the most common form of familial incarceration in the United States, with…
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Sentencing child sex abusers: When the victim becomes the offender
When a ‘victim-offender’ is sentenced in court, a University of South Australia researcher is recommending judges acknowledge the offender’s early trauma, in conjunction with the consequences for the crime, in their sentencing comments.