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UrduBroad political, economic, and social factors influence disciplinary punishment. In particular, over the last half century, such considerations have shaped jurisdictions’ use of the death penalty, which has declined considerably since the 1990s. A new study examined the factors associated…
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Study: Prisoners with mental illness much more likely to be placed in solitary confinement
Past studies on whether incarcerated people with mental illness are more likely to be placed in solitary confinement have yielded mixed results. A new study examined the issue in one state’s prisons, taking into account factors related to incarcerated men…
NSF grant to fund research into police networks, officer abuse
The findings will be used to inform policy initiatives designed to reduce police misconduct.
Hospital-based violence intervention program engages vulnerable populations
DES PLAINES, IL – A Boston violence intervention advocacy program is effectively engaging the client population that hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) have been designed to support. This is the conclusion of a study titled Boston Violence Intervention Advocacy Program:…
Lifting the lid on how domestic abusers use technology
New research into how domestic abusers are using computers and other digital technology to monitor, threaten and humiliate their victims will help guide future police investigations. The increased availability of new technology has given perpetrators even more opportunities and methods…
The impact of lockdown when you’re already locked up –
Funding for research on prisons in a pandemic
80% of sexual abuse victims in Spain who seek public compensation receive nothing
An expert from the UOC and participant in the European FAIRCOM project reveals that between 1998 and 2018 only 20% of the public compensation applied for was granted
Study reveals impact of lockdown on violence in a UK capital city
Emergency department data shows ‘large reduction’ in violent injury during lockdown — but no change in violence in the home
Association between COVID-19 lockdown measures, ED visits for violence-related injuries in Wales
What The Study Did: This study investigates emergency department visits for violence-related injuries occurring at home and outside the home in Cardiff, Wales, before and after COVID-19 lockdown measures were instituted in March 2020. Authors: Jonathan P. Shepherd, Ph.D., Crime…
Walking away from the beat – why police officers are voluntarily leaving in large numbers
Home Office data shows the number of police officers voluntarily resigning from the force in England and Wales has more than doubled in the last eight years.
Walking away from the beat – why police officers are voluntarily leaving in large numbers
Home Office data shows the number of police officers voluntarily resigning from the force in England and Wales has more than doubled in the last eight years. Scant attention has been paid to the reason for this mass exodus. Until…
Improving road safety to tackle crime
Improving road safety in cities could result in a lower rate of violent crime, according to research from UCL.
Increased green space in prisons can reduce self-harm and violence
Prisons with more green space have lower levels of violence and self-harm, according to new research at the University of Birmingham and Utrecht University. The study is the first to attempt large-scale mapping of green space within prison environments and…
UK police find missing Brits quicker, at home or abroad.
A new report shows that British citizens who are missing abroad were more than twice as likely to be found by UK police as police in the country of disappearance.
NYU Abu Dhabi researcher sheds new light on the psychology of radicalization
The paper explores how to reverse this potentially violent form of addiction by restoring an individual’s psychological needs and how challenging their ideology is counterproductive
Redlich to study role of false confessions in exoneration, compensation
Allison Redlich, Professor, Criminology, Law and Society, is set to receive funding from the National Science Foundation for a project in which she will study the role of false confessions in the exoneration and compensation of wrongfully convicted individuals. This…
CT scans of Egyptian mummy reveal new details about the death of a pivotal pharaoh
New interpretations based on medical imaging suggest Seqenenre-Taa-II was executed by multiple attackers and embalmers had skillfully concealed some head wounds
Association of armed guards, severity of school shootings
What The Study Did: Researchers examined the association between the presence of an armed guard on scene and the severity of shootings at schools kindergarten through high school. Authors: Jillian Peterson, Ph.D., of Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, is…
The effect of natural disasters on criminal–and charitable–activity in the USA
Study Also Unveils Trends in Philanthropy by Individuals and Households That Can Help Shape Crisis Management Protocols
Murphy receives funding for risk need responsivity project
Amy Murphy, Project Director, Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!), received $9,019 from Wood County Mental Health Services for: “Wood County RNR 21.” For this project, Mason researchers will provide access to and training and technical assistance related to the…
Robertson to receive NEH funding for spatial history of 1935 racial violence
Stephen M. Robertson, Professor, History and Art History, is set to receive $45,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the project: “Harlem in Disorder: A Spatial History of How Racial Violence Changed in 1935.” Via this study, Robertson…
Diversity in policing can improve police-civilian interactions
Officers from marginalized groups in Chicago made fewer stops and arrests, used less force than white and male officers
Northwestern researcher to discuss consequences of incarceration at AAAS annual meeting
Linda Teplin to present findings from 15-year study of juvenile justice youth
Expanding understanding of the relationship between criminal insanity and psychosis
How and why does psychosis play a role when defining someone as criminally insane and lacking capacity for responsible action? Professor Linda Gröning has been given 12 million NOK from The Research Council of Norway to find out.
GW’s Program on Extremism tracking criminal cases linked to the attack on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (Feb. 4, 2021)–The George Washington University Program on Extremism has continued to update a project that is tracking individuals charged with crimes related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. According to the Feb. 4…
Adolescent involvement with firearms linked to gun violence in adulthood
Study shows early exposure and victimization is associated with perpetration during adulthood
‘Zoombombing’ research shows legitimate meeting attendees cause most attacks
BINGHAMTON, NY — Most zoombombing incidents are “inside jobs” according to a new study featuring researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York. As the COVID-19 virus spread worldwide in early 2020, much of our lives went virtual, including…
Study finds consensus for arming school resource officers, division on arming teachers and other staff
In the wake of repeated school shootings across the United States, today’s youth have been called the mass shooting generation. A new study examined public support for arming school employees. The study found consensus for arming school resource officers, but…
Big name corporations more likely to commit fraud
PULLMAN, Wash. – Fortune 500 firms with strong growth profiles are more susceptible to “cooking the books” than smaller, struggling companies, according to a recent study published in Justice Quarterly . Researchers from Washington State University, Pennsylvania State University and…
Sub-surface imaging technology can expose counterfeit travel documents
New research by the University of Kent has found that optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging technology can be utilised to distinguish between legitimate and counterfeit travel documents.
Study: Sudden police layoffs in one US city associated with increases in crime
Amid a sharp economic downturn in 2008, police departments around the United States experienced budget shortfalls that required them to enact cutbacks. A new study examined the effects on crime of budget shortfalls in two New Jersey cities–one of which…
Register now for our Police Misconduct & Qualified Immunity symposium
Please register for the event here: https:/ / host. regform. com/ police-%20misconduct-qualified-immunity-reimagining-we-the-people/ Please join us on Thursday, February 4, 2021, from 9:00am-5:00pm, as Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, in partnership with The Earl…
Rescuers at risk: emergency personnel face trauma and post traumatic stress symptoms
Emergency workers face suicidal thoughts and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), with emergency department and psychiatric department staff most at risk
Study finds NRA stakeholders conflicted in wake of shootings
A recent study finds that, in the wake of a mass shooting, National Rifle Association (NRA) employees, donors and volunteers had extremely mixed emotions about the organization – reporting higher levels of both positive and negative feelings about the NRA,…
Non-immigrant kids respond differently when immigrant children are bullied
A recent study finds that, while youth think all bullying is bad, non-immigrant adolescents object less to bullying when the victim is an immigrant. However, the study found that the more contact immigrant and non-immigrant children had with each other,…
Public concern about violence, firearms, COVID-19 pandemic in California
What The Study Did: The findings of a survey study using data from California suggests the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in self-reported worry about violence for oneself and others, increased firearm acquisition and changes in firearm storage practices. Authors:…
One in four women with ADHD has attempted suicide
Women with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are eight times more likely to attempt suicide, while men with ADHD are four and a half times more likely; parental violence and substance dependence increase the prevalence of suicide attempts
Community-based programs reduce sexual violence, study shows
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22, 2020 – Through small, neighborhood classes, researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US significantly reduced sexual violence among teenage boys living in areas of concentrated disadvantage. The study, published today in JAMA , is the…
New study measures neighborhood inequality and violence based on everyday mobility
Finds mobility patterns of its residents and visitors can predict homicides
COVID-19 escalated armed conflicts in several war-torn countries
India, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan and Philippines all saw an escalation of civil wars
New research could lead to better eyewitness recall in criminal investigations
From a half-hidden corner in a crowded scene, a thief emerges to snatch a purse. Three days later, can you remember what he looks like? That may depend upon how long after the incident you are asked about it and…
Sights set on curbing gun crime
A community or sub-culture encouraging young men’s exposure and obsession with guns – as well as ready access to firearms and drugs – can make gun violence ‘all too easy’, with Flinders University experts promoting a new direction on managing the global problem.
Center for Justice Research selected to study youth gun possession
Houston, TX – November 2020 – The Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University will serve as one of several universities selected to join a $1 million Thurgood Marshall College Fund grant project exploring why young Black and urban…
Police investigators of online child abuse at risk of mental harm
Police who investigate online crimes against children, and protect wider society from seeing images of violence against young people, are themselves at risk of moral injury and other psychological harms.
Restorative justice preferred among the Enga in Papua New Guinea
What small-scale societies can teach about balancing retribution and restitution
Within a hair’s breadth–forensic identification of single dyed hair strand now possible
Scientists develop modern analytical techniques as a tool for advancing forensic investigations
Hip-hop is helping tackle stigma around mental health, say Cambridge researchers
Hip-hop is one of the world’s most popular musical genres. Seven of the 10 most streamed artists in the US are rappers. With almost 50 years of history, hip-hop has evolved to give rise to many sub-genres that appeal to…
UTSA researchers study the effects of parental job loss on families during the pandemic
(December 7, 2020) – A team of UTSA researchers has discovered that economic implications because of COVID-19 can have a devastating ripple effect on children. Monica Lawson, assistant professor of psychology, Megan Piel, assistant professor of social work and Michaela…
New study findings: militarizing local police does not reduce crime
New research shows that the militarization of local law enforcement through weapons, armored vehicles, combat attire, office equipment and other items provided by the Department of Defense does not reduce crime. Additionally, researchers found incomplete records and discrepancies in the…
Seizing military weapons does not increase violent crime nor risk police safety
More local law enforcement agencies are using military equipment, such as tear gas, armored vehicles and rubber bullets, to handle social justice protests–calling into question police militarization. But if police no longer used weapons and tactics previously connected to the…