What Context Matters and at What Level? A Test of Racial/Ethnic Threat, Symbolic Threat, and Structural Inequality Perspectives in Juvenile Court Decision-Making

What Context Matters and at What Level? A Test of Racial/Ethnic Threat, Symbolic Threat, and Structural Inequality Perspectives in Juvenile Court Decision-Making Crime &Delinquency, Ahead of Print. Do traditional theories…
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Justice Department Resolves Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Housing Authority

Justice Department Resolves Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Housing Authority The lawsuit alleged that the Fitchburg Housing Authority and Hill violated the Fair Housing Act by adopting and implementing…
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Houston Computer Administrator Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Hacking Former Employer’s Computer Network

Houston Computer Administrator Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Hacking Former Employer’s Computer Network Steven Jinwoo Kim, 40, of Houston pleaded guilty on Nov. 16, 2009, to one count…
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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination at Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan Apartment Complex

Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination at Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan Apartment Complex The owners and operators of Ivanhoe House Apartments, an apartment complex in Ann Arbor, Mich., have…
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Safe Haven or Dangerous Place? Stereotype Amplification and Americans’ Perceived Risk of Terrorism, Violent Street Crime, and Mass Shootings

Safe Haven or Dangerous Place? Stereotype Amplification and Americans’ Perceived Risk of Terrorism, Violent Street Crime, and Mass Shootings AbstractPeople overestimate the risk of some events, such as terrorist attacks…
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IMMORAL IN PRINCIPLE, UNWORKABLE IN PRACTICE: CANNABIS LAW REFORM, THE BEATLES AND THE WOOTTON REPORT

IMMORAL IN PRINCIPLE, UNWORKABLE IN PRACTICE: CANNABIS LAW REFORM, THE BEATLES AND THE WOOTTON REPORT AbstractIn the late 1960s, the cause of cannabis law reform briefly rose to remarkable cultural…
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Development and Validation of a Brief Form of the Childhood Adversities Questionnaire Among a Population of Mood Disorders

Development and Validation of a Brief Form of the Childhood Adversities Questionnaire Among a Population of Mood Disorders Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Ahead of Print. Childhood adversities have significantly negative…
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Associations Between Interpersonal Violence, Psychological Distress, and Suicidal Ideation Among Formerly Incarcerated Men and Women

Associations Between Interpersonal Violence, Psychological Distress, and Suicidal Ideation Among Formerly Incarcerated Men and Women Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Ahead of Print. Survivors of interpersonal violence are at increased risk…
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