Reducing criminal record discrimination through banning the box: the importance of timing and explanation in the reveal of a drug conviction
Reducing criminal record discrimination through banning the box: the importance of timing and explanation in the reveal of a drug conviction . Jessica Graber Read the syndicated article here
Kicking off: Is the association between the FIFA world cup and domestic abuse an international phenomenon?
Kicking off: Is the association between the FIFA world cup and domestic abuse an international phenomenon? The Police Journal, Ahead of Print. This study examines whether increases in incidents of…
Achieved versus Ascribed Master Status in a Positive Deviance Profession
Achieved versus Ascribed Master Status in a Positive Deviance Profession . Druann Heckert Read the syndicated article here
Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Essex County, New Jersey
Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Essex County, New Jersey The Department filed a lawsuit today against Essex County, , alleging that it discriminated against a Muslim corrections officer…
Attorney General Holder at the Announcement of the National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy
Attorney General Holder at the Announcement of the National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy "By focusing on increased cooperation between the and Mexican governments as well as enhanced communication within law…
Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Conviction of Former Mississippi Klansman in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African American Men
Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Conviction of Former Mississippi Klansman in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African American Men The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today rejected…
Four Miami-Area Residents Sentenced in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Four Miami-Area Residents Sentenced in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Four Miami-area residents were sentenced today in connection with a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion clinics. Alexis…
Korean Corporate Owner of Cargo Vessel Sentenced to Pay $2.2 Million for Conspiracy and Falsifying Records
Korean Corporate Owner of Cargo Vessel Sentenced to Pay $ Million for Conspiracy and Falsifying Records U. S. District Court Judge Richard Lazzara (Middle District of Florida) today sentenced the…
Effectiveness of a Sexual Assault Self-defense Program for American Indian Girls
Effectiveness of a Sexual Assault Self-defense Program for American Indian Girls Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Ahead of Print. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a 6-session (12-hour) empowerment self-defense classroom…
Essential Crimes? Essential Punishments? Rethinking Essentiality in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Essential Crimes? Essential Punishments? Rethinking Essentiality in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic Abstract The phrases, “essential businesses” and “essential jobs,” emerged at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, raising…
“Everybody Needs Their Story to Be Heard”: Motivations to Participate in Research on LGBTQ Criminal Offending
“Everybody Needs Their Story to Be Heard”: Motivations to Participate in Research on LGBTQ Criminal Offending . Vanessa R. Panfil Read the syndicated article here
Wisconsin Couple Sentenced for Forcing a Woman to Work as Their Domestic Servant for 19 Years
Wisconsin Couple Sentenced for Forcing a Woman to Work as Their Domestic Servant for 19 Years Jefferson Calimlim Sr. and his wife, Elnora Calimlim, both medical doctors in Milwaukee, Wis.,…