POISONED DEVELOPMENT: ASSESSING CHILDHOOD LEAD EXPOSURE AS A CAUSE OF CRIME IN A BIRTH COHORT FOLLOWED THROUGH ADOLESCENCE
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“…they didn’t just do it because it was a job”: Representing wardens in Canadian penal history museums
“…they didn't just do it because it was a job”: Representing wardens in Canadian penal history museums Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018Source:International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice…
Accommodating the Expressive Function of Victim Impact Statements: The Scope for Victims’ Voices in Dutch Courtrooms
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Ethical challenges to research in the criminal justice system
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Do terrorists suffer from alexithymia?
Do terrorists suffer from alexithymia? Edwin J. Burns Read the syndicated article here
Shining lights in dark corners of people’s lives: Reaching consensus for people with complex mental health difficulties who are given a diagnosis of personality disorder
Shining lights in dark corners of people's lives: Reaching consensus for people with complex mental health difficulties who are given a diagnosis of personality disorder Norman Lamb, Sue Sibbald, Alex…
Court evaluations of young children’s testimony in child sexual abuse cases
Court evaluations of young children's testimony in child sexual abuse cases PurposeProsecutors working with child sexual abuse (CSA) cases involving young children have raised concerns that reliability criteria from the…
Testing the Job Demands-Resources Model for Nigerian Prison Staff Job Stress
Testing the Job Demands-Resources Model for Nigerian Prison Staff Job Stress Abstract Job stress is the psychological tension, distress, and anxiety caused by stressors at work, and job stress is…
Risk terrain modeling for monitoring illicit drugs markets across Bogota, Colombia
Risk terrain modeling for monitoring illicit drugs markets across Bogota, Colombia Colombia has gone from being a producer and exporter of illicit drugs to becoming a country where consumption also…
The Depravity Standard II: Developing a measure of the worst of crimes
The Depravity Standard II: Developing a measure of the worst of crimes Publication date: March–April 2018Source:Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 55 Author(s): Michael Welner, Kate Y. O'Malley, James Gonidakis, Alisha…
The Depravity Standard III: Validating an evidence-based guide
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REASSESSING THE BREADTH OF THE PROTECTIVE BENEFIT OF IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOODS: A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF VIOLENCE RISK BY RACE, ETHNICITY, AND LABOR MARKET STRATIFICATION
REASSESSING THE BREADTH OF THE PROTECTIVE BENEFIT OF IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOODS: A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF VIOLENCE RISK BY RACE, ETHNICITY, AND LABOR MARKET STRATIFICATION Abstract Researchers in the United States have…