Criminal Justice and Behavior (CJB), peer-reviewed and published monthly, promotes scholarly evaluations of assessment, classification, prevention, intervention, and treatment programs to help the correctional professional develop successful programs based on sound and informative theoretical and research foundations.
Women in prison are four times as likely to report having been raped in their lifetime than those who are not incarcerated and 10 times as likely to report having been raped as a child, according to newly published research ...
Political science
Apr 29, 2025
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Every day, children across the nation experience traumatic events.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2021
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For Black girls in the juvenile justice system, attention from a caregiver might amount to too much of a bad thing, a recent study suggests.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2021
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Larry McGowan is a sexual-assault offender, identified through the DNA testing of thousands of rape kits in Cleveland. He's been linked to raping six women—killing one of them—during a 15-year span and is serving a 25-years-to-life ...
Social Sciences
Jan 7, 2020
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Hate crimes committed by groups are especially likely to result in injuries such as broken bones and missing teeth, according to a new study from Florida State University.
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2019
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With heightened public and media interest, there is a national push to expand the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by law enforcement. However, there is limited research and only anecdotal evidence suggesting that the public ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2017
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Body-worn cameras are fast becoming standard kit for frontline law enforcers, trumpeted by senior officers and even the US President as a technological 'fix' for what some see as a crisis of police legitimacy. Evidence of ...
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2016
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Kids who decide to join gangs are more likely to be depressed and suicidal - and these mental health problems only worsen after joining, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University criminologist.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2016
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Commitment to the job by correctional staff members cannot be bought but must be earned by an organization, a Wayne State University researcher believes.
Economics & Business
May 23, 2013
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Correctional facility employees who trust supervisors and management are less likely to experience job burnout, a Wayne State University researcher has found.
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2012
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