Recent Issues

Themes: (1) Indigenous youth over-representation in Australia’s criminal justice system (2) judges and the high rate of Indigenous imprisonment in Canada (3) can “streetworker” programs reduce gang violence (4) Would crime decrease if prisoners didn’t serve their full sentences (5) early release from prison and crime (6) Are sex offender registries useful (7) link s between court-imposed conditions for pretrial release and offending (8) how to improve community corrections

Themes: (1) American news organizations and mass incarceration (2) Police departments' views of ordinary citizens (3) “School resource officers” [police attached to ordinary schools] (4) Impact of school suspensions across racialized groups (5) Political affiliations and policing (6) Relationship of stable housing to criminal records (7) Laws prohibiting employers from asking about criminal records (8) Beyond the laws related to sentencing and imprisonment in understanding incarceration rates

Themes: (1) Is morality in our society really declining (2) What businesses increase firearms homicides (3) Do mothers who were incarcerated neglect their children’s education (4) Why are Black defendants less likely to get pretrial release (5) What if police strength in a community changes (6) Does skin darkness make a difference for people other than Blacks charged with offences (7) Does climate change contribute to crime (8) Do body worn cameras improve the reputation of police

Themes: (1) language used to describe those returning from prison matter (2) changing schools and crime reduction (3) Additional challenges after a police service is made more diverse (4) What makes victim compensation especially attractive to politicians? (5) Classification instruments and Indigenous prisoners? (6) How first names are important determinants of the sentencing of Black offenders (7) Do judges follow the law? (8) When youths are arrested they are not the only ones who are punished