Dilemmas in applying strengths-based approaches in working with offenders with mental illness: a critical multidisciplinary review - Vandevelde S, Vander Laenen F, Van Damme L, Vanderplasschen W, Audenaert K, Broekaert E, Vander Beken T.
The recent focus on extending risk assessment and treatment in forensic mental health with protective factors relates to the increasing interest in strengths-based approaches in various professional disciplines: law (e.g. human rights), criminology (e.g. d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
UCLA researchers seek juvenile justice alternatives for children under 12
AlthoughLaura Abrams andDr. Elizabeth Barnert come from opposite ends of the UCLA campus, their work in their respective academic professions meets at the intersection of health and juvenile justice.A recent University of Californiastudy led by Abrams, professor of social welfare in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Barnert, an assistant professor of pediatrics in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, offers a powerful rationale for shielding children 11 years old and younger from prosecution and incarceration in the state ’s juvenile justice system.“Children in the juvenile justice system litera...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 11, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Spotlight: Terri Medrum on using problem solving skills to help 'people at so many levels'
Terri Wayne Meldrum, senior vice president and general counsel, OhioHealth Corp.
Age: 48
Vitals: B.A. in psychology with a minor in criminology, Ohio State University, 1990. Juris Doctor, OSU Moritz College of Law, 1993. Previously worked at the Ohio Attorney General's Officer, Taft, Stettinius& Hollister and have held several positions at OhioHealth.
Why this business: It is a business and industry that allows you to be involved in complex, high level issues that force you to use your mind and… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 9, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Laura Newpoff Source Type: news
Psychologists Find An Alarming Long-Term Effect Of Teen Sleep Deprivation
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Sarah DiGiulio is The Huffington Post’s sleep reporter. You can contact her at sarah.digiulio@huffingtonpost.com.
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Psychologists Find An Alarming Long-Term Effect Of Teen Sleep Deprivation
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Sarah DiGiulio is The Huffington Post’s sleep reporter. You can contact her at sarah.digiulio@huffingtonpost.com.
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Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 1, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study finds police use out of court resolutions in over 5,000 domestic abuse cases
(Oxford University Press USA) A study published in the British Journal of Criminology investigated the nature and extent of UK police use of 'out of court resolutions' in cases of domestic abuse and found that many forces are potentially putting lives at risk. The researchers call for an immediate stop to street level resolutions in cases of domestic abuse involving partners or ex-partners. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Replicating group-based trajectory models of crime at micro-places in Albany, NY - Wheeler AP, Worden RE, McLean SJ.
OBJECTIVES Replicate two previous studies of temporal crime trends at the street block level. We replicate the general approach of group-based trajectory modelling of crimes at micro-places originally taken by Weisburd et al. (Criminology 42(2):283-322, 20... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
'Don't blow your cool': provocation, violent coping, and the conditioning effects of self-control - Schulz S.
This study tests whether self-control attenuates the relationship betwe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 14, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The Latest Research Shows There's Racial Bias In Deadly Policing Shootings
Black Americans are more than twice as likely as white Americans to be unarmed when they’re shot and killed by police officers, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Criminology & Public Policy. And the new study finds that racial bias is a likely contributing factor.
While this point is a well-known issue of contention between police departments and many of the communities they work in, it has been very difficult to actually study due to a lack of data. To determine whether racial bias could account for the discrepancy, Justin Nix, lead study author and assistant professor at the Univ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Honoring Outstanding Achievement in Science
Since 1886, the National Academy of Sciences has honored outstanding scientific achievement through its awards program. NAS will announce this month the 2017 winners of various awards. A schedule follows. Monday, Jan. 30: Public Welfare Medal Thursday, Jan. 26: Earth and Space Science Award Winners Wednesday, Jan. 25: Neuroscience, Psychology, and Criminology Award Winners Tuesday, Jan. 24: Physical Science and Engineering Award Winners Monday, Jan. 23: Biological, Medical, and Agricultural Sciences Award Winners (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
NAS honors four for major contributions in neuroscience, psychology, and criminology
(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) The National Academy of Sciences will honor four individuals with awards in recognition of their extraordinary scientific achievements in neuroscience, psychology, and criminology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 25, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Exploring the longitudinal offending pathways of child sexual abuse victims: a preliminary analysis using latent variable modeling - Papalia NL, Luebbers S, Ogloff JR, Cutajar M, Mullen PE.
Very little research has been conducted to show the way in which criminal behavior unfolds over the life-course in children who have been sexually abused, and whether it differs from the 'age-crime' patterns consistently documented in the criminology liter... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Honoring Outstanding Achievement in Science
Since 1886, the National Academy of Sciences has honored outstanding scientific achievement through its awards program. NAS will announce this month the 2017 winners of various awards. A schedule follows.Monday, Jan. 23: Biological, Medical, and Agricultural Sciences Award Winners Tuesday, Jan. 24: Physical Science and Engineering AwardsWednesday, Jan. 25: Neuroscience, Psychology, and Criminology AwardsThursday, Jan. 26: Earth and Space Science Awards (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - January 23, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Positive criminology and rethinking the response to adolescent addiction: evidence on the role of social support, religiosity, and service to others - Johnson BR, Lee MT, Pagano ME, Post SG.
Adolescent addiction has emerged as a major public health problem. The greatest increase in alcohol and other drug use disorders can be found among youth. Concurrently, technological advances in policing coupled with aggressive prosecuting and sentencing p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 20, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Criminology study links NFL players' misbehavior on, off field
New research has found NFL players who drew the most penalties also had more criminal arrests than their teammates. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 10, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
