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A survey of issues in the recruitment, hiring, and retention of law enforcement officers: Investigating the rural-urban divide
The continuing crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and issues surrounding disparate policing practices have illuminated an underlying issue …
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Best practices for neglected assumptions: Multi-site confirmation of the MPACT-6
In the assessment world, risk determines “who” to treat and needs determine “what” (Bonta & Andrews, 2016). Yet, for youth, greater …
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Best practices for neglected assumptions: Multi-site confirmation of the MPACT-6
Protecting against adversity: The role of positive childhood experiences in youth recidivism
An abundance of research has established Adverse Childhood Experiences’ (ACEs’) contributions to deviant behavior. Recently, studies …
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Protecting against adversity: The role of positive childhood experiences in youth recidivism
The great methods bake-off: Comparing performance of machine learning algorithms
Risk assessments have been constructed using a variety of algorithms, from bivariate associations, to regression, to advanced machine …
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The great methods bake-off: Comparing performance of machine learning algorithms
Procedural justice, legal orientations, and gang membership: Testing an alternative explanation to understand the gang-misconduct link
A top priority of prison authorities is maintaining a safe and orderly institutional environment. Gangs are believed to impede this …
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Procedural justice, legal orientations, and gang membership: Testing an alternative explanation to understand the gang-misconduct link
Tailoring to a mandate: The development and validation of the Prisoner Assessment Tool Targeting Estimated Risk and Needs (PATTERN)
In December 2018, the First Step Act of 2018 was signed into law, which required the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to begin using …
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Behind the scenes of the underworld: Hierarchical clustering of two leaked carding forum databases
Cybercriminals operate in obscurity to avoid detection of their illegal deeds. This fact makes studying them more difficult. Many …
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Behind the scenes of the underworld: Hierarchical clustering of two leaked carding forum databases
Reforming solitary confinement: The development, implementation, and processes of a restrictive housing step down reentry program in Oregon
Over the past decade there have been numerous and impassioned calls to reform the practice of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons. …
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Reforming solitary confinement: The development, implementation, and processes of a restrictive housing step down reentry program in Oregon
Redesigning the central eight: Introducing the M-PACT Six
Since their seminal work, Andrews and Bonta outlined the Central Eight assessment domains. As the landscape and utility of criminal …
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Redesigning the central eight: Introducing the M-PACT Six
The National Death Index as a source of homicide data: A methodological exposition of promises and pitfalls for criminologists
Criminologists largely rely on national deidentified data sources to study homicide in the United States. The National Death Index …
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The National Death Index as a source of homicide data: A methodological exposition of promises and pitfalls for criminologists