Children with language disorders may fall victim to false friends, who may misuse their trust, a study warns.
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Mar 25, 2024
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In recent months, there has been increasing focus on crime committed by young people in Australia. Politicians are coming under more pressure to respond to these well-publicized criminal acts and the public perceptions that ...
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Oct 30, 2023
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The promise to "get tough on youth crime" is a New Zealand election perennial. This year, parties on both the left and right have pledged to crack down on young offenders—despite a lot of evidence that such approaches do ...
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Oct 3, 2023
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Globally, about one million children are held in police custody annually; 410,000 of them are held in detention and remand centers. On any day, it is estimated, remand homes around the world hold about 160,000 to 250,000 ...
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Apr 17, 2023
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Reducing everyday offenses may depend on harnessing the power of virtual reality, conscious design and community spirit.
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Mar 15, 2023
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Much of U.S. criminal justice policy focuses on recidivism, and probation and parole violators make up a considerable share of jail and prison populations. In a new article, a 2022 winner of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology ...
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Nov 30, 2022
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Recent news that thousands of charges have been filed in the Waikato and Auckland youth courts in the past nine months once again put a spotlight on youth crime and our responses to it.
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2022
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Punishment, policing, detention and other measures to reduce serious repeat offending by juveniles is often derailed by entrenched behaviors and an offender's unwillingness to walk away from their co-offending peers.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2022
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Young burglars are driven by a desire for excitement when they initially commit crime, new research from the University of Portsmouth has found.
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Feb 25, 2020
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Earlier this month Victorian Opposition Leader, Matthew Guy, announced a plan to place 100 more police officers in schools. This included in 10 "at-risk" secondary schools to "tackle this violent scourge of youth crime, to ...
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Feb 15, 2018
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