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The Impact of Solitary Confinement

Many years ago, the approach toward detention institutions, convicts, and punishment was severe and obnoxious. After a prolonged battle with the government, the principle of recognizing the human being in […]

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The Theory of Broken Windows

The “Broken Windows” policing strategy, which has been used in New York and other large American cities since the early 1990s, has been credited with lowering crime in some areas. […]

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WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

The integrity of the criminal justice system is primarily determined by its competence and fairness. Its competence is measured by its ability to investigate and detect crime, identify criminals, and impose appropriate punishments on those convicted of crimes. Wrongful convictions jeopardize the integrity of the criminal justice system. If a […]

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False Confessions

Would you confess to a crime you didn’t commit if you were being interrogated? While common belief holds that innocent persons do not confess to crimes, the truth is that false confessions do occur and it happens more frequently than you might expect. A false confession consists of an admission […]

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Experimental Criminology

The criminal justice system costs taxpayers about billions and billions per year, which is used to pay for municipal policing and the maintenance of state and local prisons. By better […]

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Privacy in Internet era

The use of digital technology is growing, and people are becoming more aware of it, as well as the numerous benefits that technology provides. They are always connected, can contact almost anyone from anywhere, and carry the world’s most powerful information source in their pockets. People, on the other hand, […]

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HATE CRIMES

When faced with a crisis, individuals typically revert to a terrible human trait: protecting their own while looking for a scapegoat to blame for the problem. The pandemic increased interpersonal […]

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The defense of Insanity

Criminal law is a wide field of study that is riddled with issues. Despite a vast literature on various parts of the issues, the subject of criminal responsibility and mental disorder has posed a challenge to jurists, attorneys, and psychiatrists for centuries, and it has remained an unsolved conundrum. For […]

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THE SCIENTIFIC AND NORMATIVE VALUES ON JUVENILE JUSTICE

Recent breakthroughs in neuroscience, particularly enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques, have given scientists and policymakers a more comprehensive knowledge of how our brains evolve from birth to adulthood. While these studies are still in their early stages, they have already demonstrated that the brain continues to develop long after […]

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Doctrine of Repugnancy

The distribution of powers is an important feature of federalism. When a federal state is formed it involves a division of authority between the central and the state government. The tendency of federalism is to limit on every side the action of the govt. and to separate the strength of […]

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Crime and Psychology

“What was the motive?” is one of first questions law enforcement authorities ask after a crime is committed. Crime scene investigators collaborate with detectives and law enforcement to put the […]

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