News tagged with drug offenders
Stigma increases likelihood that drug users reoffend
May 08, 2009 |
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Punitive policies intended to reduce drug use by making life difficult for convicted users are counterproductive and actually lead to a vicious spiral of drug use and reincarceration. Research published in BioMed Central's ...
UCLA issues new report on Prop. 36
Oct 15, 2008 |
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The effectiveness of Proposition 36, a ballot measure approved by California voters in 2000 that offers treatment instead of incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders is being undermined by inadequate funding, participants ...
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Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Facebook and MySpace have closed the accounts of 3,533 convicted sex offenders in New York state under a law combating online predators, officials said Tuesday.
Female sex offenders often have mental problems
May 14, 2008 |
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Women who commit sexual offences are just as likely to have mental problems or drug addictions as other violent female criminals. This according to the largest study ever conducted of women convicted of sexual offences in ...
Mental health screenings, risk behavior interventions needed in juvenile justice system
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Kids who have been arrested and are depressed are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in unsafe sexual activity that puts them at greater risk for HIV, according to new research from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s ...
Addiction scientists call for end to executions for drug offenders
Jul 14, 2009 |
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The death penalty for those convicted of drug trafficking and other drug-related offences should be abolished as it is both ineffective as a policy measure and a violation of human rights.
Facebook creates online safety board
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Social networking site Facebook on Monday said it is creating a global safety advisory board to protect its users against online predators such as sex offenders.
Prisoner HIV program leads to continuum of medical care after release
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 07, 2008 |
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By linking HIV positive prisoners to community-based medical care prior to release through an innovative program called Project Bridge, 95 percent of ex-offenders were retained in health care for a year after being released ...
In violent neighborhoods, adults too fearful to intervene with most young offenders
Jul 18, 2007 |
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A study of young, violent criminals in New York City found that they used fear and intimidation to keep adults from interfering with their criminal activities.
Prison study to investigate link between diet and behavior
Jan 29, 2008 |
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Trials will soon be underway in three UK prisons to investigate the link between nutrition and behaviour. Funded by the Wellcome Trust, the study will look at which nutrients are most important and at what dosage.
Study: Most young violent offenders in two NYC neighborhoods have seen someone killed
Jan 13, 2009 |
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More than three-quarters of young violent offenders interviewed in two poverty-stricken New York City neighborhoods had seen someone die in a violent incident, a new study reveals.
How dirty is your money?
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Drug dealers found with bank notes contaminated with unusually high levels of drugs are now less likely to get away with their crimes, thanks to new evidence from a team led by the University of Bristol, UK. The research ...
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