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Young offenders' health critical to rehabilitation
Jun 19, 2009 |
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The physical and mental health needs of juvenile offenders should be treated as a priority if offenders held in detention have any real hope of rehabilitation, according to new research from the University of Adelaide, Australia.
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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.
Sex offenders register provides limited protection for children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 11, 2008 |
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The UK's Sex Offenders Register is failing to protect vulnerable children, according to a psychologist at the University of Liverpool.
Study: Most female child molesters were victims of sexual abuse
May 13, 2008 |
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A University of Georgia study that is the first to systematically examine a large sample of female child molesters finds that many of them were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children.
'Internet predator' stereotypes debunked in new study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Contrary to stereotype, most Internet sex offenders are not adults who target young children by posing as another youth, luring children to meetings, and then abducting or forcibly raping them, according to researchers who ...
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.
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 ...
UK: Millions of customer records sold
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Rogue employees at a major mobile phone company illegally sold millions of customer records to rival firms, Britain's information watchdog said Tuesday.
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.
Coordination needed to support green-fingered youths
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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The project, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), found that many young volunteers travelled long distances from cities to short-term projects in rural areas and felt they were being punished ...
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.
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