Research on inequality in punishment has a long and storied history, yet the overwhelming
focus has been on episodic disparity in isolated stages of criminal case processing (eg …

The police need public support and cooperation to be effective in controlling crime and
holding offenders accountable. In many disadvantaged communities of color, poor …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) lead to excess morbidity and mortality. However,
this evidence has not resulted in large-scale efforts to prevent ACEs. We conducted a …

An extensive body of research suggests that youth of color are more likely to experience an
arrest than their White counterparts. Theoretically, these findings have been understood, at …

ABSTRACT A variety of ways to detect questionable research practices in small sample
social science surveys have been discussed by a variety of authors. However, some of those …

Offenders and persons with serious mental illness experience disproportionate exposure to
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This study examines prevalence, distribution, and …

Research has long-documented racial/ethnic disparities in criminal justice outcomes.
However, despite race/ethnicity being a multidimensional social construct, prior research …

As opioid addiction has risen in recent years, racial disparities in drug arrests may be
changing in their size and sources. Neighborhood conditions, like economic disadvantage …

With hardly any empirical research investigating how others view college students with
criminal records (CSCRs) in education, this study seeks to contribute to the literature …

In the United States and elsewhere, risk assessment algorithms are being used to help
inform criminal justice decision-makers. A common intent is to forecast an offender's “future …