Criminal Justice
A conference in Bloomington today (Sept. 21) focuses on Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) work with the Center for Adolescent and Family Studies (CAFS) on a four-year project to bring best research into practice in the state's community corrections programs. The partnership has led to establishment of the Indiana Center for Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections.
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Stephanie C. Kane, associate professor in Indiana University's Department of Criminal Justice, discusses piracy, poverty and global trade in the wake of several recent high-profile pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia.
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It's time for the U.S. legal system to re-emphasize "first principles," including protection of individual and family rights, in laws dealing with the abuse and neglect of children, Indiana University Bloomington faculty member Roger J.R. Levesque writes in a new book.
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Lori Pompa, founder and director of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, will give the keynote address Thursday, Oct. 2, for an Inside-Out Prison Exchange Midwest Conference at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
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The Indiana University Center for Studies of Law in Action, which for decades has trained police officers and forensic laboratory technicians, has been honored by the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety in recognition of the contributions the center has made to alcohol and traffic safety awareness and education. Past recipients of this international award include the British Medical Society, the National Safety Council and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
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