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Scarpazza, C., Berryessa, C.M., & Focquaert, F. (2021). A biopsychosocial approach to idiopathic versus acquired pedophilia: What do we know and how do we proceed legally and ethically? In S. Ligthart, D. Van Toor, T. Kooijmans, T. Douglas & G. Meynen (Eds.), Neurolaw: Advances in Neuroscience, Justice & Security. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.

Idiopathic and acquired paedophilia are two different disorders with different aetiology, neural basis, modus operandi, and possible treatments. In this chapter, these differences will be summarized and the legal implications... Learn More

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Hastings, C., Thomas, C., Ostermann, M., Hyatt, J.M., & Payne, S. (2021). Reducing Missed Appointments for Probation and Parole Supervision: A Randomized Experiment with Text Message Reminders. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing.

Research Question Can text message reminders reduce missed appointments with probation or parole officers by clients under community supervision? Data In collaboration with Arkansas Community Corrections (ACC), 4,000 clients under... Learn More

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Matejkowski, J. & Ostermann, M. (2021). The waiving of parole consideration by inmates with mental illness and recidivism outcomes. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 48(8), 1052-1071.

For many adults leaving prison, parole supervision can provide the support necessary for successful adjustment to community life. Those leaving prison who have a mental illness (MI) may benefit particularly... Learn More

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Ostermann, M. & Hyatt, J.M. (2021). Parole Officer Decision Making Before Parole Revocation: Why Context is Key when Delivering Correctional Services. Criminal Justice Policy Review.

Back-end sentencing is the discretionary, administrative process through which individuals on parole are returned to prison for violating the requirements of their supervised release. Parole officers play a crucial role... Learn More

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Ostermann, M. (2021). Recidivism of Low-Risk People that Receive Residential Community-Based Corrections Programs: The Role of Risk Contamination. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.

Placing low-risk individuals into residential community-based correctional programs often results in minimal or iatrogenic impacts upon recidivism. Contamination through exposure to higher-risk program participants is a mechanism that has been... Learn More

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de Vel-Palumbo, M. & Berryessa, C.M. (2022). When bad things happen to rotten people: Indifference to incidental harms in the criminal justice system. Psychology, Crime and Law.

When we see others in pain, sympathy is often our instinctive and expected response. Yet in some cases, we may be indifferent to—and even take pleasure in—the suffering of others.... Learn More

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Baćak, V., DeWitt, S., & Reid, S. (In press). Gang membership and mental health during the transition to adulthood. Journal of Quantitative Criminology.

Objectives: There is an increasing understanding that mental health may be a collateral consequence of joining a gang. The objective of the present study is to assess the effect of... Learn More

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Baćak, V. & Apel, R. (In press). The thin blue line of health: Police contact and wellbeing in Europe. Social Science & Medicine.

Increasing evidence suggests that even minor forms of contact with the criminal justice system-such as being stopped by police-may be implicated in poor health. Police use of force can increase... Learn More

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Baćak, V., Wilson, L., & Bright, K. (2021). Gendered association between sexual self- identification and police encounters perceived as unfair. Annals of Epidemiology, 63, 41-45.

Policing is a critical public health issue for minority populations. Yet few studies have examined policing among sexual minority persons, a group that has long been a target of punitive... Learn More

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Baćak, V. & Apel, R. (2021). Police fairness and legitimacy across the post-communist divide in Europe. Law & Society Review, 55(3), 473-495.

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