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Access to justice can be challenging for vulnerable populations, particularly where there is a cross-border, international dimension to the crime. Cross-border victims—be they children, persons with...
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Sleep is an irreplaceable process that serves a vital role in sustaining and supporting the health of humans. Quality of sleep has been linked to a diverse range of bodily functions and processes incl...
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In a disturbing trend, hate crimes have been on the rise in recent years in the United States. When a person is targeted for a crime because of actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, na...
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Alexithymia is a nuanced, multidimensional psychological construct that can impact a person’s ability to function in daily life as evidenced by challenges in school and work as well as treatment and...
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder that has significant implications for the criminal justice system. Caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol, FASD...
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Complex trauma occurs when a child is subjected to repetitive and chronic forms of adversity and abuse (i.e., neglect or emotional, physical, or sexual abuse). These experiences can result in emotiona...
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Fifty years ago marked the Stonewall Riots—the flashpoint over the historic conflicts between the police in New York City and its LGBTQ community that, for generations, endured selective enforcement...
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Policing in the United States has changed over time, as has U.S. society. Various criminological schools—the pre-classical school, classical school, positivist school, and neo-classical school—hav...
