Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have published an article that provides the first evidence of the potential benefits of provider-delivered education and a…
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Fewer Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court
For every 1,000 petitioned delinquency cases, 4 were waived to criminal court In 2011, U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction handled more than 1.2 million delinquency cases. More…
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Life imprisonment sentences are rare in the federal criminal justice system. Virtually all offenders convicted of a federal crime are released from prison eventually and…
View More Life imprisonment sentences are rare in the federal criminal justice systemThe Perceived Risk of Marijuana Declines-Synthetic Pot Risk Increases
An indicator of marijuana use, the perceived risk of harm is declining among U.S. 12th grader (25 to 16 percent) even as the perceived risk…
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