Integrated Administrative Data & Criminal Justice Research

Using integrated administrative data from criminal justice and social service systems can harness information in meaningful ways that transcend traditional “silos” and allow communities to focus collective attention on important social issues that cross systemic boundaries. Despite recent advances in use of integrated administrative data, practical information to promote adoption by new users is lacking. Here we provide an introduction to potential uses of integrated administrative data for criminal justice researchers, including general benefits of using integrated data as well as implications for innovative research design. We describe a case example of data integration through a state data warehouse for a federally funded project on impact of incarceration on families. The project utilizes data from eight agencies (corrections, juvenile justice, mental health, substance use, social services, health, education, and environmental control) and includes development of an Online Analytical Processing cube. We draw from lessons learned to provide specific recommendations for developing researcher-practitioner partnerships that use integrated administrative data to improve translational criminal justice research and evidence-based practice and policy.     

论直接言词原则与我国刑事诉讼——兼论审判中心主义的实现路径

直接言词原则包含两部分内容:一是直接审理原则,要求法官能够亲自参与到案件审判的每一个程序;二是言词审理原则,要求控辩双方能够以针锋相对的语言辩论形式推进庭审的进行.研究和借鉴直接言词原则对于改善我国审判现状,促进庭审的实质化有着非凡的意义.然而,我国审判实践中却存在着很多阻碍直接言词原则贯彻的情况,如证人出庭率过低、诉讼资源短缺、法官能力参差等,应当通过改革审判委员会、多途径提高诉讼效率等方式贯彻直接言词原则.     

BADASSES: The Rise of Women in Criminal Justice

Little is known about the experiences and career trajectories of women working in the criminal justice field. Criminal justice, particularly law enforcement, has historically been largely a male-dominated career field. This study examines the experiences of 850 women working in the criminal justice field; in policing, courts, corrections, victim services, and academia. The present study collected data in 2017 and asked women working in the criminal justice field about their employment. Respondents said that they experienced a wide range of gender discrimination but did not see gender discrimination as a barrier to their success. The women identified personal and professional perseverance, strong mentorship, and family support as contributing factors to their success. Findings highlight the experience and challenges of women working at all levels and in all components of the criminal justice system and the journey of these women at a unique time in the history of criminal justice and evolution of women in the workplace. Implications for criminal justice, advice for current and aspiring women working in the field, and the nature of the experience for women in criminal justice are discussed.     

Women and Publication Patterns in Criminal Justice Journals:

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刑事比附类推纵论——纪念1979年《刑法》诞生四十周年

所谓的刑事比附类推,是指在刑法无明文规定或规定明显有漏洞或偏颇的情况下,以类比推理的方法和法律规定的程序,比照依附最相类似的刑法条文、判例甚至经义,对一些刑事疑难案件进行出罪或入罪的一种法律机制。刑事比附类推起源于周秦,发展于汉唐,延续于明清,承袭于现代,可谓源远流长。刑事比附类推之所以能在中国历史上绵亘数千年,与它所具有的独特的法律功能有关。经过分析可知,刑事比附类推有弥补刑法条文漏洞、纠正刑法条文偏颇和延长刑法条文生命的功能。虽然我国现行《刑法》中没有规定比附类推条款,但从学术上进行满足实践需求和学术创新的探索仍是有必要的。     

Racial Minority Women and Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence

Racialized minority women’s experiences with Canadian specialized criminal justice responses to domestic violence have seldom been documented. Informed by an intersectionality framework, this qualitative study presents the struggles of 14 racial minority women from three Canadian cities and their experiences with the police and criminal court’s response to their partner’s acts of domestic violence. The results focus on how well specialized criminal justice responses address the needs of these women and protect them from further violence. Factors that facilitate or deter these women from approaching the criminal justice system for help are highlighted. The implications of these women’s narratives for criminal justice responses to domestic violence are discussed.     

No More! Women Reporting Intimate Partner Violence in Mexico

An analysis of the National Survey of Violence Against Women (2006) in Mexico was performed to estimate the prevalence and the associated factors of women suffering intimate partner violence (IPV) that report their aggressor by severity of violence. Women aged 15 years or older who reported IPV were analyzed by using logistic regression models. Prevalence of IPV was 33.33 %, 64.11 % of them were classified as non-severe violence (NSV) and 35.89 % as severe violence (SV). Women with SV reported the aggressor more often (24.69 % vs. 6.08 % of NSV). Variables associated with reporting the aggressor for both NSV and SV were having children living in the household, higher socioeconomic status, frequent alcohol consumption by the partner, and health personnel informing women that they were experiencing IPV. We can conclude that a low percentage of women reported IPV. Greater efforts should be made to empower women so they can effectively execute their right to live a life free of violence.     

Designing Programming and Interventions for Women in the Criminal Justice System

Women are the fastest growing segment of the criminal justice population, yet the majority of research on criminal justice populations has been focused on men. Programming and interventions that reduce women’s involvement in the criminal justice system and ameliorate the negative consequences associated with criminal justice involvement are urgently needed. The overall aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive framework for developing evidence-based, gender-specific programming and interventions to reduce criminal justice involvement and its associated consequences among women in the criminal justice system. The first section of the paper offers a conceptually guided review of the three primary factors that facilitate and complicate women’s involvement in the criminal justice system: victimization; mental disorders; and substance use. In the second section of the paper, findings from focus groups conducted with women on probation or parole identify strategies to engage this population in psychosocial interventions. The third and final section of the paper provides comprehensive recommendations for designing programming and interventions for women in the criminal justice system.     

论嫖宿幼女行为的刑法规制

我国对嫖宿幼女行为的刑法规制经历了一个从无到有、从模糊到明确的过程。现行刑法将嫖宿幼女行为单独设罪,导致了犯罪归类错误、刑罚横向失衡、价值导向混乱以及司法操作困难等问题。嫖宿幼女罪存在的缺陷无法通过解释论加以合理解决,应在立法上取消本罪,对嫖宿幼女行为根据其行为内容分别以强奸罪或者猥亵儿童罪定罪处罚。     

Battered Women and the Criminal Justice System: The Service Providers' Perspective

This article reports on a study of the service providers' perspective on what battered women face when entering the criminal justice system. Victim non-co-operation with the system can manifest itself in various ways and at several points in the process. The article begins with a review of the available literature on the criminal justice system's responses to women battering. Then the experiences and perceptions of service providers in Ohio concerning these responses are described, and, consequently, the findings according to factors which may affect service providers responses are analyzed. The article concludes with an assessment of the policy implications of the system's response to women battering.