Editor's forward: from the shadows into the light: the burden of inconvenient knowledge?

Article Abstract:

Political correctness should no longer keep responsible researchers from connecting issues of race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation with issues of crime and criminal justice. The revelations of widespread US police racial profiling in 1999 has made such research essential.

Social aspects, Research, History, Criminal justice, Administration of, Administration of criminal justice, Race awareness, Political correctness

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On numerators in search of denominators: an exhortation toward caution in interpreting "reductions" in crime "rate."(Editorial)

Article Abstract:

Facile misinterpretations of date that attribute decreases in violent crime to criminal justice system intervention are criticized. Decreases in the number of people aged 15 to 30 are identified as the real reason that fewer crimes are committed.

Criminal statistics

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Previously unscored pre-service MMPI data in relation to police performance over a decade: a multivariate inquiry

Article Abstract:

A comparison of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory results of police applicants and those selected after they had given 10 years of service is given. No new significant psychopathology was found.

Usage, Police administration, Police departments, Psychological tests

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