Hit, Hurt, and Distressed: How Violence and Trauma Put Women at Risk of Incarceration
This is the first in a series of blog posts on the issue of violence against women and girls. The blog series is brought to you by the...
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donjacques
Dec 29, 20153 min read
Shackling Pregnant Women Poses Risks to Mother and Fetus
Image source: Flickr user Crawford Learmonth on Flickr, under Creative Commons By Danielle Dallaire, PhD (Associate Professor in the...
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donjacques
Jun 8, 20155 min read
In Case You Missed It – June 8, 2015 – Virginia addresses campus sexual violence, APA AC
In this week’s In Case You Missed It (a roundup of articles touching on psychology, health, mental health and social justice issues that...
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donjacques
May 29, 20155 min read
In Case You Missed It – May 29, 2015 – Mental illness’ impact on the poor, psychol
In this week’s In Case You Missed It (a roundup of articles related to psychology, health, mental health and social justice collated from...
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donjacques
May 15, 20154 min read
In Case You Missed It – May 15, 2015 – Black girls matter, abuse of mentally ill prisoners, 40 years
In this week’s In Case You Missed It (a roundup of articles related to psychology, health, mental health and social justice collated from...
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donjacques
Apr 24, 20154 min read
In Case You Missed It – April 24, 2015
Welcome to In Case You Missed It, a weekly roundup of news articles related to issues of psychology, health and mental health, social...
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donjacques
Apr 10, 20155 min read
In Case You Missed It – April 10, 2015
Welcome to In Case You Missed It, a weekly roundup of news articles related to issues of psychology, health and mental health, social...
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donjacques
Mar 27, 20154 min read
In Case You Missed It – News Roundup – March 27, 2015
Welcome to In Case You Missed It, our weekly roundup of articles related to psychology, health and mental health, social justice and the...
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donjacques
Nov 20, 20144 min read
Cruel and (Un)usual Punishment: The Treatment of Transgender Prisoners
By Sabrina Cox, MA, LMSW Zahara Green is a 25-year-old transgender woman who was placed in an all-male prison in May 2012. According to...
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donjacques
Nov 4, 20145 min read
How to End the Criminalization of Poverty
This post continues our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...
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donjacques
Sep 25, 20144 min read
Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By Nazgol Ghandnoosh,...
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donjacques
Jan 17, 20145 min read
This Is Your Brain on Drug Education
By Carl Hart, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychology, Columbia University) A man holds up an egg and says, “This is your brain.” Then,...
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donjacques
Aug 7, 20132 min read
5 Social Justice-Themed Sessions We Loved at APA Convention
By Efua Andoh (PI Communications Staff) The 2013 APA Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii wrapped up over the weekend. Our colleagues at the...
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donjacques
Apr 22, 20132 min read
5 Essential Reasons to Keep Kids Out of Adult Jails
By Kerry Bolger, PhD (Public Interest Government Relations Office) Federal law protects children in the juvenile justice system from...
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