Benjamin Steiner

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    Despite the idea that all are equal under the law, women are often treated more leniently in pretrial decisions.

Despite the idea that all are equal under the law, women are often treated more leniently in pretrial decisions.

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The 14th Amendment guarantees that Americans are all equal under the law, but in reality this is often not the case. In new research which covers nearly 78,000 felony defendants, Gillian M. Pinchevsky and Benjamin Steiner examined the whether or not criminal defendants received different treatment based on their sex or other characteristics during their pretrial period. They find […]

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    How police use of force at arrest can lead to greater mental health problems among prison inmates.

How police use of force at arrest can lead to greater mental health problems among prison inmates.

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In many arrests, police use force to restrain suspects, often when suspects are not resisting. But what are the long-term effects of the use of force on those who are arrested? Benjamin Meade, Benjamin Steiner, and Charles Klahm examine the effects of exposure to police use of force, finding that it is significantly associated with increased mental health problems […]

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    Using force in arrests against those who are not resisting can mean more violent prisoners.

Using force in arrests against those who are not resisting can mean more violent prisoners.

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Recent events have seen a re-evaluation of the relationship between the police and citizens, with increased concern about the use of force during arrests. In new research, Charles Klahm, Benjamin Steiner, and Benjamin Meade find another consequence of police using violent force during arrests: once in prison, inmates who did not resist their arrests were more likely to be […]

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