In a new study, Flinders university researchers have tested the commonly held belief that autistic adults are more prone than non-autistic adults to criminal exploitation due to difficulties in recognising criminal intent.

An Australian-first study has lifted the lid on how couples living with rheumatoid arthritis cope with the debilitating disease finding that those who cope with problems together had less psychological distress and better relationships.

U.S. immigration law and the legal categorizations it imposes on migrants shape the journeys of migrant children from Central America as they move through Mexico toward the southern U.S. border, according to a new Yale study.

In the study, sociologist Ángel Escamilla García documents the various hard decisions Central American youth are forced to make during their journeys to maximize their chances of not being deported once they reach the United States. Those choices include concealing sexual assaults, beatings, and other crimes inflicted on them during their travels; drastically altering their routes through Mexico; and separating from their family members before attempting to cross the border.

The study, published in the journal Ethnic and Racial Studies, is based on interviews and focus groups that Escamilla García conducted with 32 minors who were migrating to the United States from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. He spoke with the participants at migrant shelters in four locations in southern and northern Mexico.

David Kirk of Penn’s Department of Criminology co-authored a collaborative study finding that an increase in Airbnbs in London led to an increase in robbery, burglary, theft, and violence.

Additional support could increase trust and positive outcomes for mothers with OUD.