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Under‐Interpretation of Neuroimaging Data in Insanity Assessment: A Hidden Risk

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neuroimaging data can provide valuable insights into insanity evaluations, but the debate over its use for legal purposes is far from resolved. While much attention has been given to the risks of over‐interpretation, potential errors stemming from under‐interpretation received less scrutiny. In this paper, we aim to showcase how this error may
Camilla Frangi, Alexa Schincariol, Pietro Pietrini, Giuseppe Sartori, Stefano Ferracuti, Cristina Scarpazza   +5 more
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The Prevalence of Narcissistic Vulnerability in Men in English Prisons After Criminal Conviction for Stalking

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In earlier research with prisoners, we observed that convicted stalkers had skill deficits in interpreting their experiences of stalking and their motivations for it, suggesting narcissistic vulnerability. Aims Our primary aim was to explore the prevalence of narcissistic vulnerability in men serving a prison sentence in England and
Gemma Dearn, Jennifer Bradbury, Helen Thomas, Rachael Wheatley   +3 more
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Does Risk Formulation Help Independent Review Board Decisions on Release of Prisoners? A Qualitative Study With Parole Board Members in England and Wales

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Parole Board for England & Wales makes decisions on the release or continued detention of people in prison. Psychological risk assessments (PRAs) assist in decision making and it is crucial that they are of good quality, including coherent and useful case formulations.
Mary McMurran, Libby Payne, Alys Harrop, Nicola Bowes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching Students to Understand Knowledge: Stress‐Testing the ‘Justified True Belief Account’ for Critical Thinking

Future in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This conceptual essay, grounded in a close reading of Plato's Theaetetus, argues that before educators can effectively operationalise critical thinking as the rigorous evaluation ('stress‐testing') of competing knowledge claims, university students must first understand foundational epistemological principles rooted in Plato's tripartite ...
Gerry Dunne
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden Costs of Ban the Box Laws: Unraveling the Effects on Drug‐Related Deaths

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ban the Box (BTB) laws delay criminal background checks until the later stages of the hiring process. This study provides new evidence that BTB laws that apply to both private and public employers have negative spillover effects beyond labor market outcomes.
Oleksandra Cheipesh
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Policy Capacity Under Decentralization: Kindergarten Education Reforms in the Philippines

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper examines the relationship between policy capacity and policy effectiveness in decentralized governance setups. It challenges the conventional view that policy functions should only be decentralized when requisite capacities already exist at lower levels of government. Instead, the paper proposes that capacity can follow function ‐ as
Kidjie Ian Saguin, M. Ramesh
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring interdisciplinary aspects for conservation management: The case of land hermit crab wildlife trade in Taiwan

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Most conservation policies and management primarily focus on vertebrate animals. However, considering the high demand for invertebrate species in the exotic pet markets, it is crucial to give them great consideration. This research explores Coenobita purpureus, a land hermit crab newly recorded in Taiwan in 2017.
Chia‐Hsuan Hsu, Yuan‐Mou Chang, Shi‐Sheng Liu, Tzu‐Pi Chen, Sin‐Tung Choi, Takahiro Kubo   +5 more
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Mothers against the natural order: Gender representations and desertion of identities in the drama of disinheriting a son in eighteenth‐century Barcelona  

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The disinheritance of a firstborn son accustomed to the privileges of exclusion has for centuries been a dramatic event for families, especially if the decision was taken by a woman, the son's own mother. Very few dared to do so, because it symbolised a break with the notion of virtuous, compassionate motherhood; it represented a failure to be
Mariela Fargas Peñarrocha
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Disability, Gender and Segregation in the Britain–Australia Convict System

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article assesses the gendered experiences of disability and segregation among prisoners in colonial (1830s) New South Wales. I use the distinction between impairment and disability from the ‘social model of disability’ to show that the disabling capacities of impairments varied depending on wider social structures and beliefs, and on each
Emily Cock
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William A. Robson and the Making of English Administrative Law

The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
This article examines the role of William A. Robson (1895‐1980) in the making of English administrative law. Criticising English common lawyers who believed that the growing responsibility of officials in law‐making and dispute resolution was a symptom of ‘administrative lawlessness’ that was sapping the foundations of English liberties, Robson argued ...
Martin Loughlin
wiley   +1 more source