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International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 32, Issue 5, Page 2767-2797, September 2025.Abstract Efficient judicial systems are acknowledged to benefit economic growth, firm competition, entrepreneurship, and financial market development. The goal of this paper is to measure the relative technical inefficiency of Polish district courts for the period 2017–2021 in civil, criminal, and family cases.
Magdalena Kapelko
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International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 32, Issue 5, Page 2547-2565, September 2025.Abstract In this paper, we present an empirical model to analyse the efficiency of youth care by local government, especially with regard to purchasing policies. Locally least squares is applied to data from 352 Dutch municipalities operating in 2021. The outcomes reveal significant variations in the cost efficiency related to purchasing policies among
Jos L. T. Blank, Alex A. S. van Heezik
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No gold‐diggers here: Women investors in colonial Australian mining
The Economic History Review, Volume 78, Issue 3, Page 907-932, August 2025.Abstract We draw upon an extensive database of investors in colonial Australian mining, during the 1850s–80s, to provide the first historical analysis of the nature of women's share investing in Australia. Women were a minority of investors by number and value of holdings and faced a series of obstacles, yet their presence grew throughout the period ...
Grant Fleming +3 more
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Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 35, Issue 4, July/August 2025.ABSTRACT For the formerly incarcerated, transitioning from criminal to law‐abiding identities is particularly challenging, especially for those from highly stigmatised groups who are often excluded from mainstream social networks. The Twinning Project, an intervention pairing prisons with local sports clubs, provides people in prison with opportunities
Martha Newson +3 more
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Gender &History, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 606-620, July 2025.Abstract As a historian of sex work, I analyse the power dynamics in the archiving practices and interpretation of sex worker lives, deconstructing the historic and current discourses shaping the possibilities for sex workers. In this article, I explore the legends of nineteenth‐century Madams Annie Cook and Annie Chambers.
Ashley Barnes‐Gilbert
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The Modern Law Review, Volume 88, Issue 4, Page 637-659, July 2025.Pessimistic empirical evidence about the reformatory and deterrent effects of punitive treatment poses a challenge for all justificatory theories of punishment. Yet, the dominant progressive view remains that punishment is required for the most serious crimes.
Lewis Ross
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The Hawthorne effect in studies of firearm and toolmark examiners
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 70, Issue 4, Page 1329-1337, July 2025.Abstract The Hawthorne effect refers to the tendency of individuals to behave differently when they know they are being studied. In the forensic science domain, concerns have been raised about the “strategic examiner,” where the forensic examiner uses different decision thresholds depending on whether in a test situation or working on an actual case ...
Nicholas Scurich +5 more
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Traumatic brain injury graphing: A case study of Charles Whitman
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 70, Issue 4, Page 1635-1644, July 2025.Abstract Research has identified violent behavior (i.e., assault, murder, and suicide) as a possible sequela of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and repeated mild TBI (rmTBI). However, misconceptions about consciousness and its ability to control an injured brain, the diverse spectrum of potential outcomes, and the role genetics ...
K. A. Strube
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US State and Territorial Indigenous Consultation Laws: A Potential Strategy to Improve the Social Determinants of Health. [PDF]
Public Health RepRiley L +7 more
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Care for the Person, Protection of Health and Respect for the will of the Patient in Italy: Support Administration as a Tool to Jointly Promote Health and Respect for Autonomy in Incompetent Patients. [PDF]
J Public Health Res, 2014 Delbon P +3 more
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