Reconsidering dependence on life-sustaining treatment as a criterion for assisted suicide: the Italian legal unicum in comparative perspective [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthThe legalization of Medical Assisted Voluntary Death, including assisted suicide is spreading worldwide, alongside the recognition of the centrality of the patient’s right to self-determination even in case of therapeutic desistance. In Italy Law-no. 219/
Marco Albore +6 more
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Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2023 Comprehensive and multi-disciplinary public health approaches are necessary to prevent sexual re-offending. However, criminal justice solutions continue to dominate and the arrangement in England and Wales is no exception.
Sarah Pemberton +2 more
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Assisted Desistance in Correctional Centers: From Theory to Practice
Criminal Justice and Behavior, 2023 A key issue for policy makers and practitioners is finding a way to identify what constitutes a rehabilitative prison. In this study, aspects of a carceral experience that successfully ignite desistance journeys, or that “assist” desistance are identified and measured.
Melissa de Vel-Palumbo +2 more
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Got Assistance? Profit-Driven Criminal Careers and Assisted Desistance
Crime & Delinquency, 2022 Research on assisted desistance has not considered the influence of criminal-involvement factors on the receptivity to assistance. Although most crimes committed are motivated by the prospect of gain, current knowledge on desistance from lucrative offending is still rudimentary. The purpose of this study was to examine the assistance in the desistance
Frédéric Ouellet, Marie-Ève Dubois
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The Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS): A prospective cohort study of the initiation, persistence and desistance of substance use from adolescence to adulthood in Northern Ireland. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2018 Background: Substance misuse persists as a major public health issue worldwide with significant costs for society. The development of interventions requires methodologically sound studies to explore substance misuse causes and consequences. This Cohort
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Carrière criminelle lucrative et désistement assisté
Criminologie, 2020 La recherche sur le désistement assisté s’intéresse à la manière dont les interventions formelles ou informelles soutiennent le processus de cessation des activités criminelles.
Frédéric Ouellet, Marie-Ève Dubois
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Assist or desist? Conditional bailouts and fiscal discipline in local governments [PDF]
European Journal of Political Economy, 2013 Central government bailouts of local governments are commonly viewed as a recipe for local fiscal indiscipline, as local governments learn that the center will come to the rescue in times of trouble. Little is known however about whether such tendencies can be dampened if assistance is conditional on the local governments' own fiscal efforts.
Jens Dietrichson, Lina Maria Ellegård
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Artificial Intelligence Systems Assisting Oncologists? Resist and Desist or Enlist and Coexist [PDF]
The Oncologist, 2019 The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of patient care, but there are concerns about the impact of non-human decision assistance on patient outcomes. This commentary focuses on how AI can assist oncologists and benefit patients.
Jacob J, Adashek +2 more
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Réimaginer la réinsertion sociale : le désistement assisté en Irlande
Criminologie, 2020 Les recherches portant sur la réinsertion sociale et le désistement ont coexisté jusqu’ici dans une mésalliance. Les tensions entre les deux domaines pourraient être dues aux différentes perspectives théoriques mises en avant pour expliquer les processus
Deirdre Healy
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A Social Capital Approach to Assisting Veterans Through Recovery and Desistance Transitions in Civilian Life [PDF]
The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 2015 AbstractWhile only a minority of veterans experience transitional difficulties after military service, there is increasing recognition of the unique challenges that some veterans face, including involvement with the criminal justice system, mental health problems and substance misuse.
Albertson, Katherine +2 more
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