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'Mrs. Pace' and the ambiguous language of victimization [PDF]
'Justice' is a historical phenomenon: legal institutions and cultural attitudes (along with their various languages) vary across geography and time.
Wood, J. Carter
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A critical assessment of how effective the criminal courts are when examining the child [PDF]
The paper suggests that a different approach to the child should be undertaken in the legal system. Children should be viewed as a group who hold their own rights separately to those of the adult and should be acknowledged as underdeveloped in their ...
Tomey-Alleyne, Meeka
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Gastric cirsoid aneurysm: Uncommon cause of death from upper GI bleed
Gastric cirsoid aneurysm is an arterial malformation found in the submucosa of the stomach. It is a rare, but potentially life-threatening cause of gastrointestinal bleed.
Tatiana Bihun, BA, James Ribe, JD, MD
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Reasons, Mistakes, and Excuses
Drawing on the theory of practical reasons, John Gardner has offered a seminal account of excuses in criminal law. His proposal is that an excuse asserts that the defendant acted for what she justifiably believed to be sufficient reason for her to perform the offending act although she had no such reason.
Andreas Vassiliou
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Lampião, Lages, Lombroso: the autopsy of the bandit king of the Brazilian backlands
Lampião, the most infamous Brazilian brigand leader, was killed and decapitated during an ambush in 1938. The Alagoas police coroner, Dr. José Lages Filho, performed an autopsy of his head.
Charles André +1 more
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Abstract The rising rate of drug‐related deaths in the United States, largely driven by fentanyl, requires timely and accurate surveillance. However, critical overdose data are often buried in free‐text coroner reports, leading to delays and information loss when coded into ICD (International Classification of Disease)‐10 classifications.
Arthur J. Funnell +8 more
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Can Effective Apology Emerge Through Litigation? [PDF]
Gerhardstein provides a number of examples in which the factors identified by Roger Conner and Patricia Jordan--ripeness, a window of opportunity, and a symbolic act or gesture--came together to facilitate apology by a public leader.
Gerhardstein, Alphonse A.
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A Case of Aortic Aneurysm Hospitalized as Acute Coronary Syndrome
Saccular type of thoracic aortic aneurysm is a rarely seen phenomenon. Here, we present a case of saccular-type aortic aneurysm admitted to coronary care unit with a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome.
Aytekin Guven +2 more
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Trends in toxicological findings and drug seizures of MDMA in New Zealand from 2010 to 2022
Abstract 3,4‐Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or “ecstasy,” is a commonly used drug worldwide, including in New Zealand, where 4.8% of the population aged 15 years or over reported using it in a 2023/2024 survey. This study provides additional insights on MDMA prevalence data in New Zealand by reporting toxicology data from Coronial and driving ...
Thomas J. Sheehan +4 more
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Tragic Failure of a Road System – an Australian Example
The first recorded automobile fatality occurred in Ireland, in 1869 (Fallon & O’Neill, 2005). The event was described as a “public scourge and a private tragedy.” The coroner was moved to say, “This must never happen again.” But then in 1899, Henry Bliss
Lori Mooren
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