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'Mrs. Pace' and the ambiguous language of victimization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
'Justice' is a historical phenomenon: legal institutions and cultural attitudes (along with their various languages) vary across geography and time.
Wood, J. Carter
core  

A critical assessment of how effective the criminal courts are when examining the child [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
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
core   +1 more source

Gastric cirsoid aneurysm: Uncommon cause of death from upper GI bleed

open access: yesHuman Pathology: Case Reports, 2017
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
doaj   +1 more source

Reasons, Mistakes, and Excuses

open access: yesThe Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 3, Page 439-466, May 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Lampião, Lages, Lombroso: the autopsy of the bandit king of the Brazilian backlands

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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
doaj   +1 more source

Improving drug identification in overdose death surveillance by using clinical natural language processing models

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 71, Issue 3, Page 1329-1337, May 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Can Effective Apology Emerge Through Litigation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
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.
core   +1 more source

A Case of Aortic Aneurysm Hospitalized as Acute Coronary Syndrome

open access: yesJournal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2011
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
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in toxicological findings and drug seizures of MDMA in New Zealand from 2010 to 2022

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 71, Issue 3, Page 1338-1350, May 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Tragic Failure of a Road System – an Australian Example

open access: yesJournal of Road Safety, 2017
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
doaj  

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