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“Will you be there for me?” Social support from family and friends during cold case sexual assault prosecutions

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract If sexual assault survivors report the assault to the criminal legal system, they often need informal support from family and friends throughout the long and frequently retraumatizing process of investigation and prosecution. This study is part of a long‐term community‐based participatory action research project in a predominately Black ...
Rebecca Campbell   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Has Revenge Become a Justification to Legitimize the Death Penalty? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Revenge has played a role in criminal justice systems for thousands of years. From the Code of Hammurabi, to the Bible, to modern Supreme Court jurisprudence, revenge, or “getting even,” has been a consideration in how wrongdoers are punished, especially
Andersson, Stefan, Kalered, Lisa
core   +2 more sources

Public policy to address displacement in Mexico

open access: yesForced Migration Review, 2014
At hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in November 2013 on the human rights situation in Mexico, the issue of the internally displaced in particular caught my attention, both due to its current serious level and for its potential ...
José Ramón Cossío Díaz
doaj  

Values and the Rule of Law: Foundations of the European Union – An Inside Perspective from the ECJ

open access: yesPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2018
Let us remember what has been written, ratified and set into force with the Treaty of Lisbon. The preamble of the Charter of Fundamental Rights starts out by stating: "The peoples of Europe, in creating an ever closer union among
Thomas von Danwitz
doaj   +1 more source

The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

The New WTO Tuna Dolphin Decision: Reconciling Trade and Environment?

open access: yesCroatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy, 2013
The WTO is often criticised for consistently refusing to accept the environmental measures of its Members due to their adverse impacts on international trade.
Vanda Jakir
doaj   +1 more source

A Journey from the Heart of Apartheid Darkness Towards a Just Society: Salient Features of the Budding Constitutionalism and Jurisprudence of South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
On April 4, 2012, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke of the Republic of South Africa delivered the Georgetown Law Center’s thirty-second annual Philip A.
Moseneke, Dikgang
core   +1 more source

Implementation of Youth Empowerment Services (YES) juvenile justice diversion program: A first‐person account

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Santa Barbara County, the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Program brought together several government and community‐based organizations, as well as a university‐based evaluation team, to provide pre‐adjudication diversion to youth ages 12 to 17.
Angela Pollard   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Distinctive Role of Justice Samuel Alito: From a Politics of Restoration to a Politics of Dissent [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Justice Samuel Alito is regarded by both his champions and his critics as the most consistently conservative member of the current Supreme Court. Both groups seem to agree that he has become the most important conservative voice on the Court.
Siegel, Neil S.
core   +1 more source

The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

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