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Honduras elites and organized crime [PDF]
, 2016 This detailed study traces connections between wealthy and political elites in Honduras, and organized crime. For Honduran transnational elites, the state’s role is simple: to create and enforce rules that favour their continued power over key industries
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Guatemala elites and organized crime [PDF]
, 2016 CACIF is the de facto political party of Guatemala's economic elites. It unites the most important economic actors and is capable of integrating, via informal mechanisms, the heads of consortia and family groups with significant weight in a variety ...
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A framework for estimating crime location choice based on awareness space
Crime Science, 2020 This paper extends Crime Pattern Theory, proposing a theoretical framework which aims to explain how offenders’ previous routine activity locations influence their future offence locations.
Sophie Curtis-Ham +3 more
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Organised crime in Australia 2015 [PDF]
, 2015 Provides the context in which organised crime operates in Australia and gives an overview of each of the key illicit markets and the activities which fundamentally enable serious and organised crime.
Australian Crime Commission
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A graphene‐based electrical biosensor enables rapid and highly sensitive detection of GHB at 100 fm in both standard solutions and artificial urine, providing reliable point‐of‐need screening for drug‐facilitated sexual assault. The platform demonstrates strong selectivity, fast response, and a wide dynamic range, supporting accurate detection in ...
Jai Eun An +8 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright +8 more
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Applied Network Science, 2023 This study aims to improve our understanding of criminal accomplice selection by studying the evolution of co-offending networks—i.e., networks that connect those who commit crimes together.
Alberto Nieto +2 more
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Chinese Trade Competition and Rural Mexican Migration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 reshaped global trade, reducing U.S. demand for Mexican manufactured goods and weakening Mexico's manufacturing employment. This study estimates how this trade‐induced decline affected migration and employment decisions among rural Mexicans.
Zachariah Rutledge, Joaquin Mayorga
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A scoping study: crime and connected and autonomous vehicles
Crime ScienceConnected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) integrate advanced communication and autonomous driving technologies, enabling them to operate independently or with minimal human intervention.
Ashley Brown +2 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap +2 more
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