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The Political Psychology Behind Consumer Decisions: The Complex Relationship Between Political Ideology and Political Consumerism

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Political consumerism (PC) refers to consumers boycotting or deliberately buying (“buycotting”) products or brands for political, moral, or ethical reasons. This paper presents three studies that consider the intricacies of the relationship between political ideology and political consumerism.
Lara J. Greening   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender, Crime, and Punishment

open access: yes, 1994
Are men and women who are prosecuted for similar crimes punished differently? If it is true, as is commonly assumed, that women are sentenced more leniently than men, does this tendency vary by class and race?
Daly, Kathleen
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Crime and punishment in Italy

open access: yes, 2015
The Italian crime and punishment system is a civil law system that has been deeply influenced by both the classical and the positivist schools of criminology.
Anita Lavorgna   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Defining Reconciliation Studies: Theoretical and Practical Dimensions

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reconciliation studies (RS) has become increasingly influential in understanding alternative views to ending conflict and dealing with the aftermath. As a discipline or field, however, it is not well defined. The actual usefulness of reconciliation (as a concept), or of RS (as a discipline), is debated, and due to its growing usage, it is ...
Colleen Alena O’Brien
wiley   +1 more source

Is Being 'Soft on Crime' the Solution to Rising Crime Rates? Evidence from Germany [PDF]

open access: yes
Based on a theoretical framework on informal, custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts.
Spengler, Hannes, Entorf, Horst
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Skin Shade Discrimination Is Associated With Disordered Weight Control Behaviors in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Emerging evidence indicates that experiencing discrimination is associated with disordered eating. This study aimed to test the association between experiences of colorism (skin shade discrimination penalizing those with darker skin) and the prevalence of disordered weight control behaviors (DWCBs) in four Asian countries/regions ...
Nadia Craddock   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

California Commission on Crime and Punishment 1985 Annual Report

open access: yes, 1985
The 1985 California Commission on Crime and Punishment, through statewide hearings, has had the unique opportunity to study the criminal justice system from the perspective of victims and law enforcement.
California Commission on Crime and Punishment
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Holding out on restructuring negotiations: A legal analysis over Finnish and Swedish legislation

open access: yesInternational Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how Finnish and Swedish restructuring laws create opportunities for creditors to hold out on restructuring negotiations. Using Anthony Casey's new bargaining theory and the traditional creditors' bargain model as analytical frames, the study argues that holdouts arise when ex ante rights – particularly security interests,
Anssi Kärki
wiley   +1 more source

Certainty of Punishment versus Severity of Punishment- An Experimental Investigation [PDF]

open access: yes
Compliance with laws and regulations depends on the expected penalty facing violators. The expected penalty depends on both the probability of punishment and the severity of the punishment if caught. A key question in the economics of crime literature is
Lana Friesen
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