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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHOSEN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF CRIME IN POMERANIAN VOIVODESHIP IN 2015 [PDF]

Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie, 2017
The main assumption of the study conducted by the authors was to analyse the chosen determinants of crime in pomeranian voivodeship in 2015 with particular focus on their spatial variability.
Bartosz KORINTH , Oskar SKOMSKI, Tamara RUTKOWSKA   +2 more
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Formation Mechanism of Typical Demand-Front Places in Trafficking Crime: An Empirical Analysis of Offenders

Redai dili, 2022
Trafficking crime has a long history, violating personal safety and disrupting social order. At present, most relevant studies focus on the places that supply victims of trafficking. Research on the places that create demand is insufficient. As a typical
Xu Jiahui, Li Gang, Xu Feng, Zhou Junjun, Hong Dandan, Huang Yushan   +5 more
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Racism and racial disparities in firearm violence: A scoping review

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firearm violence (i.e., interpersonal, police firearm violence) disproportionately affects racially minoritized communities. Researchers recently shifted their focus from race to racism to better understand the factors that contribute to racial disparities in firearm violence.
Daniel B. Lee, Lexie M. Contreras, Laney Rupp, Stephanie H. Cook, Marc A. Zimmerman, Patrick M. Carter, Katherine P. Theall, Riley Bennett, Julia M. Fleckman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homicídios e desorganização social: o caso de Belo Horizonte

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This article investigates the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics of the population of Belo Horizonte, taken from the demographic indicators of the 2010 census, and homicide crimes recorded in the same year, in addition to counting on the ...
Rafael Augusto Reis da Mata, Alexandre M. A. Diniz, Antônio Hot Pereira de Faria   +2 more
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GEOGRAPHY OF CRIME IN UKRAINIAN REGIONAL CENTERS

Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Geography, 2021
The article considers the issue of the spread of criminal offenses in the regional centers of Ukraine in 2015–2019, as well as in the first half of 2020. The purpose of the article is to reveal the topic of crime in the regional centers of Ukraine, as one of the most important problems for the further development of Ukraine as a European state.
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The space-time budget method in criminological research [PDF]

, 2014
This article reviews the Space-Time Budget method developed by Wikström and colleagues and particularly discusses its relevance for criminological research. The Space-Time Budget method is a data collection instrument aimed at recording, retrospectively,
Bernasco, Wim, Hoeben, Evelien M, Pauwels, Lieven, van Halem, Sjoerd, Weerman, Frank M   +4 more
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Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu, Szu‐Hsien Chen, Xining Yang, Ken Resnicow, Hsing‐Fang Hsieh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

SimCrime: A Spatial Microsimulation Model for the Analysing of Crime in Leeds. [PDF]

, 2006
This Working Paper is a part of PhD thesis 'Modelling Crime: A Spatial Microsimulation Approach' which aims to investigate the potential of spatial microsimulation for modelling crime.
Clarke, G.P., Evans, A.J., Jin, J., Kongmuang, C.   +3 more
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Border harm and affective injustice: The politics of anger at the Melilla border, Spain

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines protests in a detention center in Melilla, Spain—a site where structural violence intersects with the everyday harms of confinement. Adopting a justice and dignity‐centered perspective, we analyze grassroots forms of resistance emerging at the border. The study focuses on the protests of Tunisian migrants and explores the
Corina Tulbure
wiley   +1 more source