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Applying the Rules of Evidence to Expert Testimony About Risk

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Expert opinion about dangerousness or risk is common at sentencing, criminal commitment proceedings and some types of pretrial detention hearings. This article argues that such evidence must be (1) “material” (logically relevant, empirically generalizable, and epistemologically germane), (2) “probative” (a measure of accuracy, which is ...
Christopher Slobogin
wiley   +1 more source

Improving parenting skill through the strong families program in Thailand

Archives of Public Health
Background The Strong Families program has been successfully implemented in multiple low- and middle-income countries. However, Thailand has only recently begun exploring the program’s potential.
Nida Buawangpong, Aala El-Khani, Apinun Aramrattana, Chalermkwan Chutima, Watjana Arunrangsi, Chiraporn Tantihachai, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Amalee McCoy, Kawinthip Rinpon, Nopakoon Nantsupawat, Karen Peters, Zin Ko Ko Lynn, Wadih Maalouf, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen   +13 more
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“Evil is Real and Attitude is Everything”: Applying Shattered Assumptions Theory to Worldview Changes Following Wrongful Conviction

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wrongful convictions continue to occur at high rates. Research has revealed that negative posttraumatic cognitive changes are a risk factor for the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder, yet little research has examined whether exonerees experience posttraumatic cognitive changes, such as changes to their worldview. Thus,
Kathryn A. Thomas, Madeline R. Stenersen, Lily Hoerner, Chloe Kaminsky   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Journal 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, David Young, Lee De‐Wit, Lucia A. Reisch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ad Hominem Criminalisation and the Rule of Law: The Egalitarian Case against Knife Crime Prevention Orders. [PDF]

Oxf J Leg Stud, 2022
Green A, Hendry J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Mapping crime prevention: What we do and where we need to go

, 2017
Crime mapping is an activity that dates back to the early nineteenth century in the context of understanding crime in France. Crime mapping has become an important component in crime prevention because it can help in the identification of crime problems ...
Andresen, MA
core   +1 more source

Depression, Anxiety and Criminal Behaviour Between Ages 32 and 48: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis From the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Depression, anxiety and criminal behaviour are often correlated, but the direction and nature of these associations remain contested. Aims To investigate the temporal relationships between depression and/or anxiety and criminal behaviour at age 32 and depression and/or anxiety and criminal behaviour at age 48.
Kim Reising, Maria M. Ttofi
wiley   +1 more source

Violent injury prevention does not equal to violent crime prevention: an analysis of violence intervention program efficacy using propensity score methods. [PDF]

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 2022
Holler Mph E, Ortiz Md D, Mohanty Md Ms S, Meagher Md Mph AD, Boustani Md Mph M, Zarzaur Md Mph BL, Simons Md CJ.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Evolutionary Perspectives on Crime Prevention

, 2013
The Darwinian worldview, whereby organisms evolve by a process of natural and sexual selection, has come to permeate biological science, and to varying degrees the social sciences, with anthropology, psychology and economics the disciplines most ...
Pease, Ken, Roach, Jason
core  

Defining Reconciliation Studies: Theoretical and Practical Dimensions

Conflict 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