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Self-perceptions of visibility and agency among young adult language brokers and the role of interpreter education

Translation and Interpreting : the International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research
While language brokering practices and interpreter training have been extensively studied, little research has examined how young people conceptualize their own visibility and agency as they move from informal family interpreting to professional ...
Aída Martínez-Gómez, Cristina Lozano-Argüelles   +1 more
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Compared to what? Estimating the relative concentration of crime at places using systematic and other reviews

Crime Science, 2017
Background That crime is concentrated at a few places is well established by over 44 studies. This is true whether one examines addresses or street segments. Additionally, crime is concentrated among offenders and victims.
John E. Eck, YongJei Lee, SooHyun O, Natalie Martinez   +3 more
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What’s in a name? Perceptions of course names for criminal justice professionals [PDF]

, 2000
Courses dealing with crime and the criminal justice system go under various names, Criminology, Criminal Justice, Justice Studies, and Justice Administration being among the most popular.
Wimshurst, Kerry, Wimshurst, K, WORTLEY, R, Wortley, Richard   +3 more
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Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
wiley   +1 more source

The Genome-Wide Study of Human Social Behavior and Its Application in Sociology

Frontiers in Sociology, 2019
Recent years have seen a push for the integration of modern genomic methodologies with sociological inquiry. The inclusion of genomic approaches promises to help address long-standing issues in sociology (e.g., selection effects), as well as open up new ...
Peter T. Tanksley, Ryan T. Motz, Rachel M. Kail, J. C. Barnes, Hexuan Liu, Hexuan Liu   +5 more
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Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice at the ‘Shop Front’: The Potential and Limitations of Meeting Legal Need Through Technology

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Australia, governments fund Community Legal Centres (CLCs) as part of the legal assistance sector (LAS) to meet the ‘legal needs’ of people experiencing disadvantage who cannot afford private legal services. Persistent unmet demand for CLCs is well‐documented. As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in private legal practice to
Catherine Hastings, Art Cotterell, Farzana Bruce   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

State of crime and justice in Ohio [PDF]

, 2005
[3rd ed.].; Title from home page (viewed on June 18, 2007).; Edition statement from Executive summary.; Previous ed. published in 1995 under the title: The state of crime and criminal justice in Ohio.; "Created: 6/23/2004 ...

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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endogenous Oxytocin and Depressive Symptoms in Drug Abstainers: The Roles of Perceived Social Support and Drug Abstinence Self-Efficacy

Psychology Research and Behavior Management
Qingqi Zhang,1 Bingtao Zhou,1 Xiaoqian Liu,2 Da Yi,1 Ai Ma,2 Yumeng Liu,1 Ke Qi3 1School of Criminal Justice, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, 100088, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Sociology, China University of Political ...
Zhang Q, Zhou B, Liu X, Yi D, Ma A, Liu Y, Qi K   +6 more
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To What Extent Do Australian Government Metrics Align With Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous Conceptualisations of Wellbeing? A Scoping Review of Wellbeing Frameworks

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Indigenous wellbeing theories offer potential to better measure social and cultural determinants. This scoping review aimed to identify the types of metrics used by the Australian government to assess wellbeing and evaluate the alignment of current frameworks against Indigenous and non‐Indigenous conceptualisations of wellbeing.
Sophie Wright‐Pedersen, Edward J. O'Connor, Megan Rebuli, Tiana Thorne, Naomi Kakoschke, Ray Mahoney   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source