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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SETTLEMENT OF MISDEMEANOR CRIMES: A CASE STUDY

open access: yesJournal Presumption of Law
This article examines the utilization of restorative justice as an alternative to misdemeanor crimes in the criminal justice system at the Police sector Purwareja Klampok level.
Athif Hasan Al Banna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Left Wanting and Left Unheard: A Dual Grievance Model of Populism Across Six European Countries

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study tests a dual grievance model of populism by examining whether relative deprivation and external political inefficacy are linked to two core dimensions of populist beliefs (people sovereignty and anti‐elitism) via aversive political emotions (anger, sadness and fear) and institutional distrust across six European countries (N = 5487).
Anna Cortijos‐Bernabeu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Criminal misdemeanor: assessment of embodiment forms and prospects of existence

open access: yesPenitentiary Science, 2020
Recently there has been a discussion in criminal law science about the inclusion in the criminal block of a new institution – a criminal misdemeanor – a wrongful act, in relation to which special, less strict rules for determining the amount of punishment are applied and, presumably, the concept of a criminal record does not apply. The article examines
openaire   +1 more source

Commonsense Solutions: State Laws to Address Gun Violence Against Women [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The vast majority of American gun owners are responsible and abide by the law. However, guns do not belong in the hands of domestic abusers and other people known to violently target women or others in relationships. When an abuser has access to firearms,

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Decriminalizing Delinquency: The Effect of Raising the Age of Majority on Juvenile Recidivism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In the last decade, a number of states have expanded the jurisdiction of their juvenile courts by increasing the maximum age to 18. Proponents argue that these expansions reduce crime by increasing access to the beneficial features of the juvenile ...
Grunwald, Ben, Loeffler, Charles E.
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Anthropologist, heal thyself: Toward an anthropology of healing through relational interbeing

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract I call for an anthropology that confronts its own woundedness. Anthropologists often bear witness to suffering but rarely examine how our own grief, trauma, and institutional distress shape the affective tone of our work. Drawing on fieldwork with Runa (Quechua) women affected by forced sterilization in Peru and guided by my collaborator and ...
Lucía Isabel Stavig
wiley   +1 more source

Broken Records: How America's Faulty Background Check System Allows Criminal to Get Guns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The report, entitled Broken Records, uses data culled from the Department of Justice and various state sources and gives failing grades to 22 states for having grossly inadequate criminal, domestic violence, and mental disability records.

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How Signals of Silence Sustain Sexual Harassment and What to Do About It

open access: yesHuman Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sexual harassment has persisted for decades as an open secret within organizations, creating an ongoing challenge for Human Resource practitioners. Many employees experience or witness harassment yet say nothing. When they contemplate complaining, they are discouraged from doing so. Some still muster the courage to speak out about these abuses,
Angela L. Workman‐Stark   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incomparable Punishments: How Economic Inequality Contributes to the Disparate Impact of Legal Fines and Fees

open access: yesRSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2022
Low-level misdemeanor and traffic violations draw tens of millions of people into local courts to pay fines and fees each year, generating billions of dollars in revenue.
Lindsay Bing   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Race Decriminalization and Criminal Legal System Reform [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
There is emerging consensus that various components of the criminal legal system have gone too far in capturing and punishing masses of Black men, women, and children.
Pinard, Michael
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