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The impact of prosecutors’ office caseloads on case processing outcomes

Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.
Research Summary Contemporary criminal justice discourse frequently highlights rising caseloads as a crisis for prosecutors across the United States. Yet, empirical assessments of how caseloads impact prosecutorial decision making are scarce. This study exploits data on office caseloads and cases disposed between 2021 and 2024 in 19 prosecutors ...
R. R. Dunlea, Don Stemen
wiley   +1 more source

Routine Hair Testing Unmasks Hidden Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in Forensic Psychiatric Patients: A 10-Year Comparative Study in Two Bavarian Clinics. [PDF]

Brain Sci
Fritz M, Funk H, Montiel F, Streb J, Dudeck M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
wiley   +1 more source

‘I, Me, Myself’: Selfhood and Melancholy in the Journals of Gertrude Savile (1697–1758)

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the journals of Gertrude Savile from 1727 in light of recent scholarship on early modern and eighteenth‐century melancholy. The concept had myriad associations with medicine, physiology, the imagination, and feeling, but questions remain about how melancholy during this period was considered by those outside the narrow ...
Daniel Beaumont
wiley   +1 more source

A dynamical systems analysis of criminal behavior using national longitudinal survey of youth data. [PDF]

PLoS One
McMillon D, Morenoff J, Simon C, Lane E.
europepmc   +1 more source

Power Transition and Pragmatic Adaptation: Iran's Strategic Approach to China, Russia and the GCC

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how Iranian strategic thinkers conceptualise the country's ‘Look East’ policy (i.e., relations with China and Russia) and the GCC states. Using thematic qualitative content analysis of approximately 70 documents from Iranian state official, advisory and academic institutions (2015–2025), it reveals that Iran's eastward ...
Sara Bazoobandi
wiley   +1 more source

On the history of abortion from antiquity to the present day, with a focus on Central Europe and Germany. [PDF]

Arch Gynecol Obstet
Dienerowitz FM, David M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Evidence About Discipline Committees and Professional Misconduct of Auditors*,‡

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Self‐regulating professions establish professional discipline processes to determine whether members' behavior falls short of expectations outlined in their respective codes of conduct and to determine appropriate sanctions when necessary. From an auditing perspective, audit quality is of primary interest to audit researchers, yet few prior ...
Devan Mescall, Regan N. Schmidt, Michael J. Wynes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing mindsets in prison: how incremental beliefs enhance the effectiveness of a victim awareness program and support for restorative practices. [PDF]

BMC Psychol
Peleg-Koriat I, Weimann-Saks D, Asraf K.
europepmc   +1 more source