Results 131 to 140 of about 905,963 (308)
Different Forms of Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System [PDF]
, 2012 Focusing on discretion by the police, criminal justice practitioners and the courts at different stages in the criminal justice process, this chapter explores whether their judgements and decisions contribute to the overrepresentation of those from black,
Webster, CS
core
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bankruptcy and financial distress commonly precipitate suicidal crises, putting bankruptcy attorneys in potentially difficult situations with clients. This qualitative study explored attorneys' experiences with clients' risk for suicide and attorneys' recommendations for suicide prevention.
John R. Blosnich +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Judicial policy lines in the criminal sanctioning of environmental offenses: an empirical study. [PDF]
We analyze judicial policy lines concerning criminal environmental sanctioning using a unique European dataset of individual criminal cases, including case-specific information on offenses and offenders.
Billiet, Carole +2 more
core
Constitutional Law: Limitations Imposed on Traditional Use of Doctrine of Federal Judicial Abstention [PDF]
, 1966 The Supreme Court held that federal judicial abstention may be inappropriate where violation of first amendment rights results from threatened state criminal proceedings brought under vague statutes or where bad faith prosecutions give rise to a claim ...
core +1 more source
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examined the effectiveness of a brief educational intervention designed to reduce sex trafficking (ST) myth acceptance. Using a 2 × 2 mixed design, participants (N = 189) viewed either an educational video addressing common ST myths or a control video on human memory.
Dara Mojtahedi +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Employment, Dynamic Deterrence and Crime [PDF]
Using monthly panel data we solve and estimate, using maximum likelihood techniques, an explicitly dynamic model of criminal behavior where current criminal activity adversely affects future employment outcomes. This acts as 'dynamic deterrence' to crime:
Kala Krishna, Susumu Imai
core
The Anchorage, Alaska Municipal Pretrial Diversion Program: An Initial Assessment [PDF]
, 2017 Pretrial diversion programs have the potential to prevent future criminal behavior through intervention and community based services. This may be particularly true for specific populations of offenders such as those with mental illness, substance abuse ...
Lepage, Cory R., May, Jeff D.
core +1 more source
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With the rise of digital technology, adolescent cyberviolence has become a growing global concern in public health and criminal justice. This study used nationally representative data from South Korea (2017–2024) to examine the prevalence of eight types of cyberviolence (i.e., verbal abuse, defamation, stalking, sexual abuse, personal ...
Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan +2 more
wiley +1 more source
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 +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Officer-Involved Shootings in Anchorage 1993–2013 [PDF]
, 2013 This report describes situational, officer, and citizen characteristics of the 45 officer-involved shootings in Anchorage for the period 1 Jan 1993 through 11 May 2013 as recorded in Anchorage Police Department (APD) criminal investigation files.
Payne, Troy C.
core