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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Since the nineteenth century, struggles between state power and political prisoners' right to die have aroused considerable interest. State enforcement to ‘make live’ through force‐feeding also raises important questions concerning processes that inform government approaches, often through methods considered to be brutal, and how these actions
Stephen Vertigans +2 more
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‘Cubs of Wall Street’: Cocaine Use in Top‐Boy Culture
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although cocaine use is rising among youth in many countries, little is known about the social context and its influence on this new pattern of use. Drawing on a theoretical framework of class, gender, and peer‐status dynamics and extensive data from personal interviews, we investigate how cocaine use is culturally situated and socially ...
Rikke Tokle, Willy Pedersen
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The Hawthorne effect in studies of firearm and toolmark examiners
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract The Hawthorne effect refers to the tendency of individuals to behave differently when they know they are being studied. In the forensic science domain, concerns have been raised about the “strategic examiner,” where the forensic examiner uses different decision thresholds depending on whether in a test situation or working on an actual case ...
Nicholas Scurich +5 more
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International Journal of Social Welfare, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 45-54, January 2023., 2023 Abstract This article draws on interviews with 164 young beneficiaries (of) and 128 professionals in charge of lifelong learning policies in eighteen regions located in nine member states of the European Union in 2017. Drawing on the concept of ‘opportunity structures’, we analyse variations between regional institutional arrangements and interactions ...
Xavier Rambla, Siyka Kovacheva
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Crime, Criminal Justice, and Criminology in the Netherlands
Crime and Justice, 2007 Catrien Bijleveld, Michael Tonry
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Forensic entomology is crucial in medicolegal investigations, utilizing insects—primarily flies—to estimate a supplemental post‐mortem interval based on their development at the (death) scene. This estimation can be influenced by extrinsic factors like temperature and humidity, as well as intrinsic factors such as species and sex.
Aidan P. Holman +4 more
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Punishment's Burdens on the Innocent
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView., 2022 ABSTRACT Critics of state punishment have frequently pointed out that its imposition sometimes involves the infliction of burdens on innocent people: namely, those falsely convicted of crimes and punished. Punishment also creates significant burdens for innocent children and other dependents of those punished (social stigma, financial stress, direct ...
Zachary Hoskins
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The dishonest disposition and everyday economic criminality of the British public
Journal of Economic CriminologyThis paper is concerned with the everyday economic crimes of ordinary people. Although dishonesty is a core characteristic of these offences, we are not aware of any prior research that examines the direct, relationship between dishonest attitude and ...
David Shepherd +2 more
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Personal Dedications to David P. Farrington. [PDF]
Crim Behav Ment HealthTtofi M, Grounds A, Wong KK.
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