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The Location of Women's Prisons and the Deterrence Effect of 'Harder' Time [PDF]

open access: yes
Most studies of the deterrence effect of incarceration treat a year in prison as having the same deterrence effect regardless of the conditions of incarceration.
Eric Helland, Kelly Bedard
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Identifying the Service Requirements for Primary Sexual Assault Medical Care and Forensic Evidence Collection in a Remote First Nations Community

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT First Nations female sexual assault survivors in remote Northern Territory (NT) face significant barriers accessing place‐based medical care and forensic evidence collection, subsequently requiring evacuation to specialist services. Using decolonising Participatory Action Research methods, this study identified the workforce, training, and ...
Theresa Clasquin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Deterrence in Russia’s National Security Policy

open access: yesВестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика
In the present context of a sharp aggravation of interstate rivalry and escalation of traditional and new threats, the importance of policy, forces and means of strategic deterrence in ensuring Russia’s national security cannot be overstated. Fundamental
A. A. Kokoshin
doaj   +1 more source

Deterrence, Incapacitation and Enforcement Design. Evidence from Traffic Enforcement in Italy [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate the deterrent effect on driving behavior due to the introduction of Demerit Point System in Italy. In addition, we measure the incapacitation effect on fatal accidents.
Simona Benedettini, Antonio Nicita
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Strengthening Responses to Older Adult Abuse: A Review of Contextual Prevention Strategies in Australian Policy

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Older adult abuse is a significant social issue that has attracted necessary attention in Australian policy. Yet, the scope of abuse prevention strategies proposed within these policies has not been systematically reviewed, nor has their alignment with evidence‐informed frameworks been assessed.
Madeline Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empirical Analyses of Deterrence

open access: yes, 2017
Deterrence is an important subject, and its study has spanned more than seven decades. Much research on deterrence has focused on a theoretical understanding of the subject.
Stephen L. Quackenbush
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The Manifestation of the Electrochemical Potential Gradient in the Kinetic Landscapes of Interfacial Electrochemistry

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.
The overpotential constitutes an electrochemical potential difference at the solid–liquid interface, which can manifest itself in different ways. In general, it can not only drive the reaction along the reaction coordinate, but also modulate chemical potentials in the extended environment that shape activation barriers, without necessarily being a ...
Sebastian Z. Oener   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deterrence and Disarmament

open access: yes, 2012
In his April 2009 speech in Prague US President Barack Obama spoke of a world free of nuclear weapons. Obama stated that the United States would maintain nuclear deterrence during the disarmament process. This paper discusses the limitations and deficiencies of the traditional mutual nuclear deterrence and assesses why progress in nuclear disarmament ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Remedy for Now but Prohibit for Tomorrow: The Deterrence Effects of Merger Policy Tools [PDF]

open access: yes
Antitrust policy involves not just the regulation of anti-competitive behavior, but also an important deterrence effect. Neither scholars nor policymakers have fully researched the deterrence effects of merger policy tools, as they have been unable to ...
Clougherty, Joseph A.   +2 more
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India’s Missile Modernisation and Credible Minimum Deterrence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
India has been modernising its missile capabilities. It has successfully flight-tested its longer range missiles like Agni-IV and Agni-V. It has also made efforts at canisterising its missiles with statements from senior DRDO officials pointing to the ...
Vishwanathan, Arun
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