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Life v. Death: Or Why the Death Penalty Should Marginally Deter [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Econometric measures of the effect of capital punishment have increasingly provided evidence that it deters homicides. However, most researchers on both sides of the death penalty debate continue to rely on rather simple assumptions about criminal ...
Keckler, Charles N. W.
core   +1 more source

Disappearing race in criminology: Stigma, race, and loss

open access: yesCriminology, Volume 64, Issue 2, Page 225-241, May 2026.
Abstract This article is based on Katheryn Russell‐Brown's 2025 presidential address at the 85th annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, held in Washington, D.C. The article begins with an overview of the Author's approach to research and the highlights of her scholarly contributions.
Katheryn Russell‐Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese Gift-Giving, Anti-Corruption Law, and the Rule of Law and Virtue [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This Article addresses the question of whether virtuous giftgiving in China can be used in the fight against corruption. Giftgiving, ubiquitous in Chinese familial, business, and official practices, has been under fire by both laws outside and within ...
Szto, Mary
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The correlation between sanction adjustments and drunk‐driving violations and related outcomes in Taiwan: A nationwide interrupted time series analysis

open access: yesAddiction, Volume 121, Issue 5, Page 1166-1178, May 2026.
Abstract Background and aims Drunk‐driving accounts for a significant portion of traffic crashes in Taiwan. From 2008 to 2013, both the Taiwan Legislative Yuan and the federal administrative agencies collaborated to increase drunk‐driving penalties.
Ling‐Wei Kuo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Community Development Research and Practice: Towards a Reflexive Approach

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 346-356, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The lack of an established policy framework by government in Northern Ireland for community development, within the contested objectives of an enforced coalition, mirrors theoretical perspectives that see community development as a contested concept. In contrast, a research programme working with community development organisations in Catholic
David Wall
wiley   +1 more source

How Do Ideas Get in the Way of Policy Change? A Comparative Study of Homelessness Policy in Toronto and Montréal, Canada

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 380-389, May 2026.
ABSTRACT While structural factors such as the allocation of resources and responsibilities have traditionally been seen as the key determinants of policy change and stability, the ideas of the people responsible for managing these resources can be just as consequential, especially in value‐laden policy areas such as combating homelessness.
Nienke Boesveldt
wiley   +1 more source

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