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Eco Crime and Genetically Modified Food

, 2010
The GM debate has been ongoing for over a decade, yet it has been contained in the scientific world and presented in technical terms. Eco Crime and Genetically Modified Food brings the debates about GM food into the social and criminological arena.
Walters, Reece
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A community-based system dynamics approach suggests solutions for improving healthy food access in a low-income urban environment.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Little is known about the mechanisms through which neighborhood-level factors (e.g., social support, economic opportunity) relate to suboptimal availability of healthy foods in low-income urban communities.
Yeeli Mui, Ellis Ballard, Eli Lopatin, Rachel L J Thornton, Keshia M Pollack Porter, Joel Gittelsohn   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entering into a Community-University Collaboration

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018
First paragraphs: We found a way to grow carrots, to look people straight in the eye and say, “That’s good community policing.” It was an unusual process that ultimately led the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in San Lean­dro, California to become ...
Marty Neideffer
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in America: Is There Culpability in the Food Industry?

State Crime, 2019
In this paper, the authors introduce the topic of type 2 diabetes, offering definitions as well as discussing its major symptoms and causes. We also analyze trends in diagnoses over time, and most significantly, examine how the conventional food system ...
Matthew Robinson, Caroline Turner
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Media and Crime: Influence of Food Crime Investigations on Consumer Perception [PDF]

Global Social Sciences Review, 2020
The current study is an examination of increasing coverage of food crimes on media and its influence on the public. There are number of broadcasts, commentaries, articles and investigations that have surfaced on public platforms regarding the heinous individual and organized food crimes in Pakistan, literature about the food safety standards in ...
Noshina Saleem, Anam Muzamill
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Chinese Trade Competition and Rural Mexican Migration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 reshaped global trade, reducing U.S. demand for Mexican manufactured goods and weakening Mexico's manufacturing employment. This study estimates how this trade‐induced decline affected migration and employment decisions among rural Mexicans.
Zachariah Rutledge, Joaquin Mayorga
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Actual and Purported Origin in e‐Commerce Wine Pricing: Evidence From Italian and French Names on Labels

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi, Amir Maghssudipour, Gianluca Stefani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

Crimes Against Food: Characteristics, Health Risk, and Regulations

Food and Energy Security
Food safety is paramount for human life as it prevents foodborne illnesses, protects public health, supports economic growth, and ensures compliance with regulatory standards.
Barbara Pacholczyk‐Sienicka
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The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source