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Decision Theory and Proof Standards for Future Crimes: Possible Uses and Open Questions

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What should be the proof standard for applying preventive criminal sanctions based on an establishment of risk of reoffending? This is an open question in legal systems around the world. Various authors suggest that we can answer it by using decision theory. This approach conceptualises the proof standard as a probabilistic threshold. A person
Hylke Jellema, Johannes Bijlsma
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Wound Timing: Highlight The Histopathological and Molecular Methods [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal
Background: Although forensic pathology age estimation of a wound is difficult, it can help reconstruct murder scenes and identify potential culprits. Forensic specialists usually focus on two aspects when evaluating wound life and determining how long ...
Rodine Beshay, Eman El Zahed, Wafaa Soliman, Dena Abdel Moawed   +3 more
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The Association Between Perpetration of Relational Aggressive Tendencies and Adolescent Antisocial Behavior

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most research on relational aggression has primarily examined these behaviors among children, with limited exploration of its developmental progression during early adolescence and its associations with antisocial behaviors such as alcohol use, physical aggression, and rule‐breaking conduct.
Briana Amador, Timothy Lawrence, Qiyue Zhang, Ariel McField, Lily Palmer, Oi‐Man Kwok   +5 more
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Legal Professionals Use an Implicit Checklist to Assess Expert Witness Credibility

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In a court of law, some forms of evidence are too technical to interpret without the help of an expert witness. However, expert testimony sometimes leads to wrongful conviction. We used an online survey to quantitatively compare how legal professionals (n = 122) and lay people (n = 109) understood what makes an expert witness credible.
Mahensingh Deonaran, Yvan I. Russell, Mandeep K. Dhami   +2 more
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The relevance of taurodontism in forensic dental age estimation

Legal Medicine
Taurodontism is a dental morphological anomaly characterized by enlarged pulp cavities repositioned towards the apical region of the tooth, coupled with shortened root structures. Molars are commonly affected by this alteration. Certain populations exhibit up to 48% prevalences for this dental alteration, underscoring its significance in dental age ...
Maximilian Timme, Chané Smit, Liam Robinson, Herman Bernitz, Yu-Cheng Guo, Andreas Schmeling   +5 more
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A Closer Look at Rape Myth Beliefs Among University Students: Comparisons and Correlates Based on Field and Stage of Study, Victimisation Experiences, Demographics and Psychological Traits

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disproportionate rates of sexual violence occur among university students, with rape culture and misconceptions about consent prevalent. To comprehensively examine rape myth beliefs among different student groups, 417 UK University students enrolled on courses in four distinct disciplinary areas; social sciences (n = 131), applied sciences (n =
Dominic Willmott, Mairi Johnston, B. Kennath Widanaralalage, Dara Mojtahedi, Daniel Boduszek, Danielle McDermott, Gillian Kirkman   +6 more
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Explainable deep learning for age and gender estimation in dental CBCT scans using attention mechanisms and multi task learning

Scientific Reports
Accurate and interpretable age estimation and gender classification are essential in forensic and clinical diagnostics, particularly when using high-dimensional medical imaging data such as Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT).
Najmeh Pishghadam, Rasool Esmaeilyfard, Maryam Paknahad   +2 more
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Maltreatment by Parents and Cyber Deviance Among Adolescents in Taiwan: The Mediating Role of Impulsivity

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Maltreatment by parents is associated with delinquent behaviors in adolescence, sparking various theoretical explanations. However, whether these explanations of offline delinquency are applicable to cyber deviance remains unclear. Guided by the control model of criminal lifestyle development, we examined the mediating effect of impulsivity on
Ji‐Kang Chen, Yang Han
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Age Estimation with Smartphone: Is It Reliable for Forensics Identification?

Dentika: Dental Journal, 2020
Age estimation is one of the important components in forensic science used for personal identification, biological profile reconstruction, and help narrowing the search possibilities. Age estimation can be done by various methods and biological evidence, such as the human face. The human face is one of biometrics that provides a variety of information. 
Mieke Sylvia Margaretha Amiatun Ruth, null Novita, Levina Gita, Arofi Kurniawan, Haryono Utomo   +4 more
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The Effectiveness of Service Integration: Studying the Crossover Youth Practice Model

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Crossover youth are defined as those who have been involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Prior studies indicate that crossover youth have higher rates of reoffending than delinquent youth without a history of child welfare involvement.
Hui Huang
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