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“Why can’t they be in the community?” A policy and practice analysis of transforming care for offenders with intellectual disability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe key policy and practice issues regarding a significant subgroup of people with intellectual disability – those with offending behaviour being treated in forensic hospitals.
Alexander, Regi   +7 more
core   +1 more source

The Interactional Pathways of Mass Killings: Toward a Novel Understanding of Rampage School Shootings

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Rampage school shootings, where students go to their own school to randomly kill classmates, teachers, friends, and strangers, are among the most drastic types of human behavior. While research increasingly points to interaction dynamics as being key for the emergence of crime and violence, scholars have not yet systematically studied interaction ...
Anne Nassauer
wiley   +1 more source

Criteria for Psychological Evaluation of Legally Relevant Emotional States of Defendants: Methodological Recommendations

open access: yesТеория и практика судебной экспертизы, 2016
The paper discusses a multivariate classification of the concept of “heat of passion” as it is used in forensic psychology, as well as emotional reactions and emotional states.
F. S. Safuanov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Observations from Canadian practitioners about the investigation and prosecution of crimes involving child and adult witnesses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Hundreds of scientific studies on the competencies and limitations of eyewitnesses have been published, but few have sought input from front-line forensic interviewers.
Cameron, Sean Curtis, Roberts, Kim P.
core   +3 more sources

Rethinking Face‐to‐Face Interaction: Lessons from Studies of “Autistic Sociality”

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Face‐to‐face interaction is a foundational concept in microsociology. This article surveys the social experiences of autistic people, who are commonly known for having a strained relationship with interactions face to face. By interpretively reviewing and synthesizing the broader literature on “autistic sociality,” the article provides a nuanced ...
Lars E. F. Johannessen
wiley   +1 more source

Trace Element Analysis in Human Neuroblastoma Cell Spheroids Supplemented With ZnCl2 by Micro‐XRF

open access: yesX-Ray Spectrometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma, the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood, is responsible for ~10% of pediatric cancer deaths and has high potential for metastasis. Metals are extremely important in biological processes, and changes in their levels have been correlated with the development of cancerous growth.
J. E. P. Rosa   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) dimensions mediate the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and adult aggression depending on cognitive reappraisal

open access: yesScientific Reports
Associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and aggressive behavior have often been demonstrated, but the mechanisms underneath these relations are yet unclear.
Steffen Barra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conducting Forensic Psychological Assessments Using Video Recordings of Search Operations and Investigative Actions (Overview of Forensic Practice)

open access: yesТеория и практика судебной экспертизы, 2015
Review and analysis of expert testimonies by state-appointed and independentforensic examiners have revealed significant methodological issues and helped towork out possible solutions, as well as to outline prospects for developing thiscrucial branch of ...
L. A. Volokhova, T. N. Sekerazh
doaj   +1 more source

Individual cognitive-behavioural anger treatment for people with mild-borderline intellectual disabilities and histories of aggression: a controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Objectives - Anger is a significant predictor and activator of violent behaviour in patients living in institutional settings. There is some evidence for the value of cognitive-behavioural treatments for anger problems with people with intellectual ...
Gillmer, Bruce   +4 more
core   +1 more source

‘Vitamins’, shortcuts, and athletic citizenship in Ethiopia and Cameroon: considering sporting ethics beyond biomedicine « Vitamines », courts‐circuits et citoyenneté sportive en Éthiopie et au Cameroun : l’éthique du sport, au‐delà de la biomédecine

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This article argues that the current way of thinking about ethics in sport in primarily biomedical terms, and in particular in terms of the presence of particular pharmaceutical substances, fails to account for broader notions of sporting ethics and fairness in the Global South.
Michael Crawley, Uroš Kovač
wiley   +1 more source

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