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Impressions on the Role of Environmental Criminal Law in Present Day Society

open access: yesBelügyi Szemle, 2023
Aim: One of the defining features of modern society is the legitimate fear of the impacts of environmental damage. The consumerism and the resulting overproduction are the root causes of environmental challenges that threaten our very existence.
Tamás Molnár
doaj   +1 more source

Contextual Compliance: Situational and Subjective Cost-Benefit Decisions about Pesticides by Chinese Farmers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This article analyzes how cost-benefit calculation influences compliance with pesticide regulation by Chinese farmers. Building on a study including 150 farmers and experts, it studies how operational costs and benefits and deterrence affect compliance ...
Van der Heijden, Jeroen   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Stranger Rape or Impromptu Consensual Sex? Investigating Mock Juror Decision‐Making in a Genuine Contested Rape Trial

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to better understand juror decision‐making in a less typical rape trial scenario where even prior acquaintance is disputed. Adopting an improved mock trial paradigm including a video‐recorded recreation of a genuine rape allegation and jury‐group deliberation, 156 jury‐eligible participants took part in 1 of 13 ...
Dominic Willmott, Rosie Woodhams
wiley   +1 more source

Psychosocial functioning of drug treatment court clients : a study of the prosecutor's files in Ghent [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Purpose – Problem solving courts are a result of the therapeutic jurisprudence movement. Drug treatment courts (DTCs), for instance, aim to divert substance using offenders away from the criminal justice system (CJS) to ...
Dekkers, Anne   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Exploring Bankruptcy Attorneys' Experiences With Clients Exhibiting Suicidality: Challenges and Recommendations for Suicide Prevention

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bankruptcy and financial distress commonly precipitate suicidal crises, putting bankruptcy attorneys in potentially difficult situations with clients. This qualitative study explored attorneys' experiences with clients' risk for suicide and attorneys' recommendations for suicide prevention.
John R. Blosnich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Republican Monsters: The Cultural Construction of American Positivist Criminology, 1767-1920 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This dissertation examines the history of and cultural influences on positivist criminology in the United States. From Benjamin Rush to the present day, the U.S.
Burton, Chase Smith
core  

Sex Trafficking Myth Reduction: Evaluating an Educational Approach to Reducing Victim Blaming and Increasing Victim Empathy

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined the effectiveness of a brief educational intervention designed to reduce sex trafficking (ST) myth acceptance. Using a 2 × 2 mixed design, participants (N = 189) viewed either an educational video addressing common ST myths or a control video on human memory.
Dara Mojtahedi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Perceptions of Marital Rape: Does Level of Force Used Have an Impact?

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research indicates that marital rape is viewed by the public as less harmful to a victim than stranger/acquaintance rape. The aim of the study is to extend the research conducted by Robinson in 2017, investigating how levels of force influence perceptions of marital rape.
Leanne Hanney, Amy Shelford, Andy Guppy
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Vulnerability and the Application of Green Criminology in Bangladesh: Examining Legal Gaps and Social Justice

open access: yesMimbar Hukum
Green criminology provides a critical framework for understanding environmental harm as both a legal and social injustice, especially in regions disproportionately affected by climate change.
Md. Tuhin MIA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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