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Kriminologie - Das Online-JournalHomicide, which represents the most extreme form of violence, significantly devalues human life. This paper examines the impact of natural geography − a factor often underestimated − alongside socioeconomic disparities and institutional performance on ...
Evangelos Rasvanis
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Recent Surge in Homicides Involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time To Reinvest in Prevention and Crime Control [PDF]
, 2008 This review of recent U.S. homicide trends by race of offenders and victims, as well as weapons used, shows a surge in homicides that involve young Black males and ...
James A. Fox, Marc L. Swatt
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Understanding variation in juvenile life without parole legislation following Miller
Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Miller v. Alabama and Montgomery v. Louisiana restricted states’ ability to impose life without parole for youth under age 18 (henceforth JLWOP). Since Miller, 46 pieces of legislation across 34 states and the District of Columbia have altered JLWOP sentencing policies.
Leah Ouellet +8 more
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Characteristics of methamphetamine‐related deaths in the United Kingdom, 1997–2024
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims People who use methamphetamine have a standardised mortality ratio 6.8 times greater than the general population, with several countries reporting concerning increases in methamphetamine‐related mortality over the past decade.
Emmert Roberts +2 more
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Archiving Futurity Within the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Crisis
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this article, we examine how settler colonization and gendered violence against Indigenous women are remembered and recorded in two archival registers: 18th‐century records from the Massachusetts Archives Collection (MAC) and a 21st‐century corpus of posts using the hashtag MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) on X (formerly Twitter)
Lindsay Martel Montgomery +2 more
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US homicide rates increase when resources are scarce and unequally distributed
Evolutionary Human SciencesAs homicide rates spike across the United States, researchers nominate diverse causes such as temperature, city greenness, structural racism, inequality, poverty and more.
Weston C. McCool, Brian F. Codding
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Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
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ASPECTE TEORETICE ŞI PRACTICE PRIVIND OMORUL SĂVÂRŞIT ÎN PUBLIC
EIRP Proceedings, 2006 The purpose of this paper is to clarify several aspects related to the interpretation of homicide comitted in public places in judiciary theory and practice. Using pertinent arguments one can mention the situations that lead to a legislative gap, because
Andreea Marina Cimpoieru
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Lost Youth: A County-by-County Analysis of 2009 California Homicide Victims Ages 10 to 24 [PDF]
, 2011 Presents data on youth homicide rates, weapons, victim-to-offender relationships, circumstances, and location by gender, race/ethnicity, and county.
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Toward a feminist geo‐legal reading: US country‐of‐origin information in asylum adjudication
Area, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, we offer what we call ‘a feminist geo‐legal reading’ of documents used in spaces and practices of law. Legal cases and decisions are often based on different legal and non‐legal documents, including laws, explanatory memorandums, testimonies, medical reports, and so forth. In contemporary asylum adjudication, country‐of‐origin
Malene H. Jacobsen +2 more
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