How Mexican judicial reforms may have fueled crime: Arrest trends and trust erosion
Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Background Mexico rolled out state‐led criminal justice reforms between 2000 and 2017 to modernize procedures and improve rule of law. Whether these changes reduced violent crime—especially in cartel‐affected areas—remains uncertain. Aims Estimate the impact of reform implementation on homicides and arrests, and assess mechanisms related to ...
Catalina Amuedo‐Dorantes +1 more
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Can enhanced street lighting improve public safety at scale?
Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Street crimes are thought to be influenced by changes in ambient lighting; yet, most studies have focused on small‐scale interventions in limited areas. It remains unclear whether enhanced lighting can improve safety on a larger, jurisdiction‐wide scale.
John M. MacDonald +6 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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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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Spatial-temporal patterns and trends of homicide in socioeconomically deprived settings: violence surveillance in Alagoas, Brazil, 2006‒2015 [PDF]
, 2020 Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega Barbosa +5 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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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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Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak - Public Unaware [PDF]
, 2013 National rates of gun homicide and other violent gun crimes are strikingly lower now than during their peak in the mid-1990s, paralleling a general decline in violent crime, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data. Beneath the long-
Catherine A. Gallagher +5 more
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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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Abandonment and Reconciliation: Addressing Political and Common Law Objections to Fetal Homicide Laws [PDF]
, 2009 Fetal homicide laws criminalize killing a fetus largely to the same extent as killing any other human being. Historically, the common law did not generally recognize feticide as a crime, but this was because of the evidentiary born-alive rule, not ...
Curran, Douglas S.
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