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Beyond Legal Rights: Understanding Mental Health and Autonomy in Criminal Self‐Representation
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 436-447, July/August 2025.ABSTRACT This qualitative study examines criminal defendants who waived legal representation to self‐represent in court. Through interviews with 16 participants and courtroom observations, findings reveal intersecting factors driving this decision: mental health challenges, desire for autonomy, attorney mistrust, dissatisfaction with past legal ...
Shai Farber
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SSM: Population Health, 2023 Background: Suicide and homicide have long been viewed in Western culture as moral, ethical and legal equivalents. This view has underpinned many theoretical and empirical explorations into their relationship over the centuries.
Zixu Li, Ziyi Cai, Paul S.F. Yip
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Under‐Interpretation of Neuroimaging Data in Insanity Assessment: A Hidden Risk
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Neuroimaging data can provide valuable insights into insanity evaluations, but the debate over its use for legal purposes is far from resolved. While much attention has been given to the risks of over‐interpretation, potential errors stemming from under‐interpretation received less scrutiny. In this paper, we aim to showcase how this error may
Camilla Frangi +5 more
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Objectives Homicide rate is associated with a large variety of factors and therefore unevenly distributed over time and space. This study aims to explore homicide patterns and their spatial associations with different socioeconomic and built-environment ...
Alireza Mohammadi +6 more
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Is Schizophrenia a Scapegoat? the Role of Childhood Traumas and Theory of Mind on Crime
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Childhood traumas and low theory of mind abilities have been shown to be associated with violence, crime and schizophrenia. Understanding the factors that predispose to violent behaviour by patients with schizophrenia is important for treatment and safety.
Cetin Sahabettin +3 more
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Association between homicide injury severity and benzodiazepine influence
Forensic Sciences Research, 2021 There are case reports of offenders inflicting excessive injuries on their victims when under the influence of benzodiazepines. However, the potential association between benzodiazepine influence on the offender and victim injury severity in a general ...
Fredrik Tamsen +2 more
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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2013 Homicide Data [PDF]
, 2015 "When Men Murder Women" is an annual report prepared by the Violence Policy Center detailing the reality of homicides committed against females by single male offenders.
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Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.The study presents a validated UPLC‐MS/MS method applied for the detection of fentanyl, NPFs, xylazine, nitazenes in hair samples from 250 post‐mortem cases collected at the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner's Office (Birmingham, AL, USA). In 52% of the analyzed hair samples, fentanyl, its main metabolites, and related analogs were detected ...
Marco Ballotari +6 more
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Homicide clearance in Western Europe
European Journal of Criminology, 2018 This study provides an overview of homicide clearance in four West European countries: Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. Using data from the European Homicide Monitor, employing similar definitions and uniform coding schemes, this study ...
M. Liem +6 more
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Firearm Use in Violent Crime in the U.S. and Alaska, 1985-2012 [PDF]
, 2013 This fact sheet presents national and statewide statistics from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports program on the use of firearms in the commission of three violent crimes — homicide (murder and nonnegligent homicide), robbery, and aggravated assault — in ...
Parker, Khristy
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