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Volunteering, Crime and Secondary School Attendance: Evidence From Queensland

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Student absenteeism is a critical issue in Australia and worldwide, with alarming declines in attendance rates further exacerbated by the COVID‐19 pandemic. While research has long highlighted the relevance of school and family factors, less is known about how the broader community context shapes attendance.
Matthias Kubler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Concerning Behavior of Fixated Individuals

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fixated individuals who send repeated concerning communications to public figures pose a significant challenge, particularly when such communications escalate to approach or violence. The present study examined associations between three sources of threat assessment information—motivational type, structured professional judgment (CTAP‐25), and
Isabelle van der Vegt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychosis and homicide [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Psychiatry, 2018
The contribution of people with psychosis to homicide statistics is small, but there is a statistically significantly higher rate of homicide among them than in the general population. Legal authorities and the wider public call for more information. Our aim was a narrative synthesis of empirical literature generated by systematic searches for the five
Taylor, Pamela, Kalebic, Natasha
openaire   +2 more sources

Gender, violence, and killing: Revisiting femicide, and the overlooked realities of male victimization

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract The term femicide, widely used in reference to the “killing of a woman because she is a woman,” has been questioned on the ground that it implies unequal dignity of men and women victims of gender related death. This position called for an analysis of the terminology used to describe and define the various forms of killing of women and men. We
Giuseppe Benagiano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between homicide injury severity and benzodiazepine influence

open access: yesForensic 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
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing cognitive processing therapy via stellate ganglion blocks: A pilot randomized trial

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Although trauma‐focused psychotherapies, such as cognitive processing therapy (CPT), are effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a substantial portion of individuals exhibit a diminished response. Stellate ganglion block (SGB), an anesthetic procedure targeting the sympathetic nervous system, has shown promise for PTSD ...
Philip Held   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Problems in the formation and implementation of the methodology for investigating homicides related to domestic violence

open access: yesLaw and Safety, 2023
The theoretical foundations for building a separate forensic methodology for investigating homicides committed in connection with domestic violence have been developed.
R. L. Stepaniuk   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classification of serial homicide and comparison of serial homicide with single homicide in Japan

open access: yesThe Japanese journal of psychology, 2017
It is reported that there are no victim-offender relationships in serial homicides, so offender profiling is useful for resolution of serial homicide cases. The present study aimed to describe characteristics of serial homicide offenders as a part of offender profiling and compare characteristics of serial homicide with those of single homicide ...
Satoru, Kiire   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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