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James O. Freedman, Crisis and Legitimacy: The Administrative Process and American Government [PDF]
Brietzke, Paul H.
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Abstract Cognitive bias is widely recognized as a persistent source of error in forensic science, yet mitigation efforts continue to emphasize examiner awareness, ethical vigilance, and training‐based interventions. Empirical evidence from cognitive science demonstrates that such approaches are insufficient to reliably control bias under real‐world ...
Michael P. Kessler
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JUDICIAL PRECEDENT AND JUDICIAL PRACTICE
M.H. Khaustova, O.O. Podorvan
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The dynamics of criminal collaboration: Multiplex ties in mafia networks
Abstract This study examines how social embeddedness and multiplex relationships shape criminal collaboration within organized crime networks. Drawing on data from three major investigations into the ‘Ndrangheta, we analyze how kinship, clan affiliation, leadership, and prior interactions influence participation in meetings and phone calls.
Francesco Calderoni +2 more
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The role of case management in misdemeanor prosecution
Abstract Despite increasing attention to prosecutors' role in shaping criminal justice outcomes, there is limited empirical research on what prosecutors do. While most theories of prosecutorial discretion emphasize overarching goals related to justice and safety, our paper shifts the focus toward the practical realities of the job, particularly in the ...
Lindsay Graef, Aurelie Ouss
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The hidden discount: Examining racial disparity in the use of suspended sentences
Abstract Extant research on criminal sentencing generally concludes that racial/ethnic disparity is concentrated in the “in–out” decision, and that racial differences in sentence lengths are small and inconsistent. However, sentence length analyses rarely focus on the fact that criminal sentences are often partially or fully suspended, creating ...
Kevin Petersen +3 more
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Evaluation of drug litigation against the Campinas municipal health system from 2017 to 2021. [PDF]
Oliveira SCP +3 more
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Whose decision is it anyway? Defendants’ prior experience shapes prosecutorial case dismissal
Abstract Studies of early case processing outcomes in the United States typically assume that decisions are made unilaterally by the prosecutor, such that prior contact with the legal system is universally associated with harsher outcomes for defendants.
R. R. Dunlea, Miranda A. Galvin
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De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)
Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
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