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The Offence of Abduction in Canon Law and Kidnapping in Polish Penal Law—Selected Issues
ReligionsThe article examines the issue of abduction and kidnapping in the modern world. This issue is analyzed in two legal systems: the canon law of the Latin Rite Catholic Church and Polish penal law.
Krzysztof Mikołajczuk +2 more
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Civilisation, settlers and wanderers: Law, politics and mobility in nineteenth century New Zealand and Australia [PDF]
, 2011 Mobility was constitutive of the 19th century British colonial period in the Pacific. The circulation of capital and commodities, technologies of transportation and communication, travelling ideologies and systems of governance and surveillance, as well ...
Seuffert, Nan
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Out of the dark – Psychological perspectives on people's fascination with true crime
British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract The success of the true crime media genre reflects humanity's avid curiosity about violence, deviance, and murder, yet psychological research on this phenomenon is lacking. In this article, we highlight why true crime consumption may be relevant to various research fields that go beyond simple media preferences.
Corinna Perchtold‐Stefan +5 more
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Falling Kidnapping Rates and the Expansion of Mobile Phones in Colombia [PDF]
This paper tries to explain why kidnapping has fallen so dramatically in Colombia during the period 2000-2008. The widely held belief is that the falling kidnapping rates can basically be explained as a consequence of the success of President Alvaro ...
Santiago Montenegro, Álvaro Pedraza
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A Racial Impact Analysis of HB 994: Human Trafficking [PDF]
, 2014 Human Trafficking has become an international crisis that has caused a devastating impact on the Commonwealth of Virginia. The purpose of this report is to examine the racial equity impact of Virginia House Bill 944. HB 994 was introduced to the House by
Boone, Staci +4 more
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Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the effectiveness of evidence‐based parenting programmes in improving parenting skills, reducing child maltreatment and promoting children's emotional and cognitive development, their impact is hindered by persistently low participation rates. At the same time, parents are increasingly turning online for parenting content.
Nehal Eldeeb +2 more
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Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines how the Swedish child welfare services (CWSs) are described in Arabic‐speaking social media, with a focus on the ‘LVU campaign.’ The material consists of Facebook and YouTube posts and comments about the Swedish CWSs' actions in child mistreatment cases involving migrant families.
Dana Sofi, Jonas Stier, Emmie Wahlström
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Understanding Crime in Colombia and What Can Be Done About It [PDF]
. We attempt to spell out the causes and costs of Colombia´s crime situation. Homicide rates are the highest in the world, three times higher than those of Brazil & Mexico and ten times higher than those of other Latin American countries.
Levitt Steven, Mauricio Rubio
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Conspiracy and the Fantasy Defense: The Strange Case of the Cannibal Cop [PDF]
, 2015 In the notorious Cannibal Cop case, New York police officer Gilberto Valle was accused of conspiring to kidnap, kill, and eat various women of his acquaintance.
Ek, Kaitlin
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Narrative Strategies of Post-Genocide Argentine Filmmaking: the decade of the 1980s [PDF]
, 2013 This work is part of a broader study. This article analyzes Argentine films about the genocide perpetrated by the country’s last military dictatorship (1976-1983).
Zylberman, Lior Alejandro
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