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Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 2018 In this study, we investigated a psychological mechanism underlying the corruption of government officials, based on cultural factors in China. The proposed psychological kidnapping model describes how some bribers set up relations ( guanxi , 关系) with ...
Yan Xu +6 more
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Kidnapping and Policy Inefficiency on Kidnapping Cases: A Study of Ondo State, Nigeria [PDF]
Technically, public policy is a primary political instrument. The inefficiency of the security policy has made it terribly fail in ensuring desirable internal security administration in Nigeria.
Awwal Adewale, Adediran +1 more
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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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Deception behind bars: A mixed‐methods investigation of inmates' beliefs about lie detection
Legal and Criminological Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose This study examines incarcerated individuals' beliefs about deception detection, focusing on perceptions of successful liars, cues used to identify deception and endorsement of stereotypical beliefs. Methods A mixed‐methods design combining qualitative and quantitative methods was used.
Andreea Turi, Laura Visu‐Petra
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Medical Education, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Early participation in research is a widely used strategy to encourage medical students to pursue physician–scientist careers. Yet its influence on professional identity formation (PIF) remains poorly understood. We explored how participation in an extracurricular research programme during preclinical education influenced students'
Maria Eduarda da Silva +3 more
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Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
, 2019 Despite ratifying a number of international human rights conventions and the strengthening of national legal tools to combat bride kidnapping, the practice remains a disease of Kyrgyzstan.
SMANOVA, Nuraiym
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Zooming in on Zoomers: A Comprehensive Analysis of Quebec's Shifting Secession Dynamics
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the evolution of attitudes towards Quebec secession across generations, with particular focus on Generation Z in comparison to older cohorts. Utilizing an extensive dataset spanning from 1968 to 2022 (n = 31,699), we analyse whether factors influencing separatist sentiment remain consistent across generations or have ...
Étienne Proulx +3 more
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Protests as World‐Making Projects
Noûs, EarlyView.ABSTRACT On one common way of distinguishing forms of protest, civil disobedience is a communicative act that aims to achieve its goals through moral persuasion, whereas direct action has as its goal to directly obstruct or deter a perceived injustice.
Lidal Dror, Sukaina Hirji
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Order of Explanation: Having it Both Ways
Noûs, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Order‐of‐explanation objections say that some philosophical view implies p$p$ because q$q$, when it's more natural to say that q$q$ because p$p$; and since such mirroring explanations are presumed to be incompatible, the targeted view must be in conflict with the intuitive explanation.
Kenneth Black
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The Prevalence of Armed Kidnapping in Hungary
Belügyi SzemleAim: The aim of the article is to review and understand how the crime of armed kidnapping was present in the latest 30 years in Hungary, including various types of statistics and their comparison.
Mariann Minkó-Miskovics
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