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Republican Monsters: The Cultural Construction of American Positivist Criminology, 1767-1920 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This dissertation examines the history of and cultural influences on positivist criminology in the United States. From Benjamin Rush to the present day, the U.S.
Burton, Chase Smith
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Racism and racial disparities in firearm violence: A scoping review

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firearm violence (i.e., interpersonal, police firearm violence) disproportionately affects racially minoritized communities. Researchers recently shifted their focus from race to racism to better understand the factors that contribute to racial disparities in firearm violence.
Daniel B. Lee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

State and green crimes related to water pollution and ecological disorganization: water pollution from publicly owned treatment works (POTW) facilities across US states [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Green criminologists often refer to water pollution as an example of a green crime, but have yet to produce much research on this subject. The current article addresses the need for green criminological analyses of water pollution problems, and draws ...
Long, Michael   +2 more
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A Cultural Criminology of ‘New’ Jihad: Insights from Propaganda Magazines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The backgrounds and modus operandi of more recent jihadi terrorists tend to share factors and characteristics more typically associated with non-political violence such as mass- killings and gang violence.
Ilan, J., Myhre Sunde, H., Sandberg, S.
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Judicial Perspectives on Neurodiversity in Queensland Courts, Tribunals and Commissions: Experiences With Disclosure and Witness Credibility

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about the impacts of the disclosure, or the non‐disclosure, of medical conditions associated with neurodiversity in the context of court proceedings and hearings before tribunals and commissions. This paper examines the experiences of twenty‐three Queensland Judges, Magistrates, and Tribunal and Commission Members with ...
Danielle Bozin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Punishment in society: the improbable persistence of probation and other community sanctions and measures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper aims to explore and explain the key "adaptations" by which community sanctions have sought legitimacy in the wake of the decline of penal welfarism and of the rehabilitative ideal.
Maruna, S., McNeill, F., Robinson, G.
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Data, not documents: Moving beyond theories of information‐seeking behavior to advance data discovery

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 649-664, April 2025.
Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Criminalization of Omissions in Contradiction of Autonomy and Welfare Principles [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش‌نامه حقوق اسلامی, 2019
Criminalizing of omissions is a controversial issue in criminal law and two predominant legal traditions regarding this matter have arisen. At first, it should be proved whether there is any metaphysical difference between act and omission and then ...
Majid Ghourchi-beigi
doaj   +1 more source

The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perspectives of police science in Europe : final report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In 2005, a project group on a European Approach to Police Science was established. The aim of the group was to obtain a common understanding of Police Science and Research.
Bjørgo, Tore   +5 more
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