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On Second Thought: The Impact of Confessions, DNA, and Belief Perseverance on Students' Perceptions of Guilt and Interrogations

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite growing public knowledge of false confession cases, research with students and community members continues to find that people assume confessions indicate guilt. The present research explored the implications of belief perseverance: the tendency to maintain a belief even when confronted with compelling contradictory evidence.
Taya D. Henry, Kimberley A. Clow, Victoria Hall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Association Between Previous Suicide Attempts and Risk Level According to the Static‐99R in Men Who Have Sexually Offended

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Suicide is a leading cause of death within correctional institutions, with men convicted of sexual offences over‐represented among those who have attempted suicide. Despite an increased risk for suicidality, limited research has examined how past suicide attempts are associated with sexual offending and specific risk domains on ...
Jordyn Monaghan, Krystal Lowe, Michael C. Seto, Marc W. Patry, Skye Stephens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critical Reassessment of the Concept of Separation of Powers in the Legal-Political Thought of Imam Khomeini [PDF]

دانش حقوق عمومی
The idea of Islamic governance as proposed by Imam Khomeini fundamentally aligns with the practical wisdom of tradition; however, it is effectively shaped by concepts developed within the context of classical political thought and modern state theory ...
Zahra Sarempour, Mohamad Javaheri Tehrani   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Moral panic and social theory: Beyond the heuristic [PDF]

, 2010
Copyright @ 2011 by International Sociological Association.Critcher has recently conceptualized moral panic as a heuristic device, or 'ideal type'. While he argues that one still has to look beyond the heuristic, despite a few exceptional studies there ...
Amanda Rohloff, Bloyce, Daniel, Brown, Sheila, Cohen, Stanley, Cohen, Stanley, Critcher, Chas, Critcher, Chas, De Young, Mary, Elias, Norbert, Elias, Norbert, Elias, Norbert, Elias, Norbert, Elias, Norbert, Fletcher, Jonathan, Goode, Eric, Hunt, Alan, Jenkins, Philip, Jewkes, Yvonne, Kilminster, Richard, McRobbie, Angela, Mennell, Stephen, Muncie, John, Pratt, John, Rohloff, Amanda, Rohloff, Amanda, Sarah Wright, Thompson, Kenneth, Young, Jock   +27 more
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The Sexual Recidivism Rates of Women Are Still Low: An Updated Meta‐Analysis

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Compared to men, women are less likely to sexual offend. Previous reviews found low rates of sexual recidivism among women. The last published meta‐analysis was based on studies from before 2010. Aims Conduct an updated meta‐analysis of the sexual recidivism rates of women returned to the community.
R. Karl Hanson, Franca Cortoni, Jeffrey Sandler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility Internationally—History, Systems and the Future

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In most countries, a criminal conviction requires evidence that the individual committed the act and that they had the mental capacity to understand what they were doing and that it was wrong. Youth, as an indicator of brain development, is one factor affecting criminal capacity.
Enys Delmage, Philip Anderson, Aileen Blower, Aaron Brown, Mary Davoren, Sofia Enell, Ross Gibson, Ann Karina Henriksen, Diana Johns, Riittakerttu Kaltiala, Maria João Leote de Carvalho, Thimo Martijn van der Pol, Eva Mulder, Sanne Oostermeijer, Mirian S. Orlando, Fleur Souverein, Pamela Taylor, Florence Thibaut, Heidi Hales   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilizing the Capacity of Participatory Criminal Policy to Counter the Transmission of COVID-19 Virus; A New Effective and Comprehensive Approach to Control and Prevention [PDF]

پژوهشهای حقوقی
By the end of 2020, the unknown and contagious COVID-19 virus had spread across the globe. Failure to follow health instructions and the ambiguity of the nature of the virus caused it to infect every single citizen in a short period of time and even lead
mahdi mozafari anari, Poupak Dabestani Kermani, saber islam   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unlocking Antlers? An Evaluation of an Environmental Mediation Process in Scotland Based on Direct Observation

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental conflicts are increasing as is interest in ways they can be managed. However, evaluations of Environmental Conflict Resolution (ECR) processes based on direct observation remain scarce, despite ECR existing for over half a century.
Callum Leavey‐Wilson, Janet Fisher, Sam Staddon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From the Ne’er-Do-Well to the Criminal History Category: The Refinement of the Actuarial Model in Criminal Law [PDF]

, 2003
Harcourt discusses three developments in 20th century criminal law: the evolution of parole board decision-making in the early 20th century, the development of fixed sentencing guidelines in the late 20th century, and the growth of criminal profiling as ...
Harcourt, Bernard E.
core   +2 more sources

Practice Insight: Adapting Peacebuilding Dialogue Methodologies to City‐Resident Relations and Inclusive Policymaking in Calgary, Canada

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This case study presents a project in which peacebuilding dialogue methodologies were adapted for use in municipal‐level dialogue sessions that took place in Calgary, Canada in late 2022 and early 2023. The authors found that using this approach built trust among cross‐sectoral participants and facilitators, resulted in greater diversity ...
Aleem Bharwani, Josh Nadeau
wiley   +1 more source