What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of the Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa (APMF, Maria Felipa Advocacy Group)—a Brazilian abolitionist organization led by Black activists—we analyze how ...
Fernanda Oliveira +2 more
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Harnessing machine learning and multivariate analysis to explore global trends in Cannabis sativa research. [PDF]
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Opportunities and Alliances: The Relational Dynamics of Criminal Collusion in Latin America
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and judicial wiretap analysis in Argentina, this paper shows that collusion between state actors and violent non‐state actors operates through fluid and competitive relational networks rather than stable hierarchies or fixed institutional arrangements.
Eldad J. Levy, Javier Auyero
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[Cannabinoid content in seized hashish joints from Castilla y León (Spain)]. [PDF]
An Sist Sanit NavarTejedor-Tejada E, Tejedor Muñoz JM.
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From Margins to Privilege: Revisiting the Sociology of Youth Subcultures Through Omnivorousness
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Advantaged young people may engage in transgressive or non‐conformist subcultural practices usually associated with disadvantaged youth. When undertaken from privileged positions, however, these practices can carry markedly different meanings, costs and rewards.
Chi‐Chung Wang
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To examine whether the associations between pre‐pregnancy risk factors and severe preeclampsia/eclampsia (SPE) and/or HELLP syndrome differ between singleton and twin pregnancies. Design A population‐based retrospective cohort study. Setting British Columbia (BC), Canada.
Mackenzie Campbell +17 more
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Comment on "Is Cannabis Dependence Associated With Postoperative Infections in Hand and Wrist Surgeries?" [PDF]
J Hand Surg Glob OnlineManikya S, Vadhithala V, Kumar R.
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Evaluation of illicit drug contaminants in seized cannabis in Arizona and California, 2023–2024
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Despite public health concerns, fentanyl, cocaine, and other illicit drug contaminants remain largely understudied in unregulated cannabis. Here, we developed an analytical method to quantify a panel of common illicit drugs in cannabis and tested the law enforcement seizures in Arizona and California in evaluation of the illicit drug ...
Beckner Andersano +3 more
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Longitudinal analysis of predictors of electronic cigarette trial among adolescents in Guatemala. [PDF]
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are compounds emerging as alternatives to more established drugs of abuse. They are constantly changing and being modified, which makes their detection difficult. The study objective was to determine the prevalence of NPS in selected clinical specimens. Deidentified urine specimen remnants were analyzed that
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