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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, Isabela Corby, Juliana Góes   +2 more
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Isaac Campos. Home grown: Marijuana and the origins of Mexico's war on drugs. [PDF]

Addiction
Hall W, Yeates S.
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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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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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Harnessing machine learning and multivariate analysis to explore global trends in Cannabis sativa research. [PDF]

J Cannabis Res
De La Hoz-M J, Montes-Escobar K, Salas-Macias CA.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Differences in Risk Factors for Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome in Singleton Versus Twin Pregnancies: A Population‐Based Cohort Study

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, Johanna Koegl, Jeffrey N. Bone, Sofia Nicolls, Janet Lyons, Chantal Mayer, Kenneth I Lim, Julie Van Schalkwyk, K. S. Joseph, Sarka Lisonkova, the ORQA group, A. Christoffersen‐Deb, S. Derikvand, S. John, L. Richter, M. Rougerie, Y. Sabr, M. Vidler   +17 more
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[Cannabinoid content in seized hashish joints from Castilla y León (Spain)]. [PDF]

An Sist Sanit Navar
Tejedor-Tejada E, Tejedor Muñoz JM.
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Prevalence of novel psychoactive substances in selected clinical urine specimens submitted for drug monitoring

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
Jillian R. Neifeld, Theresa M. Meli, Sarah H. Bartock   +2 more
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Effects of narghile use on oral health: a comparative cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Braz Dent J
Hanna ACE, Silva RNF, Roriz VM, Costa NDL.   +3 more
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Protodesnitazene: The identification and tissue distribution of a new nitazene

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Multiple new analogues from the 2‐benzyl benzimidazole or “nitazene” class of drugs have emerged on the drug market in recent years. Nitazenes are highly potent μ‐opioid receptor agonists that present a substantial public health concern due to their elevated risk of severe toxicity in overdose and their significant potential for misuse.
Andrew Griffiths, Nathan Milne, Michelle Johnston, Karen Blakey, Rogan Scott   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source