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Canadian water‐related fatalities: Demographic, situational, and environmental risk factors

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Unintentional water‐related deaths are an ongoing global problem, despite being named by the United Nations as one of the leading preventable causes of death. To address the need for enhanced analysis of drowning risk factors, including demographic and situational conditions that may influence death outcomes, this research involved a three ...
Vienna Chichi Lam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of institutional authority on forensic evidence evaluation by criminal justice professionals

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Accurate and reliable decision‐making in the criminal justice system depends on accurate expert reporting and on the correct interpretation of evidence by the judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers. The present study aims to gain insight into the judiciary's capability to assess the accuracy and reliability of forensic expert reports by ...
Rosanne H. D. de Roo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promises of change: Envisioning new lives in partner abuse intervention programs

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract How do interventions with violent offenders instill a desire for change? This article uses the case of partner abuse intervention to examine the discourses and subjectivities that emerge in intervention programs, as well as their potential impact on desistance from violence.
Marie Laperrière
wiley   +1 more source

The urban island: climatic suitability of Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the role of cities in the invasion of the Western Palearctic

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Urban environments provide favorable conditions for the introduction and spread of nonnative and invasive species like the Argentine ant, which exploit ecological and climatic homogenization in cities to overcome natural barriers. Monitoring the expansion of such species can be achieved through potential distribution models, which in this study ...
Diego LÓPEZ‐COLLAR   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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