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ADHD and offenders [PDF]

open access: yesThe World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 2011
To present the needs and psychological treatment options for offenders with ADHD.Key papers are discussed in relation to this topic.Research suggests there is a disproportionately high number of individuals with ADHD involved with the Criminal Justice System.
Susan, Young, Johannes, Thome
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THE NEED TO STUDY THE MOTIVES OF THE BEHAVIOR OF THE CRIMINAL INSANE

open access: yesВестник Северо-Кавказского федерального университета, 2022
Addresses the need to study the motives of the behavior of the criminal insane. Figuring content motifs can reveal the content and the social danger of insane behavior in the commission of criminal offense due to unconscious processes of the mind.
Diana Davletovna Bersey
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A persistent offender

open access: yesThe British Journal of Radiology, 1992
A 28-year-old lady presented with a 12 hour history of severe occipital headache. The onset of the headache was sudden. On examination there was mild neck stiffness with no focal neurological signs. The initial radiological examination was a head computed tomography (CT) scan which demonstrated a recent subarachnoid haemorrhage.
D, Kinsella, P, Norman
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Profiling as a logical form of reasoning in order to solve controversial circumstances on the crime scene

open access: yesJournal of Legal Studies, 2016
While conducting research on the scene or during the entire phase of criminal prosecution, especially for the identification of the authors or settlement of the controversial circumstances, criminal profiling by a forensic psychologist will reduce the ...
Palcu Pavel, Morostes Anca Florina
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Intimate Partner Femicide in Romania: An Analysis of the Online Media News

open access: yesПроблеми на постмодерността, 2021
The study presents the results of the analysis of the way in which the Romanian online media covered the cases of intimate partner femicide committed between 2011-2015.
Ecaterina Balica
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The thermal gap constraint: why satellite degree heating weeks fail where reefs need them most

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
Degree heating weeks (DHW), the global standard for coral bleaching prediction, shows large regional variation in skill. Whether this reflects data quality or an architectural limitation is unresolved.
Hiroki Fukui
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Religion Behind Bars: Faith-based Programs in the Rehabilitation of Offenders in the Medium B Westville Correctional Center, Durban

open access: yesJournal for the Study of Religion
In order to maintain social control and order, several authors perceive religion to be a significant aspect of societal life (Akhverdiev & Ponomarev 2008:1; Stark & Bainbridge 2012:1; Welch, Tittle, & Grasmick 2006:1605). The right to religious practice
Sultan Khan
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A systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of peer-based interventions to maintain and improve offender health in prison settings

open access: yesHealth Services and Delivery Research, 2014
Background: Offender health is deemed a priority issue by the Department of Health. Peer support is an established feature of prison life in England and Wales; however, more needs to be known about the effectiveness of peer-based interventions to ...
Jane South   +9 more
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Violence in first-episode psychosis: evidence from an early intervention in psychosis programme

open access: yesBJPsych Open, 2023
Background Psychotic disorders are frequently associated with a public perception of dangerousness and belligerence. This situation has contributed to the social stigmatisation of people with severe mental illness and the resulting discrimination that ...
Oihane Mentxaka   +3 more
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Narratives of illness and offending: mentally disordered offenders’ views on their offending

open access: yesSociology of Health & Illness, 2018
AbstractNarratives have been used in both the sociology of health and illness and in criminology to examine how groups of people present themselves in moral terms. This article focuses on the narratives of offenders with mental health problems in England subject to section 37/41 of the Mental Health Act 1983 to examine how they justified offending ...
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