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Animal protection in the new Croatian criminal law [PDF]
Glasnik Advokatske komore VojvodineThis paper provides a concise overview of the criminal offenses concerning animal protection in Croatian criminal law. It examines the offense of killing or abuse of animals (Art. 205) and the newly introduced offense of animal abandonment (Art.
Vuletić Igor
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Disposition of Sexual Assault Cases [PDF]
, 2009 Originally published in the Alaska Justice Forum 20(4): 8 (Winter 2004). The full Alaska Judicial Council report which is the source of statistics summarized here is available online at http://www.ajc.state.ak.us/reports/Fel99FullReport.pdf.This article ...
UAA Justice Center
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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 +4 more
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Offensiveness scale: how offensive is this expression?
Estudos Linguísticos (São Paulo. 1978), 2018 In order to determine if offensiveness was a necessary trait to characterize certain expression as a swear word by the speakers, this paper presents a pilot experiment designed for this purpose. Based on the statistical analysis of the data, we show that these two concepts ("offensiveness" and "swear word") are not correlated.
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Juvenile Justice Referrals in Alaska, 2003-2013 [PDF]
, 2013 This fact sheet presents summary information on referrals made by Alaska law enforcement agencies to the Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) for for state fiscal years 2003–2013.
Myrstol, Brad A., Parker, Khristy
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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 +2 more
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Desistance from criminal offending: exploring gender similarities and differences
Russian Journal of Economics and LawObjective: to reveal the similarities and differences between female and male discrete offender groups (desisters, persisters, late onseters, and conformers).
E. Gunnison
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Compensation for damage caused by the commission of offenses against the environment [PDF]
Glasnik Advokatske komore VojvodineIn the legal order of the Republic of Serbia, the environment is inter alia protected through penal law, specifically through the provisions of three areas of law: criminal law, economic offenses, and misdemeanors.
Ćorović Emir, Mrvić Milena
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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 +18 more
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The Anatomy of Discretion: An Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision Making [PDF]
, 2012 Prosecuting attorneys enjoy exceptionally broad discretion in making decisions that influence criminal case outcomes. They make pivotal decisions throughout the life of a case with little public or judicial scrutiny.
Bruce Frederick, Don Stemen
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