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The Business of Piracy in Somalia [PDF]

open access: yes
This article argues that it will be difficult, if not impossible, to control Somali piracy for four reasons. First, Somali piracy is a land-based problem and naval control mechanisms are not changing the incentives for pirates.
Anja Shortland, Sarah Percy
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Material Deprivation, Psychological Distress, and Substance Use Among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Social Relationships

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Previous research on the mediating role of the quality of social relationships between material deprivation and adolescent health has predominantly utilized samples from mainstream populations to examine mental health outcomes, neglecting the critical need to explore behavioral health outcomes, such as substance use, particularly in ...
Zewei Liu, Ji‐Kang Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Five Decades of Research on Rape Myths and Victim Interpretation

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 5 decades of social science research, scholars have examined false narratives and beliefs associated with rape and sexual assault (often called “rape myths”). This scoping review employs an innovative technique to sample and describe a large cohort of scholarly articles that investigate sexual assault victim interpretation and ...
Elizabeth Trudeau, Ruth Carmi
wiley   +1 more source

Crime and Poverty: Evidence from a Natural Experiment [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper investigates the relationship between poverty and crime. Following a disputed presidential election, fuel supply to the highlands of Madagascar was severely curtailed in early 2002, resulring in a massive - if temporary - increase in poverty ...
Bart Minten, Marcel Fafchamps
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Narcotics Crime as a Phenomenon of Transnational Organized Crime [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Illicit drug trafficking undermine governance, institutions and societal cohesion. Drug traffickers typicallyseek the path where the rule of law is weak. In turn, drug-related crime deepens vulnerability to instabilityand poverty.
Jainah, Z. O. (Zainab)
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Differences in Immediate and Delayed Suggestibility Among Children With Dyslexia and Controls

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dyslexia and suggestibility in children, and the extent to which this relationship is accounted for by performance on Word Tasks. Participants comprised 95 children with dyslexia and 109 controls.
Gisli Gudjonsson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Instruments of Criminal Law and Forensics in Combating Organized Crime [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
A kutatás során megvizsgáltam a bűnszervezetre vonatkozó hatályos büntetőjogi szabályozást, és javaslatot tettem, hogy a bűnszervezet fogalmában szereplő elemeket a PC-S-CO által megfogalmazott esetleges kritériumokkal kellene kiegészíteni.
Nyitrai Endre
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Measuring Consumer Aversion Toward AI in Marketing Communication and Assessing Its Relationship to Brand Perceptions and Purchase Intention

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some consumers exhibit aversion toward artificial intelligence (AI), particularly when it is embedded in persuasive marketing communication (MarCom). Here, we developed and validated a measure of consumer aversion to AI in MarCom and examined its downstream consequences for brand perceptions and purchase intention.
Louvins Pierre   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

POLICE, BUSINESSPERSON, AND THEIR ROLE IN CORRUPT NETWORK IN RUSSIA

open access: yesХабаршы. Заң сериясы
This study examines crime and corruption in Russian Civil Service and Law Enforcement following the legal/police reforms. It demonstrates the transformation of Organized Crime in Russia into new corrupt network of organized crime, law enforcement and ...
С.И. Шелухин
doaj   +1 more source

The Balkanization of Politics: Crime and Corruption in Albania [PDF]

open access: yes
In the last few years, Albania, as well as other South Eastern and Mediterranean countries, have shown increased growth in corruption affecting every level of political power.
Daniela Irrera
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