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The Development and Evolution of the U.S. Law of Corporate Criminal Liability [PDF]
, 2014 In the United States, corporate criminal liability developed in response to the industrial revolution and the rise in the scope and importance of corporate activities.
Beale, Sara Sun
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT For the law to function effectively in society, it must not only be enforced but also promote compliance, particularly in emotionally charged, polarized, or uncertain situations. This study explores the impact of legal sanction stringency and perceived sanction risk on the perceived legitimacy of and willingness to comply with mandatory ...
David Lacko +2 more
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Does the Threat of Killing Gays Deter Foreign Aid: The Case of Uganda's 2014 Anti‐Homosexuality Act
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Much attention has been drawn on Uganda in recent years due to the strengthening of its anti‐LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric. Our study explores the aid‐deterring effect of anti‐LGBTQ legislation in an experimental setting using the Synthetic Control Method.
Elissaios Papyrakis, Luca Tasciotti
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Illinois Government Research no. 56 1983: Prison Capacity and Sentencing Severity: A Look at Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania [PDF]
, 1983 After a brief lull in the late seventies and early eighties, crime is once again a prime concern among a large number of Americans. More people are mentioning crime in periodic surveys of public problems than in the previous decade, and the 1982 ...
Nardulli, Peter F.
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Punishment and penal activity : the expansion of legal fines and fees in Texas from 1985 to 2015 [PDF]
, 2018 Across the United States, legal fines and fees generate millions of dollars per year in revenue despite widening the net of criminalization and increasing penal severity for poorer individuals.
Dahaghi, Kevin
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“I Wish I Had Better Answers”: Organizational Ignorance in US Criminal Courts
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Systems of monetary sanctions in US criminal courts present an opportunity for furthering the sociological understanding of complex and consequential organizations. We examine whether and how court actors across eight states understand the organizational processes supporting the fiscal logic of legal financial obligations (LFOs).
Sarah K. S. Shannon +3 more
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From Prohibition to Digitalisation: 100 Years of Cameras in the Courtroom
The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 3, Page 406-438, May 2026.This article traces the shifting relationship between the courts, the public, and the media in England and Wales from the 1925 prohibition on courtroom photography to the contemporary regime of livestreamed and recorded proceedings. It situates the introduction of the ban on courtroom images within the first administrative turn of the judiciary, when ...
Ozan Kamiloglu, Kanika Sharma
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Addiction, Volume 121, Issue 5, Page 1166-1178, May 2026.Abstract Background and aims Drunk‐driving accounts for a significant portion of traffic crashes in Taiwan. From 2008 to 2013, both the Taiwan Legislative Yuan and the federal administrative agencies collaborated to increase drunk‐driving penalties.
Ling‐Wei Kuo +9 more
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A CENTRAL VAT INVOICE REGISTER AND CHANGES IN PENAL AND FISCAL PENAL LAWS AS A WAY OF LIMITING THE PHENOMENON OF FICTITIOUS INVOICES [PDF]
PRACE NAUKOWE UNIWERSYTETU EKONOMICZNEGO WE WROCŁAWIU, 2018 Anna Ćwiąkała-Małys +1 more
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A Risk or a Buffer? The Dual Role of Poverty in Community Perceptions of Child Protection Demand
Child &Family Social Work, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 869-880, May 2026.ABSTRACT The relationship between poverty and child protection demand is complex. Using macro‐level data from 293 Finnish municipalities, this study applies hierarchical linear regression and mediation analysis to examine how poverty shapes community perceptions of child protection demand. The hierarchical linear regression findings reveal that poverty
Ning Zhu +3 more
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