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Criminality and penal policy [PDF]

Glasnik Advokatske komore Vojvodine, 2017
In combating and preventing criminality in general, one of the segments is a penal policy. However, prescribing the strict penalties by increasing a special minimum and maximum will not reduce criminality. In particular, it will not be achieved by prescribing the prohibition of mitigation on imprisonment sentence for the most serious crimes.
Đuričić Svetlana
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Policy mobilities and comparative penality [PDF]

, 2017
The study of ‘policy transfer’ has been subject to sustained criticism, in particular by critical policy studies scholars. This critique - together with the rather marginal role that policy transfer research has played in criminological debates to date -
Blaustein, Jarrett, Jones, Trevor, Newburn, Tim   +2 more
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Parole, Politics and Penal Policy

QUT Law Review, 2018
This article examines the most recent changes in Australian parole laws, policies and practices in the context of the changing relations between legislatures, the courts and parole authorities. It argues that legislatures, purportedly reflecting public opinion, have become less willing to trust either the courts or parole boards and have eroded their ...
Freiberg, Arie, Bartels, Lorana, Fitzgerald, Robin, Dodd, Shannon   +3 more
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"Annihilation through labor": the killing of state prisoners in the Third Reich [PDF]

, 1999
One of the most distinctive features of Nazi society was the increasingly radical division of its members into “national comrades” and “community aliens.” The former were to be protected by the state and encouraged to procreate, while the latter were ...
Wachsmann, Nikolaus
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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, Philip Anderson, Aileen Blower, Aaron Brown, Mary Davoren, Sofia Enell, Ross Gibson, Ann Karina Henriksen, Diana Johns, Riittakerttu Kaltiala, Maria João Leote de Carvalho, Thimo Martijn van der Pol, Eva Mulder, Sanne Oostermeijer, Mirian S. Orlando, Fleur Souverein, Pamela Taylor, Florence Thibaut, Heidi Hales   +18 more
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Kebijakan Kriminal Penanggulangan Cyber Bullying terhadap Anak sebagai Korban [PDF]

, 2017
The result of this study shows that the present Indonesia criminal policy dealing with cyber bullying either the penal policy or the non penal policy, they both can be used to prevent the act of cyber bullying.
Bariah, C. (Chairul), Frensh, W. F. (Wenggedes), Kalo, S. (Syafruddin), Mulyadi, M. (Mahmud)   +3 more
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Queer configurations: The female divine, regional identity, and Queer‐religious belonging in South India

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how queerness and religion intersect in a unique enactment of Bathukamma, a flower festival honoring the female divine in Hyderabad, the capital of the South Indian state of Telangana. Drawing on theories of figuration, I analyze how local queer organizations celebrate the festival in a way that engages two distinctive ...
Stefan Binder
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Induced abortion in the world: 2. Present views on pregnancy termination

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Abortion was practiced in most cultures for millennia, but was often disapproved and banned. The 20th century witnessed a progressive conditional legalization, often with limitations for the duration of pregnancy. Legalizing abortion was driven by multiple factors, including a desire to limit population growth, the emergence of movements that ...
Giuseppe Benagiano, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Marwan Habiba, Salvatore Mancuso, Shantha Shantha‐Kumari   +4 more
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Ashwagandha: Is It Safe? Part 1: A Regulatory Review

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last decade, ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, AS) has been brought under increasing scrutiny by EU regulators regarding its safety for the use in food supplements, culminating in a recent recommendation for an Article 8 procedure according to Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 in the European Union (EU).
T. Brendler, R. Al‐Mondhiry, L. Lang, R. Marles, M. Tallon, A. Raghu   +5 more
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Prisoners' Perceptions and Their Agency on Sustainability Transformation in Finland

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability transformation is essential for our time, requiring the involvement of all citizens. Several prisons worldwide have developed various sustainable development (SD) programs for prisoners. However, it remains unclear how prisoners perceive SD, which can be a significant obstacle to their agency. This study explores the perceptions
Sirpa M. Manninen, Teija Makkonen
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