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“I Wish I Had Better Answers”: Organizational Ignorance in US Criminal Courts

open access: yesSociological 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
wiley   +1 more source

Fitness to plead [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychiatry, 1991
openaire   +1 more source

Eligible but Not Entitled: The Distinctiveness of Non‐Entitlement Policy Designs at the Frontline

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the distinctive dynamics of entitlement versus non‐entitlement social programmes, focusing on how this distinction influences frontline workers' management of access to social provisions. While much of the existing literature emphasises the macro‐level impacts of these alternative policy designs, this study focuses on their
Michal Koreh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A debate on whether drug courts be opened in India: Considerations and pragmatic suggestions. [PDF]

open access: yesIndian J Psychiatry
Seth N, Brar MK, Rustagi V, Sarkar S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Uncovering Edtech's Embedded Values: Making the Case for Socio‐Technical Audits in Ethnographic Inquiry

open access: yesAnthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Drawing on three ethnographic studies of secondary schools in England, this article makes a case for “socio‐technical audits”—a method combining technological walkthroughs with observations, workshops, and interviews—as part of ethnographic inquiry. A case example is presented to illustrate how the integration of socio‐technical audits enables
Louise Couceiro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Escalating Deception: A Control‐Theoretic Analysis of the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal

open access: yesBusiness and Society Review, Volume 131, Issue 3, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how well‐intentioned organizations can descend into unethical behavior, using the Volkswagen emissions scandal as a case study. Traditional approaches emphasize a gradual escalation of wrongdoing, but our analysis uncovers stage‐like shifts in deceptive practices.
Carmen Tanner, Warren Mansell
wiley   +1 more source

‘…but look how many lives would have been saved if this was available then’ Exploring the acceptability of future Human Papillomavirus self‐sampling, and the barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening for those with intellectual disabilities in Scotland

open access: yesBritish Journal of Health Psychology, Volume 31, Issue 3, September 2026.
Abstract Background Cervical cancer screening attendance among women with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Scotland is approximately 30%, significantly below the general population rate of 69% and the WHO's recommended 70% target. HPV self‐sampling could provide a more accessible screening option for this underserved population.
Catherine B. White, Lesley M. McGregor
wiley   +1 more source

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