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Forensic medicine in South Africa: associations between medical practice and legal case progression and outcomes in female murders. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
BACKGROUND: Forensic medicine has been largely by-passed by the tide of health systems research and evidence based medicine. Murder victims form a central part of forensic medical examiners' case load, and women murdered by intimate partners are an ...
Naeemah Abrahams, Rachel Jewkes, Lorna J Martin, Shanaaz Mathews   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stranger Rape or Impromptu Consensual Sex? Investigating Mock Juror Decision‐Making in a Genuine Contested Rape Trial

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to better understand juror decision‐making in a less typical rape trial scenario where even prior acquaintance is disputed. Adopting an improved mock trial paradigm including a video‐recorded recreation of a genuine rape allegation and jury‐group deliberation, 156 jury‐eligible participants took part in 1 of 13 ...
Dominic Willmott, Rosie Woodhams
wiley   +1 more source

Of police, courts and lost files

, 2016
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Unveiling Bias: The Impact of Male Rape Myths and Stereotypes on Juror Verdicts in Male‐on‐Male Rape Trials

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined how male rape myths, racial/ethnicity biases, and sexuality stereotypes influence verdicts in male‐on‐male rape trials—an area that is currently under‐researched. A sample of 463 participants read a mock rape trial, where both the defendant and complainant were male, with defendant ethnicity (White, Black, Asian) and ...
Lee J. Curley, B. Kennath Widanaralalage, Dominic Willmott, Joanna Ermenkova   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Police File (2018) [PDF]

Slovo, 2019
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openaire   +3 more sources

Situational copying strategies for the employees of the Federal service of the rosgvardi army

Сеченовский вестник, 2019
The article discusses the first results of studies of coping strategies of servicemen of the structure of Rosgvardia.The purpose of the study was to study the specifics and to analyze the coping strategies of the rank and file and the command structure of ...
T. R. Gizatullin, D. A. Mukhametova, D. R. Tansykkuzhina, V. N. Tsygan, L. A. Kuzhina, L. V. Lyamina, L. R. Akhmadeeva   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

On Second Thought: The Impact of Confessions, DNA, and Belief Perseverance on Students' Perceptions of Guilt and Interrogations

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite growing public knowledge of false confession cases, research with students and community members continues to find that people assume confessions indicate guilt. The present research explored the implications of belief perseverance: the tendency to maintain a belief even when confronted with compelling contradictory evidence.
Taya D. Henry, Kimberley A. Clow, Victoria Hall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation of the Electronic Criminal Case File Transfer System

Yurisdiksi: Jurnal Wacana Hukum dan Sains
The aim of the research is to find out the implementation mechanism for the electronic criminal case file transfer system, legal review and supporting and inhibiting factors for the implementation of the electronic criminal case file transfer system at ...
Desi Apriguna Singarimbun, Kartina Pakpahan   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Franca Cortoni, Jeffrey Sandler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Framing Modern Slavery: Do Stakeholders Talk Past Each Other?

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern slavery literature has thus far mostly adopted a downstream perspective, in the sense that researchers investigated corporate actors' responses after the enactment of transparency legislation. The common finding is that corporate disclosure is poor and ineffective, contributing to a failure to eradicate modern slavery.
Sylvain Durocher, Darlene Himick, Leigh Ellen Walsh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source