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Social Science Research Network, 2023 Communities across the United States are reconsidering the public safety benefits of prosecuting nonviolent misdemeanor offenses, yet there is little empirical evidence to inform policy in this area.
Amanda Y. Agan +2 more
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Medical evidence assisting non-fatal strangulation prosecution: a scoping review
BMJ Open, 2023 Objectives Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) is a serious form of gendered violence that is fast becoming an offence in many jurisdictions worldwide. However, it often leaves little or no externally visible injuries making prosecution challenging.
L. Sharman, Robin Fitzgerald, H. Douglas
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Better Prevention of Femicide: Evidence from Brazil
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2021 This article presents the results of a death review study of 34 cases of femicide in the Federal District, Brazil, between 2016 and 2017. The aim of the study is to analyse how primary, secondary and tertiary prevention policies could have enhanced the ...
Thiago Pierobom de Ávila +5 more
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Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit et Société, 2021 Community trust in law enforcement and confidence in the administration of justice is put to the ultimate test when police officers act outside the limits prescribed by the criminal law.
Kate Puddister, Danielle McNabb
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Airbag Fatality: A Case Report From the Kingdom of Bahrain
Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2022 The main purpose of Airbags installed in automotives is to protect drivers as well as accompanying passengers during an accident. Despite their safety benefits, a considerable number of airbag-associated injuries are reported in the literature.
Mohammed N. E. Fouda, Ahlam Almaged
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Police in the Hungarian criminal proceedings [PDF]
Crimen (Beograd), 2021 The police play a key role in the Hungarian criminal justice system. In addition to the legality supervision and effective professional management of the prosecution, the police have performed investigative tasks, which has procedural autonomy in ...
Čvorović Dragana, Vári Vince
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Suicidal Cut-throat Fatalities: A Case Report from the Kingdom of Bahrain
Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2020 Using a sharp tool by an individual to cause a severe cut-throat injury is considered an unusual method for suicide. Investigating such suicidal cases is challenging, as no witness is available only the crime scene findings, the autopsy finding and the ...
Mohammed Fouda, Aqeela Abuidrees
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Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2020 Successful prosecution in child sexual abuse (CSA) cases is an essential purpose of law enforcement agencies to ensure accountability of perpetrators and children’s safety.
N. Sumampouw, H. Otgaar, C. de Ruiter
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International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, 2020 This study aims to analyze the causes of the disparity in the criminal prosecution against acid attack. It is suspected that there has been a conspiracy of abuse of power between investigators and prosecutors, which reflects injustice in the criminal ...
Bambang Slamet Riyadi +2 more
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Terrorist Crimes in the Era of Digitalization: Forms of Activity and Measures for Counteraction
Journal of Digital Technologies and Law, 2023 Objective: to elaborate recommendations on counteraction against terrorist crimes committed in the digital (cyber-) space and/or using digital technologies.Methods: the methodological basis of the research are the universal dialectic method of cognition,
E. Yu. Antonova
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