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Sex Trafficking Myth Reduction: Evaluating an Educational Approach to Reducing Victim Blaming and Increasing Victim Empathy

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined the effectiveness of a brief educational intervention designed to reduce sex trafficking (ST) myth acceptance. Using a 2 × 2 mixed design, participants (N = 189) viewed either an educational video addressing common ST myths or a control video on human memory.
Dara Mojtahedi, Gemma Hewitt, Sophie Fitton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elaboration of the Concept of Serious Human Rights Violations in Indonesia: Jus Cogens in the Framework of Corporations Criminal Responsibility

Yuridika
The handling of serious human rights violations committed by corporations in Indonesia remains legally and practically uncertain, particularly regarding the recognition of corporations as subjects of international human rights law.
Adhryansyah, Iman Prihandono, Taufik Rachman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Medicolegal assessment of reported female sexual assaults in the Kingdom of Bahrain: record-based descriptive study

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Background Sexual assault is an important social issue that influences women’s lives. Despite a significant increase in 2018, there is no reliable information available in the Kingdom of Bahrain about female sexual assaults.
Fatema Abdul-Rahman Alfadhel, Mohammed Nour El-Din Fouda, Mona Mohamed Awny   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Theoretical and categorical analysis of the concept of public procurement and corruption risks in their implementation in Ukraine

Aspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ, 2018
The concept of public procurement is revealed. It has been determined that public procurements should be considered as a set of step-by-step actions, which form a holistic, regulated by the law (Law of Ukraine «On Public Procurement») procedure.
O. V. Altsyvanovych, Y. Y. Tsymbalenko
doaj   +1 more source

Executive Order 13492: Legal Borderlands [PDF]

, 2016
On January 22, 2009, newly inaugurated President Barack Obama implemented Executive Order 13492. The order refers to the legal disposition of detainees at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and the termination of the detention center.
Diaz, Laura
core   +1 more source

Injunction Against Prosecution of Divorce Actions in Other States [PDF]

, 1940
Aims: The formation scenario of extended counter-rotating stellar disks in galaxies is still debated. In this paper, we study the S0 galaxy IC 719 known to host two large-scale counter-rotating stellar disks in order to investigate their formation ...
Coccato, L., Corsini, E., Dalla Bontà, E., Fabricius, M., Morelli, L., Pizzella, A., Saglia, R.   +6 more
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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

Defense-Oriented Judges [PDF]

, 2003
In this essay, I argue in favor of so-called defense-oriented judges. Instead of the increasingly prosecution-oriented judicial aspirants who ascend to the bench, we need more judges who care about protecting the rights of the accused, who will put the
Smith, Abbe
core   +1 more source

The Association Between Previous Suicide Attempts and Risk Level According to the Static‐99R in Men Who Have Sexually Offended

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Suicide is a leading cause of death within correctional institutions, with men convicted of sexual offences over‐represented among those who have attempted suicide. Despite an increased risk for suicidality, limited research has examined how past suicide attempts are associated with sexual offending and specific risk domains on ...
Jordyn Monaghan, Krystal Lowe, Michael C. Seto, Marc W. Patry, Skye Stephens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source