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Factors contributing to women being used as drug mules: A phenomenological study of female offenders incarcerated at the Johannesburg and Kgoši Mampuru II Correctional Centres in South Africa

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2022
Women and gender minorities are disadvantaged by systemic inequalities relating to the lack of access to finances/income, resources to land as well as social and educational resources. This article provides a nuanced understanding of factors contributing
Nokonwaba Z. Mnguni   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Configuring Security and Justice

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Criminology, 2005
Surveys of public opinion conducted at different times in Canada and in the UK show that many more respondents believe in the criminal courts than in the police for controlling crime. The implications of this perceived gap in the crime control efficiency of punishing and of policing are examined through an analysis of the notions of penal justice and ...
Jean-Paul Brodeur, Clifford D Shearing
openaire   +1 more source

Addressing Violence Against Parents and Peers and Violence in Schools Through the Perspective of Ecological Theory

open access: yesCenter for Educational Policy Studies Journal
This paper examines violence against parents and peers and violence in schools using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological system theory. We aim to establish connections between these forms of violence, perpetrator characteristics, and conclusions about the ...
Monika Klun   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Affective Equality as a Key Issue of Justice : A Comment on Fraser’s 3-Dimensional Framework [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The relational realities of nurturing constitute a discrete site of social practice within and through which inequalities are created. The affective worlds of love, care and solidarity are therefore sites of political import that need to be examined in ...
Lynch, Kathleen
core   +1 more source

Brazil’s Experience with Recognition and Enforcement of Family Agreements in International Child Disputes

open access: yesLaws, 2023
Recently, there has been a greater focus on promoting amicable solutions in cross-border family disputes. Alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and conciliation have been used in Brazil to avoid lengthy legal proceedings and to resolve
Lalisa Froeder Dittrich
doaj   +1 more source

The face recall and face recognition: Description accuracy does not indicate eyewitness identification accuracy [PDF]

open access: yesNBP: Nauka, bezbednost, policija
Eyewitness testimonies are frequently considered crucial in criminal investigations. The impact of the initial description provided by an eyewitness on subsequent identification accuracy remains an understudied area.
Fazlić Adnan, Deljkić Irma
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of the Need for Safe Houses for Victims of Elder Abuse from the Perspective of Police Officers and Social Workers

open access: yesSocial Sciences
Elder abuse is an increasingly significant public health and human rights issue in aging and long-lived societies. Despite existing intervention strategies, the lack of emergency housing tailored to older victims of abuse remains a critical gap.
Teja Primc   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Attitudes of local population and armed forces in the Republic of Slovenia on the environmental impacts of peacetime military activities: unaddressed perspective in civil-military relations

open access: yesDiscover Sustainability
The degradation of the natural environment is accelerated by anthropogenic factors such as intensive industrial production, population growth, and the spread of urban areas.
Silvo Grčar, Andrej Sotlar, Katja Eman
doaj   +1 more source

Russia and the Common Space on Freedom, Security and Justice. CEPS Paper on Liberty and Security in Europe No. 54, 25 February 2013 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
EU-Russia cooperation in the framework of the Common Space on Freedom, Security and Justice, launched almost a decade ago in 2003, has borne fruit more in the security aspects than the justice and liberty-related policy areas.
Potemkina, Olga   +1 more
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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