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The Modern Application of the Best Interests of the Child Theory in Custodial Law [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In its traditional sense, family law (aka domestic relations law) involves the legal relationships between husband and wife, parent and child, as a social, political, and economic unit.
Belanger, John
core   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBehavioral 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shared custody and familiar mediation in the Valencian Civil Law: criteria for the determination of the minor’s best interest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
El trabajo analiza la mediación con menores y para menores cuando se trata de aplicar el régimen de custodia compartida, estando dicha decisión por el interés superior del menor.This paper analyzes the mediation with minors and for minors when it is to ...
Algarra Prats, Esther   +1 more
core   +1 more source

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

open access: yesCriminal 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical Management of Problematic Sexual Arousal for People With a Sexual Conviction in England and Wales: Challenges, Learning and Progress

open access: yesCriminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In England and Wales, the primary treatments for individuals convicted of sexual offences are psychological. However, medication to manage problematic sexual arousal (MMPSA) is gaining importance as an alternative. This article reviews the current evidence surrounding the MMPSA approach.
Belinda Winder   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical Custody in Wisconsin Divorce Cases, 1980–1992 [PDF]

open access: yes
This report examines data from the court record of 9,500 Wisconsin divorce cases in twenty-one representative counties for a period of twelve years, from 1980 to 1992, in order to document how child custody is being handled in divorce.
M. Cancian, M. Melli, P. Brown
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In the Shadow of a Myth: Bargaining for Same-Sex Divorce [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This Article explores a relatively new phenomenon in family law: same-sex divorce. The Article\u27s central claim is that parties to the first wave of same-sex divorces are not effectively bargaining against the backdrop of legal dissolution rules that ...
Ben-Asher, Noa
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“Train and Hope”: The Role of Restorative Justice Coordinators in Sustaining a Culture of Care in Schools

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the role of restorative justice coordinators in supporting teachers and schools in adopting a whole‐school approach to restorative justice in education. Coordinators are often tasked with implementing a train‐and‐hope model, in which they receive initial training in restorative justice but are largely left unsupported ...
Crystena Parker‐Shandal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poetics in Museological Crossroads: Nosso Sagrado, enchantment and the passage of time

open access: yesMuseum, Materials and Discussions
The article examines the processes of musealization and re-musealization of the Coleção do Nosso Sagrado, a collection of sacred objects that narrates a history of religious oppression in Brazil within a colonial context.
Pedro Marco Gonçalves, Arantxa Ciafrino
doaj   +1 more source

Narratives of Health in Prison [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In this paper I want to talk about the use of narrative to explore health issues in prisons. I begin with a discussion of story, the part it plays in our lives and its use in research.
Fairbairn, G
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