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Marijuana Decriminalization: What does it mean in the United States? [PDF]

open access: yes
It is well known in the drug policy field that eleven states reduced the criminal sanctions associated with possession of small amounts of marijuana. In this paper we review the eleven original decriminalization statutes, documenting key dimensions of ...
Jamie F. Chriqui   +2 more
core  

Clinical Ethicists and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): Possible Roles and Challenges

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Assisted dying (AD) presents a range of challenges for clinical ethicists (CEs) and healthcare institutions seeking to involve them in its provision. Questions regarding the legitimacy, scope, and nature of CE involvement remain underexplored in the literature.
Vanessa Finley‐Roy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Criminal offence of tax evasion - the european and croatian legal framework [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Tax evasion or tax avoidance is an omnipresent issue not only in the Republic of Croatia but also in all the Member States of the European Union. The diversity of legal frameworks does not help in the consolidation of the situation nor the reducing of tax evasion and tax avoidance.
Primorac, Damir   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Racial bias in criminal sentencing: Historical evidence from Chinese railway workers in British Columbia

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract Do discriminatory attitudes held in the public influence public institutions? We study this question within the context of the criminal justice system of historical British Columbia (BC). During the late 1870s and early 1880s, an influx of Chinese immigrant workers employed in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was the catalyst
Kris Inwood, Ian Keay, Blair Long
wiley   +1 more source

A Right‐Wing Populist Turn in the Conservative Party of Canada? Continuities and Ruptures Under the Leadership of Pierre Poilievre (2022–2025)

open access: yesCanadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since his election as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) in 2022, Pierre Poilievre has been associated with populism in media and political discourse, with implicit and explicit comparisons to Donald Trump. This article investigates the validity of such assessments by applying “complex” theories of populism, which conceptualize ...
Efe Peker, Emily Laxer, Rémi Vivès
wiley   +1 more source

FISCAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF TAX EVASION

open access: yesСоціально-економічні відносини в цифровому суспільстві
The article is devoted to the study of behavioural factors that influence the decision-making of business entities and the population regarding tax evasion.
Oksana Posadnieva, Larysa Sidelnykova
doaj   +1 more source

A Risk or a Buffer? The Dual Role of Poverty in Community Perceptions of Child Protection Demand

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The relationship between poverty and child protection demand is complex. Using macro‐level data from 293 Finnish municipalities, this study applies hierarchical linear regression and mediation analysis to examine how poverty shapes community perceptions of child protection demand. The hierarchical linear regression findings reveal that poverty
Ning Zhu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increasing tolerance of wolves in Montana, United States (2012–2023)

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
There is little reliable human dimensions data on people's attitudes toward wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains despite global interest in wolf management in the area, and limited information globally about how people's attitudes toward wolves change over time.
Alexander L. Metcalf   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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