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Сибирское юридическое обозрение, 2021 Attention to the effectiveness of modern lawmaking, its prognostic assessments and optimization of law enforcement has not weakened. The consideration of these problems from the point of view of system analysis requires creative interaction of various ...
Yu. V. Derishev +2 more
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Five Decades of Research on Rape Myths and Victim Interpretation
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over the past 5 decades of social science research, scholars have examined false narratives and beliefs associated with rape and sexual assault (often called “rape myths”). This scoping review employs an innovative technique to sample and describe a large cohort of scholarly articles that investigate sexual assault victim interpretation and ...
Elizabeth Trudeau, Ruth Carmi
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Russian Journal of Economics and Law, 2012 The article views the issue of improving the criminal law in the sphere of counteraction against legalization of income obtained from illegal drugs circulation.
D. K. Chirkov, O. S. Galayeva
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Applying the Rules of Evidence to Expert Testimony About Risk
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Expert opinion about dangerousness or risk is common at sentencing, criminal commitment proceedings and some types of pretrial detention hearings. This article argues that such evidence must be (1) “material” (logically relevant, empirically generalizable, and epistemologically germane), (2) “probative” (a measure of accuracy, which is ...
Christopher Slobogin
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MODERN CRIMINOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CRIME IN RURAL AREAS
Russian Journal of Economics and Law, 2014 Objective: to examine the relevance of the issue and the characteristics of crime in rural areas in the Russian Federation, which is determined, on the one hand, by the complexity of the criminal situation in rural areas, the acuteness of the problems of
G. V. Antonov-Romanovskiy +4 more
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Правовое государство: теория и практика, 2022 The concept of «criminal offense» occupies an important place in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The relevance and necessity of solving this issue is indicated in the Concept of Legal Policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2030. At the
SEITENOV Kaliolla Kabaevich
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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Wrongful convictions continue to occur at high rates. Research has revealed that negative posttraumatic cognitive changes are a risk factor for the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder, yet little research has examined whether exonerees experience posttraumatic cognitive changes, such as changes to their worldview. Thus,
Kathryn A. Thomas +3 more
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THE BULGARIAN MODEL OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE AND PROSECUTOR GENERAL
International scientific journal "Internauka", 2017 The independence of the Prosecutor General of any Member State of the European Union is extremely important with a view to comply with the legal framework and the rule of law. It lays the foundations of trust in the judiciary and the fundaments of statehood, creates a sense of law and legal order.
Venelin Krastev Terziev +2 more
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Increasing the Incentive to Serve: The Effects of a Juror Pay Increase in Texas
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although low juror pay is commonly offered as a reason why jurors do not show up to jury service, there is remarkably little empirical information on how juror pay affects summons response. This study examines four large‐sized counties in Texas before and after pay increased from as little as $6 a day to $40, analyzing patterns of the percent ...
Mary R. Rose, Max Lisch, Faris A. Husain
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Beyond the Adversarial Rivalry: A Developmental Rights‐Based Model for Minor‐on‐Minor Crime, Part 1
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT When children harm children, the conventional victim–perpetrator framework is ill‐equipped to address the developmental, relational, and institutional complexities involved. While juvenile justice scholarship increasingly emphasizes rehabilitation, and victims' rights literature has advanced child‐sensitive protection, minor‐on‐minor offending
Tali Gal, Ruthy Lowenstein Lazar
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