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The Moderating Effect of Judge’s Instructions on Victim Impact Testimony in Capital Cases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
In this study, we addressed whether victim impact instructions served as a legal safeguard in a capital case involving victim impact testimony. We hypothesized that specific victim impact instructions would moderate the relation between victim impact ...
Berman, Garrett, Platania, Judith
core   +1 more source

Repeat Victimisation, Retraumatisation and Victim Vulnerability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
: This study explores the contribution that traumatic experiences and psychological post-traumatic stress symptoms make to predicting subsequent revictimisation in a sample of violent crime victims.
Brooks, Matthew   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Terrestrial Cyborg Insects for Real‐Life Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article reviews the development of terrestrial cyborg insects from their emergence in 1997 to mid‐2025, examining three key aspects: locomotion control methods, associated challenges with proposed solutions, and practical applications. Framing these biohybrid systems as insect‐scale mobile robots, the review provides foundational insights for new ...
Hai Nhan Le   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Victims, “Closure,” and the Sociology of Emotion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Bandes discusses the polarizing function of victim impact statements used in the context of the death penalty. The use of victim impact statements is justified in order to promote closure for the victim, but it\u27s unclear what psychological closure can
Bandes, Susan A.
core   +2 more sources

A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

La représentation du chien dans le roman policier francophone : compagnon, enquêteur, victime ou bourreau ?

open access: yesCarnets, 2020
In today’s detective story, the dog is no longer the obedient animal, the mute assistant of its master which uses its smell as he uses his detective magnifier.
Pierre Michel Pranville
doaj   +1 more source

Victim’s Paradigm in European Union Criminal Law

open access: yesTeisė, 2023
The victim’s legal status and participatory rights in criminal proceedings vary among the European Union member states, which can potentially hinder the harmonisation of the field of criminal law.
Dāvids Gurevičs
doaj   +1 more source

What’s Wrong With Victims’ Rights in Juvenile Court?: Retributive v. Rehabilitative Systems of Justice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
While scholars have written extensively about the victims’ rights movement in capital and criminal cases, there has been very little discussion about the intersection of victims’ rights and the juvenile justice system.
Henning, Kristin N.
core   +1 more source

An argument for the admissibility of execution impact evidence in pennsylvania [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In 1991, the United States Supreme Court made a significant change to sentencing proceedings during capital trials. The Court ruled in Payne v. Tennessee that the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit “victim impact evidence,” testimony about the character ...
Forster, PH
core   +2 more sources

“Will you be there for me?” Social support from family and friends during cold case sexual assault prosecutions

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract If sexual assault survivors report the assault to the criminal legal system, they often need informal support from family and friends throughout the long and frequently retraumatizing process of investigation and prosecution. This study is part of a long‐term community‐based participatory action research project in a predominately Black ...
Rebecca Campbell   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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