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Decision Theory and Proof Standards for Future Crimes: Possible Uses and Open Questions
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT What should be the proof standard for applying preventive criminal sanctions based on an establishment of risk of reoffending? This is an open question in legal systems around the world. Various authors suggest that we can answer it by using decision theory. This approach conceptualises the proof standard as a probabilistic threshold. A person
Hylke Jellema, Johannes Bijlsma
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VIKTIMISASI DALAM PROSES PERADILAN PIDANA (STUDI KASUS PERKOSAAN)
SASI, 2015 Legal protection to victims of crime adequately not only a national issue, but also internationally. The seriousness of the protection of victims of crime, can be seen from the establishment of the Declaration Of Basic Principles of Justice For Victims ...
Margie Gladies Sopacua
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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Most research on relational aggression has primarily examined these behaviors among children, with limited exploration of its developmental progression during early adolescence and its associations with antisocial behaviors such as alcohol use, physical aggression, and rule‐breaking conduct.
Briana Amador +5 more
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Legal Professionals Use an Implicit Checklist to Assess Expert Witness Credibility
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In a court of law, some forms of evidence are too technical to interpret without the help of an expert witness. However, expert testimony sometimes leads to wrongful conviction. We used an online survey to quantitatively compare how legal professionals (n = 122) and lay people (n = 109) understood what makes an expert witness credible.
Mahensingh Deonaran +2 more
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FUNDUSZ POMOCY POKRZYWDZONYM ORAZ POMOCY POSTPENITENCJARNEJ PO NAJNOWSZYCH ZMIANACH
Zeszyty Prawnicze, 2016 Crime Victims and the Polish Post-penitentiary Fund Following the Latest Changes Summary This paper presents a critical analysis of the provisions in force relating to the Polish Crime Victims and Post-Penitentiary Fund (Fundusz Pomocy Pokrzywdzonym ...
Ewa Bieńkowska
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Evaluating Concerning Behavior of Fixated Individuals
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Fixated individuals who send repeated concerning communications to public figures pose a significant challenge, particularly when such communications escalate to approach or violence. The present study examined associations between three sources of threat assessment information—motivational type, structured professional judgment (CTAP‐25), and
Isabelle van der Vegt +2 more
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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Disproportionate rates of sexual violence occur among university students, with rape culture and misconceptions about consent prevalent. To comprehensively examine rape myth beliefs among different student groups, 417 UK University students enrolled on courses in four distinct disciplinary areas; social sciences (n = 131), applied sciences (n =
Dominic Willmott +6 more
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Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence (Study Decision Number: 2660/Pid.Sus/2015/PN Mdn)
Journal of Law and Legal Reform, 2020 The purpose of this research is,first, to know what is a form of legal protection for domestic violence victim in crime. Second, what is the legal consequences for perpetrators of domestic violence.
Arni Ranita Tamba, Ali Masyhar
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Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Mental health courts divert individuals with serious mental illness away from imprisonment into community‐based treatment and supervision. Early research indicates that such treatment contracts can reduce recidivism and provide various other benefits. Aspects of eligibility for this diversion option are still under‐researched.
Steven Keener, Audrey Morrison
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Victims, Criminal Justice and State Compensation
Societies, 2019 This article examines one element of the state’s responses to crime: the provision of a taxpayer-funded compensation scheme for victims of personal and sexual violence.
David Miers
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