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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
wiley   +1 more source

International legal responses to war crimes and genocide: a comparative analysis of Gaza, Ukraine, and Myanmar. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Khwaileh KM, Obeidat MA, Mohamed HSM.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Association Between Perpetration of Relational Aggressive Tendencies and Adolescent Antisocial Behavior

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, Timothy Lawrence, Qiyue Zhang, Ariel McField, Lily Palmer, Oi‐Man Kwok   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Yvan I. Russell, Mandeep K. Dhami   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Media, Stereotypes, and the Acknowledgement of War Crimes. [PDF]

J Interv Statebuild
Vico S.
europepmc   +1 more source

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, Bennett Kleinberg, Bram Sizoo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Closer Look at Rape Myth Beliefs Among University Students: Comparisons and Correlates Based on Field and Stage of Study, Victimisation Experiences, Demographics and Psychological Traits

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, Mairi Johnston, B. Kennath Widanaralalage, Dara Mojtahedi, Daniel Boduszek, Danielle McDermott, Gillian Kirkman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depression, Anxiety and Criminal Behaviour Between Ages 32 and 48: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis From the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Depression, anxiety and criminal behaviour are often correlated, but the direction and nature of these associations remain contested. Aims To investigate the temporal relationships between depression and/or anxiety and criminal behaviour at age 32 and depression and/or anxiety and criminal behaviour at age 48.
Kim Reising, Maria M. Ttofi
wiley   +1 more source

Public responses to atrocities depend on partisanship and context, not legal labels. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Lelkes Y, Mitchell EM, Walk E, Westwood SJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Assault‐on‐Law‐Enforcement: The Complications of Charges for Individuals on Mental Health Court Dockets

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
wiley   +1 more source