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Showing 1 to 20 of 898 for “"crimes"”.
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Investigation of Computer Crimes
… After a detailed introduction to computer crimes, the most common types of the computer crimes will be examined and the characteristics of the offenders and their motivates will be identified. The general investigation process of the computer crime investigation will be outlined in the …
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Defining the limits of honour crimes
… of this phenomenon. The limits of honour crimes must be defined more widely so that they include conducts and behaviours that originate from the patriarchal notion of honour, like honour-related oppression and breast ironing. Awareness of the different types of honour-related violence, as …
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Transit crimes in the Internet age: How new online criminal opportunities affect the organization of offline transit crimes
… has expanded possibilities for so-called transit crimes—i.e., traditional trafficking activities. However, the extent to which the Internet is exploited by offenders to carry out transit crimes and the way in which it has changed those offenders’ behaviors and the criminal processes remains under- …
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Making Crimes? Technology, Law, and DIY Firearms
<p>Most gun control frameworks are based on industrial-era assumptions about centralized factory production. Conventional weapons trafficking presumably entails transfers from legal supplies to illicit markets and users. However, there is speculation that "post-industrial" technologic conditions …
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Socio-Economic Structural Conditions and Hate Crimes
… characteristics that affect bias or hate crimes in Los Angeles County. In evaluating the relationships among racial groups of White, Latino, and Black in 84 cities, two arguments are proposed and tested. First, bias crimes are a unique social construct and phenomenon that occurs as a …
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Restorative Justice for Gender-Based Violence Crimes in Nigeria
Global efforts to recognise women’s rights, particularly in addressing gender-based violence (GBV), have led to various reform initiatives. International Human Rights Treaties, such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), aim to protect women from …
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The Rise of the Maquiladoras and Crimes in Mexico
… in manufacturing on various types of crimes in Mexico from 1998 to 2012. A fixed effects specification and an instrumental variable approach with regional and time fixed effects are employed to compare the crime rates in municipalities that were heavily exposed to local factory …
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The crimes club: the early years of our society
… a private dining society, popularly known as the Crimes Club, that was founded in 1903 by a group of professional men who were fascinated by the Law and the psychology of criminals. ‘Our Society’ is the group’s official name, and it boasted among its early members such notable figures as Professor …
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Atrocity, Commerce and Accountability: Corporate Responsibility for International Crimes
… representatives responsible for international crimes has emerged as an important component of a number of interlinked fields. While these ideas have become widely acknowledged, the scope of the relationship between commerce and international criminal justice has remained poorly understood among …
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Film evidence in war crimes trials: Two case studies
… atrocity film evidence within international war crimes trials has been a controversial issue, in part, due to its conflict with the conventional common law rule against admitting hearsay evidence into trials and relative to "fair trial" norms. Such controversies are particularly evident in …
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Towards an evidence-based investigation framework for human trafficking crimes
Human Trafficking (HT) is one of the most complex crimes to detect and investigate. Yet, the empirical understanding that exists on HT investigations is minimal. While the research conducted so far has mainly focussed on examining the challenges law enforcement agencies face when detecting and …
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Bias blindness: How police see and don't see hate crimes
… study examines how police see and don't see hate crimes. Prior research has drawn mainly on the ambiguity of hate crime laws and definitions, as well as the struggles endured by law enforcement when investigating these cases. This thesis delves deeper into the issue by analyzing the forces that …
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The international criminal court: justice for victims of international crimes?
The International Criminal Court has been hailed as justice for victims on account of its Statute including a number of articles on victims such as participation, protection and reparations. These victim articles challenge the traditional trial proceedings of international criminal justice which …
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Misplaced Justice: the Hadamar War Crimes Trial of Irmgard Huber
… trial following World War II, The Hadamar War Crimes Trial established precedents involving jurisdiction and individual accountability which were used for the prosecution of major war criminals during the Nuremberg Trials. The Hadamar Trial, officially known as United States of America v. …
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A materialidade dos crimes de homicídio diante da ausência do cadáver
… diversos meios de provas, tem solucionado tais crimes. Posteriormente, analisar entendimentos jurisprudenciais sobre o tema e a possibilidade de formação da autoria e materialidade delitiva, através de indícios e provas indiretas. Por fim, traz-se a questão dos princípios constitucionais …
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Student Perceptions of Hate Crimes Against LGBT Persons: A Victimological Inquiry
Hate crimes against LGBT people are a serious human rights issue worldwide. They have profound effects on the mental, social, and academic well-being of victims. In South Africa, even with a progressive constitution that protects sexual orientation and gender identity, violence, discrimination, and …
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The meaning of murder: newspaper framing of hate crimes against lesbians.
… ideologies. Using two separate incidents of hate crimes resulting in death, this study looks at newspaper articles from two distinct locations (North Carolina and Florida). The 1990 murder of Talana Quay Kreeger and the 2010 murder of Courtney Elizabeth Bright are analyzed in order to illustrate …
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