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Showing 1 to 20 of 132 for “"non-violent"”.
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Evaluating the sentencing of non-violent drug offenders
1 PDF file (vii, 59 leaves : color illustrations ; 28 cm)
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A Comparative Study of the Factors that Contribute to the Success of Non-Violent Revolutions
What enables some non-violent revolutions to succeed while others do not? Examining Poland's nonviolent revolution of 1989 and Serbia's Bulldozer Revolution in 2000 as case studies, this thesis analyzes the impact of certain factors on the success of non-violent protests. This thesis argues that …
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Negotiating non-violent subjectivity in a desocialised world: narrative explorations of women's struggles against self-sacrifice.
… In the exegetical essay, “Negotiating Non-Violent Subjectivity: Narrative Explorations of Women’s Struggles against Self-Sacrifice”, I trace the ways in which the major themes of my novel emerged during the writing process, focusing on women’s struggles against self-condemnation and …
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The persistence of attitudes following violent and non-violent video game play using conventional versus embodied controls
The effects of violent video game play on hostility and support for violence are unclear. Previous studies have shown increases, decreases or no effect at all. At the time of the first study (2007) it was unclear if attitudes and opinions within a game persisted after game play. Also unknown was …
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The intergenerational transmission of violence? : The self-report of physical abuse in childhood among violent and non-violent offenders
… of childhood physical abuse and subsequent violent offending, based on the concept of intergenerational transmission of violence. The study also examined the relationship between reports of childhood physical abuse and juvenile delinquency together with an examination of the links between …
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Non-violent discipline options for caregivers and teachers: a systematic overview of the evidence and exploration of the role of attunement
… explore the state of the science on, individual non-violent interventions for challenging behavior, in so doing forming a “toolkit” for use by caregivers and teachers. To meet this objective, a systematic overview of systematic reviews was conducted. In the course of the overview, aside from …
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An Exploration of Impediments to Attachment in a Juvenile Offender Population: Comparisons between Juvenile Sex Offenders, Juvenile Violent Offenders And Juvenile Non-Sex, Non-Violent Offenders
… based solely upon adjudicating offense: Juvenile non-violent, non-sexual offenders (JNVNSO, n=1149), Juvenile violent, non-sexual offenders (JVNSO, n=1433) and Juvenile sexual offenders (JSO, n=366). Results indicated that JSOs differed from JNVNSOs and JVNSOs in their histories of sexual abuse as …
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In the Right (Wrong?) Place at the Right Time: A Plausibility Probe of Ziad Munson's Process of Mobilisation, with Violent and Non-violent Evidence.
… mobilisation, testing its relevance first to non-violent activist mobilisation and then to mobilisation into terroristic violence. As well, a case study of the Canadian terrorist group “Direct Action” is presented. Using both semi-structured interviews and extant research to provide data, …
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ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC MARGINALIZATION, GENDER INEQUALITY, AND OTHER EXOGENOUS FACTORS OF SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION ON FEMALE PROPERTY CRIME OFFENDING ACROSS US CITIES: A RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DISAGGREGATED ANALYSIS
… other social disadvantage indicators on female non-violent and violent property crime offending. This dissertation found that economic marginality, gender inequality, and exogenous factors of social disorganization do explain some of the variation in women's offending. Economic marginality …
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Predictors of recidivism in adolescent offenders
… of these different pathways by comparing violent, violent sex, non-violent sex, and non-violent offenders based on SAVRY risk items, reoffending, and effects of treatment. A sample of 517 adolescents on probation was assessed for several risk factors (i.e., anger management, ADHD, low …
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Winning Well: Civil Resistance Mechanisms of Success, Democracy, and Civil Peace
… recent studies indicate that revolutions of non-violent civil resistance lead to more democratic and peaceful political transitions than either violent revolutions or elite-led political transitions. However, this general trend has not been disaggregated to explain the many prominent cases …
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The Effect Of Cooperative Gameplay On Aggression And Prosociality In Violent Video Game Play
… vs. social) of playing different types (violent vs. non-violent) of video games have on people's aggression and positive social behaviors. Participants were randomly assigned to play either a violent video game or a non-violent video game in an isolated context or with another player for …
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Protecting Autonomy in Non-consensual Sexual Offences: A Kantian Critique
… will focus on the protection of autonomy in non-consensual sexual offences in sections 1-4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. It will be argued that sexual autonomy is a concept which should be protected and that Kantian autonomy is an effective method for the protection of sexual autonomy. …
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Family Histories of Mental Illness and Violence in State Patients
… Multiple genes play a role in the cause of violent behaviour. Violence is one of the leading causes of death for young people in South Africa and yet little is known about its prevalence in state patients and their family members. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of …
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Degrading pornography: A male perspective
Non-violent, degrading pornography -- Ratings of degradation and arousal -- Men vs. women -- Male reations to video depictions of sexually explicit behavior, status reduction, availability, semen/penis worship, dominance, status inequality, submission, objectification, and unreciprocated sex.
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Degrading pornography: A male perspective
Non-violent, degrading pornography -- Ratings of degradation and arousal -- Men vs. women -- Male reations to video depictions of sexually explicit behavior, status reduction, availability, semen/penis worship, dominance, status inequality, submission, objectification, and unreciprocated sex.
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Citizen-Subjectivity, Experiential Evaluation, and Activist Strategies: Explaining Algerian Violence and Polish Peace under Authoritarian Rule
This project explains Polish non-violence and Algerian violence under martial law following peaceful protests against comparable material deprivation and authoritarian political exclusion. From narratives of state formation, institutional performance, and social movement evolution in postwar Poland …
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The Impact of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on the Recidivism of High Risk Probationers: Results from a Randomized Trial
… the supervision and management of serious and violent offenders. Attempts to increase the frequency and severity of conditions of supervision have not resulted in meaningful decreases in crime rates among this population. Some encouraging results, however, have been observed when a treatment …
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Influence of Exposure to Sexually-Violent Rap Lyrics on Acceptance of Violence towards Women
… to one of three exposure conditions (sexually-violent/degrading condition, generally violent condition and a non-violent/ control condition). Results indicated that men exposed to misogynistic rap music endorsed significantly greater acceptance of violence towards women than those in the …
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A Comparison of Strain, Social Learning, Control, and Trauma Theories of Crime
… major theories to determine which best explains non-violent and violent criminal behaviors. Race and sex differences were examined. The data is from a large prospective cohort design study of individuals with documented histories of physical and sexual abuse and neglect and a control group of …
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