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Risk And Resilience: Crime And Violence Prevention In Aboriginal Communities, Ross Homel, Robyn Lincoln, Bruce Herd
Risk And Resilience: Crime And Violence Prevention In Aboriginal Communities, Ross Homel, Robyn Lincoln, Bruce Herd
Robyn Lincoln
Developmental prevention involves the manipulation of multiple risk and protective factors early in developmental pathways that lead to offending, often at transition points between life phases. The emphasis is not just on individuals but also their social contexts. Risk and protective factors for crime and violence in Aboriginal communities include such standard factors as child abuse, school failure and supportive family environments, but additional factors arise from unique aspects of Aboriginal history, culture and social structure. This paper draws on existing literature, interviews with urban Aboriginal community workers, and data from the Sibling Study to delineate those interrelated risk factors …
Tracking Civilian Casualties In Combat Zones Using Civilian Battle Damage Assessment Ratios., E Cameron, M Spagat, M Hicks
Tracking Civilian Casualties In Combat Zones Using Civilian Battle Damage Assessment Ratios., E Cameron, M Spagat, M Hicks
Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks
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The Effects Of Different Forms Of Risk Communication On Judicial Decision Making, Richard E. Redding, John Dolores
The Effects Of Different Forms Of Risk Communication On Judicial Decision Making, Richard E. Redding, John Dolores
Richard E. Redding
When mental health experts provide information to courts on the results of a risk assessment conducted on a defendant or patient, they engage in “risk communication.” We examined the effects of four different forms of risk communication (prediction, categorical, risk factors/risk management, or hybrid) on judges’ (n = 253) perceptions of risk assessment evidence introduced in a case where they must decide whether to release from the hospital an individual found not guilty by reason of insanity. Judges who received information in the risk factors/risk management form were more likely to release the patient than were those who received prediction …
Incorporating The Criminal Law In Sport Studies, Adam Epstein
Incorporating The Criminal Law In Sport Studies, Adam Epstein
Adam Epstein
The purpose of this article is to provide an outline for teaching the criminal law in a sport studies (or related) course. The article discusses the differences among various crimes and whether physical violence involves legitimate or illegitimate force during a sports contest. Even non-violent (white collar) crimes such as the incident at the University of Toledo demonstrate how the criminal law can weave its way into the legal environment of sport. The article also notes how crimes can be committed in all environments and at all levels: youth sport, recreational activities and leagues, amateur competition and in the professional …