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Prosecution of Complex Criminal Networks: A Multilevel ERGMs Approach to CICIG’s Judicial Cases

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Journal of Quantitative Criminology"

DOI: 10.1007/s10940-025-09638-2

Abstract: Prosecutors are essential in combating organized crime, making key decisions about prosecution, target selection, and structuring imputation strategies. Despite their importance, the configuration of these strategies remains empirically underexplored. This study engages with that premise… read more here.

Keywords: criminal networks; cicig; prosecution complex; complex criminal ... See more keywords

Private Prosecution in Nigeria under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of African Law"

DOI: 10.1017/s0021855319000184

Abstract: Abstract Private prosecutions have been part of the Nigerian legal system for a long time. In 2015, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) came into force. The ACJA provides for, inter alia, circumstances in… read more here.

Keywords: private prosecution; prosecution; act; institute private ... See more keywords

The prosecution of “others”: presidential rhetoric and the interrelation of framing, legal prosecutions, and the Global War on Terror

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Critical Studies on Terrorism"

DOI: 10.1080/17539153.2019.1599164

Abstract: ABSTRACT In examining the Global War on Terror, the effects of presidential rhetoric on the framing of terrorism has been well documented. However, little previous work links terrorism and its status as an “othered” phenomenon… read more here.

Keywords: othered individuals; global war; war terror; prosecution ... See more keywords

Medical evidence assisting non-fatal strangulation prosecution: a scoping review

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "BMJ Open"

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072077

Abstract: Objectives Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) is a serious form of gendered violence that is fast becoming an offence in many jurisdictions worldwide. However, it often leaves little or no externally visible injuries making prosecution challenging. This… read more here.

Keywords: non fatal; strangulation; review; prosecution ... See more keywords
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Examining the Relationship between the Lethality Assessment/Domestic Violence High-risk Team Monitoring (LAP/DVHRT) Program and Prosecution Outcomes.

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of interpersonal violence"

DOI: 10.1177/08862605211028325

Abstract: Lethality assessment (LAP) and team monitoring of high-risk offenders (DVHRT) are recent U.S. policy innovations designed to identify domestic violence offenders who are at high risk for perpetrating serious or lethal violence against their intimate… read more here.

Keywords: violence; high risk; lap dvhrt; prosecution ... See more keywords

R v Noor: a landmark case in female genital mutilation prosecution

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "British Journal of Midwifery"

DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2024.32.8.440

Abstract: This article on the case of R v Noor (2024) discusses the second successful UK prosecution under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, marking a significant legal precedent in addressing female genital mutilation. It underscores… read more here.

Keywords: genital mutilation; noor landmark; female genital; case ... See more keywords

Identification of Nonfatal Strangulation by 911 Dispatchers: Suggestions for Advances Toward Evidence-Based Prosecution

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Violence and Victims"

DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-15-00157

Abstract: Research highlights the need for systematic law enforcement training on nonfatal strangulation in domestic violence situations to improve evidence-based prosecution of these violent felonies. However, most of this research focuses on the role of police… read more here.

Keywords: strangulation; prosecution; domestic violence; 911 dispatchers ... See more keywords

Disrupting the Abuse-Prison Nexus: The Gendered Violence of Prosecution and Abolitionist Feminist Approaches to Social Care Work

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Social Sciences"

DOI: 10.3390/socsci14030184

Abstract: The vast majority of people in U.S. women’s prisons are survivors of interpersonal violence, a pattern that organizers and advocates have referred to as the abuse-to-prison pipeline. This article critically examines criminal prosecution from the… read more here.

Keywords: abuse prison; care work; social care; violence ... See more keywords