Evaluating the impact of local alcohol licensing decisions on outcomes for the community: a systematic review by Elizabeth Goyder, Mark Clowes, Lindsay Blank, Emma Hock, Marie Rogerson

“…The evidence we identified did not demonstrate a consistent or sustained association between local interventions and health or crime outcomes downstream. This was despite relatively sophisticated study designs using a range of available data sources and some longer-term analysis.Conclusion Given that the impacts of local licensing decisions are currently limited, greater regulatory powers are needed if local licensing interventions are to be an effective public health interventions to reduce alcohol-related harms.…”
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The impact of parameter variation in the quantification of forensic genetic evidence by Camila Costa, Carolina Figueiredo, Sandra Costa, Paulo Miguel Ferreira, António Amorim, Lourdes Prieto, Nádia Pinto

“…Abstract Technological advancements have allowed the detection of increasingly complex forensic genetics samples, as minimum amounts of DNA can now be detected in crime scenes or other settings of interest. The weight of the evidence depends on several parameters regarding the population and sample-related analytical factors, the latter in a greater number when the DNA amount is considered. …”
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Refugee securitization and the challenges of formal integration: case of Somali refugees in Kenya and Ethiopia by Fred N. Ikanda, Abdirahman A. Muhumad, Jana Kuhnt

“…Policymakers and the media prominently feature the migration-security connection and depict refugees as threats to internal security, linking their presence to acts of terrorism and crime. This article examines how the securitization of Somali refugees in Kenya and Ethiopia, the two main host countries for this refugee group, has hindered their formal integration and exacerbated policies of encampment in these countries. …”
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World After Pandemic: New Socio-Psychological Complex Rises by Easmin Akter Eva

“…It entangles every social realm, more and more countries are on restricted mode and some are on total shut down mode which boldly affect education, health care, economic sectors, business world, domestic spheres and what not! Anxiety, depression, crime, domestic violence, increasing divorce rate; these all came voluntarily with this pandemic as a package. …”
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Peculiarities of some law enforcement agencies’s activities: national and foreign experience by K. O. Tokarieva, M. V. Golub

“…It has been determined that the MIA system reform is aimed at improving and optimising its structure, organising activities with a view to combating crime and corruption, timely detection of collaboration and prevention of threats to Ukraine’s external and internal security, and improving the level of protection of citizens' rights and freedoms and prevention of offences. …”
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The protection of marine waters and organisms through criminal la in the legislation and practice of the Republic of Croatia by Sokanović Lucija, Mladinić Nina, Kurtović-Mišić Anita

“…Following the introduction, the paper outlines the general characteristics of the protection of the environment through criminal law, with a specific focus on marine waters and organisms, as well as the concept of maritime environmental crime. It further identifies criminal offenses against the sea and marine environment and examines their alignment with relevant European Union regulations. …”
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Problem of Harmonization of Legal Norms with the Needs of Police Investigations by Using High-Tech Instruments for Searching Information by Yu. V. Hnusov, V. M. Strukov, O. O. Mozhayev

“…The matter of its fundamental solution lies in the legal plane, and since organized crime in the context of global digitalization of the world community is becoming increasingly transnational in nature, it is primarily a field of international law. …”
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Typical investigative situations in the initial phase of a war-related sexual violence investigation by O. O. Naumkin

“…Investigative situations at the initial stage of investigation of sexual violence committed in wartime are typified by the information component depending on the determinism of the social relationship between the rapist and the victim at the time of the criminal intent, which correlates with the forensic qualification of these crimes. These include: 1) criminal proceedings have been initiated against a specific person who has committed a crime, provided for in Art. 153 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (in 76 % of the summarized materials of criminal proceedings); 2) criminal proceedings have been opened for the fact of sexual violence, as the perpetrator has not been identified (in 24 % of cases). …”
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DA SOCIEDADE DISCIPLINAR À SOCIEDADE DE CONTROLE: a questão da liberdade por uma alegoria de Franz Kafka, em O processo, e de Phillip Dick, em Minority Report by Leandro Chevitarese

“…Valendo-nos da alegoria Kafkiana, e associando-a à de Phillip Dick em seu conto Minority Report – em que o autor apresenta a impossibilidade de ‘defesa de um acusado’ em fase da antecipação da possbilidade do crime – buscaremos algumas pistas que nos permitam responder à seguinte pergunta: em que termos é possível compreender a liberdade (que nos resta?) …”
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Going Down Textual Lane: Ibadan in Text and Thoughts: A Review of Under the Brown Rusted Roofs by Abimbola Adunni Adelakun. Published by Kraftgriots, Ibadan, 2008, 252pp.1 by Kole Odutola

“…To mention Ibadan and not recite the poem was like an academic crime. …”
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Modern State and civil society: promising directions and forms of interaction in the field of public administration by O. M. Muzychuk, K. L. Buhaichuk

“…The work embodies the author’s view on how interstate integration and globalisation also affect public administration in a particular State, in particular, they introduce a passive role into the very understanding of the State, form a multiple range of actors, both external and internal, especially in the field of civil society, which take over the functions previously performed by the State direct certain areas of public authorities' activities to address global issues (transnational crime, the consequences of global environmental disasters, etc.), set trends at the level of public administration towards greater decentralisation of the competence of public authorities and, at the same time, towards globalisation of management of certain areas related to global climate change and other global problems. …”
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Shariah Framework of Banking laws based on the Opinions of Jurists of the Guardian Council by Seyed Hassan Heidari, Mohammad Rasul Fakhreh, Mohammad Ali Farahani

“…Based on descriptive-analytical research, the jurists of the Guardian Council have identified several issues in their Sharia review of the banking regulations of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, including: 'expedited judicial proceedings for specific lawsuits,' 'limitations on legal complaints against supervised credit institutions,' 'the inability to annul or invalidate the actions of the supervisory board,' 'enumerating the duties of the Central Bank Governor and exercising the Central Bank's powers without adherence to laws and Sharia principles,' 'using endowment properties without regard to the endowment deed,' 'the lack of Sharia and judicial competence of non-judicial authorities,' 'the absence of conditions of trustworthiness and honesty for banking officials,' 'the impossibility of judicial objection and litigation,' 'absolute surveillance and access to individuals' information,' 'contrary to public interests,' 'retroactive application of rulings,' 'usury,' and 'disproportionate crime and punishment.' Therefore, it is necessary for the legislator to pay attention to these mentioned jurisprudential objections while drafting banking laws.…”
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Addressing the Triple Trauma of Factors Leading to Perinatal Health and Mental Health Consequences in Two Upstate New York Communities by Robert H. Keefe, Robert A. Rubinstein, Kiara Van Brackle, Sanid Music, Zikora Nnam, Sandra D. Lane

“…Specific methods include secondary analyses of births, qualitative interviews of persons who delivered a baby within the past two years, a community survey of residents living in high-crime areas, and secondary birth data to document the impact of socio-ecological risk factors on the trauma of birthing persons, their children, and their partners. …”
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Current Aspects of Legal Regulation for Monitoring Electronic Communications and Removal of Information from Electronic Communication Networks in Ukraine by V. M. Lazebnyi

“…The author has suggested measures, the realization of which should improve the capacity of authorized law enforcement agencies to combat crime in the field of information and communication technologies: adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On Interception of Electronic Communications”, amendments to the Laws of Ukraine “On Electronic Communications”, “On Operative and Search Activities”, “On Counterintelligence Activities”, “On Combating Terrorism”; bringing the norms of domestic legislation in line with the provisions of the Convention on Cybercrime; creation of conditions necessary to improve the capacity of authorized state agencies to remove information from electronic communication networks; establishing proper cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies.…”
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Penta Helix in Realizing the Capacity for Social Innovation Development in Addressing Coastal Poverty by As’ari Hasim, Adianto Adianto, Hadi Ahmad, Adhayanto Oksep, Rahmawati Nanik, Nazaki Nazaki, Vani Resa Vio

“…The results show that high poverty rates in several coastal areas, such as Lingga Regency and Tanjung Pinang City, have led to social problems such as crime, social instability, and migration. Limited access to education, healthcare, and employment opportunities worsens the situation. …”
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Machine Learning in Money Laundering Detection Over Blockchain Technology by Algimantas Venckauskas, Sarunas Grigaliunas, Linas Pocius, Rasa Bruzgiene, Andrejs Romanovs

“…The proposed solution will serve as an advisory framework to help financial crime investigators enhance the detection and reporting of suspicious cryptocurrency transactions in cyberspace.…”
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Derramamento de petróleo e responsabilização do Estado: desafios da pesca artesanal em Pernambuco by Priscylla Alves Nascimento de Freitas, Rafaella Miranda Machado, Evelyn Siqueira da Silva, Mariana Olívia Santana dos Santos, Idê Gomes Dantas Gurgel

“…Os resultados se organizam em duas categorias de análise, referentes às ações governamentais: auxílio emergencial como principal resposta, e investigação do crime com sanção aos responsáveis. Os resultados mostraram que o derramamento de petróleo e a inoperância do Estado brasileiro nas ações de mitigação, configuram uma sobreposição de violências estruturais praticadas contra pescadores e pescadoras artesanais. …”
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Exploring the rise and diversity of health and societal issues that use a public health approach: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Alison Hurst, Nick Shaw, Daniele Carrieri, Ken Stein, Katrina Wyatt

“…We purposively selected four of these categories; adverse childhood experiences; end of life care; gambling addiction and violence reduction/ knife crime for further analysis of the approach including how it was conceptualised and operationalised; less than 13% of the studies described the implementation of a public health approach and there was considerable heterogeneity across and within categories as to how this was done. …”
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The Concept of Ḥiyāl in Marriage: A Preliminary Review by Ahmad Syakir Mohd Nassuruddin, Mohd Zain Mubarak, Zulfaqar Mamat, A’inaa Lyana Amanina Mohd Zaim

“…Ḥiyāl occurs either in worship, muamalat, or crime, including marriage. Ḥiyāl in this marriage is more focused on the issues prescribed by the Sharia even though scholars differ in their application. …”
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The participation of a juvenile victim’s representative in criminal proceedings: procedural and forensic aspects by I. O. Iemets

“…At the same time, given the current trends in crime, it should be noted that it has a devastating impact on the psyche of children. …”
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