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‘Nowhere is safe for us’: An analysis of gender discrimination against female inmates in a male correctional institution

IF 1 4区社会学

International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100745

Macpherson Uchenna Nnam , Mercy Chioma Arua , Nontyatyambo Pearl Dastile , Christopher Chukwu Arua , Onyekachi Eni

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Legislation and institutional practices concerning compensation for victims of rape in Denmark

IF 1 4区社会学

International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100742

Louise Victoria Johansen

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How much is the crime prevention programme for fraud worth? On the cost benefit analysis in the case of police with unsolved cases remaining 预防欺诈犯罪计划价值几何？关于尚未破案的警方的成本效益分析

IF 1 4区社会学

International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100744

Youngsub Lee , Cholsoo Koh , Joon Bae Suh

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Visibilizing the economic oppression of sex workers and the imperative of donor support

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100743

Nadine Gloss , Susana Fried , Jules Kim , Luca Stevenson

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Access to technology, access to justice: China’s artificial intelligence application in criminal proceedings

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100741

Wanqiang Wu , Xifen Lin

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A user-centric taxonomy of cyber harm in the metaverse 以用户为中心的元宇宙网络危害分类法

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100734

Jeb Webb, Sophie McKenzie, Robin Doss, Radhika Gorur, Graeme Pye, William Yeoh

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Correctional officer recruits’ navigation of overwhelm: Internal and external strategies 狱警新兵在不知所措时的导航：内部和外部策略

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-03-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100731

Katy Konyk , Katherine Maurer , Rosemary Ricciardelli , Cheryl Regehr , Marjorie Rabiau

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Attitudes toward female immigrants and refugees to the United States: A conjoint experiment

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100730

Liza G. Steele , Laird Gallagher

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A phenomenological analysis of young male prisoners’ experiences of trauma: 'Trauma is every day'

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-02-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100732

Rachel O'Rourke , Mike Marriott , Richard Trigg , Rosie Kitson-Boyce

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Innocent suspects’ willingness to disclose critical information: Examining the impact of awareness of possible evidence and type of crime-unrelated act

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100733

Franziska Clemens , Tuule Grolig

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