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Difficulties in attorneys' before/after questions in child sexual abuse trials. 儿童性侵案件中律师提问前后的困难。

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2026-05-01 DOI: 10.1037/law0000479

Zsofia A Szojka, Hannah N Fondacaro, Selin R Yalcinkaya, Thomas D Lyon

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Four (and a Half) Preregistered Failures to Replicate the Weapon Focus Effect in Online Samples. 在线样本中复制武器聚焦效果的四次（半）预注册失败

IF 2 3区社会学

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2025-07-21 DOI: 10.1037/law0000469

John T West, Neil W Mulligan, Brian H Bornstein

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Factors contributing to the delayed submission of competence to stand trial reports and the jail-based competency crisis in Washington. 导致延迟提交受审能力报告和华盛顿监狱能力危机的因素。

3区社会学

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2023-11-13 DOI: 10.1037/law0000408

Mia M. Ricardo, Marcus T. Boccaccini, Amanda Raymond, Gina M. Vincent

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Crowd reactions to the police use of force at the 2017 Phoenix Trump rally. 2017年凤凰城特朗普集会上，人群对警察使用武力的反应。

3区社会学

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2023-11-13 DOI: 10.1037/law0000412

Edward R. Maguire, David H. F. Tyler, Natasha Khade, Victor Mora

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Supplemental Material for Factors Contributing to the Delayed Submission of Competence to Stand Trial Reports and the Jail-Based Competency Crisis in Washington 补充材料，导致延迟提交受审能力报告和华盛顿监狱能力危机的因素

3区社会学

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2023-11-13 DOI: 10.1037/law0000408.supp

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Deaf community experiences in the Canadian justice system. 加拿大司法系统中的聋人社区经验。

3区社会学

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI: 10.1037/law0000404

Cathy J. Chovaz, Debra Russell, Patrick Boudreault

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Supplemental Material for Adult Male Rape Myths in England Since 1994: A Systemic Mixed Methods Review 1994年以来英国成年男性强奸神话的补充材料:系统混合方法综述

3区社会学

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI: 10.1037/law0000402.supp

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Adult male rape myths in England since 1994: A systemic mixed methods review. 英国自1994年以来的成年男性强奸神话:一个系统的混合方法回顾。

3区社会学

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI: 10.1037/law0000402

Ngosa Kambashi, Joanne Rechdan, Elizabeth Noon, Amanda D. Wilson

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The protective effects of prior military service on burnout in criminal justice professions: A multiagency comparison. 先前服兵役对刑事司法职业职业倦怠的保护作用:一项多机构比较。

3区社会学

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI: 10.1037/law0000406

Matthew W. Logan, Ian T. Adams, Sharon H. Mastracci

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Working toward desistance: Canadian public attitudes and policy endorsement for the treatment, management, and prevention of sexual offending. 努力抵抗:加拿大公众对性侵犯治疗、管理和预防的态度和政策支持。

3区社会学

Psychology Public Policy and Law Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI: 10.1037/law0000405

Gabriela Corăbian, Neil R. Hogan, Mark E. Olver

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