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Automated Classification of Modes of Moral Reasoning in Judicial Decisions 司法判决中道德推理模式的自动分类

Law and psychology review Pub Date : 2018-07-02 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3205286

Elliott Ash, Daniel L. Chen, Nischal Mainali, Liam Meier

引用次数: 3

Experiments in the Court: The Legal and Ethical Challenges of Running Randomized Field Experiments in the Courtroom 法庭实验:在法庭上进行随机现场实验的法律和伦理挑战

Law and psychology review Pub Date : 2018-06-20 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2994298

Jacob Kopas, Dane Thorley

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引用次数: 0

Prison Crowding and Violent Misconduct 监狱拥挤和暴力行为

Law and psychology review Pub Date : 2017-11-15 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2994546

Jonathan Kurzfeld

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引用次数: 4

Tourette's syndrome: a case example for mandatory genetic regulation of behavioral disorders. 妥瑞氏综合症:行为障碍的强制性基因调控的一个例子。

Law and psychology review Pub Date : 2003-01-01

Rhoda J Yen

引用次数: 0

The Stark Law: boon or boondoggle? An analysis of the prohibition on physician self-referrals. 斯塔克法则:恩惠还是无用之物?禁止医师自我转诊的分析。

Law and psychology review Pub Date : 2003-01-01

Steven D Wales

引用次数: 0

The role of institutional review boards in protecting human subjects: are we really ready to fix a broken system? 机构审查委员会在保护人类受试者方面的作用:我们真的准备好修复一个破损的系统了吗?

Law and psychology review Pub Date : 2002-01-01

Hazel Glenn Beh