Criminals - Science topic

Nigeria has recently witnessed an increase in kidnapping for ransom. Fulani militants are considered a contemporary non-state armed group engaged in abduction for ransom. The ransom industry continues to flourish across geopolitical zones due to a wide range of factors that have provided an enabling environment for its prevalence. At the same time,...

How technology companies profit from our increasing dependence on digital infrastructure and the privatization of data The Crimes of Digital Capitalism proposes the first comprehensive theory of corporate crime for the digital age. Aitor Jiménez explores the criminal structure of digital capitalism fostered by states and corporations along the sup...

DESCRIPTION In Icons Axed, Freedoms Lost, Vyacheslav Karpov and Rachel L. Schroeder demonstrate how Russia went from persecuting believers to jailing critics of religion and why, in contrast, religious pluralism and tolerance have solidified in Ukraine. Offering a richly documented history of cultural and political struggles that surrounded desecul...

The perception of (in)security plays a crucial role in shaping individuals' interactions with their environment and can have significant implications for the prevalence and persistence of criminal activity within communities. Perceived insecurity can lead individuals to fear becoming victims of crime and can affect the willingness of individuals to...

Incitement to hatred and terrorist acts is a key aspect of illegal online content that, unlike one-to-one incitement acts, addresses a wide range of audiences and requires terrorists exploit social bonds to legitimise violence and achieve their agenda. Hoever, little is known about how terrorists utilise language to activate these bonds and to disc...

In this research, we try to prove that the child has a right to be heard, especially because a lot of laws (like Arab laws), still do not recognize it, taking in consideration that most of these laws acknowledge by Convention the child's right to be heard. To prove the existence of this right, we will attest first that there are corroborations for...

Natural disasters can affect the behavior of criminal organizations. This article analyses the effect of the 2017 earthquakes that hit Mexico on the incidence of crimes related to organized crime. In particular, the outcomes of interest are rates for homicides, extortion, drug crime, and kidnapping. Using a difference-in-differences and an event-st...

This paper aims at studying the impact of media accountability in reporting sub-judice criminal cases. The current trend of media on reporting cases commonly known as "Trial by media" has witnessed the sensation of self-manifested stories, half-baked truth resulting in the violation of the right of individuals, resulting in media reporting transfor...

No presente trabalho, tem-se como paradigma a Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade 6298, que trata acerca do instituto do Juiz das Garantias. Tal instituto é um importante conquista para um Estado Democrático de Direito, já que confere visa aperfeiçoar o Sistema Acusatório, ao contribuir para que o haja uma separação entre aquele que irá julgar o p...

This study discusses the concept of restorative justice as an alternative approach in the criminal justice system in Indonesia which aims to create more substantial justice and social harmony. Criminal politics in Indonesia is interpreted as a rational effort by the community in dealing with criminal acts, with the aim of protecting the community a...

South Africa's governance structure follows a three-tier system, emphasizing co-operative governance among the national, provincial, and local authorities. The responsibility for crucial service delivery lies primarily with local governments, specifically municipalities. This research delves into the problems and deficiencies associated with servic...

The prevalent abandonment of public projects are alarming, it creates several effects to the environment and the economy of a state. This research investigated the various effects of abandoned public projects (APPs) in Ondo State. The potential effects of APPs were also reviewed and summarized into 25 items rated in a wide questionnaire survey. One...

This study is on the prevailing arbitrary arrest and detention in Tanzania. While there is a possibility of a person committing a criminal offence, his right to be protected under the law remains intact and thereby he should not be subjected to arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, and inhuman or any degrading punishment. These protections are a...

Research on sexual homicides has primarily focused on male offenders, and thus little is known about female offenders who perpetrated sexual homicides. This study aimed to develop the first statistical classification of female single‐victim (SV) sexual homicide offenders (SHOs) using the U.S. FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports database that spann...

2013. до 2022. године. Анализа је спроведена ради прегледа броја подне тих кривичних пријава за пунолетна и малолетна лица током на ве деног периода, као и анализе кретања инциденције кривичног де ла силовања према регионима Републике Србије. Подаци кори ш ће ни у истраживању потичу од Републичког завода за ста ти с ти ку. У периоду од 2013. до 202...

Fake profiles, on Instagram, pose significant challenges in online spaces. These profiles are fabricated with the intention to mislead and deceive by assuming the identity of genuine persons or institutions. These individuals often disseminate false information, participate in spamming, or carry out criminal acts, which negatively impact user confi...

Financial cybercrime is defined as the use of the internet or computer to commit criminal activity for financial gain. Digital financial services development plays a pivotal role in economic growth despite the rise of financial cybercrime. Not only that but also mobile financial services hold great potential to expand financial access among people....

The advent of the internet and the widespread use of information systems have led to new challenges for criminal law, both from a substantive and procedural point of view. Digital evidence has numerous advantages, as it is scientific evidence of a technical nature that is difficult to eliminate and reproduce. When it comes to the probative value of...

The tourism sector in Jos, Plateau State, which was once a key driver of economic growth and local development, has experienced a severe decline due to the persistent insecurity in the state. This study examines the effect of insecurity on tourism activities in Jos, Plateau state. The study used a descriptive, cross-sectional survey research design...

International trade regulations are often perceived with the labels of security and stability. World Trade Organization (WTO) being the main organization in this globe to regulate and facilitate affairs of international trade has established a stable system for its member states to deal with trades being done between them. Malaysia and China are bo...

A análise dos conflitos e das violências de determinada sociedade não pode ser destacada dos fenômenos criadores, fazendo com que a identidade coletiva e a historicidade da estrutura comunal sejam parte integrante das dinâmicas sociais. O estudo das violências entre crianças e adolescentes no Município de Chapecó foi o fato gerador da análise dos p...

The aim of this paper is the critical presentation of the European Union (EU) legal texts and especially of the main European Organizations that are activated in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) [Schengen Area] and specifically in dealing with organized crime and terrorism in the EU [Europol, Eurojust, Frontex as well as the recent...

Supply-chain disruptions have numerous causes, including criminal actions, as well as natural disasters and human errors. The complexity of modern supply chains makes it challenging to detect, mitigate, or resolve disruptions. This paper presents an integrated framework for modeling pharmaceutical supply chains (PSCs), incorporating disruptions and...

У статті досліджується сутність поняття та явища «економічний сувере-нітет». Проаналізовано особливості загроз економічному суверенітету України в умовах збройної агресії рф. Економічний суверенітет розглядається як само-стійний об'єкт кримінально-правової охорони. Визначено систему норм Особливої частини КК, які передбачають кримінальну відповідал...

Share transfer is an activity that is legalized by the government trough legislation, in addition to being regulated in Law No 40 of 2007 concerning Limited Liability Companies, it is also regulated in the Indonesia Civil Code Article 1457 of civil Code. The Legal Issues raised in this study are related to how criminal Liability is in the transfer...

After an introduction to the general topics of neurolaw, this chapter will focus in particular on the concept of criminal responsibility. We will see that not the concept of causation, but knowledge and conscious control are central to this. This corresponds to a notion of minimal rationality of people. These criteria are then applied to the free w...

Corruption is a reality of human conduct in social interactions, considered to be deviating and endangering society and the state. The research conducted is normative-legal, that is, research that uses law as a basis for solving the problems posed, and empirical-legal research through the conduct of interviews. The data used is secondary data and t...

Crime is a social phenomenon that is always inherent in every human life so that every development of the times will have an influence on social change in society. One of the crime phenomena that occurs due to social change is the misuse of sharp weapons by children in Dompu Regency in the jurisdiction of the Dompu Resort Police. The purpose of thi...

Crime prevention is a set of actions and measures that fundamentally prevent the occurrence of crime and the fruition of criminal thoughts and fight against the roots and causes of crime. Criminal and non-criminal prevention is inevitable, and what today is considered a new approach to how to analyze crime, consists of all individual and public act...

O sexting é um fenômeno que vem ocorrendo em plena Era Digital, sendo motivado principalmente pela facilidade de se criar relações através das redes sociais e aplicativos, proporcionando assim, uma comunicação entre pessoas de maneira instantânea. A palavra “sexting” pode ser caracterizada como mensagens de textos, fotografias, vídeos e/ou qualquer...

This dossier brings together articles by anthropologists affiliated with universities in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Norway and the United States who have devoted their efforts to conducting ethnographic engagements of otherness that generates discomfort within a tradition of citizen anthropology consolidated in Latin America (Pei...

Homelessness is growing across the global North, and so too is its visibility. Communities are struggling to respond to homelessness and anti-homeless sentiment from some housed people. While much of the scholarly attention focuses on major urban centres, mid-size communities are also grappling with visible homelessness, in some cases for the first...

The present study aims to investigate the concept of Fundamentalist i.e. terrorists (jihadis) in the contemporary criminal narrative The Prisoner by Omer Shahid Hamid. This text is ultimately a criminal discourse reeked with the world of crime, violence, murder, sex and pragmatisms of Karachi police and political parties. This study focuses on the...

When the Russian President Vladimir Putin made world shocking visit to International Criminal Court member state for the first time since his arrest warrant in 2023. One of his visit purposes was to commemorate 85th anniversary of Khalkhiin gol War. After a fall of Soviet Union, Soviet-satellite country faced their own destiny to run sovereign fore...

This article presents preliminary research results aimed at mapping lawsuits seeking to hold public and private agents administratively, civilly or criminally accountable for violations committed in the context of the response to covid-19, framed as a matter of memory, truth, justice, reparation and non-repetition. Based on documentary research, wi...

This study evaluated the extent to which representations of muti magic and other supernatural elements in Lauren Beukes's Zoo City (2010) adhere to conventions of realism or magical realism. It questioned the appropriateness of Western genre categories and cosmologies to understanding muti murder and supernatural elements in African fiction. While...

The Brazilian Amazon is a region of precarious development and high rates of violence. Most security and defense experts point to the lack of development and the abandonment of public power as the main cause of the conflicts that plague the region from the first half of the twentieth century to the contemporary advance of the criminal factions of d...

Victims of sexual homicide may be deceived by perpetrators who use a friendly approach to gain access to them, making it difficult for the victim to assess the danger posed by the stranger. When investigating sexual homicides committed by strangers, investigators often lack direct information, including how the perpetrator gained access to the vict...

Resumo Este artigo apresenta resultados preliminares de pesquisa destinada a mapear as ações que visam responsabilizar administrativa, civil ou criminalmente agentes públicos e privados por violações cometidas no bojo da resposta à covid-19, enquadradas como tema de memória, verdade, justiça, reparação e não-repetição. Com base em pesquisa document...

Com esse contexto em mente, objetiva-se analisar neste capítulo, à luz dos estudos a respeito da paz e do conceito de governança híbrida, a convergência criminal nas terras indígenas brasileiras e os seus mecanismos para garantir legitimidade paralela/criminal no local, dentro do período de 2017 a 2023.

Three-factor models of narcissism (Agentic, Neurotic, and Antagonistic Narcissism) have gained widespread recognition in the field. The Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory (FFNI) stands out as the most comprehensive and only tool to date that assesses all three narcissism domains. However, its validation in Chinese culture and forensic contexts remain...

As crucial as the teaching profession is to achieving quality education in Nigeria, there is limited research on the legal framework of the teaching profession with much of the existing literature on the topic being inaccurate, largely due to being written by non-legal practitioners. This lack of access to clear and accurate information on the lega...

We introduce a weighted and unconstrained variant of the well-known minimum $k$ union problem: Given a bipartite graph $\mathcal {G}(U,V,E)$ with weights for all nodes in $V$ , find a set $S\subseteq V$ such that the ratio between the total weight of the nodes in $S$ and the number of their distinct adjacent nodes in $U$ is maximized....

Trends in white-collar and corporate crime prosecutions have been examined over two decades. It is found that prosecutions have dropped substantially over the last 10 years. Reasons for this trend are explored. A recent trend to use deferred and nonprosecution agreements (DNPAs) as an alternative to criminal prosecution helps explain some of this d...

Forensic entomology can help estimate the postmortem interval in criminal investigations. In particular, forensically important fly species that can be found on a body and in its environment at various times after death provide valuable information. However, the current method for identifying fly species is labor intensive, expensive, and may becom...

As vítimas de crime vêm provocando mudanças no sistema de justiça criminal em todo o mundo ocidental. No Brasil, o Ministério Público assumiu a responsabilidade pela proteção de seus direitos. O Conselho Nacional do Ministério Público estabeleceu, desde 2017, uma política de valorização da vítima e, para isso, tem fomentado novas práticas na justiç...

In the waste management chain, the most fragile actors remain the waste pickers. Being present in poor and rich economies, they are the result of social stratification and lack of employment opportunities. With the emergence of the first waste picker cooperatives in Latin America, the government and Brazilian society turned their attention to a gro...

Religious fundamentalism is a danger in a secular nation like India. It creates space for the growth of communalism and criminalization. India is a nation which people of different faith lives and work together as a single community. But in recent past all religious people became fundamentalists. It challenges the peace and harmony of the nation. T...

We study weak permissions in criminal trials, which require judicial determination due to the absence of explicit prohibitions. We thus sketch a dialogue game to address this issue, analyzing argumentative dynamics with common and private knowledge. By applying various argumentation semantics, we clarify the procedural implications for weak permiss...

Este artigo debate o modelo de Segurança Pública Militarizada, sob o referencial teórico da Criminologia Crítica e dos direitos humanos, que tem por função elementar examinar a realidade social do direito. Nesse sentido, a norma jurídica positivada figura como a aparência que emana de uma essência encontrada nas relações materiais no contexto da lu...

This article examines fifty case files of cybercriminals that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) convicted for online romance fraud. It profiles offenders and explores the value of the Space Transition Theory in understanding digital crimes. Through documentary analysis, the study identifies key patterns in victim demographics, fra...

El acoso sexual a menores a través de las TIC constituye una tipología delictiva que causa gran alarma social, y cuyo incremento se ha visto favorecido por el auge y uso de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación por parte de los menores de edad. Distintos estudios científicos han puesto de manifiesto la importancia de la antisocialidad para...

Considering the war in Ukraine, the study of the main aspects of building the professional competence of the prison staff is a current priority task of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine. The objective of the study is to determine the components of professional competence of the prison staff in Ukraine. Methods. The Social Readjustment Ratin...

The Family and Youth Protection Law aims to support population growth and encourage couples to have children, but this law, like other laws, despite its advantages and merits, also has some disadvantages. The disadvantages of this law are, especially Article 56 of this law, because it is related to the issues of abortion and mother's health, it has...

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de pesquisa de mestrado desenvolvida no 3º Juizado Especial Criminal de São Luís-MA com o objetivo de analisar a percepção dos usuários do setor de Serviço Social sobre a medida educativa prevista no artigo 28, inciso III, da lei nº 11.343/2006, e a sua eficácia na redução de danos sociais decorrentes do uso de d...

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de pesquisa de mestrado desenvolvida no 3º Juizado Especial Criminal de São Luís-MA com o objetivo de analisar a percepção dos usuários do setor de Serviço Social sobre a medida educativa prevista no artigo 28, inciso III, da lei nº 11.343/2006, e a sua eficácia na redução de danos sociais decorrentes do uso de d...

O presente trabalho tem como proposta central a de analisar os efeitos da Lei n.º 14.550/23, que dispõe sobre nova ótica legal da aplicação das medidas protetivas de urgência na Lei Maria da Penha. O problema que norteou a pesquisa foi: não existindo a necessidade de a medida protetiva de urgência corresponder a um preceito criminal, não estaria co...

O presente artigo visa à análise e a efetividade da medida socioeducativa de liberdade assistida imputada aos adolescentes infratores, com forma de ressocialização. Os objetivos específicos buscam abordar os direitos da criança e do adolescente; analisar o ato infracional e a liberdade assistida; e observar a aplicação das medidas socioeducativas c...

DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) is a response frequently exhibited by perpetrators of wrongdoing after being confronted or held accountable for their harmful behaviors. Consistent with the original conceptualization of DARVO as a strategy used by sex offenders to deflect blame and responsibility, sexual violence survivors report e...

The election of the President and Vice President serves as a fundamental pillar of democracy and a crucial moment in the democratic process in Indonesia. However, in recent decades, the hegemony of oligarchs has posed a significant threat to the fairness and integrity of the electoral system. Oligarchs, wielding substantial power and influence, fre...

En 1590, una embarcación francesa naufragó frente a las costas orientales de la península de Yucatán. Quienes sobrevivieron fueron procesados por pillaje por parte de las autoridades civiles; sin embargo, algunas sospechas por faltas contra la fe derivaron en la apertura de juicios inquisitoriales contra tres marineros, entre quienes destacó el cir...

Pig butchering scam (Sha Zhu Pan, 杀猪盘), as a new type of online scam initially targeting Asian victims, has rapidly spread globally with the growth of Southeast Asian fraud groups, causing enormous financial losses to victims and casting a shadow over their emotional lives. This study explores the internet fraud susceptibility exhibited by victims...

Nos últimos anos, surgiu em diversos países o fenômeno coloquialmente conhecido como “pornografia de vingança”, fenômeno que ganhou notoriedade e recebeu tratamento criminal, tendo, muitos países, sendo introduzido leis que combatem. Embora o enfrentamento a essa prática represente um avanço positivo, a resposta social a partir do termo empregado t...

This study contributes to the existing literature dedicated to the empirical classification of homicide offenders. Utilizing an empirical method grounded in the criminal career framework, our aim was to enhance understanding of the diversity of the criminal pathways leading to homicide. We analysed the criminal careers of 5475 individuals convicted...

Introduction: Forensic botany is the study of plants in legal cases. It's a fast-growing field. Changing criminal investigations and plant research. Forensic botanists analyze plant parts. These include seeds, pollen, leaves, and wood. They give vital evidence. It can establish timelines, connect suspects to murder scenes, and locate secret graves....

This article aims to explain the importance of the restorative justice concept in Indonesia. It analyses the implementation of this concept under the Indonesian criminal procedural law and the Dayak Ngaju Adat Law. The following analysis gathers legal doctrines concerning restorative justice, the Indonesian criminal procedural code concerning prose...

The chapter focuses on self-driving automobiles, one of the most well-known modern technology applications in intelligent transportation that is predicted to significantly improve human life and mobility. Utilizing such technology may cause some people to worry about how it may affect their legal situation. The relevance and practicality of some in...

The article analyzes the criminal-legal-influence system, namely, the components of such a system and the connections between them are shown. It is substantiated that the first level of criminal law influence lies in the selection of the measure of criminal law influence, as this choice determines the specifics of pre-trial investigation and, if ap...

The basic principle of biological theories holds that crime is caused by a genetic or physical defect. Indeed, biological theories assume that people who commit crimes are ‘born criminals’ and their biological features may differ from non-criminals. The aim of the present study was to compare the Facial Ratios, Facial Masculinity, and Digit Ratio b...

Juvenile deviant behavior is the set of material or symbolic actions committed persistently, repeatedly, or continuously by the minor often considered a response to the frustration they experience while interacting with the environment and affecting negatively social values. The types of problematic behavior can be classified into the following cat...

A incorporação do Acordo de Não Persecução Penal (ANPP) ao ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, apesar de se tratar de algo novo, tem gerado uma série de polêmicas. Em virtude de o instituto configurar uma forma de justiça penal negocial, submete-se a alguns princípios norteadores, como o devido processo legal, ampla-defesa e contraditório, presunção d...

The article aims to present topics related to the processing of personal data collected in the Sex Offender Register. It discusses the tasks of the Information Office of the National Criminal Register relating to the process of verifying the accuracy of personal data included in the Sex Offender Register. The article also describes the procedure an...

Objectives Restorative justice (RJ) is a victim-centered approach to addressing injustice, providing those harmed with empowerment and restitution. Yet, the application of RJ to sexual assault (SA) or domestic violence (DV) cases is rare and contentious. Method In a broad systematic review yielding 12,461 candidate reports, we identified four elig...

The article is devoted to studying the exercise of the right to a fair trial in the face of global challenges, namely, due to the impact of the situation related to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The main tendencies of implementing certain aspects of the right to a trial in criminal proceedings are analysed and determined, in particular,...

Inadequate efforts have been made to restore the rights and conditions of victims of human trafficking. This essay will look at the protection offered in order to better understand how victims of human trafficking crimes have not had their rights and losses satisfied. It takes a sociological-legal approach. The analysis of the available data indica...

The paper explored the socioeconomic and cultural factors influencing the effectiveness of rehabilitation methods, highlighting the need for culturally sensitive and context-specific interventions tailored to the Nigerian context. It also addressed the challenges facing rehabilitation efforts, including limited resources, inadequate infrastructure,...

The purpose of this study is to examine how the human development index, population density, poverty rate, and income inequality affect the crime rate in DKI Jakarta Province from 2014 to 2022. The data used in this study came from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The method used is panel data regression with the Common Effect Model (CEM) wh...

Police cooperation is essential not only to investigate crime, but also to prevent it. Sharing information and best practices between law enforcement agencies allows early identification of threats, which can lead to prompt and effective interventions. At the same time, working together can reduce legislative or procedural disparities between state...

Over time, the generality of the right to vote has become an accepted principle, but it is still possible to disenfranchise a person if they have committed a crime. In international practice, this ground for disenfranchisement is considered accepted, but the ECtHR has pointed out that individualization and discretion are essential. National practic...

The use of AI in criminal justice and policing has significantly increased in EU countries. AI tools are being used in various phases of a criminal case, from police tasks to those of judges. While the use of AI in criminal justice is impressive in certain areas, it poses serious challenges and concerns, including potential violations of fundamenta...

One important component of community policing is to get residents involved in effort to secure community safety. The present study examines the effect of such a component on resident safety and security for the Chinese community policing. It adopts a multilevel approach to assess the effects of individual-level and neighborhood-level measures using...

The article discusses the evolution of criminology as a scientific discipline, emphasizing the importance of integrating theory with practice in the field of criminal justice. The aim of this scientific endeavour was to analyse contemporary challenges of crime, the impact of modern technologies on criminal investigations, and the role of academic i...

Forensic science is an applied science that consists of multiple scientific disciplines and is expanding exponentially. Throughout history, crime has unfortunately been a persistent issue in human society. However, as humans progressed, they developed new tools and techniques to combat criminality and impart justice, including forensic science. A s...

A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo investigar a aplicabilidade da Justiça Restaurativa no contexto da execução penal no Brasil, com foco em sua capacidade de reduzir a reincidência criminal e promover a reintegração social dos apenados. O estudo parte de uma análise crítica da estrutura punitiva do sistema prisional brasileiro, evidenciando as s...

This study addresses the issue of the legal individualisation of criminal punishments for drug trafficking offences provided for in the criminal legislation of the Republic of Moldova. The rationale of the scientific approach lies in the need for a perpetual harmonisation of criminal legislation to the new trends of manifestation of drug traffickin...

This article aims to analyze the organizational and operational particularities of the Local Police Service in the commune of Şcheia. Confronted with numerous issues related to public order and safety, the local administration in Şcheia was compelled to establish a public service to deter, halt, and prevent criminal acts that endangered the safety...

Citation: Sablone, S.; Bellino, M.; Cardinale, A.N.; Violante, M.G.; Risola, R.; Magno, A.; Pierro, V.; Grattagliano, I. Psychological Autopsy: A Powerful Tool in Forensic Investigations. Forensic Sci. 2024, 4, 635-646. https://doi.org/10.3390/ forensicsci4040044 Academic Editor: Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira Abstract: Background: A psychological...

Author profiling, the analysis of texts to uncover attributes such as gender and age of the author, has become essential with the widespread use of social media platforms. This paper focuses on author profiling in the Bangla language, aiming to extract valuable insights about anonymous authors based on their writing style on social media. The prima...

This study aims to learn more about the criminal provisions applied and identify the nature of the criminal consequences for perpetrators of threats in Indonesia, especially on social media by considering the elements of criminal acts and legal subjects. The writing method uses normative legal techniques. To resolve legal disputes, conceptual and l...

The authority of the Attorney General to provide assistance in criminal cases or to exercise deponering is a form of discretionary power regulated under Law Number 16 of 2004 concerning the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Indonesia. This authority underwent a significant procedural shift following the Constitutional Court Decision Number 29/...

This special issue on “The Different Faces of Corruption and Organised Crime in Sport”, aims to shed light on the multifaceted nature of criminal activities that have infiltrated sport at all levels—from grassroots competitions to elite professional leagues. At the same time, specific attention is paid to the role of endogenous actors, threatening...

Disrupting a criminal organization requires a significant deployment of human resources, time, information, and financial investment. In the early stages of an investigation, details about a specific crime are typically scarce, often with no known suspect. The literature has shown that an effective approach for analyzing criminal organizations is s...

Children are a trust and a gift from God Almighty, because within them are already embedded the rights and dignity as complete human beings. In Law Number 11 of 2012 concerning the Juvenile Justice System in conjunction with Law Number 3 of 1977 concerning the Juvenile Court, the term "Child in Conflict with the Law" is defined. In Chapter 1 Articl...

This research explains the role of the Asset Recovery Agency (formerly known as the "Asset Recovery Center") at the Donggala District Attorney's Office. In Law Number 16 of 2004 concerning the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia jo. Law Number 11 of 2021 concerning Amendments to Law Number 16 of 2004 concerning the Attorney Gener...

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) continues to be a prevalent phenomenon, yet where it is more likely to occur in the public domain and how offenders assault victims remain understudied areas of interest. This analysis is based on police records on VAWG from Dorset, United Kingdom (UK), using descriptive and spatial statistical methods alongs...

Do neighborhoods have boundaries? Scholars have debated how neighborhoods should be operationalized for decades. While recent scholarship has de-emphasized boundaries, I argue that boundaries are focal to understanding what neighborhoods are and why they are so segregated. Relying on everyday mobility patterns data from a panel of 45 million nation...

In assessing whether victim-survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) were acting in self-defence in response to homicide charges, the criminal court favours disciplinary knowledges which erase social context and structural violence. This article argues that these factors are integral to understanding victim-survivors' experiences of IPV. The co...

The Women and Children Protection Unit is one of the institutions responsible for upholding the law. The PPA Unit is required to participate in supporting the realization of protection and overcoming criminal acts of violence against children, therefore the government has passed Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection and Law Number 23 of...