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Signs of death as considered by Dr. B.M. Vance in a lecture fifty years ago
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1989-06)This work is based on the lecture given by Dr. Bernard M. Vance, then Assistant Chief Medical Examiner of New York, to the Homicide Squad Detectives of New York City on November 2, 1933, at the New York Police Academy. He ... -
A six-step model of potential victim's decisions to change location
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2009-04)This paper presents a model of how concern about personal security (a shorthand term designed to include assessments of both fear of crime and perception of risk) influences potential victims’ decisions to change ... -
Social media intelligence: AI applications for criminal investigation and national security
(IGI Global, 2023-02-01)This chapter aims at discussing how social media intelligence (SOCMINT) can be and has been applied to the field of criminal justice. SOCMINT is composed of a set of computer forensic techniques used for intelligence ... -
The impacts of COVID-19 on incarcerated people and their families
(Wichita State University, 9/15/2020)Breanna Boppre will discuss the implications of COVID-19 for correctional agencies nationwide and in Kansas. She will provide preliminary results from her ongoing mixed-methods study that examines families' experiences of ... -
“The Traps Started During My Childhood”: The role of substance abuse in women’s responses to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-08-13)The gendered pathways perspective seeks to identify the biological, psychological, and social realities that lead to women’s law-breaking behavior. Prior research in this area demonstrates the link between women’s adverse ... -
The unusual accidental death of a pregnant woman by sexual foreplay
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1991-09)This is the case of a young pregnant black woman who died during foreplay when her male partner with his hands accidentally forced air from her vaginal cavity into her uterine cavity, causing air embolization in the veins ... -
Women of color and the war on crime: An explanation for the rise in Black female imprisonment
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-10-02)Since 1972, U.S. female imprisonment has risen twice as fast as male imprisonment, with increased disparities between White females and women of color. Such disparities are particularly stark for drug crimes, for which ... -
Women's security: Critical perspectives on assessment techniques and preventive responses
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2009-07)Guest Editors' introduction to the special issue of Security Journal on the topic of Women's security: critical perspectives on assessment techniques and preventive responses.