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Societal perceptions of wrongful convictions
(2012-07-01)
In recent years wrongful convictions have received a considerable amount of research attention. This flourishing interest has resulted in a growing body of literature that aims to investigate this criminal justice phenomenon. ...
The news coverage of honour killings in Canadian newspapers
(2012-05-01)
The issue of honour killings has become a prominent topic of discussion in the Western discourse of violence against immigrant women. In Canada, particularly, the recent high-profile cases of honour killings have drawn ...
Provocation, intent and harm: factors affecting public support for restorative justice processes
(2012-08-01)
This study tested whether observers’ support for restorative justice is contingent on the perception that an offender deserves respectful treatment. In a 2 (Intent: High, Low) x 2 (Harm: High, Low) x 2 (Provocation: High, ...
Pre- and post-offence behaviours of healthcare serial killers as a confidence game
(2012-10-01)
Extant literature, while plentiful on the topic of serial homicide in general, does not
adequately examine the phenomena of healthcare professionals who serially murder their
patients. Using a sample of 58 healthcare ...
A content analysis of women's safety websites: rape myths and the internet
(2012-09-01)
Women’s sexual victimization is perceived as a one sided problem that emphasizes women’s choices and neglect men’s accountability. Rape myths support an explanation of rape that allows women to remain fearful of sexual ...
Benefits of apology for offenders: the effects of victim presence and coercion on apologies
(2012-05-01)
Offenders in some restorative justice programs are required to offer an apology as a condition of successful completion of the restorative justice procedure, or else return to court. Apologies can be required even when ...
404 not found error: searching for truth in privatized corrections through online material
(2012-12-01)
In the last three decades private involvement in correctional service has transformed. Since the 1980s private interest in correctional service has evolved from the delivery of tertiary and secondary services such as ...
The female family annihilator, restructuring traditional typologies: an exploratory study
(2012-06-01)
Although both female and male mass murderers have been studied, less attention has been paid to women who commit mass murder. Current literature suggests mass murders committed by women, regardless of offender choice, are ...
Assessing the impact of demographic, experiential, and attitudinal factors on support for the criminalization of HIV transmission
(2012-12-01)
Over the years criminal prosecutions regarding HIV transmission have increased in
Canada. There is ongoing debate within the academic and legal community regarding whether
reactive, criminal justice measures or preventative, ...
Are they right or wrong? Investigating the ability to judge the accuracy of eyewitnesses in same-and -other race identifications
(2012-08-01)
Past research has investigated the cross-race effect in the context of eyewitnesses and jury decision-making. The main goal of my thesis was to gain further insight into participants’ knowledge of the cross-race effect and ...