Do (sex) crimes increase during the United States Formula 1 Grand Prix?

Journal of Experimental Criminology - We examine whether violent, property, or sex trafficking–related crime increased during the 2018 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas....     

Interviewing to Elicit Cues to Deception: Improving Strategic Use of Evidence with General-To-Specific Framing of Evidence

Previous research has demonstrated that the strategic use of evidence (SUE) approach of interviewing criminal suspects is effective at eliciting cues to deception. This study aims at expanding on the SUE approach by testing the technique of general-to-specific evidence framing. We conducted an experiment using a mock terrorism paradigm. Guilty participants took part in a simulated act of terrorism, while innocent participants performed a similar act involving no transgression. All participants (N?=?102) were then interviewed using one of four evidence disclosure styles (early disclosure, late disclosure, 2-step disclosure, or 4-step disclosure). We expected that disclosing evidence to the suspect gradually, with increasing specificity, would induce guilty suspects to alter their statements to a greater extent than innocent suspects. General-to-specific evidence framing effectively discriminated between guilty and innocent suspects, but results only partially supported the hypotheses.     

‘Overcoming the divide’ between comparative politics and international relations approaches to the EC: What role for ‘post‐decisional politics'? 1

Political scientists have normally considered the European Community (EC) from the standpoint either of international relations or comparative politics/public policy. Although the division between the two sub‐disciplines of political science is well known and deeply rooted, it is now commonly viewed as a barrier to greater understanding of the neo‐state structure of the EC. Using a case study of the implementation of EC coastal‐bathing water policy in Britain over the last 20 years, this article argues that closer investigation of the long‐term outcome of individual policies at the national and sub‐national level provides a sounder basis upon which to adjudicate between the two main theories of integration, namely inter‐governmentalism and neo‐functionalism, than studies of short‐term policy outputs emanating from the Council of Ministers or the grand ‘history‐making’ bargains hammered out in the European Council.     

Entrepreneurship during a pandemic

European Journal of Law and Economics - Commercial and social entrepreneurs are likely to help communities combat public health crises. Research on responses to pandemics has underappreciated the...     

Ontario's Integrated Justice Project: profile of a complex partnership agreement

Abstract: This article is a practitioner's perspective on the Integrated Justice Project and presents the underlying value premise for the creation of this public-private partnership to transform Ontario's justice system. It presents an insider's view of the negotiations to establish a “contractual alliance” between the public and private sectors in the emerging field of alternative service delivery. The issues of business arrangement and risk management faced by both sides in reaching a balanced agreement, wherein both parties undertake to share the risks and rewards, are highlighted. Sommaire: Cet article expose le point de vue des praticiens concernant le Projet de justice intégrée et présente les justificatifs ayant présidé a G la création de ce partenariat public-privé qui vise à transformer le système de justice de l'Ontario. II présente une perspective interne des négociations visant àétablir une ‘ alliance contractuelle ’ entre les secteurs public et privé dans le domaine naissant de la prestation de services par des moyens de rechange. On y met en évidence les questions d'entente et de gestion du risque auxquelles font face les deux interlocuteurs lorsqu'il s'agit de conclure un accord équilibré, permettant aux deux de partager à la fois les risques et les gains.     

The law of incidental findings in human subjects research: establishing researchers' duties

Research technologies can now produce so much information that there is significant potential for incidental findings (IFs). These are findings generated in research that are beyond the aims of the study. Current law and federal regulations offer no direct guidance on how to deal with IFs in research, nor is there adequate professional or institutional guidance. We advocate a defined set of researcher duties based on law and ethics and recommend a pathway to be followed in handling IFs in research. This article traces the underlying ethical and legal theories supporting researcher duties to manage IFs, including duties to develop a plan for management in the research protocol, to discuss the possibility of and management plan for IFs in the informed consent process, and to address, evaluate, and ultimately offer to disclose IFs of potential clinical or reproductive significance to research participants when they arise.