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Assessing the forensic implications of DNA degradation for PMI estimation using comet assay: A systematic review.
J Forensic Leg Med
January 2025
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (C.G), India.
Accurate post-mortem interval estimation is crucial in forensic investigations, providing essential information for criminal cases. Traditional techniques frequently encounter inaccuracies stemming from environmental and individual variables. The comet assay is a very sensitive technique that detects DNA damage, which has emerged as a promising tool for assessing DNA degradation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImmigrant Background and Rape Conviction: A 21-Year Follow-Up Study in Sweden.
J Interpers Violence
January 2025
Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
While extensive research exists on the severe consequences among rape victims, little is known about specific predictors in relation to rape convictions among immigrants to Europe. This study from Sweden (having one of Europe's highest per capita rates of rape) investigates individuals convicted of rape, aggravated rape, attempted rape, or attempted aggravated rape, collectively termed as rape+, against women 18 years or older, from 2000 to 2020. In this case-control study, we analyzed data from Swedish population-based registers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRehabilitative measures as a legal response for adolescents convicted for drug offences: The Swedish system.
Nordisk Alkohol Nark
January 2025
Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, Stockholm, Sweden.
Involvement in minor drug offences at an early age can be a signal of the onset of a potential drug issue. This is why Sweden has considered the criminalization of personal use as a strategy to deter the progression of drug use. This study investigated how the judiciary and social services succeed in identifying and providing support to adolescents convicted of drug offences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActive games for increasing social and emotional competencies of young adults in probation system: a one-sample trial study in Izmir city in Turkiye.
BMC Psychol
December 2024
Ege University Institute on Drug Abuse, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science, Izmir, Turkey.
Introduction: The prevalence of substance use among young adults has been increasing in Turkiye. Probation as a form of execution continues to grow in popularity around the world, as it has the potential for more successful outcomes than closed institutional execution methods. However, in the face of changing societal and individual needs, the probation system must rapidly adapt to current public realities, especially with new approaches, including the use of purposeful physical movement for young adults who are obliged due to illegal substance use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpact of Changes in Criminal-Legal Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic on the HIV Risk Behaviors of Women Who Use Drugs: Protocol for a Multimethods Qualitative Study.
JMIR Res Protoc
December 2024
Department of Social Work, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, United States.
Background: HIV risk behavior in women who use drugs is related to myriad psychosocial issues, including incarceration. The experience of incarceration elevates women's HIV risk by disrupting social networks, housing, employment, and access to health care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in criminal-legal practices resulted in decreased incarceration, especially among women.
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