Essays about: "Christie"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the word Christie.

1. 1. Policing in a small society : The 'closely-knit' and underresearched Faroe Islands

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Ingmar Berg Mikkelsen; [2023]
   Keywords : closely-knit; Faroese; Faroe Islands; Føroyar; Nils Christie; policing; small societies; Faroese; Faroe Islands; Føroyar; løgregla; Nils Christie; oyggjasamfelag; police; sambond; samfelag; smá samfeløg; smátjóðir; tætt knýtt;

   Abstract : The Faroes are a rural, ’closely-knit’ (Nils Christie 1982), and unexplored society. Hardly anyone is a stranger. Neither are police officers and offenders. How does this affect policing? Based on 6 interviews with Faroese police officers and 3interviews with Faroese offenders, the ’living law’ (i. READ MORE

3. 2. Scams and Counter-Scams: An Investigation Into the Deception Tactics of Phone Scammers and Scambaiters

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Elina Werther; [2023]
   Keywords : scamming; scambaiting; scam calls; victimhood; performances; manipulation; ideal victim s ; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the techniques that scammers and scambaiters use in phone conversations to deceive each other and accomplish their respective goals. Seeing how the number of people losing money to scams continues to rise every year, there is an urgent need for more research to raise awareness of common scam tactics. READ MORE

4. 3. Ritual Incubation in Graeco-Roman Egypt

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Christie Gutierrez Haddad; [2023]
   Keywords : Incubation; Graeco-Roman Egypt; Divination; cults; oracles; sanctuaries; Inkubation; Grekisk-romerska Egypten; spådom; kulter; orakel; helgedomar;

   Abstract : This essay explores the divinatory practice of incubation in ancient Egypt during the Graeco-Roman period with a particular focus on the magical and religious significance of the practice. Two main sanctuaries, Abydos and Deir el-Bahari have been investigated with a focus on the gods Bes and Osiris in the former and Amenhotep and Imhotep in the latter. READ MORE

5. 4. The Effects of Programming, Communication, and Equality on Contraceptive Uptake

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Christie Basson; [2023]
   Keywords : Demography; contraceptives; family planning; fertility; sub-Saharan Africa; Uganda; Kenya; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper aims to better understand how contraceptive uptake is influenced by both individual and environmental factors, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, by comparing Uganda and Kenya as examples of different policy environments. Implementing a literature review and statistical regression, this paper analyses how various factors (including indicators of gender equality, family planning exposure, and socioeconomic and -demographic status) influence differences in female and male use of family planning methods. READ MORE

6. 5. The Problem of Establishing Consent - A critical policy analysis of how the problem of establishing consent and voluntariness has changed in Swedish rape judgements after the consent law.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Linnea Fransson; [2022]
   Keywords : Consent; Voluntariness; Rape; Sweden; Critical policy analysis; Judgement; Legal discourse; Problematization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to analyse and understand how the problem of establishing consent is represented in Swedish rape judgements before and after the consent-based legislation was enacted in 2018. The purpose is to elucidate differences in the court’s assessment of consent, as well as generate an understanding of how the court may maintain and reproduce problematic elements which are stereotyped in the legal assessment. READ MORE