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  1. 1. Pursuing Justice:The Criminal Liability of the Christian Clergy in the Cultural Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and Australia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Laura Leila Szücs; [2023]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Indigenous Rights; Genocide; Cultural Genocide; Stolen Generation; Residential School System; Canada; Australia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Indigenous populations often bore the brunt of Christian settler colonization resulting in marginalization, assimilation, Christianization, and cultural elimination. Most perpetrators of colonial injustices go unpunished and wrongdoings unacknowledged, barring the possibility of genuine international and national reconciliation for indigenous peoples. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effects of Territorial Availability on Large-Scale Criminal Violence: Addressing the Elephant in the Room

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Jose Francisco Urrutia Reyes; [2022]
    Keywords : criminal violence; Latin America; gangs; territorial availability;

    Abstract : Large-scale criminal violence (LCV) as a phenomenon has had little academic discussion despite its large effects in the lives of thousands of people around the world, with regions such as Latin America being particularly affected by it. Despite the extensive literature on civil conflicts on one hand, and criminal and gang behavior on the other, there is still an important gap on the causes of violence perpetrated by organized criminal actors. READ MORE

  4. 3. Stories of persistence and desistance: A study on Maltese ex-inmates’ pathways in and out of crime

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

    Author : Jolin Mifsud; [2022]
    Keywords : desistance; persistence; identity; criminal pathways; narratives; social interactions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates five ex-inmates’ narratives on their pathways in and out of crime in Malta. In-depth interviews were conducted to generate their stories. Previous studies on criminal pathways tend to prioritise either the persistence or desistance path and present each path as a linear process. READ MORE

  5. 4. Stars Eating Planets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : John Wimarsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Earth and planetary astrophysics; planetary dynamics; planet-planet scattering; planet consumption; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : In a phase of instability during the dynamical evolution of some multiple exoplanetary systems, exchange of angular momentum and/or energy through gravitational interactions between planets will lead to alterations of their orbital properties. In some cases, planetary orbits end up crossing, which leads to close encounters between two planets. READ MORE

  6. 5. An Intersectional Approach to Earlier Interventions within the Criminal Justice System in the UK : An Analysis of Two Governmental Documents

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Lee Martin; [2019]
    Keywords : criminal justice system; gender; intersectionality; feminist pathways theory; strategy;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore how two governmental documents discuss earlier preventions of criminality. The two documents analyzed are the Female Offender Strategy and The Government’s Approach to Crime Prevention. READ MORE