AbstractThis paper article scrutinizes the initiatives for Better Regulation implemented in Greece, set against the backdrop of a globalized world that is persistently grappling
with sporadic, and occasionally dramatic and chaotic, challenges. A significant proportion of these initiatives are designed to mitigate the enduring adverse effects [...]
AbstractThis article presents results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of problem-oriented policing (POP). The results show an overall 33.8% relative reduction in
crime/disorder in treatment groups relative to controls, which adds to evidence that POP is an effective strategy that police leaders should adopt. [...]
AbstractA recent, lively debate in the policing literature questions the proposition that there is a causal relationship between citizens’ perceptions of police-provided
Procedural Justice (PJ) and police legitimacy. Most attempts to test this question have relied on randomized control trials or longitudinal research designs. [...]
AbstractWe juxtapose two different visions for police reform, one based on programs and scientific experiments, the other on street-level practices and experience. Our purpose
is to consider a closer marriage between them. To this end, we have outlined a training model based on the police craft, and designed to help patrol officers reflect [...]
The article develops an analytic account of nonhuman animals’ current legal status. Animals are often characterised as legal things and property, but this characterisation
is both simplistic and, in some cases, incorrect. The article seeks to dispel a number of orthodoxies regarding the legal status of animals and offer a more nuanced [...]
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