Reinforcing gender stereotypes through legal Defence: the application of unjust provocation Defence in hate-motivated killings of LGBTQI in Turkey
This article examines the gender implications of unjust provocation defence, which received little empirical attention than the theoretical. It focuses on the role of masculinity behind the application of unjust provocation defence in hate-motivated killings of LGBTQI in Turkey. By employing a qualitative content analysis to study four cases from Turkish domestic courts, it aims to provide an empirical background to the current theoretical debate on provocation defence. It argues that the non-recognition of hate crimes and the wide judicial discretion power of the courts jeopardise LGBTQI ’s right to access the justice s...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - January 23, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research
An empirical test of techniques of neutralization regarding polluting behaviors in rural Iran
This study examines water and soil polluting behavior among villagers in Jimabad, Mashhad County —a rural area in the Razavi Khorasan province in the northeastern region of Iran. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from a random sample of 315 respondents in the population of the villagers of Jimabad. This article reports on the levels of water and soil polluting behavior among the respondents and the results are discussed in terms of techniques of neutralization, religiosity and cultural context. (Source: Crime, Law and Social Change)
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - January 12, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research
Structures, functions and flows of IWT: deconstructing a criminal network between East Africa and Southeast Asia
AbstractThe paper investigates the role of criminal networks in fostering illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and how these relational structures interact with transnational organized crime. The paper frames these topics within the debate around the opportunistic or organized nature of IWT. The aim is to understand how chaotic behaviors can transform into an ordered and organized strategy. Social network analysis (SNA) and network ethnography were conducted to explore the crime network surrounding a wildlife trafficker based in East Africa. The empirical results suggest that criminal networks operate as"machine of order&quo...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - January 8, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research
