Conspiracy to Commit Acts Not Criminal "per se"

TO COMMIT or NOT TO COMMIT ?

Genetic Susceptibility to Engage in Criminal Acts ?

Candidate genes are specific genes that contribute among many others to an increased risk of engaging in antisocial behaviour. They are usually selected on the basis of information about the neurobiological bases of behaviour and personality traits. Association studies examine whether one allele, or variant, of a candidate gene occurs more often in individuals who display antisocial behaviour t...

Does Transfer of Hospital Governance to Board of Trustees per se Lead to Improved Hospital Performance?

Background and Objectives: Evidence shows that transfer of hospital governance to board of trustees can positively influence hospital performance. Iran has initiated implementing such a transformation and a number of hospitals have been involved in this reform. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of such a reform by examining performance profile of a sample hospital across the interve...

Internet-initiated incitement and conspiracy to commit CSA: the typology, extent and nature of known cases

This paper presents the first research on cases where offenders initiate contact with other individuals over the internet and incite, or conspire (IIIC) with, them to commit child sexual abuse (CSA). Interviews and record searches were carried out among local police services in the UK. IIIC cases were found to be diverse in terms of their typology but rare in regards to the extent of known case...

To Commit or Not to Commit: Endogenous Timing in Experimental Duopoly Markets

In this paper, we experimentally investigate the extended game with action commitment of Hamilton and Slutsky (1990). In their duopoly game, ...rms can choose their quantities in one of two periods before the market clears. If a ...rm commits to a quantity in period 1 it does not know whether the other ...rm also commits early. By waiting until period 2, a ...rm can observe the other ...rm’s pe...