Although disgust has been implicated in moral judgments, the extent to which the influence of disgust on moral judgment is distinct from other negative affective states remains unclear. To address this gap in knowledge, participants in Study 1 were randomized to a disgust (hand submersion in imitation vomit), discomfort (hand submersion in ice water), or neutral (hand submersion in room tempera...

The purpose of this study was to examine the history of arrests among dually diagnosed patients entering treatment, compare groups with different histories on use of treatment and mutual-help groups and functioning, at intake to treatment and six-month, one-year, and two-year follow-ups, and examine correlates and predictors of legal functioning at the study endpoint. At treatment intake, 9.2% ...

BACKGROUND In persistently unsafe environments, the cumulative exposure to violence predicts not only the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but also of increased aggression and violent outbursts. Substance use disorders interact with these developments, as drug consumption may blunt symptoms and also reduce the threshold for violent acts. Investigating the interplay between t...

The present investigation sought to identify which brain regions distinguish pedophilic from nonpedophilic men, using unbiased, automated analyses of the whole brain. T1-weighted magnetic resonance images (MRIs) were acquired from men who demonstrated illegal or clinically significant sexual behaviors or interests (n = 65) and from men who had histories of nonsexual offenses but no sexual offen...

The article examines the emergence of history cybercrime. It is noted that today industrial direction public activity informatization all state and non-state structures. Internet technologies are actively being implemented in spheres human activity, everyday life every Ukrainian. With their help, "information society" created, spheres, such as production technology, well social economic relatio...

In the present study following aspects are analyzed: moment of consummation offenses provided in art. 259 Criminal Code Republic Moldova, as well their prejudicial consequences; attempt and preparation case Moldova; cause-and-effect relationship between act consequences, Moldova. The offenses, material offenses. position regarding structure objective side these must be differentiated according ...

The authors note that the current state of law and order in Armed Forces Ukraine other military formations has both theoretical practical problems, research solution which are urgent. This concerns maintenance a high level discipline among personnel persons equivalent to them, ensuring combat readiness capacity units units, especially during period active hostilities conditions deployment where...

The purpose of the research is to study interaction law enforcement bodies during investigation criminal offenses in accordance with international standards. main areas cooperation between different states are highlighted. Recently, taking into account great public danger offenses, it worth noting that they have long acquired a transnational nature, and focusing special attention on issue Natio...

There is legitimate concern in the psychiatric community about the constitutionality of sexually violent predator (SVP) commitment statutes. Such constitutionality depends on the requirement that a sexual offender have a mental abnormality that makes him commit violent predatory sex offenses and reflects almost exclusively a concern for public safety, with little regard for notions of clinical ...

Delay between disclosure and reporting child sexual abuse is common and has significant implications for the prosecution of such offenses. While we might expect the relationship to be a linear one with longer delay reducing the likelihood of prosecution, the present study confirms a more complex interaction. Utilizing data from 2,079 police records in Northern Ireland, the study investigated th...