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further a political agenda that implies enormous environmental and human-rights consequences. Transport of oxygen was used to promote building a road that, together with its planned side roads, would give ... project that political use of the crisis materially advanced. Amazon; BR-319; Economic viability; Highway; Logistics; Madeira River; Oxygen; Pandemics; Public health - Manaus, the largest city in
office due to felony disenfranchisement laws. Thus, habitual offender laws target a formally disenfranchised group—people with felony convictions. That creates an archetypal political process problem. As ... he should raise that concern in the political arena, not the courts, and cast his vote accordingly. The problem for Brooker, and the one that animates this Article, is that he cannot vote. Because of
could prevent hate crimes from occurring in the first place. Those measures potentially include educational initiatives, conflict resolution programs, political reforms, social services, or other ... , political reforms, social services, or other proactive efforts aimed at the root causes of hate crimes. Focusing on the public conversation around anti-Asian hate crimes, this Essay argues that very
,” “lack of time to get COVID-19 vaccine,” “no support from my family and friends,” “political reasons,” and “fear of the needle.” Important barriers to the COVID-19 vaccination for African Americans living ... non-Hispanic. Approximately 42.6% of the participants were full-time employed, and 46.3% had high school or less education. Their political leaning included conservative (15.0%), liberal (27.7%), and
measures, and defending their immigration status. They shared strategies to help racial and ethnic minorities against racism including mental health resources and greater political representation. All racial ... course [ 4 ]. Across time, racism can have compounding and cumulative effects as disadvantages mount, which can increase the risk of a variety of adverse health, social, economic, and political outcomes
popular and political will to pass the reforms must extend beyond the passage of the law and must also create mechanisms to scrutinize, guide, and support the judiciary’s implementation of the law. ... . Although these reforms were democratic and popular, judges were not sufficiently incentivized to properly implement the changes. If reforms are to succeed, the popular and political will to pass the reforms
willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine also differs by citizenship. Understanding disparities in vaccine willingness by citizenship is particularly important given the misleading rhetoric of some political ... misleading rhetoric of some political leaders regarding vaccine eligibility by citizenship status. This study used the 2020 California Health Interview Survey (n = 21,949) to examine disparities in vaccine
Criminology by an authorized editor of Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons - THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ENTRAPMENT RICHARD H. MCADAMS* INTRODUCTION By the time she was eighteen, Amy ... consider and critique the literature that seeks to justify the defense based on retributive theory, utilitarian theory, and political/institutional concerns. In each case, I do not claim that there is no
, language, immigration status, and political context. These findings highlight the importance of qualitative research for informing maternal healthcare practices that reduce racial inequities. ... minority race populations can be attributed to a myriad of historical, political, and societal factors that individuated the experiences of racism across racial and ethnic groups. For example, language
, INEQUALITY 247–48 (1993); G.A. Cohen, How to do Political Philosophy, in ON THE CURRENCY OF EGALITARIAN JUSTICE, AND OTHER ESSAYS IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 228–29 (Michael Otsuka ed., 2011). to be punished.162 ... grateful to participants at the Stanford Law and Philosophy workshop for feedback on an early draft of this paper. And I owe special thanks to Juliana Bidadanure, Jessica Eaglin, James Forman Jr., Aziz Huq
, 51.6% female, age = 40.5) met inclusion criteria of Hispanic adults and not receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The 30-item survey included items about demographics, political ... significantly (p < .001) higher than the other nine statements (e.g., “The COVID-19 vaccine does not work”). Many vaccine attitudes differed significantly by political party affiliation and some by gender and
is (prima facie) wrongful because it puts wrongful pressure on [the target’s] freedom to do otherwise.”); Mitchell Berman, Blackmail, in THE OXFORD HANDBOOK ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CRIMINAL LAW 37, 62 ... personal or social characteristics such as psychological or emotional vulnerability, economic hardship, lack of a social safety net, and experience of natural disasters or political instability.56
Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons Part of the Criminal Law Commons; Criminology Commons; and the Criminology and Criminal - AFTERWORD TO "LUNATICS AND ANARCHISTS: POLITICAL HOMICIDE IN
political resources to address the ongoing opioid epidemic in under-resourced communities.
interviews. The data was analysed using descriptive thematic analysis. Four major themes emerged associated with sociocultural, economic, political, and physical environmental factors. Males emphasised sports ... responsibilities, gender, and socioeconomic factors [19]. In the iTaukie population, colonialism has resulted in Indigenous people being subject to land dispossession, acculturation, political marginalisation
. Participants were also asked about the extent to which these events caused them emotional distress. Social activism was assessed by asking participants if they had ever participated in political activities, such ... ], but also a broad public health issue because some incidents involving police brutality receive national and worldwide media coverage (like exposure to terrorist attacks, controversial political events
Political and Social Research (ICPSR). Index of Dissimilarity The index of dissimilarity, one of the most commonly used indicators of racial segregation, measures the proportion of people of one racial group ... . Abbreviations CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research; MSA: Metropolitan statistical area Supplementary Information The online
Blacks and Whites in four domains: direct, perceived, political, and behavioral. We found that in the initial wave of the outbreak in May 2020, Blacks experienced more severe direct impacts: they were more ... changes to mitigate COVID-19's spread. Although in many cases these views of COVID-19 were also associated with political ideology, this association was significantly stronger for Whites than Blacks
developments suggest that American penal philosophy may be inching toward norms—dignity, proportionality, legitimacy, and rehabilitation—that have checked draconian prison terms in Europe, Canada, and beyond. In ... divergence or convergence in penal philosophy. Notwithstanding the ebb and flow of penal attitudes, certain long-term trends have emerged in Western societies. They encompass a narrowing scope of offenders
evidence that social and political determinants, not biological, drive racial disparities. Small area measures and measures of polarization provide localized information better suited to tailoring public ... , 57 ]. This structural focus on interlocking legal, political, and social mechanisms is key to understanding inequities in health. Residential racial segregation, one indicator of structural racism
