Moradia e segregacao na cidade de Sao Paulo by Susana Pasternak, Lucia Maria Machado Bogus

“…The absence of city authorities makes this urban space prone to misdemeanors. A similarity between the two extremes is the lack of democratic values, of respect for the law, of the right to come and go freely and the existence of public and equalitarian spaces.…”
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PHILOSOPHICAL VALIDITY, THEORETICAL, NORMATIVE AND EMPIRICAL PARADIGM OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE (AUPB) AS A REVIEW OF PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT by Nadir Nadir, Soedarsono Soedarsono, Jazim Hamidi, Muchamad Ali Syafaat

“…Empirically AUPB is valid, it can be seen from the cases of impeachment against the President of the United States William Jefferson Clinton, on suspicion of "abominably act" (misdemeanors). Additionally, AUPB empirically has been tested through jurisprudence since Amtenarenwet 1929 officially applied on March 1, 1933. …”
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Impacts of California Proposition 47 on crime in Santa Monica, California. by Jennifer Crodelle, Celeste Vallejo, Markus Schmidtchen, Chad M Topaz, Maria R D'Orsogna

“…We examine patterns of reported crime in Santa Monica, California before and after the passage of Proposition 47, a 2014 initiative that reclassified some non-violent felonies as misdemeanors. We also investigate impacts of the opening of four new light rail stations in 2016 and of increased community-based policing starting in late 2018. …”
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Police discretion in encounters with people who use drugs: operationalizing the theory of planned behavior by Brandon del Pozo, Emily Sightes, Jeremiah Goulka, Brad Ray, Claire A. Wood, Saad Siddiqui, Leo A. Beletsky

“…Findings Across the sites, 259 respondents perceived control over their decision to arrest for misdemeanors (69%) and confiscate items such as syringes (56%). …”
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Black girls and referrals: racial and gender disparities in self-reported referral to substance use disorder assessment among justice-involved children by Micah E. Johnson, Shawnta L. Lloyd, Skye C. Bristol, Amy L. Elliott, Linda B. Cottler

“…The control variables included substance type, household income, current SU problems, history of mental health problems, number of misdemeanors, risk to recidivate, and age at first offense. …”
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Importance of categories of crime for predicting future violent crime among handgun purchasers in California by Aaron B. Shev, Mona A. Wright, Rose M. C. Kagawa, Garen J. Wintemute

“…Prior studies of legal purchasers have focused on convictions for specific crimes, such as violent misdemeanors and driving under the influence (DUI). We broaden that line of inquiry by investigating and comparing the associations between prior arrests for most categories of crime and subsequent arrest for violent offenses among legal handgun purchasers in California. …”
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Plagiarism and Plunder: Fabrication and Falsification by Jose Florencio F. Lapeña

“…Not surprisingly, these misdemeanors share a similar etymology.   Plagiarism comes from the “Latin plagiarius ‘kidnapper, seducer, plunderer,’ used in the sense of ‘literary thief’ by Martial, from plagium ‘kidnapping,’ from plaga ‘snare, net.’"4 According to the World Association of Medical Editors, “plagiarism is the use of others' published and unpublished ideas or words (or other intellectual property) without attribution or permission, and presenting them as new and original rather than derived from an existing source.”5 Just as ignorance of the law is not an excuse to violate it, the misconduct of plagiarism is not contingent on whether it was committed intentionally or unintentionally. …”
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