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Criminal Law

Known as: Criminal Laws, Law, Criminal, Laws, Criminal 
A branch of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging and trial of suspected persons, and fixes the penalties and… 
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Neuroscience and behavioral genetics in US criminal law: an empirical analysis
The goal of this study was to examine the growing use of neurological and behavioral genetic evidence by criminal defendants in… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Prevalence and Public Health Implications of State Laws that Criminalize Potential HIV Exposure in the United States
For the past three decades, legislative approaches to prevent HIV transmission have been used at the national, state, and local… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The problem of "significant risk": exploring the public health impact of criminalizing HIV non-disclosure.
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Worldwide Trends in the Criminal Regulation of Sex, 1945 to 2005
Between 1945 and 2005, nation-states around the world revised their criminal laws on sexual activities. This global reform wave… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Regulation of sexuality in Indonesian discourse: Normative gender, criminal law and shifting strategies of control
This paper examines changes in the regulation of sexuality in Indonesia in the period since 1980 as seen through state, religious… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The Psychology of Confessions
Recently, in a number of high-profile cases, defendants who were prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced on the basis of false… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
The incidence of severe physical child abuse in Wales.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Hate Crimes: Criminal Law & Identity Politics
In the early 1980s, a new category of crime appeared in the criminal law lexicon. In response to concerted advocacy-group… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Placing blame : a general theory of the criminal law
Introduction 1. A Theory of Criminal Law Theories PART ONE: THE THEORY OF CRIMINAL LAW'S FUNCTION 2. Closet Retributivism 3. The… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The Social Psychology of False Confessions: Compliance, Internalization, and Confabulation
An experiment demonstrated that false incriminating evidence can lead people to accept guilt for a crime they did not commit… 
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