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What were these two convicted Russian officers in charge of, more exactly? Any similar cases ongoing?
Was it air defense, or the struck base itself, like not having taken dispersal measures etc.?
Since it was a classified military trial, information is limited. However most news sources seemed to ...
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What could have been the intended purpose of Section 23 of the Theft Act 1968?
The intent is to ensure that thieves and handlers of stolen goods cannot profit from their crimes. A victim may be desperate to secure the return of their property, but the consequences for the wider ...
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What it the logic behind prisons' spatial distribution around the world?
The construction of prisons is a political act, governed by both pragmatic and political concerns, e.g.:
Distance from population centers
Expected incarceration rates
Institutional philosophy (...
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What it the logic behind prisons' spatial distribution around the world?
Beware of statistics with low sample sizes. While 8 is almost three times 3, the absolute numbers are so small that random effects might distort things. And according to this site, Latvia has 9 ...
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