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The Path from Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy to Compliance and Cooperation in the Context of Terrorism in Multiculturally Diverse Student Population in the Netherlands
No full textAn expanding body of research consistently reinforces Tyler’s two-stage-based self-regulatory theory of procedural justice. This study makes two significant contributions to the literature on Tyler’s model. First, it examines the relationship between procedural justice, legitimacy, and cooperation with police and explores whether perceptions of legitimacy have a mediation effect in this model. Second, it attempts to understand whether the model predicts the cooperation and reporting behavior of individuals in terrorism-related cases. Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of data linking procedural justice to public trust and cooperation, collected from (N = 267) university students in The Hague, results align with Tyler’s model, indicating a significant positive relationship between police legitimacy and willingness to cooperate with police and report terrorism-related incidents. Procedural justice indirectly affects both variables through legitimacy. Furthermore, age and prior contact with the police influence perceptions of legitimacy and cooperation. The findings underscore the importance of police legitimacy in fostering trust and cooperation with law enforcement, particularly in multicultural societies. This study advocates for targeted resource allocation within police departments. By prioritizing initiatives that enhance procedural justice, departments can cultivate stronger legitimacy and encourage cooperation and proactive reporting of terrorism-related cases
Understanding central bank responses to geopolitical risks: Evidence from the Fed and ECB
No full textUsing VAR and Local Projections models, enhanced with macroeconomic factors and monetary policy shocks, we investigate the underlying mechanisms through which the Fed\u27s and ECB\u27s react to bank reactions of geopolitical risks between January 1994 and March 2024. Our findings reveal that central banks react to geopolitical risk events by tightening monetary policy to fend off potential inflationary pressures. However, the effect is often temporary, as policymakers typically adopt accommodative measures during economic expansions and shift to tighter policies during contractions. Analyzing reactions based on central bank presidents\u27 tenures, we find that while earlier responses were limited, in recent years, both central banks have reacted more strongly and immediately, reflecting their growing concern over geopolitical risks. Furthermore, we document that the Fed adopted a more accommodative stance in response to bilateral geopolitical risk shocks between the US and China, driven by changes in capital flows and trade activities. In contrast, the ECB\u27s responses were more consistently contractionary, particularly in periods of heightened inflation concerns or when geopolitical tensions threatened price stability within the euro area
EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF COASTAL DETERIORATION ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER
No full textCross-laminated Timber (CLT) is a sustainable building Mass Timber (MT) material made of a biological origin; wood. Since its introduction to North America, the biological durability of the material has been challenged due to the lack of investigation in different climates and deterioration zones. Almost all parts of the Pacific Northwest and most parts of the North Eastern regions of the United States have a high (4 out of 5) coastal deterioration zoning for wooden materials. Therefore, studying the effects of coastal deterioration such as salt-spray effects on the MT products\u27 properties would provide helpful information and job-site measures for using these products. This work investigates the coastal deterioration of MT by measuring the effect of continuous salt spray exposure on the dimensional and mechanical properties of CLT panel samples with and without any industry-standard coating. The CLT specimens\u27 initial density, dimensions, and bending stiffness are compared with the ones acquired after being tested and exposed to the continuous salt spray and controlled simulated moisture content, humidity, and temperature for two weeks. This work presents preliminary predictions for how much CLT deterioration and mass loss due to exposure to coastal salt spray could result in loss of mechanical properties
Governance and Innovation in Plastic Waste Management: The Case of Japan
No full textThis study investigates plastic waste management, focusing on Japan. The volume of plastic waste in Japan is more than eight million tons, and less than a quarter of the plastic waste is subjected to recycling. Considering that Japan is an archipelago consisting of a combination of four large islands and numerous smaller ones, plastic waste that enters the ocean poses significant threats to marine life, birds, other living beings, and beach pollution. This research explores the underlying factors that have made Japan one of the highest users of plastic. In addition, this study evaluates different strategies that are utilized in Japan to deal with the reduction in plastic utilization and plastic waste. The final section of the study proposes strategies that can reduce utilization of plastic and production of plastic waste and the new and future outlook for replacement of plastic
Integrating Doctrine & Diversity Speaker Series: Academic Freedom In Polarized Times: A Conversation With Three Law Deans 10-29-2025
No full textAn Annotated Checklist of the Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Vermont with Conservation Status and Natural History Notes
No full textThis is the first comprehensive checklist and conservation assessment of the bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) fauna of the State of Vermont. This checklist of 351 species (plus 1 morphospecies) is based on 79,206 open-access data records available from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), nearly all (98%) of which were identified by an author or trusted collaborator, including 100% of the 24,270 research-grade observations from the community science platform iNaturalist. Through fieldwork and digitization of museum collections, we documented 9 species previously unreported from New England and as many as 24 novel host-parasite relationships. Overall, Vermont shares much of the bee fauna of neighboring states, with a notable contingent of northern and western species not regularly found elsewhere in New England or New York. Conservation rankings indicate that as many as 60% of the bee species in the state are vulnerable (S3 or lower). Detailed species accounts are provided as supplementary material, which cover the phenology, state-wide distribution, conservation status, and floral preferences of Vermont\u27s bee fauna
