Risky calls: understanding the challenges and risks of using mobile phone data during homicide investigations
In: Policing and society: an international journal of research and policy, p. 1-17
ISSN: 1477-2728
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In: Policing and society: an international journal of research and policy, p. 1-17
ISSN: 1477-2728
In: Policing and society: an international journal of research and policy, Volume 32, Issue 2, p. 125-144
ISSN: 1477-2728
In: Enhancing learning in the social sciences: ELiSS, Volume 2, Issue 3, p. 1-7
ISSN: 1756-848X
In: Social policy and society: SPS ; a journal of the Social Policy Association, Volume 5, Issue 1
ISSN: 1474-7464
In: Social policy and society: SPS ; a journal of the Social Policy Association, Volume 5, Issue 1, p. 127-136
ISSN: 1475-3073
This article examines the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to critically consider its effectiveness as a bill of rights for women. After having discussed the need for such a convention for women it examines the vital role that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play in the implementation of the Convention. As of March 2005, 180 countries – 90 per cent of the members of the United Nations – were party to this Convention. However, the document is one of the most highly reserved international human rights instruments and although many nations have ratified the Convention they have done so conditionally. Despite these reservations, women's NGOs have used CEDAW as a powerful tool to effect change. Yet, whilst CEDAW has been heralded as a significant step in the development of international human rights, women across the globe still suffer abuse because they are women. There is a need therefore to suggest ways forward in order to ensure the improvement of human rights for women.
In: Commonwealth youth and development, Volume 1, Issue 1, p. 29-49
ISSN: 1727-7140
In: Feminist media studies, Volume 2, Issue 3, p. 307-323
ISSN: 1471-5902
In: The economic history review, Volume 49, Issue 1, p. 196
ISSN: 1468-0289
In: The economic history review, Volume 49, Issue 1, p. 197
ISSN: 1468-0289
In: Community development journal, Volume 30, Issue 4, p. 397-399
ISSN: 1468-2656
In: Labour history: a journal of labour and social history, Issue 53, p. 147
ISSN: 1839-3039
In: ACM transactions on social computing, Volume 3, Issue 1, p. 1-29
ISSN: 2469-7826
We report on two studies undertaken to establish the factors that affect funders' trust and likelihood to invest in crowdfunding campaigns online. Findings from an initial small-scale qualitative study are reported and subsequently triangulated in a larger quantitative survey. Across these studies, we demonstrate the importance of social information within the peer economy, with a strong reliance on other users across the course of the investment decision-making process. Decision making on whether to invest is informed not only by the content of the crowdfunding campaign page but also by social influence factors that are present (e.g., liking of the campaigner, reciprocity). It is further shaped by due diligence checks focused on the progression of the prototype for which funding is sought, and by assurances from outside the campaign page—namely on social media. Such assurances center around the importance of social proof, garnered through opinions of previous customers or other funders. The risk here is that much of this information is content that can be faked, and as such a reliance on this may leave potential funders vulnerable. Meanwhile, a genuine lack of prior experience and customer base means that some legitimate campaigners struggle to gain trust from potential investors who are reliant on such social information. Our findings present an empirical grounding to develop future security solutions that (1) protect existing funders and (2) increase potential funders' level of trust, to encourage their engagement with legitimate crowdfunding campaigns.
In: Australian journal of public administration, Volume 58, Issue 2, p. 70-82
ISSN: 1467-8500
This paper considers two specific difficulties in developing a code of ethics for the public sector, the contested nature of the values to be expressed in a code of ethics and the organisational demands of a corporate managerialist framework which uses performance indicators. Using the example of the Western Australian public sector code of ethics, the authors conclude that a good strategy for developing a public sector code of ethics will recognise contestability, demonstrate philosophical integrity in the code, mesh the code with identified performance indicators and provide whistleblower protection. The strategy described provides a sufficient framework for any public sector bureaucracy to develop a justifiable code of ethics for use by public sector employees.
In: Australian journal of public administration: the journal of the Royal Institute of Public Administration Australia, Volume 58, Issue 2, p. 70-82
ISSN: 0313-6647