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    John Douard, Pamela D. Schultz.
    Summary: The metaphor of the monster or predator usually a sexual predator, drug dealer in areas frequented by children, or psychopathic murderer is a powerful framing device in public discourse about how the criminal justice system should respond to serious violent crimes. The cultural history of the monster reveals significant features of the metaphor that raise questions about the extent to which justice can be achieved in both the punishment of what are regarded as ""monstrous crimes"" and the treatment of those who commit such crimes. This book is the first to address the connections between the ...

    Contents:
    Monstrous Crimes, Framing, and the Preventive State: The Moral Failure of Forensic Psychiatry
    Sexual Predator Laws: A Gothic Narrative
    Metaphor, Framing, and Reasoning
    Monsters, Norms and Making Up People
    The Sex Offender: A New Folk Devil
    The Child Sex Abuser
    The Mask of Objectivity: Digital Imaging and Psychopathy
    Forensic Psychiatric Testimony: Ethical Issues
    Public Health Approach to Sexual Abuse
    Conclusion: A Criminological Paradigm Shift.
    Digital Access Springer 2013
  • Article
    Malatová Z, Ahlers I.
    Endocrinol Exp. 1977 Dec;11(4):241-7.
    The diurnal rhythm of plasma and adrenal corticosterone level was examined in fed male Wistar rats and in these fasted for 24 and 48 h. In fed animals a remarkable diurnal rhythm of both parameters was found showing a nadir at the beginning and a zenith at the end of light period. After 24 h of fasting the zenith was shifted to the beginning of dark period without any other changes. After 48 h of fasting remarkable shifts were found resulting in a nadir at the beginning of dark period and a zenith at the middle of light period.
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