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SUMMARY: The modeling tool PROMOT facilitates the efficient and comprehensible setup and editing of modular models coupled with customizable visual representations. Since its last major publication in 2003, PROMOT has gained new functionality in particular support of logical models, efficient editing, visual exploration, model validation and support for SBML. AVAILABILITY: PROMOT is an open source project and freely available at http://www.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/projects/promot/.
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Biología Computacional/métodos , Gráficos por Computador , Programas Informáticos , Biología de Sistemas/métodos , Bases de Datos Factuales , Modelos Logísticos , Modelos Biológicos , Interfaz Usuario-ComputadorRESUMEN
A growing number of courts mandate convicted domestic violence offenders to ongoing judicial monitoring. However, the effectiveness of monitoring has barely been examined with this population. Accordingly, matched samples were created between 387 offenders sentenced to judicial monitoring in the Bronx and 219 otherwise similar offenders whose sentences did not include monitoring. Propensity score matching techniques were used to balance the samples on arrest charges, criminal history, relationship to victim, and other case characteristics. The study found that judicial monitoring failed to reduce the re-arrest rate for any offense, for domestic violence, or for domestic violence with the same victim.
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Víctimas de Crimen/legislación & jurisprudencia , Violencia Doméstica/legislación & jurisprudencia , Relaciones Interpersonales , Aplicación de la Ley/métodos , Notificación Obligatoria , Adulto , Agresión , Consejo/legislación & jurisprudencia , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Ciudad de Nueva York , Análisis de Regresión , Factores de Riesgo , Prevención Secundaria , Maltrato Conyugal/legislación & jurisprudencia , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
Findings are from an investigation of 24 criminal domestic violence courts (DVCs) across New York, testing their effect on recidivism, case processing, and case resolutions. Overall, we found a small positive impact on recidivism among convicted offenders. We further found that the sex of defendants moderated the court impact on case resolutions; that is, among male defendants only, DVCs increased conviction rates and sentences involving jail or prison. In addition, multi-level, multivariate analyses found that court policies specifically designed to increase victim safety, hold offenders accountable, and reduce offender recidivism (through deterrence or rehabilitation) were instrumental in reducing recidivism.