This paper exploits machine learning methods to separate robbery and intimidation cases, and predicting their sentencing by considering defined legal factors. We introduce a framework to fetch 21 legal factor labels of robbery and intimidation cases, then use the labels for case classification and sentencing prediction. Our experiments show that the legal factor labels can indeed improve the re...

Based on social influence theory, we develop a model in which the use of peer intimidation by Machiavellian employees results in greater promotability ratings by supervisors. However, consistent with interdependence theory, we expect that this process is qualified by job autonomy and the political skill of the supervisor making the promotability rating. Based on a sample of 204 supervisor–subor...

Researcher at the Transport and environment laboratory of the national institute of research on transport and their security (INRETS-LTE) i Acoustical engineer at the Transport and environment laboratory of the national institute of research on transport and their security (INRETS-LTE)

OBJECTIVE Iran ranks 173 out of 180 countries on an index of press freedom. The purpose of the study was to assess the psychological wellbeing of Iranian journalists and document the stressors encountered in their work. DESIGN A secure website was established and participants were given their unique identifying number and password to access the site. SETTING Newsrooms in Iran and the diaspo...

Intimidation is often defined, received, and perceived pejoratively. The current study sets out to find a “sweet spot” in situations where intimidation cannot be avoided compliance the goal, one can maximize but keep fear as low possible. This experimental predicted that by lessening mean-spirited speech, moderate amount of intimidation, opposed greater or lesser degrees it, would produce more ...

terrorism is regarded as among the current issues discussed in the international community. it has particularly attracted the attention of people all over the world, both in the east and the west, after the events of september 11, 2001. however, there is no consensus in determining its semantic framework, with each definition admitting to this terms’ relativity. our religion, nevertheless, is a...