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Criminal Policy Preferences Among the Public and the Police: A Comparison International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Jonas Visschers, Letizia Paoli
Through surveys in Flanders (Belgium), the article investigates the criminal policy preferences of the public and the police, a topic of considerable policy relevance that has so far received limited academic attention. It describes and compares such preferences both for specific crimes, within the realm of the criminal justice (CJ) process, and in general, considering interventions that reflect the
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Examining the Boost Account for Repeat and Near Repeat Burglary in Canada International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Karla Emeno, Mari Pullman, Craig Bennell
Research suggests that previously burglarized targets, and targets located near such locations, are at an increased risk of being victimized. However, this elevated risk is only temporary and appears to subside over time. The boost account is one theory that attempts to describe the occurrence of repeat, and near repeat, burglaries. The boost account suggests that these burglaries are the result of
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Book Review: European perspectives on attrition in sexual crimes by Erbaş, R. International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Vania Ceccato
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Victims of Corrupt Practices: Does Crime Seriousness Affect Bribe Payers’ Decision to Report? International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Ingilab Shahbazov, Javid Rahimli, Ayshem Balayeva, Zaur Afandiyev
Despite the considerable amount of literature on self-reported corruption and the salience of anti-corruption narratives among international organizations, little is known about bribe payers’ reporting decisions. Relying on the analysis of a self-report survey among a specific subsample of the victimized population—the university students who were forced to pay a bribe in their interaction with state
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Exploring Methods in Crime and Safety Analysis International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Vania Ceccato
Understanding the spatial distribution of crime patterns or poor safety perceptions equips us with valuable insights to guide resource allocation. In this special issue, we present examples of articles in environmental criminology, focusing on the use of spatial and temporal-based methods for crime and safety analysis. The contributions are from Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, and Pakistan, showcasing
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Book Review: Crime, Justice and COVID-19 by Kay, Christopher & Case, Stephen International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Ageng Pramesthi Kusumaningrum, Arimbi Fajari Furqon, Alfiatul Khairiyah
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A Realistic Evaluation of Homicide Reduction Programmes International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-16 Gonzalo Croci
The adapted EMMIE framework is based on the realist evaluation approach that seeks to understand what, how, for whom, and under what circumstances policies work. Realist evaluators aim to identify the underlying mechanisms that explain the functioning of policies. The framework refers to the (E) effect, (M) mechanism, (M) moderator/context, (I) implementation, and (E) economic costs of a policy. This
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Book Review: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on justice systems by Gajda-Roszczynialska, K. International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-14 Hasannudin Hidayat, Sulastri Sangadji, Rahmat Hi Abdullah
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Book Review: Efficiency and bureaucratisation of criminal justice: Global trends by Johnston, E., & Pivaty, A. International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Elke Eunike Dethan, Jelita Septiani Aprisal, Hendi Setiawan
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Book Review: The Rise of Digital Sex Work by Kurt Fowler International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-06 Shelley Liu
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Book Review: Compensation for Wrongful Convictions: A Comparative Perspective by Jasinski, W., & Kremens, K. International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Liza Hafidzah Yusuf Rangkuti
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ICJR Books Received (Feb-Apr 2024) International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-26
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Book Review: Genetics and the politics of security: A social science perspective by Vailly, J. International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-21 Aulia Dwi Ramadhanti
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Book Review: Disassembling Police Culture by Rowe, Mike International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-21 Annisa Salsabila
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When the Messengers Are Targets of Terrorism: Restricted Media, State and Domestic Terrorism International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Sambuddha Ghatak, Atreya Ghatak
Terrorist organizations are argued to have a symbiotic relationship with media. Despite the mutually beneficial relationship, media personnel and media outlets are frequently targeted by terrorist organizations across the world. This study explores this puzzle by arguing that the symbiotic relationship between media and terrorism is conditioned by the level of restrictions a state exercises on the
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ICJR Publications Received List (Nov-Jan 2023) International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-05
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Introduction to Special Issue: Bridging the Online–Offline Divide in Criminology International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Silje Anderdal Bakken, Sidsel Kirstine Harder
This special issue deals with the way that sexual abuse, illicit markets, and social communities increasingly co-exist online and offline. The contributions explore the interconnections between the offline and online contexts and interrogate how the digital is both reproducing and changing the way people experience practices entailing risks and unwanted behavior. The on/offline overlap is important
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Familiar Locations and Similar Activities: Examining the Contributions of Reliable and Relevant Knowledge in Offenders’ Crime Location Choices International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Sophie Curtis-Ham, Wim Bernasco, Oleg N. Medvedev, Devon L. L. Polaschek
This paper examines the recently theorized roles of the reliability and relevance of offenders’ knowledge of locations in their crime location choices. Using discrete choice models, we analyzed offenders’ pre-offense activity locations from police data (home addresses, family members’ home addresses, work, school, prior offenses, victimizations, non-crime incidents, and other police contacts) and 17
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Using Remote Sensing Data in Urban Crime Analysis: A Systematic Review of English-Language Literature from 2003 to 2023 International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Vania Ceccato, Ioannis Ioannidis
Drawing from environmental criminology principles, this article explores the existing literature to assess the utility of remote sensing data in detecting and analysing features in the urban environment that are associated with crime occurrence. A systematic review of the literature in the English language from 2003 until the first half of 2023 from two major databases, Scopus and Science Direct, is
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Book Review: Toward a criminology of terrorism by LaFree, G. International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Ahmad Falah Alomosh
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The Gut Feeling of Rational Acting: Differentiation in Cognitive Strategies Within Commercial and Recreational Sellers in Hybrid Digital Social Media Markets International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Jakob Demant, Louise Anker Nexø
In the realm of cybercrime, technologies that facilitate illicit activities also produce uncertainties based on the hybridity between digital communication and offline presence. Social media platforms have blurred the lines between types of drug sellers, bringing the recreational and the commercial into the same marketplace. In the Nordic data used in this paper, 52 text-based qualitative interviews
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Determinants of Volunteers’ Perceptions of Crime and Disorder: Do Perceptions Reflect Reality? International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Xinting Wang, Jae-Seung Lee, Jihong Solomon Zhao
Perceptions of crime and disorder are conducive to the quality of life in a neighborhood and closely related to social stability and residents’ psychological health. If residents’ perceptions overestimate the reality of neighborhood crime and disorder, it can generate a significant amount of personal fear and stress. To identify factors associated with public perceptions of crime and disorder, the
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Exploring the Landscape of Sentencing for Terrorist Offenders: A Scoping Review International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Stéphanie De Coensel
The field of counter-terrorism studies has witnessed significant growth over the past two decades. Despite this growth, research on the sentencing of terrorist offenders remains relatively limited. This scoping review aims to comprehensively map this research area in terms of volume, nature, and characteristics, adopting a rigorous and transparent approach, resulting in the inclusion of 59 studies
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The Effects of Body-Worn Cameras on Police Efficiency: A Study of Local Police Agencies in the United States International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Erik Alda, Lucia Dammert
Research on body-worn cameras (BWCs) has burgeoned in recent years. However, much of this research has not examined the effects of this technology on police performance. In this study, we created a novel dataset on police organizational inputs and outputs and assessed the effects that BWCs have on police efficiency. Using a multiple-stage approach, in the first stage, we estimated the efficiency of
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The Street Spirit Has Not Faded Out Just Yet: A Criminological Exploration of the Street Methods of U.K. Ticket Touts in a Time of Bots and Illegal Online Resale International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Alessandro Moretti
The phenomenon of buying and reselling tickets for profit, known in the United Kingdom as ticket touting, can offer insights into the online–offline overlaps of contemporary illicit-market activities. While the technological advancements of the last decades have revolutionized the way in which tickets for U.K. concerts and sporting events are bought and sold, traditional forms of offline touting are
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“It Started With a Nude”: Gangs & Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Michelle Lyttle Storrod
This unique qualitative study updates current literature on gangs and sexual violence by incorporating digital practices. This study applies the framework of technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) which combines cyberstalking, coerced sexting, online sexual harassment, and sextortion, to the lived experience of young people in and around gangs in London. Findings are generated from a study that
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Assessing Crime History as a Predictor: Exploring Hotspots of Violent and Property Crime in Malmö, Sweden International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Maria Camacho Doyle, Manne Gerell
Objectives: Assessing the predictive accuracy of using prior crime, place attributes, ambient population, community structural, and social characteristics, in isolation and combined when forecasting different violent and property crimes. Method: Using multilevel negative binomial regression, crime is forecasted into the subsequent year, in 50-m grid-cells. Incidence rate ratio (IRR), Prediction Accuracy
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Collective Displacement of Regional Cryptomarket Vendors—A Study on the Aftermath of the Flugsvamp 3.0 Closure International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Oscar Waldner, Kim Moeller
The cryptomarket ecosystem has become increasingly volatile and fragmented with sites shutting down on short notice. Displacement to new marketplaces is tricky when the original location was domestically oriented. We examine the spatial and temporal displacement of 83 Swedish vendors in the aftermath of the Flugsvamp 3.0 shutdown. Vendors rejected the successor Flugsvamp 4.0 and moved to German-run
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Picking the Goodies When Sleuthing Online International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 David Wästerfors
Online activities can serve as tools for criminal opportunities and arenas for victimhood, but they can also function as reality constructions embedded in social control. One example of the latter is online sleuthing, primarily focused on dramatizing and disentangling offline crimes. This article relies on data from an ethnographic project conducted on the Swedish platform Flashback and analyzes posters’
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Sex, Power, and Violence: What Do the Rape Incidents in Susan Brownmiller's Against Our Will Actually Show? International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Adam Lankford, Hannah Rae Evans
Susan Brownmiller's groundbreaking book, Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape, brought much-needed attention to a tremendously understudied crime and exposed many dangerous misconceptions. However, it also inspired a massive debate about whether sexual violence is primarily driven by desires for sex or power, and that argument persists today. For this study, we treated the book's incidents ( N =
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How General is General Strain Theory? An Inquiry of Workplace Deviance in Iran International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Saeed Kabiri, Christopher M. Donner, Javad Maddahi, Seyyedeh Masoomeh (Shamila) Shadmanfaat, Wim Hardyns
Occupational deviance is one of the most rampant and alarming phenomena in the workplace. It can have negative effects on the individual employee, the organization, the profession, and the larger s...
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Does Prehabilitation Before Surgery Affect Return to Sport in Baseball Pitchers With Partial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears? International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Kourtney Snigar, Ryan W. Paul, Joshua M. Spada, Usman Zareef, Anya Hall, Brandon J. Erickson, Michael G. Ciccotti, Stephen J. Thomas
Background:Purposeful rehabilitation before surgery (prehabilitation) has been researched and implemented in the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament tears. However, it is unclear whether prehab...
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Magnetic field induced alignment of graphene nanoplatelets in epoxy resin to develop model nanocomposite International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Anupam Tiwari, Saroja Kanta Panda
In this work, a mathematical model is developed to optimize the alignment parameters of Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNP) and Fe3O4-GNP applying a weak DC magnetic field (0.05 T), considering rotation, ...
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The Role of Place of Birth and Residence in Puerto Rican Health Disparities: Evidence From Disability Prevalence Among Archipelago- Vs. Mainland-Born Puerto Ricans International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Mara Getz Sheftel, Frank W. Heiland
ObjectivesThis paper provides new estimates of disability prevalence for the archipelago and mainland-residing Puerto Rican populations ages 40 and above and compares disability by place of birth a...
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Effect of Quadriceps and Hamstring Strength Relative to Body Weight on Risk of a Second ACL Injury: A Cohort Study of 835 Patients Who Returned to Sport After ACL Reconstruction International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Rebecca Simonson, Ramana Piussi, Johan Högberg, Carl Senorski, Roland Thomeé, Kristian Samuelsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski
Background:Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common sports-related injuries with a high risk of reinjury after return to sport (RTS). Rehabilitation aims to regain symmetrical knee stre...
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Gardenia blue is not carcinogenic in the rasH2 mouse International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Robert R Maronpot, Mihoko Koyanagi, Shim-mo Hayashi, Debabrata Mahapatra, Masayuki Nishino, Minoru Iniwa
IntroductionGardenia blue is currently being considered as a naturally derived food colorant for use in the global marketplace.MethodsTo assess its carcinogenic potential, 100 female and 100 male C...
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Secondary air induced flow structures and mixing in a fixed bed combustor International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Awais Junejo, Sergio Chapela, Jacobo Porteiro, Yasir M Al-Abdeli
Air staging features widely in biomass combustion from small space heaters to industrial-scale moving grate systems. Whilst studies have been conducted into the impact of air staging on emissions a...
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Hegel, History, Hostility: The Persistence of War in Hegel’s Political Philosophy International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Joseph Clarkson
The return of war in Europe has renewed the urgency of understanding war’s role in the interstate system. Although many theorists take a progressive view in which war is withering away, others argu...
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Multi-objective parameter optimization of ultrasonic vibration–assisted micro-EDM of Ti-6Al-4V alloys International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Jinkai Xu, Shijie Xia, Peng Yu, Mingyu Li
Regarding the low machining efficiency and poor surface quality in micro-electrical discharge machining (μ-EDM) of large depth-to-diameter ratio micro-holes, this paper focuses on ultrasonic vibrat...
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Arms Risk: The Role of Female Political Representation International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Cassandra E. DiRienzo, Jayoti Das
There are approximately one billion small arms and light weapons (SALW)—rifles, pistols, and light machine guns—circulating throughout the globe, many of which are in the “wrong hands” meaning that...
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A Developmental Approach to Understanding Gender Differences Among Youth Offenders Regarding Perceptions of Police Legitimacy International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-13 Selye Lee, Hyunin Baek, Jonathon Cooper
While there is a rich body of literature regarding attitudes toward the police, longitudinal empirical research on perceptions of police legitimacy among youth offenders is scant. Using data from P...
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Towards a Model of (Insider) Witness Assessments in International Crime Cases: An Experimental Vignette Study International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-08 Gabrielė Chlevickaitė
Trials of international crimes frequently rely on a complex type of witnesses: insiders or accomplices. While harnessing essential knowledge, insiders pose serious challenges to the decision-makers...
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Police Extortion and Drug Dealers’ Negotiation Strategies: Exploring the Accounts of Street-Level Dealers in Nigeria International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-05 Ediomo-Ubong E. Nelson
This study explores police extortion and the negotiation strategies of dealers in street drug markets. Analysis of 31 in-depth interviews with male retail drug dealers in Uyo, Nigeria, framed by th...
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The Declining Significance of Interpol: Policing International Terrorism After 9/11 International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-08 Mathieu Deflem
This paper discusses the current policies and strategies developed by Interpol to organize international police cooperation in matters of terrorism. While the role of police in international counte...
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A Cross-National Spatial Study of Crime Using Variables Informed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-21 Gretha Groeneveld, Gregory Breetzke
Cross-national spatial studies of crime are rare. Reasons are manifold but include the lack of standardization of variables across, often diverse, contexts. In this study, we propose a potential so...
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Demonstrating the Reliability and Validity of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire for Assessing Violent and Nonviolent Recidivism with Female Offenders in South Africa International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-16 Anni Hesselink, Johan Prinsloo
Explanations regarding the involvement of females in crime, justice, and punishment in South Africa are primarily based on the experiences of male offenders with little knowledge about the criminog...
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Differences Between Incarcerated and Nonincarcerated Youth in the English-Speaking Caribbean International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-13 Kayla R. Freemon, Hyunjung Cheon, Charles M. Katz, Lidia E. Nuño
Incarcerated youth across the English-speaking Caribbean engage in high levels of offending before their detention. However, we know little about whether youth detained in juvenile justice systems ...
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Night After Night, My Heartbeat Shows the Fear: Examining Predictors of Fear of Crime in the Nonurban Australian Context International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-09 Claudia Sabine, Tarah Hodgkinson
Research on fear of crime (FOC) is well established in urban contexts. However, few studies explore how common predictors of FOC operate within nonurban environments. This study examines typical pr...
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Religion and Rehabilitation in Colombian and South African Prisons: A Human Flourishing Approach International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Sung Joon Jang, Byron R. Johnson, Matthew Lee Anderson, Karen Booyens
This paper examines whether and how religion contributes to prisoner rehabilitation—conceptualized as a prosocial change in self-identity, existential belief, and character based on identity theori...
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Advancing Representation Theory to Reflect the Police Reform Process in Post-Troubles West Belfast International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-07-15 Ella Klahr Bunnell
Policing institutions throughout the world face a legitimacy crisis. This crisis’ immediacy necessitates the exploration of theories that provide answers regarding effective reforms. The representa...
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Religio-Crimmigration: The Intertwinement of Religion, Crime, and Migration in Lebanon International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-29 Reeda Al Sabri Halawi
The forced movement of people grew progressively fast due to wars happening worldwide engendering with it an important number of refugees. The adaptation of the immigrant civilizations to that of t...
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Police Union and Police Association Communications on Social Media and Legitimacy Spillover in Canada International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-21 Nathan Isaak, Kevin Walby
Although literature on police use of social media is expanding, almost all previous research has focused on police services. Existing literature has not examined the social media communications of multi-jurisdictional police unions and other associations. Unions represent police members during collective bargaining. Multi-jurisdictional police associations represent a specific issue or demographic
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The Context of Sexual Exploitation of Children by Tourists and Travelers: A Cross-National Comparison of Destination Countries and Non-Destination Countries International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-03 Anneke Koning, Johan van Wilsem
Certain countries are well known for being destination countries for sexual exploitation of children in the context of travel and tourism (SECTT). Various factors are assumed to be at play to increase the vulnerability of countries, and the children that live within them, to being destinations for SECTT. The current study uses a cross-national, quantitative approach to examine these assumptions, by
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Does Contact with the Justice System Influence Situational Action Theory's Causes of Crime? A Study of English and German Juveniles International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Florian Kaiser
To explore why system contact often has no crime-preventative effect, the current study examined the effects of juvenile justice contact on Situational Action Theory's (SAT) causes of crime, including personal morals, deviant peer associations, and detection risk perceptions. The analysis is based on a sample of English (Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study) and German (Crime in
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The Systemic Model of Social Disorganization and Homicide and Suicide Trajectories in South Korean Community Areas: Testing the Stream Analogy of Lethal Violence International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Sujung Cho, Shannon B. Harper
The stream analogy of lethal violence (SALV) argues that homicide and suicide are similarly driven by frustration and aggression. SALV research has examined forces of production (i.e., lethal violence rate [LVR]) and forces of direction (i.e., suicide-homicide ratio [SHR]). The current study applies 6 foundational social disorganization theory (i.e., the systemic model) structural predictors and 3
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A Close Examination of the 2016 Dallas and Baton Rouge Police Killers: Identifying Potential Risk Factors and Influences for Copycat Violence International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-11-23 Adam Lankford
Two of the worst targeted attacks on American police officers in recent history occurred within eleven days of each other. Although it seems clear their proximity was not merely attributable to chance, the connection between these incidents, and the implications for understanding copycat violence, have never been fully explored. This study analyzes the perpetrators of these attacks from a “thresholds
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A Qualitative Study: An Examination of Police Officers’ Lived Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-10-29 Richard C. Helfers, Johnny Nhan
In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe prompting stay-at-home orders for all but the most essential workers in society. Policing was one of the professions that is essential for community safety, regardless of the circumstances. Officers were on the front-line of the COVID-19 public health crisis and their preparedness was crucial for officer and community health. During
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Using a Rural Index to Assess Crime Risk and Crime Prevention Behavior Across the Urban–Rural Continuum: A Japanese Case Study International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-10-14 Takahito Shimada, Ai Suzuki
The study proposes a new method of crime analysis combining data from multiple secondary data sources (census, open crime data, and social survey) to assess the risk of victimization and crime prevention behavior in resource-limited settings. Principal component analysis was performed on municipal-level census data (n = 1,883) to generate a rural index that represents the ecological characteristics
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Book Review: Rape in the Nordic countries: Continuity and change by Heinskou, M. B., Skilbrei, M. L., Stefansen, K. International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-10-14 Johan van Wilsem, Anneke Koning
The Nordic region (i.e., Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland) is generally characterized by its efforts to promote gender equality and to institute humanitarian penal policies. Despite their progressivist orientations towards punishment and gender equality, as in other industrialized nations, crimes like sexual violence and rape persist. To disentangle how Nordic governments and their societies
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Crimes Against Animal Production: Exploring the use of Media Archives International Criminal Justice Review (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-10-12 Vania Ceccato, Jonatan Abraham, Peter Lundqvist
Swedish media have revealed an increase in crimes against animal production (CAAP) in the last decade. We investigate the nature of such crimes (especially against mink, pig, and rabbit farms), with a focus on those crimes whose suspects are animal rights groups by utilizing data from media archives from 2009 to 2019. Newspaper articles show that while vandalism and trespassing are often committed