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Evaluating the Texas Risk Assessment System (TRAS) Predictors of Revocation and Early Release in Adult Felony Probation Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Sarah A. El Sayed, Carley R. Shelton, Michael F. TenEyck
Although much is known about recidivism risk, less is known about factors predicting early release. The current study analyses a sample of 2,070 adult felony probation clients to see if offense cha...
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Accounting For Deviant Behaviors Among Marathon Runners Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-03 Blake Beaton, Erin Orrick
Cheating among those who participate in sports activities is by no means a new phenomenon. Deviance among sports groups has traditionally involved either noncompliance with the rules or the consump...
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Symbolic Meanings Attributed to Drugs by Drug Dealers Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Natalie Carroll, Timothy Dickinson
The present study explores the symbolic meanings a group of illicit drug dealers give to drugs. We do so by analyzing interviews with 33 individuals actively involved in selling a range of drugs in...
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Are Psychopathy Traits Related to the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools Among University Students? The Mediating Effect of Self-control Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-08-10 Joaquín Rodríguez-Ruiz, Raquel Espejo-Siles, Inmaculada Marín-López
Based on the “brakes” model of self-control, this study sought to analyze if psychopathy traits are related to Artificial Intelligence use, and whether low levels of self-control mediate this hypot...
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Are There Non-Business Days for Crime? A Small-Area Bayesian Spatiotemporal Analysis of Crime Patterns Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-08-05 Renan Cai, Su-Yin Tan
Criminal behavior may be different on weekends and holidays compared to business days. Understanding the distinctive crime patterns on non-business days is useful for crime research and crime contr...
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“She’s a Flagger, and I’m a Panner”: Exploring the Intricacies of Flagging, Panhandling, and Street Economies Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-08-05 Marta-Marika Urbanik, Kathaina Maier, Carolyn Greene, Bilguundari Enkhtugs
For survival, unhoused community members develop creative and alternative means for generating income, given most are excluded from the formal labor market. Of the various informal activities they ...
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Unearthing Stigma About Prostitution Among Indonesian State Actors: A Critical Narrative Analysis Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Teza Yudha, Mudiyati Rahmatunnisa, Widya Setiabudi Sumadinata
Prostitution has long been stigmatized in socio-political discourse. The mounting empirical evidence shows that stigmatization is discursively attached to sex workers’ occupations. Although much pr...
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Prevalence of Counterfeit Fashion Goods in a West African Country: Crime in Perspective Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-29 Lillian Lamptey, Ronald Osei Mensah, Vivian Korankye
This study explores the prevalence of counterfeit fashion goods in a West African country within the context of crime, focusing on the perspectives of producers, distributors, and consumers. Drawin...
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Childhood Maltreatment and Empathy in Community and Justice Samples: The Moderating Role of Positive Childhood Experiences Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Telma Catarina Almeida, Renata Guarda, Olga Cunha
Child maltreatment (CM) has been related to adverse outcomes in adulthood, such as deficits in empathy. However, positive childhood experiences (PCEs) are related to adaptive characteristics in adu...
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An Empirical Assessment of Drug Trafficking Trends from Latin America into the United States: The Role of Fishing Vessels Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Ho-Tu Chiang, Noah D. Cohen, Sumita Das, Monique Sosnowski, Gohar A. Petrossian
Drug trafficking is one of the most serious crimes of our century. The market reach is estimated to be over $500 billion annually, with a particularly robust user base found in the Americas and Eur...
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The Effect of Parental Experience of Childhood Maltreatment on children’s Attachment Type: The Mediating Role of Parenting Self-Efficacy Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-21 Lizhuoyao Zhou, Xiaojun Li, Yanhui Xiang
Attachment has emerged as a major topic of contemporary study on children’s social and personality development, with a rising acknowledgment of the impact of attachment type on children’s physical ...
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Antisocial Behavior Among a Sample of Unauthorized Latinas/os: Exploring Engagement and Key Predictors Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Chris Guerra, Mario Cano
Despite being one of the most marginalized segments in United States (U.S.) society, unauthorized immigrants are often believed to engage in heightened criminal activity. There exists, however, lit...
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Hate Speech Propagation and Regulation in WhatsApp Groups: Evidence from Nigeria Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Philip N. Ndubueze
This study examines the prevalence and effects of hate speech propagation on WhatsApp groups in Nigeria. It also explores the role of WhatsApp group administrators (WGAs) in regulating it. Online p...
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Determinants of Tax Evasion in the Perspective of Enforcement, Psychology, Trust, and Services Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Astri Warih Anjarwi, Sutrisno T, Zaki Baridwan, Syaiful Iqbal
Indonesia’s scant tax ratio underscores a grave issue of tax evasion. Past studies have scrutinized tax evasion through distinct lenses, yet this fragmented approach is beset with limitations, hamp...
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Abyssus Abyssum Invocat: Victim/Criminal Dynamics in the Construction of Successful Criminal Identities Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Fabio Indìo Massimo Poppi
This study explores the interplay between victim and perpetrator identities in the construction of successful criminal personas. Through detailed interviews with individuals who transitioned from v...
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Community Policing Policies and the Use of Lethal Force: Revisiting the Effects of Policing Policies on Police Department Organizational Culture Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Charles E. Menifield, Geiguen Shin, Yong-Chan Rhee
In this research, we examine whether community policing policies (CPPs), community policing training for new recruits or regular community policing training, impact who is killed by a law enforceme...
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The Origins of White Power Music: The Co-Opting of Punk and Oi! By a Parasitical Social Movement Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-16 James Windle, Clara Schenk
This paper challenges the common portrayal of White Power music as evolving from, or being an element of, Oi! punk. The paper traces the histories of White Power music and Oi!, and analyses a sampl...
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The Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics on Routine and Gang-Involved Gun Violence: Are Structural Covariates Salient? Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-15 Dana Stripling, Rick Dierenfeldt, Grant Drawve, Christina Policastro, Gale Iles
An extensive body of literature has described the influence of neighborhood characteristics, including socio-economic deprivation, residential turnover, and racial/ethnic composition on gun crime. ...
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College Students are Helping Each Other Cheat in the Group Chat and Here’s Why Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 William A. Chernoff, Young Ju Chae, Lisa M. Olson, Michael Bisciglia, Christina Ainsworth, Kailyn Duncan, Micah Brown, Kenneth Bolton
When students have a space of their own, unobserved by professors and administrators, where they can freely talk about their classes and share their coursework, many engage in academic dishonesty. ...
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Communities of Inquiry for Offenders: Learning Malware Development on Asynchronous Platforms Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Noelle Warkentin, David Décary-Hétu, Richard Frank
Malware as a service (MaaS) has become a profitable profession, allowing individuals who are not technologically competent, and criminal organizations, to purchase such malicious software to conduc...
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Human–Object Hybrid in Our Lives and Crime Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Diāna Bērziņa
The material turn with its emphasis on the role objects play in shaping human experiences has not been fully embraced in criminology. Criminology still tends to be preoccupied with binary oppositio...
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Adolescent Binge Drinking: An Examination of Three Criminological Theories Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 George E. Higgins, Catherine D. Marcum, Fredrick A. Williams, Jason Nicholson, Sifat E. Rahman
The purpose of the present study is to examine the links between measures of social learning theory, self-control theory, and general strain theory and adolescent binge drinking. Using data from th...
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A Video Data Analysis of Pet Theft Incidents: An Examination of Offense Form, Situational Dynamics, & Offender Characteristics Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Ben Stickle, Brenda Vose, J. Mitchell Miller
Pet theft is a type of property crime, but pet-owner relationships include emotional dimensions and life experiences that can compound their loss far beyond property value. Their bondedness with hu...
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“Some Do it Out of Necessity, Others Because They Like Money and Others Because They Find it Easy”: Motivations for the Involvement of Women in Drug Trafficking in Peru Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Lucia Bracco
Latin American feminist scholars have constructed valuable analyses on how structural inequalities, feminization of poverty, and patriarchy are the main reasons women get involved in drug trafficki...
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Morality - The Task of Caregivers? The Role of Parenting for the Moral Self and Moral Identity in Childhood and Adolescence Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Neele Bäker, Jessica Wilke
The terms moral self and moral identity are sometimes used synonymously. Attempts to differentiate the concepts of moral self and moral identity across age groups have been made theoretically, but ...
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Are Active Users the Most Central to Hacker Social Networks? A Comparative Analysis of Public and Private Online Network Structures Among Hackers Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Olga Smirnova, Thomas S. Hyslip, Thomas J. Holt
The last decade witnessed significant research of user behavior and social networks within online hacker forums and illicit markets. Researchers have used the quantifiable nature of forum posting b...
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What Has Love Got to Do with Cyber Dating Abuse: Indirect Effect of Attachment Style on Depressive Symptoms Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Genta Kulari
The present study aimed to propose a model to examine the indirect effects of cyber dating abuse on the relationship between attachment style (preoccupied and fearful attachment) and depressive sym...
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Consumer Excuse Mechanisms, Neutralization Techniques in Stolen Goods Markets Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Muhammed Saheer Mancheri, Gulfidan Baris
The act of wittingly or suspiciously buying stolen goods is ethically questionable, legally punishable consumer behavior. Hence, purchasing stolen goods can lead to various cognitive and emotional ...
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The Connection Between Drug-Related Detentions and Drug-Related Violence: Another Failure of the War on Drugs in Mexico Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Laura H. Atuesta
This paper analyses the relationship between drug-related detentions for possession or petty dealing and drug-related violence. Two theoretical mechanisms are explored: (i) when a dealer is detaine...
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“You Could Try This Compound, but it Might Send You nuts”: How Steroid Suppliers Perceive the Underground Market and Their ‘Hybrid’ Role within It Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Timothy Piatkowski, Steve Vigorous, Luke Cox, James McVeigh
The illicit manufacture and use of image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs) have increased. The underground market continues to meet consumer demands amidst evolving cultural narratives around...
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A Deviant Pathway To Respectability: The Enforcer Career Path In Professional Ice Hockey From 1997–2012 Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Antonio D. Sirianni
Deviant behavior may be thought of as irrational and compulsive, as permissible only in areas devoid of social control, or as something that needs to be kept hidden from society at large. However, ...
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Exploring and Estimating the Revenues of Cybercrime-As-Service Providers: Analyzing Booter and Stresser Services Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Olga Smirnova, Thomas J. Holt
Research on cybercrime-as-service markets has increased substantially over the last decade, particularly the use of so-called booter and stresser services that enable individuals to engage in high ...
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Criminal Justice Staff’s Professional Quality of Life and Interactions with Justice-Involved Individuals: The Moderating Role of Stigma Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Shania L. Siebert, Mandy D. Owens, Johanna B. Folk, Kelly E. Moore
Criminal justice staff work in a challenging setting and yet are often expected to promote positive change in justice-involved individuals. This study examined the 1) types of supportive interactio...
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Validity of the Expanded Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy (E-LSRP) in a Brazilian Sample: Factor Structure, Construct Validity, and Associations with the Brazilian Jeitinho Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-26 Gisele Magarotto Machado, Maynara Priscila Pereira da Silva, Martin Sellbom, Nelson Hauck-Filho, Lucas de Francisco Carvalho
We aimed to adapt the Expanded Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy (E-LSRP) to the Brazilian context, evaluate its internal structure and construct validity. We also aimed to expand the psychopathy no...
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The Effect of Bully Victimization on Self-Reported Delinquency and Substance Use Using the General Strain Theory Framework: Sex, Race, and Ethnicity Differences Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Stephanie M. Cardwell, Cashen M. Boccio
Young people who are bullied in school are more likely to skip school and engage in antisocial behavior than those who are not bullied. Through Agnew’s general strain theory (GST), bully victimizat...
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Youth Justice Staff Perspectives on Psychological Resilience Interventions and Outcomes in Young People Who Offend Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Rowan Hodgkinson, Stuart Beattie, Ross Roberts, Lew Hardy, Stephen Wood
Interventions aimed at increasing psychological resilience are an important factor in reducing recidivism in young people. However, little is known about how practitioners understand, apply, and as...
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Code of Conduct: Using Propensity Scores to Evaluate Prison Misconduct Among Veterans in Prison Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Elizabeth L. Gloyd, Wanda E. Leal, Nathan Cronin
Over 16 million veterans live in the U.S. but unfortunately, military service is often associated with problematic readjustments back to civilian life, including contact with the criminal justice s...
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The Grayness of Match-Fixing: A Study of the Prevalence and Sanctionability of Non-Betting-Related Match-Fixing in Football and Tennis Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-10 Lucie Vanwersch, Louis Vandercruysse, An Vermeersch, Tom Vander Beken, Annick Willem, Bram Constandt, Wim Hardyns
In this study, we provide a nuanced perspective on a sub-type of match-fixing, called non-betting-related match-fixing (NBMF). Using a cross-sectional survey, we measured the prevalence and motives...
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Unveiling the Terrain of Fraud: Exploring the Association Between Physical Topography and Consumer Fraud Victimization Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-10 Liang Xu, Min Xu, Zaoyi Sun, Liuchang Xu, Hongting Li
The widespread accessibility of the internet has facilitated social connections across geographical boundaries, but it has also led to an increase in consumer fraud victimization. This study aims t...
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Exploring the Situational Contexts of Traditional Bullying Perpetration: A Social Bonding Theory Perspective Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-06 G. R. Paez, R. B. Robinson
Utilizing data from the 2022 Minnesota Student Survey (N = 131, 751), this study employs conjunctive analysis of case configurations to explore traditional adolescent bullying perpetration from a s...
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Father-Love Absence and Moral Sensitivity: The Mediating Effect of Awe and Perspective-Taking Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Qi Song, Xiaojun Li, Yanhui Xiang
Paternal love plays a crucial role in a child’s moral sensitivity. Previous studies in psychology focused on exploring the relationship between mother figures and their children’s moral development...
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Women and Illegal Trade in Wildlife: A Nigerian Case Study Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Adewumi I. Badiora, Ganiyat A. Oresanwo
Wildlife crime has become a topic of international attention and concern over recent years, and women play a variety of roles in this gray economy. Utilizing qualitative investigation to gain insid...
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How K-pop Fans Utilize Conventional and Subcultural Frameworks to Construct Fan Identities: A Case Study of Seungri and the Burning Sun Scandal Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-02 Vinh Trinh Luu, J. Patrick Williams
In this article, we examine how fans on social media platforms manage their identities when faced with moral dilemmas in which their self-images and parasocial relations with idols are jeopardized....
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The Effect of Cyberbullying on Stress and Productivity of Remote Employees During COVID-19 Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Mallory A. McCord, Gargi Sawhney
The purpose of this study was to enhance our understanding of cyberbullying from a conservation of resources perspective with the goal of advancing theory and providing practitioners with informati...
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Guardians of the Nightlife: A Sociological Exploration of Bouncers and Dancers in Exotic Dance Clubs Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Tina H. Deshotels, Craig J. Forsyth
This paper examines the primary agent of social control in strip clubs: the bouncer. It discusses the bouncer’s various roles, including gatekeeping, controlling patron behavior, managing dancer be...
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Cyberbullying Victimization and a Sense of Purpose in Life Among College Students: A Mediation Model of Self-Esteem and Depressive Symptoms Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Eui Bhin Lee, Jeoung Min Lee, Yangjin Park, Jaegoo Lee, Mckenzie Stalnaker, Jinwon Kim
This study examined the association between cyberbullying victimization and a sense of purpose in the life of college students, focusing on the mediating roles of self-esteem and depressive symptom...
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Broadcasting Self-Injury for Change: Exploring the Presentation of Advocacy Strategies on YouTube Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Fiona J. Stirling, Stephen P. Lewis
This study employed an observational design to explore the presentation of advocacy strategies in YouTube videos orientated around the event of Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD). While previous rese...
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Correcting Emotional Deviance: Affective Inclusion Amid Social Inequality and Power Hierarchies Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Elgen Sauerborn
This article uses empirical data from a case study in Germany to introduce the concept of “affective inclusion.” Affective inclusion is understood as both an institutional and programmatic response...
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Assessment of a Second-Order Multi-Problem Factor Model Involving Sexual Partners, Marijuana Use, and Post-Arrest Placement Among Persistent Male Adolescent Delinquents Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Jennifer Wareham, Richard Dembo, James Schmeidler, Jessica Wolff
Problem-behavior theory suggests problem behaviors (e.g. substance use and delinquency) cluster among adolescents. This study explored a second-order problem behavior model of marijuana use, sexual...
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Breaking Norms: Depictions of Violent Girls in Swedish Newspapers Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-25 Anna-Karin Larsson, Linda Arnell, Maria Moberg Stephenson
This study explores the portrayal of girls engaged in violence within Swedish newspapers, focusing on contemporary representations in the media landscape. News media plays a pivotal role in shaping...
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Expertise Integration in Cybercrime Policing: Exploring Civilian Career Lifecycles Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-24 Chad Whelan, Benoît Dupont, Diarmaid Harkin, James Martin, Maegan Miccelli, Marie-Pier Villeneuve-Dubuc
This study examines the internal dynamics and composition of federal police cybercrime units with a focus on civilianization. The study is based on interviews with 56 sworn and civilian (unsworn) m...
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Perspective-Taking Does Not Reduce Victim Blaming in Work-Related Situations Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Petr Houdek, Štěpán Bahník, Lucie Vrbová, Jiří Hájek
According to the just-world theory, people tend to blame innocent victims for the misfortune they experienced to preserve the belief in a just world. Our preregistered experimental study (N = 404; ...
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Leaders and Leadership in Criminal Activities: A Scoping Review Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Julien Chopin, Benoît Dupont
The objective of this article is to conduct a scoping review of existing literature on the subject of leadership within the criminal domain. Drawing from theoretical models used to explain leadersh...
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Juveniles and Animal Abuse in Finland – Prevalence and Associations with Antisocial Behavior Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Vilja Vähä-Aho, Markus Kaakinen
In this paper, we analyze the prevalence of animal abuse and its associations with antisocial behavior using representative random school sample from Finnish adolescents (N = 5674; Mage = 15.3). Ac...
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Cybercriminal Networks and Operational Dynamics of Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scammers: Insights from the “Black Axe” Confraternity Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Suleman Lazarus
I explored the relationship between the “Black Axe” Confraternity and cybercrime, with a particular emphasis on the structural dynamics of the Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes. I investigate...
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Offender Journeys in Restorative Youth Justice Conferencing: The Overlap Between Restorative Justice and Desistance Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Masahiro Suzuki
Although restorative justice (RJ) and desistance are theoretically interlinked, less is empirically known about how and why RJ conferencing may support change toward desistance. Drawing on the Sout...
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Staff As a Conduit for Contraband: Developing and Testing Key Assumptions of Professional Boundary Violations in Prison Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Bryce E. Peterson, KiDeuk Kim
The breach of professional boundaries by correctional staff involves various transgressive behaviors and improper relationships with incarcerated individuals. Extant literature has focused on ident...
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Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Callous-Unemotional Traits: The Role of Guilt Across Samples of Incarcerated Male Adult Offenders Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Steluța Manole, Violeta Enea
The study aimed to: (1) analyze differences between psychopathic and non-psychopathic offenders in terms of difficulties in emotion regulation and callous-unemotional traits, (2) investigate the as...
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Preponderant Relationships: Violent Crime, Premises Security Litigation, and Low-Income Housing Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Kevin Fox Gotham, Daniel B. Kennedy
This paper advances knowledge of the ways in which criminological research can assist the courts in rendering legal decisions. To do so, we examine case examples from premises security litigation i...
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The Role of Fashion in Crime Symbolism in Ghana, West Africa Deviant Behavior (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-28 Ronald Osei Mensah, Vivian Korankye
This study delves into the intricate interplay between fashion and deviance, focusing on Ghana, West Africa to address the gap in understanding how clothing choices can serve as symbolic conduits f...