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Do hotspot policing interventions against optimal foragers cause crime displacement? Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Eric Halford, Mary Giannoulis, Camie Condon, Paige Keningale
Optimal forager theory (OFT) initially emerged from ecological studies, elucidating how foraging organisms seek resources. In recent decades, this ecological theory has migrated to the realm of criminology, where it is used to identify burglary offenders and inform crime analysis. Several police services employ optimal forager theory-based analysis to guide hotspot patrol interventions aimed at reducing
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Revisiting packer’s models: Examining Nigeria's criminal justice system in the COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 era Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Smart E. Otu, Babatunde M. Idowu, Gilbert Ordu, Benedictta Okezie, Gilbert Aro
This review study examines the administration of criminal justice process during and after COVID-19 era in Nigeria against the backdrop of two competing criminal justice process models: Crime control and Due Process. The outbreak of COVID-19 has pushed many countries, including Nigeria, to either reinforced or altered their criminal justice practices to reflect the reality of COVID-19. Arrest, detention
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Promoting access to justice in Bangladesh: Towards a hybrid justice model Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Md Jahirul Islam, Masahiro Suzuki, Nurunnahar Mazumder
This study delves into the critical issue of access to justice in Bangladesh, particularly focusing on the challenges individuals face within the formal criminal justice system. Significant barriers to achieving equal access to justice in the country include socio-economic disparities, corruption, discrimination, and judicial backlogs. The study argues for a nuanced understanding of justice dynamics
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“More intelligent, less emotive and more greedy”: Hierarchies of blame in online fraud Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 S, h, a, l, i, n, i, , N, a, t, a, r, a, j, -, H, a, n, s, e, n
Online romance and investment fraud are growing crimes in Australia by volume and money lost but are also known to attract high levels of victim blame. The Fraud Justice Network (FJN) refers to the multitude of institutions that aim to combat frauds, but little is known about how and how and why professionals within these entities ascribe blame to fraud victims. ‘Ideal victimhood’ is constructed based
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Community-led diversion of Indigenous young people from the justice system: The role of government administrative data Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Rebecca Reeve, Ruth McCausland, Peta MacGillivray (Kalkutungu), Virginia Robinson (Gamilaraay)
Indigenous communities in Australia have grave concerns about the high rates of incarceration of their young people, and advocate for the need for holistic community-led solutions. This article details the use of administrative data in the evaluation of a model of youth diversion led by an Elders group in a remote community, developed in partnership with a university. The model views effective diversion
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Competing concepts of public value and legitimacy in the police: Organisational challenges in the investigation of rape and serious sexual offences Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Richard Harding, Linda Maguire, Emma Williams
Conviction rates for rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) in England and Wales are at an all-time low, with 1.6% of cases resulting in conviction. Whilst officers value victim care, their ability to support victims is compromised by organisational expectations aimed at regaining legitimacy. The authors argue that strategies employed to re-establish legitimacy may conflict with wider public value
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“If we're wrong, take us to court”: An analysis of special police services (SPS) arrangements for the policing of football in England and Wales Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Richard Hester, Jonathan Hobson, Demelza Jones
Under the Police Act 1996, Special Police Services (SPS) allow the police in England and Wales to partially cost recover for resources deployed to police events such as football, horse racing and music festivals. Historically, there have been numerous legal cases about SPS charges involving police forces and event organisers. Most recently [2017] EWCA Civ 1484, resulted in clarification on points of
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Spatio-temporal characteristics of sexual crime and influencing factors of commercial service facilities: A case study of Haining City, China Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-12-23 Xiaomin Jiang, Zhewei Mao, Ziwan Zheng, Zhe Lin, Yushi Wang, Shiyu Sheng
This study aims to reveal the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of sexual crimes in Haining city and the spatial relationship between them and urban commercial service facilities, so as to provide decision-making reference for the prevention and treatment of sexual crimes. Based on the data of 311 sexual crimes in the case management system of public security organs and the POI data
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Male rape myths: Examining the role of victim empathy and socio-demographics in a cross-sectional sample of UK adults Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Dominic Willmott, B. Kennath Widanaralalage
Whilst much is known about the psychosocial correlates of rape myth beliefs regarding female victims, much less research has investigated factors that underlie male rape myth beliefs. The aim of this study was therefore to examine the role of victim empathy and socio-demographics upon male rape myth beliefs. 303 UK adults aged 18 to 74 ( Age = 31.48) completed the Male Rape Myth Scale (MRMS) and the
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Police recruits' attitudes toward the death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 W, e, n, d, e, l, l, , C, ., , W, a, l, l, a, c, e
Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of police officers are important in shaping public opinion on the death penalty. However, there is a paucity of research in the Caribbean on police officers’ attitudes towards the death penalty and thus insufficient police scholarship on this topical issue. More specifically, there is a noticeable sparseness of scholarship on the death penalty using police recruits
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An examination of individuals with and without involvement in crime in terms of family climate and childhood traumas Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Fatma Ayhan, Saniye Teze, Mehtap Genç, Veli Ayhan
The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of family climate and childhood trauma on individuals with involvement in crime compared to individuals with no involvement in crime. The data were collected using a sociodemographic information form, the Family Climate Scale (FCS), and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). FCS cognitive cohesion subscale scores were significantly lower in the
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Effects of bounded rationality on prosecutorial decision making: Analysis of penalties on corporate fraud violators Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Claire Nolasco Braaten, Lily Chi-Fang Tsai
Our study analyzes data from the Corporate Prosecution Registry of the University of Virginia School of Law and Duke University School of Law. This registry provides information on federal organizational prosecutions in the United States, including detailed information about every federal organizational prosecution since 2001, as well as deferred and non-prosecution agreements with organizations since
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“I just took the beating”: Indigenous peoples’ experiences with police use of force Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-10-08 Erick Laming
Police use of force is a critical area of concern, in Canada, North America, and globally. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 40 Indigenous community members, this article provides insight into direct and vicarious experiences with police use of force. The research illustrates that most Indigenous respondents have experienced police use of force—either directly, vicariously, or both. Most of the experiences
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Responding to ‘image-based domestic abuse’ Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-10-07 Kirsty Welsh
This paper questions whether the law is equipped to respond to the range of behaviours that characterise domestic abuse, especially those behaviours that are associated with coercion and control and, in particular, the disclosure of private sexual images to this end. A willingness to recognise notions of intimate terrorism and coercive control as an integral part of this gendered harm has now been
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Non serviam: Narrative dimensions of organized crime resistance and susceptibility Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Fabio Indìo Massimo Poppi
This study delves into the narrative criminological facets of Agnew's (2016) four-factor theory on crime resistance and susceptibility, particularly within the realm of organized crime. Drawing insights from thirty-two interviews with college students and other young adults residing in a Mafia-influenced area, the study observes that the four inducements to crime—Negativity, Pleasure and Sensation
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The weakest link? Investigative issues in serial sexual assault that lead to wrongful conviction Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-09-30 Marina Sorochinski, Matthew Barry Johnson, Rossol Gharib
Wrongful conviction of an innocent person is an extreme type of injustice that plagues the criminal justice system today. Wrongful conviction for a sexual offense is especially traumatic for the individual due to the inherent stigma surrounding this type of crime; however, there is a dearth of research focusing on the unique aspects of both the offense and the investigation that may contribute to those
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Exploring the impact of cyberbullying and cyberstalking on victims' behavioural changes in higher education during COVID-19: A case study Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Anna Bussu, Manuela Pulina, Sally-Ann Ashton
This study explores cyberbullying and cyberstalking in higher education from the victims' perspective. It presents a novel contribution byutlising a convenience sample of students and staff in a university setting in England. Their perceptions as victims were collected through a semi-structured online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic. This temporal setting helps to explore how external traumatic
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Implementation issues with hot spot policing Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Barak Ariel
Although the science behind hot spot policing is robust and grounded in theory, implementation issues prevent it from becoming commonplace in everyday policing. The mounting evidence suggests that “hot spot policing” (Sherman and Weisburd 1995) is rarely applied in police routines. The paper critically discusses three common problems with the implementation of this approach into policy: officers' motivation
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Child homicide in Ontario, Canada: Comparing criminal justice outcomes Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Anna Johnson, Myrna Dawson
Child homicide remains responsible for a high number of child deaths despite decreasing in recent decades. Much of the research on child homicide has focused specifically on filicide or the broader characteristics of child homicide. Little research has examined whether the degree of intimacy between victims and perpetrators in child homicide cases may impact criminal justice outcomes. Focusing on 603
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Out in the cold? The experiences of foreign national prisoners in Iceland's open prisons Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Francis Pakes
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Investigating the police use of stop and search in England and Wales during the coronavirus pandemic Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Eric Halford
In this study we examine the use of the police stop and search tactic for preventing and investigating crime and as a method for maintaining order, during periods of national lockdown in England and Wales during the covid-19 global pandemic. By using time series modelling on data for all recorded stop and search over a 5-year period, we identify that of the 24 areas we examined, 16 saw the volume of
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Criminal justice participation among Japanese adults: A preliminary study Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Tomoya Mukai, Yuma Matsuki, Masahiro Sadamura, Eiichiro Watamura
A growing number of studies have argued that public participation in criminal justice has become increasingly important in recent years; however, empirical data on the prevalence and determinants of participation in criminal justice are limited. Therefore, this study conducted a preliminary exploration of the prevalence and determinants of criminal justice participation experience and intention using
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Education, (re)training, and traffic stops: Felonious law enforcement officer deaths in the United States Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Michelle Rippy, Summer Jackson
Traffic stops continue to be the primary contact between law enforcement and the public, yet little priority is given to traffic stop education and training. A systematic review of felonious traffic stop-related law enforcement officer (LEO) deaths from 1990 to June 2021 revealed the average LEO killed during and after traffic stops was male, in their late 30s, at the rank of officer, with an average
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“Whenever big changes come, big talks don't” – An examination of the police experience of recruitment and promotion positive action processes Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Gareth Stubbs
Policing in England Wales is currently experiencing a large uplift in police recruitment. This has been due to the Government's target to uplift officers by 20,000. As a result, police forces are implementing large scale, sustained recruitment drives. These are accompanied by positive action schemes to address deficits in officer representation. Current statistics now indicate that representation in
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The politics of informality in criminal procedures Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Kei Hannah Brodersen, Nadja Capus, Damian Rosset
The tension between formality and informality is intrinsic to the implementation of criminal law. Criminal procedures in fact always happen on a continuum between formality and informality, where the different actors involved (police officers and other street-level bureaucrats, prosecutors, judges, experts, defense lawyers, etc.) continuously perform and negotiate (in)formality. This special issue
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The relationship between victimization and vaping results from monitoring the future Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Jun Wu, Xiaochen Hu, Michael Conklin
Previous studies found a positive relationship between prior violent victimization experience and substance use among adolescents based on general strain theory. However, there is limited knowledge on the link between violent victimization and vaping, which is a relatively new method of substance use. Therefore, the current study applies general strain theory to examine the relationship between violent
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How do German police officers of varying empathy levels react to different styles of interviewing a suspected sex offender? Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Bianca Baker-Eck, Ray Bull
The United Nations' ‘Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’, disseminated an extensive ‘Universal protocol’ on interviewing/interrogation styles in summer 2021. Its implementation across the world is likely to be influenced by current practices in various countries (such as the rapport building and empathy employed). The aims of the present study
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The work of intercept interpreters in lawful communication surveillance: A daily trade-off between formal requirements and informal needs Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Cornelia Griebel, Franziska Hohl Zürcher
Intercept interpreters ensure the interlinguistic transfer from oral conversations wiretapped by the police into written evidence that is used in criminal proceedings. So far, this element of the criminal proceedings has received little attention in research, and knowledge on practical implementation of the formal requirements and the related informal practices is scarce. Using Switzerland as a case
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Delegated safeguarding or surveillance by proxy? Education: The prevent statutory duty in action Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Aram Ghaemmaghami, Naheem Jabbar
Research generated by Prevent is abundant. The majority of studies focus on the delivery of Prevent as a Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) initiative but rarely question the methodological pretences that underpin its practices. There is mounting pressure from the public sphere and sections of the research community that is casting doubt on Prevent's effectiveness as a policy as well as its potential
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Can community notifications be improved to change public perceptions of released justice-involved persons and of the criminal justice system? Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Marguerite K. Himmen, Mackenzie L. Thomas, Rosalia R. Scavuzzo, Sandy Jung
Community notifications are released by law enforcement to warn the public of a high-risk offender re-entering the community. Unfortunately, negative media attention generated from community notifications can impact an individual's ability to successfully reintegrate, leading to increased recidivism. This study examines whether modifications to community notifications can change public perceptions
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Informality in magistrates’ courts as a barrier to participation Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-05-05 Lucy Welsh
Magistrates' courts are the workhorses of English and Welsh criminal process. Efficient processing of high caseloads in these courts depends on a cohesive network of co-operation among the parties. That co-operation depends on a culture of perceived informality among courtroom personnel, whilst proceedings are actually subject to nuanced uses of legal and procedural provisions. Those nuances are obscured
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Predictive policing and negotiations of (in)formality: Exploring the Swiss case Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Ahmed Ajil, Silvia Staubli
Predictive policing, that is, the data-driven deployment of police operations on the ground, has become increasingly important in recent years. While predictive policing instruments serve to formalise the ways in which police think and operate, the human agent remains central to their exploitation and translation into strategic, operational, and tactical decision-making. The introduction of predictive
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Reporting the real names of juvenile offenders: A study of Japanese perspectives through the lens of symbolic discrimination Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Eiichiro Watamura, Tomohiro Ioku
This study examined Japanese attitudes toward reporting the real names of juvenile offenders, through the lens of symbolic discrimination. This topic has attracted much attention in recent literature. As extant research suggests that the Japanese public considers Japan's Juvenile Law to be outdated, we hypothesized that the notion of symbolic discrimination—which argues that juveniles should not be
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Representations of traffickers in official UK discourse: Examining the least known component of the human trafficking equation Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Konstantinos Kosmas Gaitis
Through a framework that combines literature's observations on traffickers' policy-based representations with International Relations (IR) theories, this paper explores the representations of traffickers and anti-trafficking government goals in policies of the United Kingdom's (UK), Scottish and Northern Irish governments. Policies were found to mostly subscribe to a Realist's viewing of human trafficking
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Differences in accounts and the ‘lying’ complainant: A qualitative study of rape trials from Victoria, Australia Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Julia Quilter, Luke McNamara, Melissa Porter
It is now well recognised that victims of sexual offences may recount events differently at different times and to different audiences and that variations, gaps or ‘inconsistencies’ are not necessarily indicative of lying or unreliability. Incorporating this knowledge into the criminal trial now forms part of the wider reform agenda in a number of jurisdictions, including via recommended jury directions
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Effects of foreign residents on crime: Evidence from South Korea Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Hoyong Jung
Many countries worldwide are facing social change as they are increasingly becoming multicultural societies. South Korea has maintained a homogeneous ethnic identity for a long time but is experiencing an immense inflow of foreign residents. This study empirically examines the effects of foreign residents on crime. The employment permit system is adopted as an instrumental variable to seek a causal
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Computer-dependent or computer-assisted? The social context of online crime in Lithuanian court judgements Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Maryja Šupa, Vytautas Kaktinas, Aistė Rinkevičiūtė
This paper addresses the relative lack of studies concerning characterisation of online crime in court judgements. The goal was to outline the social context of computer-dependent online offences in Lithuania as enacted in court practice. It is an internationally relevant example of the applied outcomes of local legislation enacting the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. We focused on four key themes
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On the ‘darkness of dark figure’ of sexual crimes: Survivors' rape reporting experiences with the Nigerian police Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-03-04 Richard Abayomi Aborisade
While extensive studies have identified the influence of social perception and victims' self-blame as factors responsible for underreporting of rape, fewer studies have explored victims' interaction with police officers and possible impacts this could have on victims' reporting behavior. Therefore, this study explores rape victims’ interaction with officers of the Nigerian Police in the course of seeking
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Impression management in corporate corruption settlements: The storied self of the prosecutorial authority Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-03-04 Nadja Capus, Melody Bozinova
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Governance and counter-terrorism: Engaging moderate and non-violent extremist movements in combatting jihadist-linked terrorism Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-02-28 Basia Spalek, Salwa El-Awa
The increasing involvement of communities in counter-terrorism in the UK and Egypt in the 90s and the early years of the new millennium signals a shift from government to governance in these two countries. This article is an exploration of some of the key governance-related challenges and opportunities in involving mainstream and non-violent extremist Islamic movements in combating jihadist-linked
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‘It sounds like lived experience’ - On empathy in rape trials Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2023-02-03
In this article the intrinsic relation between the formal and the informal aspects of rape trials in Sweden will be scrutinized and discussed, for two main reasons (that are intertwined). Firstly, rape cases are characterized by a word-against-word situation, with few other forms of evidence, and with a rate of convictions much lower than for other criminal cases. The fact that the parties’ statements
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Establishing the nexus among mob justice, human rights violations and the state: Evidence from Nigeria Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-12-26 Aliu Oladimeji Shodunke, Sodiq Abiodun Oladipupo, Mubarak Olawale Alabi, Ayobami Habeeb Akindele
Over time, justice has been one of humanity's most important affairs the state institutions are mandated to achieve every in civil and criminal proceedings. However, the Nigerian state criminal justice system faces the issue of individuals embracing illegal punishment termed “mob justice” to address public security threats and police neighborhoods. Such punishment tends to violate human rights laws
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How acts become hate crime: The police's documenting of criminal cases Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-12-23 Randi Solhjell
This article presents findings from a qualitative study of criminal cases labelled hate crime in Norway. The author asks what kind of knowledge is being produced through the criminal cases and what does it say about policing? The study captures how the cases become registered in the system. This results in the creation of three main categories of events, namely what the author calls post hoc victim
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Testing the job demands-resources model for Indian correctional staff job satisfaction Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-11-30 Hanif Qureshi, Eric G. Lambert, Mia Abboud Holbrook, James Frank, Chelsea Hines, Monika Thakur
The job satisfaction of staff is vital for the effective functioning of any organization. Many studies have been conducted that examine the job satisfaction of correctional officers, though mostly in Western nations. To examine job satisfaction in a cross-cultural setting, this study uses survey data from a sample of 163 correctional officers in a prison in the State of Haryana, India. We examine how
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‘We were the Guinea pigs’: Police uncertainty enforcing coronavirus regulations in the UK. Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Camilla De Camargo
The regulations introduced under the UK's Coronavirus Act 2020 to help curb the spread of COVID-19 caused considerable confusion due to conflation between what was regarded as ‘guidance’ and what was ‘law’. The fast-paced nature of the pandemic meant that restrictions on public liberty and increased police powers to enforce the new ‘rules’ led to accusations of over-zealous enforcement behaviour of
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Criminal sanctions on identity theft in Shanghai: An empirical case law analysis Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Jian Zhang, Ke Li, Yang Feng
This article aims to examine the actual severity of criminal sanctions on identity theft imposed by Shanghai courts, which entails an analysis of the effects of eight factors on the probability of imprisonment, probation and the length of imprisonment/detention in 507 Shanghai courts' judgements. Since the Supreme People's Court promulgated the Judicial Interpretation on sanctioning identity theft
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Regional variation in sentences for child sexual abuse: An empirical study with Finnish court data Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Tiina Malin, Maiju Tanskanen
While sentencing consistency is a major principle of most of the justice systems, some features of sentencing disparities remain understudied. The purpose of the current study is to examine regional variation in aggravation assessment of child sexual abuse (CSA). We use data of CSA convictions given in Finnish district courts (n = 909). Multilevel regression modeling is used as the analytic method
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Challenges in assisting labour trafficking and exploitation victims in Spain Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-11-19 Carolina Villacampa
Labour trafficking and exploitation remain an understudied criminal reality in academia, particularly those aspects most linked to a victim-centric approach to it, such as victim assistance. To identify the challenges faced by victim service providers when dealing with these victims, a qualitative study was undertaken in Spain consisting of 34 indepth interviews with professionals who had provided
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The compliance game: Legal endogeneity in anti-bribery settlement negotiations Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Branislav Hock, Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett
In line with a wider expansion of global governance tools to prevent and punish corruption, the enforcement of anti-foreign bribery laws is increasing. Yet few cases are tested in court; rather, confidential negotiations and out-of-court settlements have become the norm. Many argue that this favours the enforcement authorities, since even firms with a good defence are reluctant to risk a trial when
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Human trafficking in Spain: A quantitative case-law analysis Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Marc Salat
Human trafficking was criminalised in Spain in 2010. Since then, limited work has been done on the quantification and identification of this phenomenon. Those that do exist, moreover, are based on incomplete data, and consist only of cases formally identified by the police, which have a very clear bias towards trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. In an effort to increase empirical knowledge
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The effects of reward systems in prison: A systematic review Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Jan Maarten Elbers, Esther F.J.C. van Ginneken, Paul Nieuwbeerta, Miranda Boone, Hanneke Palmen
Introduction Using rewards to influence behavior and attitudes of incarcerated individuals is historical, widespread, and becoming increasingly popular. Surprisingly, little is known on the effectiveness of reward systems in prison (RSPs). This paper aims to address this gap. Method. A systematic review on RSPs was conducted, twenty one studies met the inclusion criteria. Results. Overall, findings
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Coroners' perspectives on deaths in custody in Australia Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-10-13 Tamara Walsh, Eashwar Alagappan, Lucy Cornwell
Australian coroners have several functions in death in custody investigations – they fulfil judicial, pastoral, preventative and data collection roles. We interviewed six coroners from three Australian states to investigate coroners' perspectives on current issues in deaths in custody. In this paper, we present the results of our research on three key areas of interest: Indigenous deaths in custody;
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Building restorative justice services: Considerations on top-down and bottom-up approaches Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-09-21 Jonathan Hobson, Brian Payne
Restorative services can develop from the bottom-up, as community-led schemes, or from the top-down, as institutionally or organisationally-led programmes. This paper examines the challenges both types of service face, drawing on interviews with practitioners, service commissioners, and academics working across England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Sierra Leone. The findings suggest
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Social cohesion, mutual efficacy and informal social control: Collective efficacy and community-based crime prevention Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-09-07 Michael C. Gearhart
Collective efficacy, which examines how social cohesion is activated in communities as informal social control, is a commonly used framework for community-based crime prevention. Previous research suggests that mutual efficacy, defined as group members’ perceptions that collective action can be successful, mediates the relationship between social cohesion and informal social control. However, previous
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‘Just a bunch of what ifs and unknowns’: The post-prison service provision experiences of people in Canberra, Australia Int. J. Law Crime Justice (IF 1.25) Pub Date : 2022-07-06 Caroline Doyle, Sophie Yates, Lorana Bartels, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Taylor
Return-to-prison rates in Australia are high, with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) having the highest rate. Research has consistently shown the importance of service provision while a person is incarcerated and post-release in overcoming post-release challenges that may lead to reincarceration. This article draws on the qualitative experiences of 11 people who had recently been released from