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Disclosure Decisions and Help-Seeking Experiences Amongst Victim-Survivors of Non-Consensual Intimate Image Distribution Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Georgina Mclocklin, Blerina Kellezi, Clifford Stevenson, Jennifer Mackay
The non-consensual dissemination of intimate images (NCII) is a form of technology-facilitated, image-based sexual abuse. Despite causing significant harm, research indicates a reluctance to seek s...
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Evaluating the Role of Goal Setting in Reducing Dropout for Men With and Without Substance Use Problems Attending a Court-Mandated Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrator Program Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Cristina Expósito-Álvarez, Gail Gilchrist, Enrique Gracia, Marisol Lila
High dropout rates, particularly among intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators with alcohol and other drug use problems (ADUPs), challenge IPV perpetrator programs’ effectiveness. This study s...
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Composite Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence in Women: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Sihyun Park, Sin-Hyang Kim
This study explored the composite experiences of women subjected to intimate partner violence (IPV) by applying a qualitative meta-synthesis approach. A systematic review identified 44 studies, con...
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The Role of Morality in Individuals’ Willingness to Offend Within a Rational Choice Perspective Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Jacquelyn Burckley, Chae M. Jaynes, Mateus Rennó Santos, John K. Cochran
Although rational choice theory has been widely researched, the role of morality is underemphasized in explaining individuals’ willingness to offend (WTO). The present study uses survey data and vi...
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Predictors of Identity Crime Victimization of Adolescent Youth in Foster Care Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 John R. Gyourko, Greg Ridgeway
Identity crimes pose serious risks and challenges for youth in foster care. As young people move through various out-of-home placements and schools, their personal data are often widely disseminate...
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Restorative Justice for Domestic Violence: The Meaning of Community in Circles Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Briana Barocas, Hila Avieli, Rei Shimizu, Sejung Yang, Krushika Uday Patankar, Layla Al Neyadi
Although community involvement is a central ideal in restorative justice (RJ), its implementation in practice has scarcely been researched. This study used interpretive phenomenological analysis of...
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Survivors’ Dating and Romantic Relationship Experiences Following Adult Sexual Violence: A Qualitative Interview Study Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Dagmar Stockman, Hanna Van Parys, Jan De Mol, Kasia Uzieblo, Heather Littleton, Ines Keygnaert, Gilbert Lemmens, Lesley Verhofstadt
Survivors of adult sexual violence frequently encounter physical, reproductive, psychological and socio-economic difficulties in the aftermath of sexual violence. However, an in-depth understanding...
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“That Shit Ain’t Helping Nobody”: Narratives of Exclusion and Individualism Among Criminalized Men Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Lucius Couloute, Dijonée A. Talley
Reentry efforts tend to focus on individual-level factors in an attempt to transform formerly incarcerated people into law-abiding, productive, and responsible citizens. Unfortunately, evaluative r...
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New Research on Veterans Treatment Courts: An Overview of the Community Participatory Research on Veterans in Specialized Programming Project Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 James M. Byrne, Don Hummer, Kimberly R. Kras, Sabrina S. Rapisarda, Kelly M. Socia
Justice-involved veterans return to civilian life with a variety of mental and physical health challenges that often go untreated and increase their risk for self-harm and involvement in the crimin...
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Veterans Treatment Courts: Eligibility, Service Provision, and Future Directions Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Faye S. Taxman
Published in Victims & Offenders: An International Journal of Evidence-based Research, Policy, and Practice (Vol. 19, No. 1, 2024)
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Veterans Treatment Courts: A Nationwide Review of Enacting and Eligibility State Statutes Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Sabrina S. Rapisarda, Kimberly R. Kras, Grace LeMoyne, Don Hummer, Kelly Socia, James M. Byrne
Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) is the fastest growing type of treatment court in the United States with over 600 VTCs in operation today. Despite this recent proliferation, minimal scholarship has ...
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No Veteran Left Behind? Perspectives on VTC Eligibility Criteria for Justice-Involved Veterans in Multiple Jurisdictions Across the United States Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Don Hummer, James M. Byrne, Sabrina S. Rapisarda, Kelly M. Socia, Kimberly R. Kras
The explosive growth of veterans treatment courts (VTCs) in the United States has raised questions concerning which justice-involved veterans (JIV) are eligible and ultimately selected for particip...
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At Risk and Underserved: Veterans Treatment Court Team Member Perspectives on Service Delivery Challenges Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Kimberly R. Kras, Sabrina S. Rapisarda, Kelly M. Socia, Don Hummer, James M. Byrne
As Veterans Treatment Courts (VTC) proliferate across the United States, questions have been raised about their capacity to provide critical services and support for justice-involved veterans. The ...
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“God, I Hope It Doesn’t Fade Out”: Team Member Perspectives on the Future of Veterans Treatment Courts Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Kelly M. Socia, Sabrina S. Rapisarda, Kimberly R. Kras, Don Hummer, James M. Byrne
Despite their rapid spread over the last 15 years, little research has explored the perceptions of Veterans Treatment Courts (VTCs) team members regarding the viability and longevity of VTCs. The p...
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SNAFU, Situation Normal All Forces United in Veterans Court: From the Perspective of a California Court of Appeal Justice and Mentor Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Eileen C Moore
This article by a California Court of Appeal justice presents her perspectives and experiences in a Veterans Treatment Court (VTC). She volunteered as a mentor in a Veterans Treatment Court every w...
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The Mediating Effects of Extended Family Support and Relationship Change on Romantic Bonding and Support in Romantic Relationship Among Incarcerated Men Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Eman Tadros, Khoi Nguyen Anh Le
Previous studies indicated challenges to maintain the bond between incarcerated men and their non-incarcerated partner during the incarceration period. Thus, this study examined the effect of perce...
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Protecting but Not Protected: Sexual Assault in the Military Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Emily K. Meinert, Ericka A. Wentz
The purpose of this study was to uncover common themes among tweets shared by victims of military sexual assault (MSA) and make suggestions for policy implications. By using Twitter as a unique dat...
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Whited Sepulchers: Exploring Explanations for White Overrepresentation in Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Kevin F. Steinmetz, Howard Henderson, Payton Fenwick
This analysis is concerned with the documented-yet-seldom-examined overrepresentation of whites in the US in online child sexual abuse and exploitation or OCSAE. First, we examine two sources of da...
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Victimization in Prison. A Study of Victimization and Prison Climate Dimensions in Belgian Prisons Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Elien Goossens, Eric Maes, Luc Robert, Tom Daems, Anouk Mertens
Prisoner victimization introduces significant challenges to penal institutions worldwide. Researchers across the globe already provided extensive knowledge on risk factors from community crime theo...
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Program Providers’ Perceptions of Restorative and Transformative Justice in the Context of Domestic Violence Offender Treatment in North Carolina Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Julia K. Campbell, Kathryn E. Moracco, Scarlett Hawkins, Laurel Sharpless, Julia Weinrich, Deborah M. Weissman
Restorative justice (RJ) and other innovative approaches are increasingly being considered in lieu of traditional legal responses to intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. This formative qua...
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The Influence of Offender Motivation on Unwanted Pursuit Perpetration Among College Students Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Kim S. Ménard, Adam Christensen, Deborah D. Lee
This study uses lifestyle/routine activities to examine unwanted pursuit perpetration. Regressions were completed on the full sample, and separately for males (3,485) and females (4,022), and for t...
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Scams, Cons, Frauds, and Deceptions Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Sean Byrne, James Byrne
The following Thematic Issue presents new research on the nature and extent of a wide range of scams, cons, frauds, and deceptive activities, including sextortion, the use of ransomware, phishing, ...
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Relatives’ Understanding of Perpetrators of Elder Family Financial Exploitation: A Bioecological Approach to Understanding Risk Factors Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Virginia B. Vincenti, Rakesh K. Maurya
This study sought to understand risk factors for elder family financial exploitation (EFFE) perpetrated most frequently by family member power-of-attorney agents, appointed by older relatives. Cons...
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What Separates Offenders Who are Not Victimized from Offenders Who are Victimized? Results from a Nationally Representative Sample of Males and Females Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Muratova Alua, Zhanibekov Akynkozha, Aryn Aizhan, Nurmaganbet Yermek, Yerlan Turgumbayev, Kevin M. Beaver
There has been considerable interest in understanding victim-offender overlap, including why it occurs and the factors that are responsible for creating it. At the same time, however, there has bee...
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Examining Sexual Identity in the Context of General Strain Theory, School-Based Strain, Depression, and Delinquency Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Skyler Morgan, Christina DeJong, Meredith G. F. Worthen
ABSTRACT The current study expands on existing scholarship by exploring General Strain Theory to understand the relationships between school-based strain (feeling isolated at school and having trouble with people at school) and delinquency while considering the mediating role of depression among gay/lesbian, bisexual, mostly heterosexual, and heterosexual youth. Using the restricted Add Health data
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Offending Patterns in Cases of Sexual Violence Committed by Multiple Perpetrators Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Sarah Paquette, Olivia Ha, Julien Chopin, Eric Beauregard, Evan McCuish
ABSTRACT Sexual violence committed by multiple perpetrators is a particularly worrying phenomenon given that the severity of psychopathological sequelae for the victims are increased when the sexual offense is committed by more than one offender. Preliminary studies showed that sexual violence committed by solo offenders is different from that of duos or groups of offenders. This study explores the
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Strange, Unusual, and Creative Sentences: Analyzing “Outside the Box” Criminal Sentencing Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Milton Heumann, Kyle J. Morgan, Katie Krumbholz, Alice Militaru, Lance Cassak
This is an exploratory study of “non-traditional” criminal punishments, particularly focusing on the attitudes toward these sentences among prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges. Through inter...
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Effects of Individual and Contextual Dimensions on an Aggregate Measure of Cybervictimization Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 José Pedro Martins, Inês Sousa Guedes, Ana Sani, Samuel Moreira
ABSTRACT Cybervictimization is a significant challenge and increasing concern. This study explored the predictors of an aggregate measure of six different types of cybervictimization, incorporating property (online consumer fraud, online identity theft), interpersonal (cyberbullying and cyberstalking), as well as phishing and malware infection crimes. An online survey was self-administered to 726 individuals
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Videoconferencing in Legal Hearings and Procedural Justice Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Roni Factor, Dana Kariti, Hagit Lernau, Danielle Yaffe Ayubi
The use of videoconferencing (VC) technology in legal hearings has been expanding recently. However, the effects of using VC in court hearings on different elements of procedural justice have not y...
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Consumer Experiences with Gift Card Payment Scams: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for Consumer Protection Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Marguerite DeLiema, Julia Volker, Arthur Worley
Retail gift cards are requested by fraud perpetrators in many types of mass marketing scams because they are accessible to consumers and card values can be redeemed remotely and anonymously. We int...
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Reporting to the Police Among People with Mental Illnesses Who Were Victims of Violence Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Juliane Bergdolt, Julia Grochtmann, Tobias Schröder, Martin Driessen, Michael Lindemann, Thomas Beblo
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to explore reporting to the police in people with mental illnesses who were victims of violence. Fifty-eight persons with mental illnesses who had experienced physical, sexual, or psychological violence in the past three years answered quantitative questionnaires. After victimization, 33 (56.9%) participants had police contact, with 22 of them having initiated this
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Human Trafficking Law Enforcement Over the Victims and Offenders: The Perspective of Anti-Trafficking Stakeholders Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Fakhrul Islam
ABSTRACT Over the past two decades, the problem of human trafficking has risen to prominence on governmental and advocacy agendas worldwide. This phenomenon has prompted a rapid proliferation of international and national anti-trafficking laws. Within the broad landscape of human trafficking law, there remain many unexplored areas. The enforcement of these laws, in particular, requires further investigation
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Profile of Serial and Single-Victim Homicide Offenders in Brazil: A Brief Descriptive Study Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Ana Paula J. Silva, Fabiana Saffi, Amanda Rafaella Abreu Soares, Cristiana Castanho de Almeida Rocca, Ricardo S. S. Durães, Antonio P. Serafim
ABSTRACT This study presents the criminal profile of homicide offenders in prisons across Brazil. The sample was N = 189 male participants, single-victim homicide (n = 87) and serial homicides (n = 102). Most of the sample had less than nine years of formal education and the most frequent age was 15–28. Robbery homicide was the most frequent motivation for both groups and fight/settling scores were
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Exploring Human Traffickers’ Means of Control: What Does Citizenship Got to Do with It? Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Brianna Yoder, Rebecca Entress, Xi Huang, Abdul-Akeem Sadiq, Justin Miller, Maritza Concha
ABSTRACT Human trafficking is a worldwide problem, affecting millions across the globe. With deepening globalization and widening economic disparities, migration is rising, and research is needed to understand the relationship between human trafficking and migration, and the ways traffickers exploit migrants. This study examines the following two questions: (1) What is the relationship between citizenship
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Intentions to Steal: How Equal is the Interplay Between Anticipated Moral Emotions and Self-Serving Justifications Across Male and Female Young People? Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Ann De Buck, Lieven J. R. Pauwels
ABSTRACT The present study is concerned with the interplay between anticipated moral emotions and self-serving justifications in the explanation of intentions to steal. Theoretically, it has been suggested that both moral dimensions may interact in such a way that their effects amplify each other. This amplification hypothesis has rarely been tested. The following research question is addressed: To
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How Does Immigration Status and Citizenship Affect Identity Theft Victimization Risk in the US? Insights from the 2018 National Crime Victimization Survey Identity Theft Supplement Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Yasemin Irvin-Erickson
There has been no research study to date in the United States (US) looking at how an individual’s immigration status and citizenship might affect their odds of becoming an identity theft victim. Th...
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Drug Treatment Court Operations: Lessons Learned Through Normalization Process Theory Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-07-02 Linda S. Kahn, Maximilian J. Brimmer, Diane E. Berdine, Schuyler C. Lawson, D. Lynn Homish
This qualitative study investigates the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on drug treatment courts through the lens of court team members. We conducted semi-structured interviews, guided by Normaliz...
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Everyone Has Won, but There are Two Types of Prizes: Simple versus Healing Satisfaction Following Victim-Young Offender Mediation Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Cailey Strauss, Kendall Deleurme, Jorden A. Cummings
We explored victims’ and young offenders’ experiences of attending mediation and their perceived (dis)satisfaction with the mediation process, with the goal of understanding in more detail why prev...
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Comparing Reactive/Proactive Violence between Persons with and without Major Psychiatric Disorders in a Community Correctional Sample: A Pilot Study Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-06-25 Peter Simonsson, Phyllis Solomon, Shilan Caman
ABSTRACT Violent recidivism among people supervised as probationers and/or parolees in the community is a significant concern. Extant research suggests that the best way to examine violence is to delineate violence into two types: reactive and proactive. We recruited and interviewed 98 probationers in a large US east-coast metropolitan area to test the association between offenders with/without psychiatric
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Predicting Phishing Victimization: Comparing Prior Victimization, Cognitive, and Emotional Styles, and Vulnerable or Protective E-mail Strategies Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Loretta Stalans, Eric Chan-Tin, Anna Hart, Madeline Moran, Shelia Kennison
Phishing victimization is prevalent and results in theft of personal identifiable information (PII) or installing malware to steal PII. Drawing upon social psychological and criminological theories...
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Men’s Childhood Exposure to Parental Violence and their Indulgence in IPV: An Empirical Analysis of Wife-Beating Justification as a Moderator Variable Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Rakesh Chandra, Sonal Srivastava, Saradiya Mukherjee, Aditya Singh, Jeetendra Kumar Patel
ABSTRACT Men’s childhood exposure to inter-parental violence is linked with their indulgence, as partners and husbands, in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). However, there is evidence that this linkage is variably moderated by different factors, including men’s attitude toward IPV. This study is based on Domestic Violence Module (DVM) data from National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-5) conducted during
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Evaluating Case Attrition along the Medico-Legal Case Referral Pathway for Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors in Kenya: A Secondary Data Analysis Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Sarah Rockowitz, James Rockey, Laura M. Stevens, Melissa F. Colloff, Wangu Kanja, Heather D. Flowe
ABSTRACT Case attrition along the medico-legal referral pathway for sexual and domestic violence survivors has drawn attention worldwide. Despite much research about the prevalence of sexual and domestic violence in Kenya, little is known about factors impacting progress through the medico-legal referral pathway. To address this research gap, we analyzed data from the Wangu Kanja Foundation, based
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Living in the Margins: Assessing Police Engagement as a Form of Victim Help-Seeking Through Legal Estrangement Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Thuy-Trinh Nguyen, Caterina Roman
ABSTRACT This paper offers one attempt to move police reporting literature into help-seeking contexts. The current study uses the legal estrangement framework to examine complex victim help-seeking decisions, in the form of police engagement, for individuals living in impoverished neighborhoods with high violent crime rates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A thematic analysis was applied to semi-structured
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Barriers and Facilitators to Leaving a Trafficker: A Qualitative Analysis of the Accounts of People Who Have Experienced Sex Trafficking Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-05-21 Rebecca Pfeffer, Kelle Barrick, Terri Galvan
ABSTRACT There is a growing body of literature on the barriers and facilitators to exiting the commercial sex industry, but little empirical research on how this process may be different for those who have experienced sex trafficking. In this study, we explored the barriers that people who have experienced sex trafficking encountered when they considered leaving their trafficker or leaving the commercial
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Hearing from the Forgotten Victims: A Content Analysis of the Consequences of Bernard L. Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Emily M. Homer, Caroline I. Jalain, Kaitlyn B. Hoover
Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme may be one of the most famous in history. The victims included over 15,000 parties. Roughly 130 elected to share their stories in court by filing victim impact stateme...
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Criminal Orders of Protection for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, Future System Engagement, and Well-Being: Understanding the Importance of Prior Abusive Relationships Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Jacqueline Woerner, Tami P. Sullivan, Lauren B. Cattaneo, Bethany L. Backes, Barbara Bellucci
ABSTRACT This study investigated women’s court experiences, mental health, and willingness to engage the system in the future for intimate partner violence (IPV), with a primary focus on the role of prior abusive relationships. Among 298 women whose partners were arrested for IPV, chi-square analyses found that women who had (vs. did not have) a prior abusive relationship were less likely to have contact
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Gender-Responsive Probation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from Justice-Involved Women and Their Supervising Officers Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Linsey A. Belisle, Emily J. Salisbury, Mariah Cowell Mercier
In the Spring of 2020, the COVID19 pandemic forced community corrections agencies to adapt their day-to-day processes for supervising individuals and maintaining public safety. These forced adaptat...
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Pathways to Onset of Harmful Sexual Behavior Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Gemma McKibbin, Julie Green, Cathy Humphreys, Matt Tyler
ABSTRACT To develop harmful sexual behavior (HSB) early intervention strategies it is essential to understand how children come to engage in HSB. Through the lens of a pathways theory, this paper reports a scoping review of the literature in answer to the research question: What are the pathways to HSB onset for children and young people? Eight bibliographic databases were searched over the time period
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Victimization and Fear in National Parks: That’s My Parking Spot! Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Jamie A. Snyder, Adrienne Freng
ABSTRACT Recently, national parks have experienced record-breaking crowds. However, little is known about victimization, fear, or precautionary behaviors within these spaces. Based on a survey of 1,500 park visitors, the most common forms of victimization were verbal assault and theft. Park visitors experiencing victimization had increased odds of being fearful, considering crime, and staying longer
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“I Needed People to Tell Me No:” Exploring How Participation in a Human Trafficking Specialty Docket Affects Survivors’ of Sex Trafficking Experiences of Trauma Bonding Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Kaitlin Casassa, Gwen England, Sharvari Karandikar
Abstract Little research has examined survivors’ experiences in human trafficking specialty docket courts, particularly related to their trauma bonds. This CBPR phenomenological study sought to fill this gaps by asking: What are the experiences of trauma bonded survivors of sex trafficking in a human trafficking specialty docket? The sample consisted of 19 female survivors of sex trafficking who were
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Intergenerational Pathways into Family Sex Market Facilitation Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Amber Horning, Michelle Poirier, Sara Jordenö
ABSTRACT Prior studies have found that 15–31% of sex market facilitators (SMFs) experienced family trafficking, and this was a primary route of market entrance (Dank et al., 2014), yet researchers have not thoroughly explored this social problem. We interviewed 24 SMFs exposed to facilitation through family, starting as teenagers. We qualitatively explored the accounts using the Grounded Theory (G
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Community Violence and Code of the Streets: A Person-Centered Examination of General Strain Theory Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-04-14 Hannah C. Gilliam, Kathryn H. Howell, Rachel Wamser-Nanney, Kristoffer S. Berlin
Anderson’s code of the streets (COS) model outlines one response to community violence exposure (CVE) in which individuals regard violence as an effective means to maintain respect and reduce victi...
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Associations between Social Competence, Perceived Parents’ Prosocial Educational Goals and Adolescents’ Hate Speech Perpetration in School Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-04-09 Julia Kansok-Dusche, Alexander Wettstein, Melisa Castellanos, Céline Schwab, Abimanju Subramaniam, Sebastian Wachs, Ludwig Bilz
ABSTRACT Hate speech is a global challenge, requiring research on adolescents’ hate speech perpetration in schools. We examined whether perceived parents’ prosocial educational goals moderate the association between social competencies (social perspective-taking, openness to diversity) and hate speech perpetration in schools. In total, 1,719 adolescents (aged 11–18 years) from 22 Swiss schools completed
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Military Sexual Assault, Post-Service Employment, and Transition Preparation among U.S. Military Veterans: New Directions for Research Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-04-09 Adam J. Pritchard
ABSTRACT Unlike studies of military sexual trauma (MST) among active-duty service members, most studies of veterans with MST have been clinical in nature, focused on estimating population prevalence rates, improving clinical responses or treatments, or have associated MST with subsequent health-related risk behaviors such as alcohol or drug abuse. The present study seeks to broaden our understanding
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Beyond Active/Passive: Using the Interpersonal Circumplex to Re-Conceptualize Victim Behavior During Violent Crime Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-04-09 Georgina Fuller, Louise E. Porter, Benoit Leclerc
ABSTRACT This study used the interpersonal circumplex (IPC) – a probabilistic model of human behavior during social interactions – to conceptualize victim behavior during physically assaultive crime (domestic violence, physical assault, and sexual assault). Using data from the Australian Database of Victimisation Experiences, 101 victim behaviors were identified across a sample of 150 victim narratives
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Men Can Be Victims Too: Latent Class Analysis of Extrafamilial Male-on-Male Sexual Assault Scripts Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Gabrielle Bélair, Julien Chopin, Francis Fortin, Eric Beauregard
ABSTRACT Male-on-male sexual assaults (MMSA) have been overlooked in the literature, especially in light of the offender’s decisional sequence. Additionally, current studies have never been supported by a strong theoretical framework. Therefore, the present study aims to describe MMSA by investigating the heterogeneity of MMSA scripts as well as by highlighting how victim, offender, and crime characteristics
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Parental Monitoring, Exposure to Family Violence, and Delinquency: A Latent Class Analysis on Arizona Youth Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Shi Yan, Brandee Augustine
ABSTRACT For youth between the 8th and the 12th grades, parents and adult caretakers play a critical role in shaping their behaviors. The parent-youth relationship has several important dimensions, and each plays a unique role in preventing youth delinquency. The current study seeks to explore the heterogeneity among youth in Arizona regarding parental neglect, parental monitoring, and exposure to
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Non-Ideal Victims or Offenders? The Curious Case of Pyramid Scheme Participants Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-03-19 Branislav Hock, Mark Button
Pyramid schemes, including their various forms such as chain letters and illegal forms of multi-level marketing, harm people that are often far from ideal victims. While many lose cash and suffer e...
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Locked, Stocked, and Charmin: Sources of White Americans’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Cheryl Lero Jonson, Amanda Graham, Francis T. Cullen, Justin T. Pickett, Murat Haner, Melissa M. Sloan
ABSTRACT In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented number of people purchasing firearms/ammunition. However, this was not the only way Americans responded to the pandemic: large swaths of the public also stayed at home and stockpiled goods. Twelve months later, as the pandemic raged, these coping mechanisms were still present as Americans continued to buy guns/ammunition, limit
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Disrupting Labor Trafficking in the Agricultural Sector: Looking at Opportunities beyond Law Enforcement Interventions Victims & Offenders (IF 2.045) Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Chase Childress, Amy Farrell, Shawn Bhimani, Kayse Lee Maass
ABSTRACT Law enforcement interventions continue to be the primary mechanism used to identify offenders and illicit businesses involved in human trafficking, yet trafficking continues to be a thriving international operation. We explore alternative mechanisms to disrupt illicit operations and reduce victimization through labor trafficking supply chains using supply chain disruption theory. Using a case