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Idle Time in Prison: The Emotional, Social, and Practical Impacts of Incapacitation Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Kathryn J. Fox, Abigail M. Crocker
The existing research on the prevalence and impact of boredom in prison is extensive. The passing of time and its unique meaning in a prison context has been documented. Missing from the research is an analysis of the ways in which “warehouse” prisons do not prioritize meaningful activity, even when there is agreement between correctional staff and incarcerated individuals about the negative impacts
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“Cameras Help, but Hurt”: The Role and Use of Prison Cameras for Accountability Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-03 Victoria Inzana, Jasmine Kaur, Janet Garcia-Hallett, Ashley Givens, Beth M. Huebner, Elizabeth Taylor, Kelli E. Canada
The context of the carceral environment is based on the logic of surveillance and relies on cameras to act as the ever-present eyes of the institution. We explore the investigative roles that cameras play in the institution from the perspective of correctional staff and residents. A qualitative study was conducted in a medium-security institution in the Midwest region of the United States as part of
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How to Listen Through a Wall: Lessons From Conducting Participatory Action Research in an Urban Prison Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Emalie Rell, Daniel O’Connell, Darryl Chambers, Christy Visher, Mackenzie Niness, Paige Brakeley
This project sought to understand the present-day experiences of individuals housed in prisons by utilizing Participatory Action Research (PAR) methods that partnered a university research team with individuals incarcerated in an urban correctional facility. The team assessed perceptions of the current environment by surveying people incarcerated in an urban prison. This article discusses the role
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The New Age Worker: Morale and Strain Among Staff During a Correctional Staffing Crisis Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Konstadina Spanoudakis, Beth M. Huebner, Janet Garcia-Hallett, Victoria Inzana, Ashley Givens, Kelli E. Canada
Correctional institutions have historically faced challenges in hiring and maintaining a workforce, which only increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Considerable turnover in staff in recent years has led some states to lower the age of hiring eligibility, which in turn increases the number of new and younger officers on the job. This study explores the challenges and opportunities that the unprecedented
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The Wall Has No Name: The Persistence of the Prison in the Face of Change Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Shannon M. Sliva, Jeffrey Lin
Prison reform in Colorado has been halting, despite political and cultural conditions that are broadly conducive to making meaningful changes to correctional policies and practices. These conditions led to Colorado being chosen for the Prison Research and Innovation Network—a five-state consortium given funding to engineer change in one facility in each state through an action research process using
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Intentional Homicides and Alcohol Abuse in Lithuania Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Sigita Černevičiūtė, Aleksandras Dobryninas, Daumantas Stumbrys
The aim of the present study is to examine the links between high intentional homicide rates and alcohol abuse in the context of social transition in Lithuania. According to the extant literature, both the increase in homicide rates and the increase in alcohol abuse have a negative impact on public health and are often associated with challenges at the macrosocial level. In recent decades, Lithuania
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European Homicide Monitor: Research, New Developments, and Future Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Janne Kivivuori, Marieke Liem, Nora Markwalder
Homicide as the most serious form of lethal violence has always represented an important research focus in criminology. Much of the existing research, however, is based on aggregated homicide data and is limited to macrolevel analyses. The European Homicide Monitor (EHM) is an initiative promoting standardized international data collection, with the aim of collecting disaggregated and detailed data
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Homicide Patterns and Trends in Europe and Beyond: Introduction to the Special Issue Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-25 Nora Markwalder, Marieke Liem, Janne Kivivuori
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Triggering Violence? The Impact of Firearms on the Nature and Lethality of Violent Encounters: A European Perspective Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Katharina Krüsselmann
Firearms are used in around 25% of homicides in Europe. More so than other weapons commonly used in violent encounters, firearms have the ability to inflict lethal injuries. Yet, theoretical approaches to understanding the impact of firearms on the prevalence, lethality, and nature of violent encounters are scarce and have been developed almost exclusively within and for the context of the United States
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Global and Regional Estimates of Female Intimate Partner and Family-Related Homicide Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Maurice Dunaiski, Camelia Abdelgelil, Andrada-Maria Filip, Natalia Ivanova, David Rausis, Sonya Yee, Angela Me
Based on national data collected by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) from 105 countries and territories, this study estimates that nearly 49,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members in 2022. Using annual data from the Americas and Europe as well as monthly data from 14 countries in various regions, the study also shows that regional
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The Devil in the Details: Changes Under Stable Trends of Femicide in Italy During COVID-19 Lockdowns Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Edoardo Cocco, Clara Rigoni, Federico Bolzani, Yuji Z. Hashimoto, Stefano Caneppele
In recent decades, the issue of violence against women has increasingly drawn the attention of international and national legislators and policymakers. The term “femicide” became widespread in the early 2000s and was incorporated into the criminal codes of several countries. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent social distancing measures raised significant concerns about their impact
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A Developmental and Life-Course Approach to Further Understanding of the Nature and Causes of Intimate Partner Violence and Femicide Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Chelsey S. Narvey, Catherine Kaukinen, Nicole Leeper Piquero, Alex R. Piquero
The current paper explores the theoretical and empirical capacity of developmental and life-course criminology (DLC) to further our understanding of non-lethal intimate partner violence (IPV) and femicide. Drawing on Sampson and Laub’s age-graded theory and Moffitt’s dual taxonomy, the paper delves into empirical research that has identified and examined the overlap between general offending and IPV
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Homicide Patterns in Estonia During the 1994−2023 Period Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Andri Ahven, Kaire Tamm
This article describes patterns in the homicides committed in Estonia since the 1990s. The overall decreasing trend in mortality is first described using mortality statistics. Based on a dataset of court verdicts spanning the 2016−2023 period, we extend previous research in this domain by describing current homicide patterns. To reflect on changes, we compare the results yielded by our investigation
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Theoretical Perspectives, Empirical Findings, and Policy Implications of Research on Femicide Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Beyond a Special Issue Introduction Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-20 Lorena Molnar, Marcelo F. Aebi
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Femicide and Domestic Violence Against Women During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Israeli Case Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Limor Yehuda, Irit Ein-Tal
This paper presents an empirical study of femicide and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Israel during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years. Studies worldwide found elevated IPV during 2020 and a mixed picture of femicide, as both increases and decreases were reported, depending on the country. In Israel, the media reported a growth in IPV and femicide. However
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Intimate Partner Abuse and Homicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Situational Action Theory Analysis Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Kyle Treiber
During the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home restrictions significantly changed people’s daily lives around the world. Opportunity and strain theories predict this would lead to an increase in intimate partner abuse (IPA), including intimate partner homicide (IPH). This paper applies an alternative theoretical framework—situational action theory (SAT)—to explain mixed findings regarding changes in IPA
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Homicide and Mental Disorders—Perpetrators’ Prior Contacts With Psychiatric Services Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Klara Hradilova Selin, David Shannon
This study examines diagnosed mental health disorders among nearly 800 perpetrators of homicide in Sweden between 2005 and 2017. The analysis is based on information from in- and outpatient registers, which has been linked to crime data on homicide. The results show that four out of the 10 homicide perpetrators had been in contact with psychiatric services during the year prior to the crime. It is
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A Research Note on Suicidal Behavior as a Precursor to Domestic Homicide, With a Coda on Trends in Femicide Before, During and After COVID Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Heather Strang
This article briefly reviews the difficulties of predicting and preventing domestic homicide. It considers the evidence on offender prior suicidal behaviour as a precursor. It includes findings from the 1950s and 1960s as well as the most recent findings on links between suicide ideation and domestic homicide intent. It also reviews ways in which these links can be further explored and operationalised
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Intimate Partner Violence, Femicide, and General Theories: Issues for Research and Policy From the View of Modern Control Theory Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Michael R. Gottfredson, Mikaela S. Nielsen
Intimate partner violence (IPV), including intimate partner homicide (IPH) and femicide, raises issues for general theories of crime, such as control and opportunity theories, that see close relationships among friends and family as barriers to interpersonal crimes. Crime-specific studies of both correlates and trends in IPV, including recent interrupted trend studies that examine the effects of COVID
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Femicide and COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining the Situation in Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Slovenia Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Rok Hacin, Gorazd Meško
Government measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 affected crime opportunities and criminal justice systems, resulting in changes in crime trends. This article explores the effects of restrictions (lockdowns) on the number of femicides. The monthly data on femicides from 2017 to 2021 were collected in five Central and South-eastern European countries: Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia
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Understanding Intimate Partner Femicide and Attempted Intimate Partner Femicide During and After COVID-19: A Comprehensive Strain-Based Approach Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Olga Cunha, Sónia Caridade, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves
Intimate partner femicide (IPF) and attempted intimate partner femicide (AIPF) are severe forms of violence and global phenomena occurring in all societies worldwide. However, explaining IPF and AIPF is a complex and challenging endeavor. This article delves into the evolution of IPF and AIPF in Portugal during and after COVID-19, seeking to comprehend the underlying explanatory factors through a comprehensive
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Homicide in Global Extremes: Exploring the Feasibility of EHM-Based Analysis in Finland and South Africa Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Janne Kivivuori, Shanta Balgobind Singh, Karoliina Suonpää, Gerelene Jagganath, Anna Raeste, Sultan Khan, Patrick Bashizi Bashige Murhula, Robert Chetty
Homicide remains a major cause of death globally. The global risk differentials are a persistent public health challenge. Africa’s homicide rate of 13 victims per 100,000 people is markedly higher than the European average (2.2 per 100,000 people). To understand the causes of such large differences, homicide research needs to move from country-level rates to disaggregated analyses in which homicide
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Citation Data and Analysis: Limitations and Shortcomings Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 John L. Worrall, Ellen G. Cohn
As a means for measuring scholarly influence, citation analysis has several limitations and shortcomings. We first review the main sources of citation data (Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, ...
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Beyond Citation Counts: Reassessing Top Criminologists’ “Influence” With Altmetric Scores Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Whitney S. Sanders, Jessica Corey, John L. Worrall
Criminal justice and criminology (CCJ), like many academic disciplines, conducts its share of rankings. Citation-based ranks of individual scholars are particularly popular, and they tend to consis...
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Evaluating Research and Scholarly Impact in Criminology and Criminal Justice in the United Kingdom and Italy: A Comparative Perspective Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-01 Anita Lavorgna, Pamela Ugwudike, Francesca Vianello
What scholarly impact is, and how it is evaluated, vary across different countries. In the United Kingdom, for instance, scholarly impact is mainly assessed through the Research Excellence Framewor...
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A Social Network Analysis of Publishing Networks in the “Big 5” Journals in Criminology and Criminal Justice Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Danielle M. Fenimore, Sean P. Roche, Wesley G. Jennings, Remy Heinen
Prior research has frequently employed various methods for investigating issues surrounding publication productivity and authorship, including examinations of the number of co-authors in peer-revie...
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The Altmetrics Hot 100: What Are the Most Influential Articles in Criminology and Criminal Justice? Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Jessica Corey, Whitney Sanders
Citation counts have commonly been used to measure “influence” of criminal justice and criminology (CCJ) scholars and articles. However, citation counts do not reflect influence outside of academia...
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In the Name of Dark Web Justice: A Crime Script Analysis of Hacking Services and the Underground Justice System Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-01 Kyung-Shick Choi, Claire Seungeun Lee
The Dark Web serves as a key venue for peddling illegal goods and services, from stolen possessions and drugs to illicit activities. The concurrent increase in Tor network usage and the development...
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The “Yelp-Ification” of the Dark Web: An Exploration of the Use of Consumer Feedback in Dark Web Markets Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-01 Jordan Brinck, Brooke Nodeland, Scott Belshaw
Law enforcement are tasked with confronting a variety of crimes on a daily basis, ranging from traditional offenses, such as burglary or assault, to online crimes, such as identity theft. The expan...
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A Depiction and Classification of the Stolen Data Market Ecosystem and Comprising Darknet Markets: A Multidisciplinary Approach Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-19 C. Jordan Howell, Taylor Fisher, Caitlyn N. Muniz, David Maimon, Yolanda Rotzinger
Scant research has investigated the illicit online ecosystem that enables the sale of stolen data. Even fewer studies have examined the longitudinal trends of the markets on which these data are bo...
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Keeping Pace With the Evolution of Illicit Darknet Fentanyl Markets: Using a Mixed Methods Approach to Identify Trust Signals and Develop a Vendor Trustworthiness Index Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-19 Marie-Helen Maras, Jana Arsovska, Adam Scott Wandt, Kenji Logie
Illicit darknet markets (DNMs) are highly uncertain and in a perpetual state of flux. These markets thrive in a zero-trust, high-risk environment. However, the trustworthiness of vendors plays a cr...
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Trust Factors in the Social Figuration of Online Drug Trafficking: A Qualitative Content Analysis on a Darknet Market Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-17 Ákos Szigeti, Richard Frank, Tibor Kiss
The rise in illicit drug trafficking on darknet markets (DNMs) was boosted by those restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to put this trend into context by exploring th...
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Follow the Money: Analyzing Darknet Activity Using Cryptocurrency and the Bitcoin Blockchain Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-14 Thomas E. Dearden, Samantha E. Tucker
Transactions on the darknet are notoriously difficult to examine. Prior criminological research has generally used web scraping and qualitative text analysis to examine illegal darknet markets. One...
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The Dark Web: What Is It, How to Access It, and Why We Need to Study It Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-11 Fawn T. Ngo, Catherine Marcum, Scott Belshaw
The dark web is a subsection of the deep web that conventional search engines cannot index. As an encrypted network of websites, the dark web can only be accessed using special browsers such as Tor...
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Mapping Real-World Use of the Onion Router Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-11 Adam K. Ghazi-Tehrani
Since its inception, The Onion Router (TOR) has been discussed as an anonymizing tool used for nefarious purposes. Past scholarship has focused on publicly available lists of onion URLs containing ...
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An Assessment of Cryptomixing Services in Online Illicit Markets Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-11 Thomas J. Holt, Jin R. Lee, Elizabeth Griffith
The internet has become a popular marketplace for the sale of illicit products, including stolen personal information, drugs, and firearms. Many of these products are acquired using cryptocurrencie...
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Penality at the Periphery: Deficits, Absences, and Negation Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-12-29 Louise Brangan
What might mean to reorientate the field of punishment and society so that we might be able to say it is democratizing, diversifying, and increasingly inclusive? If we wish to expand our knowledge ...
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Counter Extremism in Ireland: An Overview of the Landscape Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-12-29 Orla Lynch
This article addresses how the legacy of the conflict known as the Troubles affects how we conceive of and respond to terrorism and political violence (TPV) on the island of Ireland. It will focus ...
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The Development of the Irish Youth Justice System: Toward a Children’s Rights Model of Youth Justice? Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-12-12 Louise Forde, Katharina Swirak
The introduction of the Children Act 2001 signaled the beginning of a new era for Irish youth justice although arguably represented a “late start” for Ireland in modernizing her youth justice syste...
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Unnesting the Matryoshka Doll: An Ecological Model of Probation and Parole Decision-Making in Ireland Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-12-12 Deirdre Healy, Diarmuid Griffin
Understanding penal decision-making has become a central concern of criminologists over recent decades. Although scholars acknowledge the complex, multi-faceted, and contextual nature of penal deci...
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Historical Gendered Institutional Violence: A Research Agenda for Criminologists Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Lynsey Black, Sinéad Ring
This article considers the phenomenon of historical gendered institutional harm, examining the widespread incarceration of women and girls in Ireland through the decades following independence in 1...
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Five Areas Which Make the Irish Organized Crime Milieu Distinctive Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-26 James Windle
This article critically assesses five areas that may together make the Irish organized crime milieu distinctive. First, there is minimal research. Second, organized crime groups and illicit enterpr...
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“Strikingly and Stubbornly High”: Investigating the Paradox of Public Confidence in the Irish Police Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-26 Claire Hamilton, Lynsey Black
While levels of public confidence in the police have declined internationally, the Republic of Ireland appears to have bucked this trend with confidence levels that remain “strikingly and stubbornl...
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Doing Criminology and Criminal Justice in Ireland: Perspectives From a Peripheral Nation Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-26 Ian D. Marder, Claire Hamilton
This special issue invites authors engaged in cutting-edge research on crime and criminal justice in the Republic of Ireland to demonstrate Ireland’s global significance in these fields. Irish crim...
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The Historical Context of Neighborhood Racial Diversity and Crime in Philadelphia, PA Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-08-23 Jeaneé C. Miller
Social science theory and research have linked racial diversity to both positive and negative outcomes for communities. Research has also demonstrated that the effects of demographic indicators som...
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Vehicle Stops and Group Position: How Missouri Agencies Use Place and Race to Explain Disparities Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-08-08 Miltonette O. Craig, Jonathan C. Reid, Kelsey L. Kramer
Missouri has been a part of the national discussion on racial profiling for several years—most recently with the NAACP’s issuance of a statewide travel advisory warning Black motorists of high disp...
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The Culture of Control in Schools: How Punitive and Disadvantaged Spaces Impact Race-Specific Suspension Rates Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-07-28 Cresean Hughes
Across American societal institutions, a punitive culture of control and surveillance has manifested in a variety of ways, including exponential growth in incarceration rates and school suspension ...
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Plea Bargaining and Trial Decisions in Context: An Examination of Disparities in Punishment Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Porche’ A. W. Okafor, Patricia Y. Warren, Eric A. Stewart
Racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system have been well documented in prior research. Despite this, few studies have explored the extent of disparities after accepting a plea ba...
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Policing Illicit Drugs in the Pacific: The Role of Culture and Community on the Frontline Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-07-12 Jose Sousa-Santos, Loene M. Howes
Transnational and organized crime has become more prominent in the Pacific region in recent years, leading to challenges for law enforcement agencies in the region. The production and trafficking o...
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Plural Policing in Papua New Guinea: More Than the Sum of Its Parts? Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Sinclair Dinnen
Scholars increasingly acknowledge that policing involves multiple actors and diverse institutional arrangements. Although the global expansion of private security has prompted much of the current i...
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Public Perceptions of Police in Fiji Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Anand Chand, Maureen Fatiaki Karan, Pariniappa Goundar
Members of the public may have positive, negative, or mixed perceptions of police. Previous research has demonstrated that public perceptions are shaped by their experiences and interactions with p...
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Community Satisfaction With Policing on Guam Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Loene M. Howes, Danielle Watson, Vanessa Ryan, John J. Rivera, Ronald L. McNinch-Su
Guam is a Pacific Island in Micronesia with a complex colonial history. Strategically located, Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States and critical military asset. Policing on Guam...
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Policing and Religion in Tuvalu: Perspectives on Navigating Tensions Between Multiple Security Actors Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Sara N. Amin, Danielle Watson, Tanya Trussler
Although religious institutions are an important agent of non-state policing, especially in the Global South, there is a limited understanding of the relationship between religion and policing. The...
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New Zealand’s Policing Efforts in the Pacific: Gender Programs, Practices, and Performances Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Rochelle Stewart-Withers, Bethan K. Greener
Research increasingly identifies gender equality as being vital for the achievement of lasting peace and prosperity. New Zealand Police have delivered a range of capacity-building projects and prog...
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Introduction to Special issue: Brazilian Criminology in the 21st Century Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-12-03 Vania Ceccato
This article introduces the special issue “Brazilian Criminology in the 21st Century” that is composed of seven studies of contemporary security problems and related public security initiatives in Brazil. They are multidisciplinary contributions employing a large variety of methods, written by researchers based on Brazilian universities or research executed in cooperation with international colleagues
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Against All Odds, Femicide Did Not Increase During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From Six Spanish-Speaking Countries Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-11-26 Marcelo F. Aebi, Lorena Molnar, Francisca Baquerizas
This paper tests a situational hypothesis which postulates that the number of femicides should increase as an unintended consequence of the COVID-19-related lockdowns. The monthly data on femicides from 2017 to 2020 collected in six Spanish-speaking countries—Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Panama, Mexico, and Spain—and analyzed using threshold models indicate that the hypothesis must be rejected. The
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Crime, Criminal Justice, and the COVID-19 Crisis Lockdown: A Special Issue Introduction Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-11-26 Marcelo F. Aebi, Fernando Miró-Llinares
The seven articles included in this special issue of the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice analyze the impact of the COVID-19 crisis lockdowns on crime and criminal justice–related issues in Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Paraguay, Panama, Mexico, Spain, the United States, and the United Kingdom. They cover a full range of subjects, from methodology to the empirical trends observed in different
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Corrigendum on Data Science Approaches in Criminal Justice and Public Health Research: Lessons Learned From Opioid Projects Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-10-30
Anderson, T. L., Donnelly, E. A., Delcher, C., & Wang, Y. (2021). Data Science Approaches in Criminal Justice and Public Health Research: Lessons Learned From Opioid Projects. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 37(2), 175–191. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1043986221999858