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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examined how male rape myths, racial/ethnicity biases, and sexuality stereotypes influence verdicts in male‐on‐male rape trials—an area that is currently under‐researched. A sample of 463 participants read a mock rape trial, where both the defendant and complainant were male, with defendant ethnicity (White, Black, Asian) and ...
Lee J. Curley +3 more
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Investigating the effectiveness and accuracy of crime statistics as a tool to monitor and evaluate crime in South Africa [PDF]
Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and HumanitiesDespite the use of crime statistics as a tool to measure, evaluate and monitor crime, there is an undisputed element of underreporting of crime to the authorities.
Mulaudzi Joseph +3 more
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The Crime Rate and the Condition of the Labor Market: A Vector Autoregressive Model [PDF]
Few empirical studies of the economics of crime have doubted the deterrent effects of the legal sanctions on crime. Those studies, however, have not established a definitive understanding of the effects of labor market conditions on crime. In this paper,
Tadashi Yamada
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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As correctional jurisdictions and risk instrument developers look to optimize scoring for specific population needs, an open question remains ‐ which method is optimal. Popular scoring methods range from manual simple scoring approaches (e.g., Burgess) to more complex machine learning algorithms (e.g., random forests).
Danielle J. Rieger +2 more
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Crime and Unemployment: Evidence from Europe [PDF]
This paper investigates the impact of unemployment on crime using a country-level panel data set from Europe that contains consistently-measured crime and police force statistics.
Duha Tore Altindag
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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite growing public knowledge of false confession cases, research with students and community members continues to find that people assume confessions indicate guilt. The present research explored the implications of belief perseverance: the tendency to maintain a belief even when confronted with compelling contradictory evidence.
Taya D. Henry +2 more
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Spatial Patterns of Crime in Israel: Investigating the Effects of Inter-urban Inequality and Proximity [PDF]
Many crimes in Israel, specifically property-related, are perpetrated by those who live outside localities where the crime is committed. As a result, crime rates are strongly affected by settlement patterns: Affluent localities surrounded by poor towns ...
Boris A Portnov
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Waiting for a Release: The Expectation in Virtual Gaming Communities
Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how virtual gaming communities influence and maintain player expectations before, during, and after a game's release. A mixed‐methods study was conducted, comprising a netnography followed by an experiment. First, a netnographic study was conducted over 12 months, tracking communities to understand player behavior and ...
Lucas Lopes Ferreira de Souza +4 more
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Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of online gambling has significantly impacted the gambling industry. However, concerns have arisen regarding how psychosocial factors and excessive smartphone use influence user behavior on online gambling platforms, which has highlighted the need for broader and long‐term studies. More nationally representative studies are
Hazal Dilan Erdem +2 more
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A REFINED INGLEHART INDEX OF MATERIALISM AND POSTMATERIALISM [PDF]
The Inglehart index of post-materialism is measured by people’s priority for low inflation and order. We use regression analysis to correct national averages of the Inglehart index for the effects of observed inflation and (violent) crime rates for ...
Oliver Hansen, Richard S.J. Tol
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