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Declines in victims calling the police in 21st-century America: how the trends vary by race/ethnicity and racial-immigration contexts

open access: yesCrime Science
Victims’ willingness to call the police facilitates access to the justice system and potential resources. Research shows a decline in police notification in the United States in recent decades, but the research has not assessed variation in trends across
Min Xie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hot spots policing of small geographic areas effects on crime

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews, 2019
Background In recent years, crime scholars and practitioners have pointed to the potential benefits of focusing crime prevention efforts on crime places.
Anthony A. Braga   +3 more
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Visilant: Visual Support for the Exploration and Analytical Process Tracking in Criminal Investigations [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2020
The daily routine of criminal investigators consists of a thorough analysis of highly complex and heterogeneous data of crime cases. Such data can consist of case descriptions, testimonies, criminal networks, spatial and temporal information, and virtually any other data that is relevant for the case.
arxiv  

Feminist Methods and Sources in Criminology and Criminal Justice [PDF]

open access: yesLegal Information Management, 2016
AbstractThis article by Adrian Howe is based on a presentation given at the ‘Sources and Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice Conference’ in November 2015, jointly sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Education and the Socio-Legal Studies Association.
openaire   +2 more sources

Does procedural justice predict intentions to speed? Evidence from a sample of young drivers

open access: yesTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2022
Due to factors such as greater levels of sensation seeking and negative peer influences, travelling at speeds greater than the posted limit is common among young drivers.
Lyndel Bates   +3 more
doaj  

Economic inequality and the monetary reward in a robbery

open access: yesJournal of Economic Criminology
The relationship between economic inequality and violent crime is usually equated with rational choice or strain theory, although adjudicating between these two distinct perspectives is exceedingly burdensome because their respective predictions are ...
Stewart J. D'Alessio   +2 more
doaj  

Improving Fairness in Criminal Justice Algorithmic Risk Assessments Using Conformal Prediction Sets [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2020
Risk assessment algorithms have been correctly criticized for potential unfairness, and there is an active cottage industry trying to make repairs. In this paper, we adopt a framework from conformal prediction sets to remove unfairness from risk algorithms themselves and the covariates used for forecasting.
arxiv  

The Role of Parental Maltreatment and Parental Social Control on Self-Reported Violent Offending in Indonesia and the U.S.: Does Gender Make a Difference?

open access: yesSocieties, 2018
In this article, we examine the role of parental maltreatment and parental social control in violent delinquency in two different countries: Indonesia and the U.S. but we go further by asking if gender makes a difference.
Stuti S. Kokkalera   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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