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Why do people cooperate with the police and criminal courts? A test of procedural justice theory in 30 countries

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents a cross‐national test of the portability of procedural justice theory (PJT). Drawing on nationally representative survey data from 30 diverse social, political, and legal contexts across Europe and beyond, we find that the theory travels well across national borders and that its psychological purchase is particularly ...
Jonathan Jackson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Market orientation and national homicide rates

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract We studied the influence of market orientation on national homicide rates. Multiple theoretical traditions equate the development and dominance of markets with higher crime rates. Some traditional sociological theoretical claims, however, suggest market expansion should reduce violence.
William Alex Pridemore, Meghan L. Rogers
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the causal mechanisms from procedural justice to police legitimacy and compliance in the United States: An in‐depth mixed‐methods approach

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Procedural justice theory states that when police treat people in a fair, respectful, and neutral manner, individuals are more likely to perceive the police as legitimate and obey the law. To test this perspective, researchers often use experimental vignettes that depict police–citizen interactions and measure subsequent attitudes. However, it
Amy E. Nivette, Isabelle van der Vegt
wiley   +1 more source

Does a rising tide lift all boats?: Evidence from a multicity randomized trial of procedural justice in hot spots policing

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract A recent multicity procedural justice (PJ) training experiment at crime hot spots showed that police could be trained to behave in procedurally just ways, and that this behavioral change could lead to reductions in arrests, improved citizen evaluations of the police, and decreases in crime.
David Weisburd   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The dynamics of criminal collaboration: Multiplex ties in mafia networks

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how social embeddedness and multiplex relationships shape criminal collaboration within organized crime networks. Drawing on data from three major investigations into the ‘Ndrangheta, we analyze how kinship, clan affiliation, leadership, and prior interactions influence participation in meetings and phone calls.
Francesco Calderoni   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of the Expert Witness in Forensic Psychology

open access: diamond, 2023
Camilla Beeley   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Can prisons move people into better jobs? A look at correctional vocational training programs and sectoral employment outcomes

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Three‐quarters of US prisons offer vocational training programs, which aim to place trainees in middle‐skills jobs in specific occupational sectors post‐release. These middle‐skills jobs may more effectively reduce recidivism than the jobs that normally characterize the labor market experience of the formerly incarcerated, yet whether ...
Britte van Tiem
wiley   +1 more source

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