Results 231 to 240 of about 34,681 (313)

Defining and measuring homicide rates for birth cohorts: Methodological and theoretical challenges and solutions

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Social scientists have long been interested in understanding how age, period, and cohort effects shape long‐term homicide trends. Yet fundamental measurement challenges remain pervasive in estimating age‐specific homicide rates for birth cohorts.
Jason Robey, Matt Vogel
wiley   +1 more source

Political diversity in U.S. police agencies. [PDF]

open access: yesAm J Pol Sci
Ba B   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Land security and crop theft in rural Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Ochieng NA, Grote U, Basu AK.
europepmc   +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

Cardiovascular risk factors across job roles and work shifts in a Brazilian Military Police cohort: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health
Palmieri DF   +8 more
europepmc   +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

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy