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Sex Offender Recidivism: Some Lessons Learned From Over 70 Years of Research. [PDF]
Crim Justice RevLussier P +3 more
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Layered abandonment: The moral interpretation of suffering in extreme confinement
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Loss and rejection are central to prison life, yet how they crystallize into a more general sense of abandonment remains under‐theorized. Drawing on 64 interviews with men held in prolonged self‐isolation or serving indeterminate forvaring sentences in Denmark, we conceptualize abandonment not simply as hardship but as suffering plus ...
Frederik Rom Taxhjelm, Julie Laursen
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on 576 interviews with incarcerated men and 131 correctional staff across five Western Canadian prisons, we reconceptualize the prison code as subcultural law, documenting the “informal prisoner justice system” as its enforcement arm. Although scholars have treated the code primarily as cultural values prescribing loyalty, silence, and
Luca Berardi +3 more
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Research in the United States shows a strong link between right‐wing Christianity and support for law enforcement. Yet, it remains unclear whether this support extends uniformly across contexts, which has important implications for our understanding of public attitudes about police. Integrating insights from group identity theory with research
Christopher H. Seto +3 more
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Criminal history's expiration date: Evidence of prediction decay
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Criminal history is a well‐established predictor of future offending, yet recidivism risk declines with time. Research has struggled to reconcile this tension as criminal history is often treated as a static indicator of risk, while desistance is commonly inferred rather than directly modeled.
Zachary Hamilton +3 more
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Undocumented immigration and its relation to public safety are subjects of intense political debate in the United States. Empirical evidence remains limited, and prior research has not examined how the relationship between undocumented immigration and victimization risk may vary by individuals’ citizenship status and local immigration policy ...
Min Xie, Eric P. Baumer
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The Influence of a Juvenile's Abuse History on Support for Sex Offender Registration. [PDF]
Psychol Public Policy Law, 2015 Stevenson MC +5 more
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Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Ron Clarke argued that crime prevention must be tailored to the specific situations in which crime occurs. Central to this principle are the characteristics of places: the access, responsibility, and guardianship features of a place shape who is present, for what purpose, and under whose supervision and, therefore, whether ...
Eon Kim, Kate Bowers, Shane D. Johnson
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Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Between 2021 and 2024, the Mecklenburg County (NC) Department of Public Health's Office of Violence Prevention launched two targeted media campaigns in response to high rates of community violence. The first used geofencing: virtual geographic boundaries that deliver targeted advertisements to mobile devices.
Eric L. Piza +2 more
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A picture worth a thousand words: The effect of murals on crime
Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Drawing on the tenets of situational crime prevention, several place‐based interventions are both effective in reducing crime and relatively inexpensive. The installation of large exterior murals also fits within the situational crime prevention framework.
Maya Moritz
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