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The Influence of Victim and Perpetrator Empathy on Punitive Attitudes Toward Individuals Who Sexually Offend. [PDF]

Sex Abuse
Calobrisi EA, Knight RA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Christian nationalism, race, and contingent support for law enforcement: Results from two survey experiments

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, Popy Begum, Darci K. Schmidgall, Samuel L. Perry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marriage equality

, 2016
Most Australians support marriage equality and the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act 2013 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexuality. However, the Marriage Amendment Act 2004&
Australian Sex Party
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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, Alex Kigerl, Jennifer J. Tostlebe, John Ursino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heterogeneity in the relationship between undocumented immigration and violent victimization: Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Survey

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
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Dimensional Structure and Measurement Invariance of STABLE-2007 Scores in a California Sample of Adult Men on Parole for Sex Crimes. [PDF]

Sex Offending
Ditchfield RE, Azizian A, D'Orazio D, Chankin L.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do the accessibility and guardianship characteristics of places matter? Exploring population presence and crime relationships using urban digital traces

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
wiley   +1 more source

Do targeted, place‐based educational campaigns influence citizen engagement and violent crime? A quasi‐experiment of the alert conscience technique of situational crime prevention

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, Claire Harkins, Katherine P. Hazen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Victim Selection Patterns in Sexual Offenders With Severe Mental Illness: An Exploratory Forensic Evaluation Study. [PDF]

Alpha Psychiatry
Lin CH, Hsieh WC, Lin LT, Chan CH.
europepmc   +1 more source