Month: May 2024

Conviction rates for rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) in England and Wales are at an all-time low, with 1.6% of cases resulting in conviction. Whilst officers value victim care, their ability to support victims is compromised by organisational expectations aimed at regaining legitimacy. The authors argue that strategies employed to re-establish legitimacy may conflict Read More …

China’s public security and Western police differ significantly in their approaches to law enforcement, administrative power, and institutional structure. The former operates within a centralized and hierarchical framework and is characterized by extensive powers. In this article, we examine the impact of the “Cracking Down Illegal Cards” campaign on judicial decisions initiated and led by Read More …

This study aims to reveal the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of sexual crimes in Haining city and the spatial relationship between them and urban commercial service facilities, so as to provide decision-making reference for the prevention and treatment of sexual crimes. Based on the data of 311 sexual crimes in the case management system Read More …

Whilst much is known about the psychosocial correlates of rape myth beliefs regarding female victims, much less research has investigated factors that underlie male rape myth beliefs. The aim of this study was therefore to examine the role of victim empathy and socio-demographics upon male rape myth beliefs. 303 UK adults aged 18 to 74 Read More …

Wendell C. Wallace The University of the West Indies, Room 7, Behavioural Sciences Building, Carmody Road, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago ABSTRACT Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of police officers are important in shaping public opinion on the death penalty. However, there is a paucity of research in the Caribbean on police officers’ attitudes towards the Read More …

Fatma Ayhan a,*, Saniye Teze b, Mehtap Genç c, Veli Ayhan d a Batman University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Nursing, Division of Psychiatric Nursing, Batman, Turkey  b Department of Child Development, Vocational School of Social Sciences, Gaziantep Universty, Gaziantep, Turkey  c Karmanoglu Mehmetbey University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Nursing, Division of Read More …

Claire Nolasco Braaten, Lily Chi-Fang Tsai College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Criminology, Texas A&M-San Antonio, One University Way, San Antonio, TX, 78224, USA Department of Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, College Backbone Road, Princess Anne, MD, 21853, USA ABSTRACT Our study analyzes data from the Corporate Prosecution Registry of the University Read More …

Sara Uhnoo, Sofie Erixon, Moa Bladini Gothenburg University, Department of Sociology and Work Science, Box 720, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Box 711, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden University of Gothenburg, School of Business, Economics and Law, Department of Law, Box 650, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden ABSTRACT After years of feminist struggle, international conventions, and Read More …

Esther F.J.C. van Ginneken, John Wooldredge Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Leiden University, the Netherlands. School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, USA ABSTRACT In-prison offending and victimization threaten the safety of incarcerated individuals and staff, which makes it an important topic for correctional research. Prior research has generated substantial knowledge about individual and Read More …

Eric Halford, Mary Giannoulis, Camie Condon, Paige Keningale ABSTRACT Optimal forager theory (OFT) initially emerged from ecological studies, elucidating how foraging organisms seek resources. In recent decades, this ecological theory has migrated to the realm of criminology, where it is used to identify burglary offenders and inform crime analysis. Several police services employ optimal forager Read More …