POLICE RECRUITS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE DEATH PENALTY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

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 …

AN EXAMINATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AND WITHOUT INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME IN TERMS OF FAMILY CLIMATE AND CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS

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 …

EFFECTS OF BOUNDED RATIONALITY ON PROSECUTORIAL DECISION MAKING: ANALYSIS OF PENALTIES ON CORPORATE FRAUD VIOLATORS

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 …

THE WAVE OF CONSENT-BASED RAPE LAWS IN EUROPE

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 …

OFFENDING AND VICTIMIZATION IN PRISONS: NEW THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL APPROACHES

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 …

DO HOTSPOT POLICING INTERVENTIONS AGAINST OPTIMAL FORAGERS CAUSE CRIME DISPLACEMENT?

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 …

PROMOTING ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN BANGLADESH: TOWARDS A HYBRID JUSTICE MODEL

Md Jahirul Islam, Masahiro Suzuki, Nurunnahar Mazumder. ABSTRACT This study delves into the critical issue of access to justice in Bangladesh, particularly focusing on the challenges individuals face within the formal criminal justice system. Significant barriers to achieving equal access to justice in the country include socio-economic disparities, corruption, discrimination, and judicial backlogs. The study Read More …

VICTIM AND OFFENDER RACE AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF WEAPON USE: A TEST OF RACIAL ANIMOSITY AND RACIAL THREAT THEORIES

Matthew Caines Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TXUSA ABSTRACT The historically complex relationship between Blacks and Whites is believed to play an important role in the way offenders select their victims in violent crimes. This study tests two theories that have been used to explain interracial crimes: racial animosity Read More …

RACIAL DISPARITIES IN EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING ADJUDICATION FOR A SERIOUS OFFENSE

Thomas Wojciechowski School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA ABSTRACT Prior research has highlighted persistent racial/ethnic disparities in employment and workforce engagement. That said, this research has yet to be extended to justice-involved youth. This is problematic, given that this is a population that may already face barriers to employment and Read More …

CYBER BANISHMENT: AN OLD SANCTION FOR VIRTUAL SPACES

Kamil Mamak a RADAR: Robophilosophy, AI Ethics and Datafication Research Group, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;b Department of Criminal Law, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland ABSTRACT In this paper, I present the punishment called cyberbanishment. This sanction refers to the old-fashioned punishment of forbidding a person to be present in specific places, but instead of physical Read More …