Asking witnesses to “look past” possible appearance changes when identifying suspects not only doesn’t help identifications, it actually hinders them
As found in one of the studies in today's Crime Research Update
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Is the appearance change instruction ever helpful for eyewitness identifications?
Journal: Psychology, Crime & Law
Keywords: law
First author: Sneha Suresh (Claremont Graduate University) [+2 other authors]
You’ll find today’s new research below, sorted by two broad categories: crime type and criminal justice/legal system stage. Research that doesn’t get sorted into those categories follows under “Unsorted Research.”
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Research by type of crime
Violence
Sexual Assault, Female Immigrant Victims, and Judicial Focal Concerns in U.S. and Canadian Courts
Journal: American Journal of Criminal Justice
Keywords: assault, victim, court, judicial, criminal justice
First author: Sidra Hashmi [+2 other authors]
Familism and Family Violence in Mexico
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, victim, victimization, incarcerate
First author: Nancy Gutiérrez Olivares (University of Oslo, Norway) [+2 other authors]
Rethinking Sexual Trauma Research: University Students Reactions to Participating in a Sexual Trauma Survey
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, victim, victimization, trauma
First author: Megan Reynolds (Anti-Bullying Centre, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland) [+6 other authors]
Strategic intelligence and Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements: enhancing national security in an era of transnational threats
Journal: Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism
Keywords: terrorism, policing
First author: Muhammad Reza Suleiman (Ahmadu Bello University) [+1 other author]
Property
Examining the Integrated Theory of Fraud Victimization in the Chinese Context: Insights from a Nationally Representative Survey
Journal: Deviant Behavior
Keywords: fraud, victim, victimization
First author: Manting Chen (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics) [+1 other author]
Drugs
Khat Chewing Topography: An Exploratory Study of Its Constituents and Contextual Factors
Journal: Substance Use & Misuse
Keywords: substance use
First author: Amanti Baru Olani (Institute for Social Drug Research, Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law, Ghent University)
White Collar
Examining the Integrated Theory of Fraud Victimization in the Chinese Context: Insights from a Nationally Representative Survey
Journal: Deviant Behavior
Keywords: fraud, victim, victimization
First author: Manting Chen (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics) [+1 other author]
Organized
The influence of training and field experience on police knowledge of and familiarity with human trafficking
Journal: Policing: An International Journal
Keywords: human trafficking, offender, victim, police, police officer, policing, arrest
First author: Kathleen M. Allen [+3 other authors]
Technology Facilitated
None found today.
Research by criminal justice/legal system stage
Offending
The influence of training and field experience on police knowledge of and familiarity with human trafficking
Journal: Policing: An International Journal
Keywords: human trafficking, offender, victim, police, police officer, policing, arrest
First author: Kathleen M. Allen [+3 other authors]
Gender Differences in Fear of Crime: Analyzing the Impact of Various Levels of Factors in South Korea
Journal: Victims & Offenders
Keywords: offender, victim
First author: Sunmin Hong (The University of Texas at Dallas) [+4 other authors]
Victimization
Sexual Assault, Female Immigrant Victims, and Judicial Focal Concerns in U.S. and Canadian Courts
Journal: American Journal of Criminal Justice
Keywords: assault, victim, court, judicial, criminal justice
First author: Sidra Hashmi [+2 other authors]
The influence of training and field experience on police knowledge of and familiarity with human trafficking
Journal: Policing: An International Journal
Keywords: human trafficking, offender, victim, police, police officer, policing, arrest
First author: Kathleen M. Allen [+3 other authors]
Familism and Family Violence in Mexico
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, victim, victimization, incarcerate
First author: Nancy Gutiérrez Olivares (University of Oslo, Norway) [+2 other authors]
Rethinking Sexual Trauma Research: University Students Reactions to Participating in a Sexual Trauma Survey
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, victim, victimization, trauma
First author: Megan Reynolds (Anti-Bullying Centre, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland) [+6 other authors]
Gender Differences in Fear of Crime: Analyzing the Impact of Various Levels of Factors in South Korea
Journal: Victims & Offenders
Keywords: offender, victim
First author: Sunmin Hong (The University of Texas at Dallas) [+4 other authors]
Examining the Integrated Theory of Fraud Victimization in the Chinese Context: Insights from a Nationally Representative Survey
Journal: Deviant Behavior
Keywords: fraud, victim, victimization
First author: Manting Chen (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics) [+1 other author]
Policing
The influence of training and field experience on police knowledge of and familiarity with human trafficking
Journal: Policing: An International Journal
Keywords: human trafficking, offender, victim, police, police officer, policing, arrest
First author: Kathleen M. Allen [+3 other authors]
Strategic intelligence and Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements: enhancing national security in an era of transnational threats
Journal: Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism
Keywords: terrorism, policing
First author: Muhammad Reza Suleiman (Ahmadu Bello University) [+1 other author]
Courts
Sexual Assault, Female Immigrant Victims, and Judicial Focal Concerns in U.S. and Canadian Courts
Journal: American Journal of Criminal Justice
Keywords: assault, victim, court, judicial, criminal justice
First author: Sidra Hashmi [+2 other authors]
Detention or Dissent: Judicial Utilization of Public Safety Assessments During Pretrial Detention Hearings in a New Jersey Courtroom
Journal: Criminal Justice Policy Review
Keywords: court, judicial, trial, hearing, detention, release, criminal justice, policy
First author: Luis C. Torres (Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) [+2 other authors]
Corrections
Detention or Dissent: Judicial Utilization of Public Safety Assessments During Pretrial Detention Hearings in a New Jersey Courtroom
Journal: Criminal Justice Policy Review
Keywords: court, judicial, trial, hearing, detention, release, criminal justice, policy
First author: Luis C. Torres (Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) [+2 other authors]
Familism and Family Violence in Mexico
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, victim, victimization, incarcerate
First author: Nancy Gutiérrez Olivares (University of Oslo, Norway) [+2 other authors]
Unravelling the wellbeing needs of correctional officers: results from nine separate focus groups
Journal: Psychology, Crime & Law
Keywords: correctional, correctional officer, law
First author: Frank Ferdik (Austin Peay State University) [+4 other authors]
Public Policy
Sexual Assault, Female Immigrant Victims, and Judicial Focal Concerns in U.S. and Canadian Courts
Journal: American Journal of Criminal Justice
Keywords: assault, victim, court, judicial, criminal justice
First author: Sidra Hashmi [+2 other authors]
Detention or Dissent: Judicial Utilization of Public Safety Assessments During Pretrial Detention Hearings in a New Jersey Courtroom
Journal: Criminal Justice Policy Review
Keywords: court, judicial, trial, hearing, detention, release, criminal justice, policy
First author: Luis C. Torres (Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) [+2 other authors]
Is the appearance change instruction ever helpful for eyewitness identifications?
Journal: Psychology, Crime & Law
Keywords: law
First author: Sneha Suresh (Claremont Graduate University) [+2 other authors]
Unravelling the wellbeing needs of correctional officers: results from nine separate focus groups
Journal: Psychology, Crime & Law
Keywords: correctional, correctional officer, law
First author: Frank Ferdik (Austin Peay State University) [+4 other authors]
Unsorted Research
The following research doesn't appear to mention any of the terms my code searches for in order to sort research by crime type.
The Projected (Non)-Futures of Electronic Monitoring in the Child Justice System: Professionals’ Perspectives in Portugal
Journal: Youth Justice
Keywords: digital
First author: Rafaela Granja [+2 other authors]
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