Does research asking victims questions about their sexual assault retraumatize them? Research suggests not.
As found in one of the studies in this week's Crime Research Update: Crime Type Edition
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Use this tip sheet to help you integrate the latest research into your work. It's a directory of new crime research published by the academic journals that I monitor. This week's directory includes, for example, this study listing:
Sexualized Deepfake Abuse: Perpetrator and Victim Perspectives on the Motivations and Forms of Non-Consensually Created and Shared Sexualized Deepfake Imagery — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Asher Flynn (Monash University, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Melbourne, VIC, Australia), Anastasia Powell (RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia), Asia Eaton (Florida International University, Miami, USA), et al. (License)
You’ll find more listings below.
Below, I present the research listings for this week's research sorted by type of crime. Research studies that don't fit into any of those categories will either appear in the Crime Stage or Uncategorized editions of CRU later today.
Violence
Multilevel Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence and Associated Factors Among Reproductive-Age Women: Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2023 to 2024 Data — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Girum Nakie (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia), Gebresilassie Tadesse (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia), Setegn Fentahun (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia), et al. (License)
An Exploration of Temporally Differentiated Associations Between Alcohol Outlets, Social Disorganization, and Assaults: A Multilevel Approach — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Jinuk Jeong (John Jay College of Criminal Justice/City University of New York Graduate Center, USA), Yunho Yeom (Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea) (License)
Low Self-Control and Sexual Coercion Among College Students: Examining Rape Myth Acceptance and Hypersexuality as Potential Mediators — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Ethan A. Marshall (University of Houston-Downtown, TX, USA) (License)
The Shadows of Internalized Bisexual Myths: Jealousy and Psychological Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Bisexual + Individuals in Turkiye — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Burcu Zurnacı (MEF University, Istanbul, Turkiye; University of Padova, Padova, Italy), Ezgi Toplu Demirtaş (MEF University, Istanbul, Turkiye) (License)
Event Centrality, Not Posttraumatic Growth, Explains Trauma Symptom Course Among Sexual Assault Survivors — Violence Against Women, Michael D. Barnett (Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA), Eman H. Nabulsi (Department of Clinical Psychology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA) (License)
Wearing Two Hats: Unique Challenges Faced by Graduate Students in Navigating Title IX Procedures as Students and Employees — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Lindsay Smith (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA), Pallie Swartz (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA), Yasemin Irvin-Erickson (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA) (License)
Exploring the Pathways of Childhood Adversity on Intimate Partner Violence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Network Analysis — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Chenrui Li (School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Public Health Research center, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China), Fan Hu (Public Health Research center, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China), Quyige Gao (School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Public Health Research center, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China), et al. (License)
Re-defining terrorism: imaginaries of radicalisation and counter-radicalisation — Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, Ruby Bashir (University of London)
Public Safety, Family Safety? The Reciprocal Relationship Between Mothers’ IPV Victimization and Fathers’ Incarceration — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Tasseli McKay (University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA) (License)
A Cross-National Examination of the Effect of Average Temperature Change on Homicide Trends — Justice Quarterly, Mateus R. Santos (Department of Criminology, University of South Florida), Michael J. Lynch (Department of Criminology, University of South Florida)
EXPRESSION OF CONCERN to Second-Order Sexual Harassment: Violence Against the Silence Breakers Who Support the Victims — Violence Against Women, (License)
The Relationship Between Child-to-Parent Violence, Adolescent Stressors, and Emotional Security: The Moderating Role of Parental Divorce — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Mirian Junco-Guerrero (University of Malaga, Andalucía, Spain), Francisco Javier Fernández-Baena (University of Malaga, Andalucía, Spain), David Cantón-Cortés (University of Malaga, Andalucía, Spain) (License)
Sexualized Deepfake Abuse: Perpetrator and Victim Perspectives on the Motivations and Forms of Non-Consensually Created and Shared Sexualized Deepfake Imagery — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Asher Flynn (Monash University, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Melbourne, VIC, Australia), Anastasia Powell (RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia), Asia Eaton (Florida International University, Miami, USA), et al. (License)
Is There Harm in Asking? Relative Distress and Cost-Benefit of Sexual Assault-Focused Research Participation Among College-Aged Women — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Elsa K. Mattson (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA), Jenna M. Bagley (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA), Cailan Splaine (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA), et al. (License)
Using Offender Risk Assessment Data to Explore Nonfatal Strangulation in the Context of Community Supervision — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Durant Frantzen (Texas A&M-San Antonio, USA) (License)
Rape Myth Acceptance in the Criminal Justice System: Do Criminal Justice Decision-Makers Endorse Rape Myths? — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Sam Gavin (St. Bonaventure University, NY, USA), Rachel Kosaka (Penn State Altoona, PA, USA), Makaylah D. Bangura (Penn State Altoona, PA, USA), et al. (License)
Whispered crime: ASMR storytelling and the digital domestication of violence — Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal, Dolores Fernández-Pérez (University of Castilla La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain) (License)
Mass shootings and masculinities: exploring the multifaceted role of gender in cumulative strain theory — Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal, Eric Madfis (University of Washington Tacoma, USA), Katie Callahan (University of Washington Tacoma, USA) (License)
Prevalence and Depiction of Gender-Based Violence in Spanish-Language Television Series — Violence Against Women, Nikki McClaran (University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA), Megan Denneny (University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA), Juan Mundel (Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA) (License)
Punitive adjustments at the Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa — Punishment & Society, Denis Augustin Samnick (University of Antwerp, Belgium) (License)
Criminal Justice Predictors of Child Sexual Abuse Live Streaming — Victims & Offenders, Timothy I. C. Cubitt (Australian Institute of Criminology; University of Adelaide), Sarah S. Napier (Australian Institute of Criminology), Rick Brown (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Homicide investigation in the Global South: ‘jeitinho’ and differences between policy and street-level practice — Policing and Society, Rafael Alcadipani (Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-EAESP)), Edward Maguire (Arizona State University), Fiona Brookman (University of South Wales)
Property
Cyber Hygiene Intentions: Assessing the Effects of Fear Appeal Styles Through Protection Motivation Theory and Individual Differences — Crime & Delinquency, George W. Burruss (University of South Florida, Tampa, USA), Richard K. Moule (University of South Florida, Tampa, USA), Taylor Fisher (Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA), et al. (License)
Change Waits for No One: An Examination of the Legal Response to Ransomware Attacks — Criminal Justice Policy Review, Melanie K. Worsley (Washburn University, Topeka, KS, USA), Joseph Kendall-Morwick (Washburn University, Topeka, KS, USA), Kate A. Houston (Texas A&M International University, Laredo, USA) (License)
Drugs
Multilevel Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence and Associated Factors Among Reproductive-Age Women: Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2023 to 2024 Data — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Girum Nakie (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia), Gebresilassie Tadesse (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia), Setegn Fentahun (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia), et al. (License)
White Collar
Change Waits for No One: An Examination of the Legal Response to Ransomware Attacks — Criminal Justice Policy Review, Melanie K. Worsley (Washburn University, Topeka, KS, USA), Joseph Kendall-Morwick (Washburn University, Topeka, KS, USA), Kate A. Houston (Texas A&M International University, Laredo, USA) (License)
Revisiting Bad Apples and Bad Barrels: Person × Setting Interactions in Corruption — Justice Quarterly, Andrzej Uhl (Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge; St John’s College), Beth Hardie (Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge; National Coalition of Independent Scholars) (License)
Organized Crime
Not vulnerable enough for victim support?! Advancing the formal identification of human trafficking for labour exploitation through a multidimensional vulnerability approach — International Review of Victimology, Christina Kösl (Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany), Annette Korntheuer (Hochschule München, University of Applied Science, Germany), Janusz Surzykiewicz (Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany) (License)
“What an invasion, an immense invasion”: Examining the adverse effects of true crime media on co-victims — Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal, Kelli S. Boling (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA), Danielle C. Slakoff (California State University, Sacramento, USA) (License)
Revisiting Bad Apples and Bad Barrels: Person × Setting Interactions in Corruption — Justice Quarterly, Andrzej Uhl (Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge; St John’s College), Beth Hardie (Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge; National Coalition of Independent Scholars) (License)
Technology Facilitated
Pathways, Pressure, and Profit: Adaptive Innovation and Strain in a Convicted Cybercrime Academy Called Hustle Kingdom — Deviant Behavior, Suleman Lazarus (London School of Economics and Political Science; University of the Western Cape), Adebayo Benedict Soares (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)), Mark Button (University of Portsmouth)
Digital neighbourhood moderation: online community safety and the role of Facebook group moderators in Queensland, Australia — Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Maram Samiee (University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Design and Society, Sydney, Keith Heggart (University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Design and Society, Sydney,), Philip Birch (University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Design and Society, Sydney,), et al. (License)
Cyber Hygiene Intentions: Assessing the Effects of Fear Appeal Styles Through Protection Motivation Theory and Individual Differences — Crime & Delinquency, George W. Burruss (University of South Florida, Tampa, USA), Richard K. Moule (University of South Florida, Tampa, USA), Taylor Fisher (Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA), et al. (License)
Change Waits for No One: An Examination of the Legal Response to Ransomware Attacks — Criminal Justice Policy Review, Melanie K. Worsley (Washburn University, Topeka, KS, USA), Joseph Kendall-Morwick (Washburn University, Topeka, KS, USA), Kate A. Houston (Texas A&M International University, Laredo, USA) (License)
Sexualized Deepfake Abuse: Perpetrator and Victim Perspectives on the Motivations and Forms of Non-Consensually Created and Shared Sexualized Deepfake Imagery — Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Asher Flynn (Monash University, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Melbourne, VIC, Australia), Anastasia Powell (RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia), Asia Eaton (Florida International University, Miami, USA), et al. (License)
Whispered crime: ASMR storytelling and the digital domestication of violence — Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal, Dolores Fernández-Pérez (University of Castilla La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain) (License)
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