In the Global South, research suggests that homicide investigators' practices don't line up well with policy
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:
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)
You’ll find more listings for this week’s new research 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 follow under "Uncategorized Research."
Violence
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)
Organized Crime
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)
White Collar
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)
Uncategorized Research
Enhancing victim support: an analysis of disparities and determinants in law enforcement-based victim assistance — Policing: An International Journal, Jangwon Kim (Sam Houston State University Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology), Bitna Kim (Sam Houston State University Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology)
Diagnosis of the management styles of the heads of police: an exploratory investigation — Policing: An International Journal, Carla Patrícia Cintra Barros da Cunha (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Department of Production Engineering; Policia Federal), Caroline Maria de Miranda Mota (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Department of Production Engineering), Arthur Pimentel Gomes de Souza (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Department of Production Engineering), Pamela Adelino Ramos (Universidade Federal da Paraiba Department of Administration)
Authoritarian policing during the pandemic and its consequences for police stress in Taiwan — Policing: An International Journal, Xinting Wang (School of Law, Henan University), Fei-Lin Chen (Department of Police Administration, Taiwan Police College), Liqun Cao (Ontario Tech University), Jihong Zhao (Sam Houston State University)
Beyond black boxes and biases: advancing artificial intelligence in sentencing — Current Issues in Criminal Justice, Armin Alimardani (University of Wollongong; Western Sydney University), Milda Istiqomah (Brawijaya University) (License)
Expressions of Belief in the QAnon Conspiracy Movement — Deviant Behavior, Christopher T. Conner (University of Missouri), Matthew M. Hannah (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Artificial Intelligence in Forensic Science: An Emerging Technology in Criminal Investigation Systems — Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Gracia Gazali (Magister of Forensic Science, Postgraduate School, Universitas Airlangga)
Examining community perceptions of the police post 2020: the role of civic attitudes, experiences and socio-demographic traits — Policing: An International Journal, Christina Mancini (Virginia Commonwealth University), Robert D. Lytle (School of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock), Brittany Keegan (Virginia Commonwealth University), Nick Devlin (Virginia Commonwealth University), Hunter M. Boehme (Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina)
Excessive Formalism and Obsessive Security: The Organizational Logic of the Rehabilitation Disjuncture in Chinese Community Corrections — The Prison Journal, Jize Jiang (Tongji University, Shanghai, China), Yuchen Meng (Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China) (License)
Restorative Justice in Icelandic Prisons: A Path to Healing and Reintegration? — The Prison Journal, Nikolaos Stamatakis (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mid-Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden) (License)
Building Connection Behind Bars: A Process Evaluation of a Relationship-Based Reentry Workshop for Incarcerated Men in Pennsylvania — The Prison Journal, Caitlin J. Taylor (Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) (License)
‘Work locally’: The slow journey to devolving probation in Wales — Probation Journal, Ella Rabaiotti (Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, Swansea University, Swansea, UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (License)
The Impact of Expert Testimony and Victim Statements on Evaluations of Victimization Statements and Legal Judgment: An Introduction to Korea’s Crime Victimization Assessment System and Its Utility — Victims & Offenders, Yuhwa Han (Chungbuk National University; Yonsei University) (License)
The Chicken or the Egg and Does Age of Exposure Matter? A Nuanced Look at Insecure Attachment, Trauma Exposure, and Executive Functioning Among Justice-Involved Youth — Victims & Offenders, Jamie Yoder (Colorado State University), Rebecca Bosetti (The University of Kentucky), Adam Brown (Hunter College), Melissa Grady (The Catholic University of American)
A randomized trial of problem-oriented policing in three cities: exploring youth and young adult perceptions of police — Police Practice and Research, Jackie Sheridan-Johnson (NORC at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA), Weiwei Liu (NORC at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA), Bruce G. Taylor (NORC at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA), Diana Park (NORC at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA)
‘It takes a special cop to be an SRO’: school resource officers’ perceptions of selection for the position — Police Practice and Research, Melanie F. P. Soderstrom (Texas State University), Alyssa N. Shallenberger (Texas State University)
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