Your First Five Crime Studies of February 19
Today's crime studies include work on assessing lethality
I'm Aaron Jacklin, and this is Explaining Crime, an independent newsletter that helps you explain crime to your audience.
Your First Five is a daily (M-F) series that publishes a curated selection of recent research related to crime and justice. Each post contains links to new studies that I hope will enhance your work explaining crime. Published each weekday at about 7 a.m., E.S.T.
These new criminology and criminal justice studies were published recently by journals I monitor.
1. Lethality assessment protocol: Challenges and barriers of implementation for domestic violence victim advocates, published in Criminology & Criminal Justice. (Restricted access)
2. Institutional thoughtlessness and the incarcerated pregnancy, published in Criminology & Criminal Justice. (Open access)
3. Illegal rural enterprise – developing a framework to help identify and investigate shadow infrastructures and illicit criminal networks, published in Policing: An International Journal. (Restricted access)
4. COVID-19’s Effect on Crisis Intervention Team Calls for Service in Houston, published in American Journal of Criminal Justice. (Restricted access)
5. Autism spectrum disorder, extremism and risk assessment, published in Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. (Open access)
I might cover some of these studies further in Understanding Crime. If one sounds interesting or important, let me know in the comments.
Right now, I'm considering number 1. Here's why:
This exploratory qualitative research study examined the attitudes and barriers domestic violence victim advocates identified in successful implementation of the lethality assessment protocol, a collaborative intervention between police departments and domestic violence advocacy agencies in the state of Connecticut …. Lethality assessment protocol is a useful tool, yet all stakeholders must actively engage in cooperative training, tackle personal biases toward domestic violence victims, and gain a better understanding of victim psychology.