Your First Five Crime Studies of January 25
Today's crime studies include work on rape myth acceptance
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. Differences Between Girls and Boys in the Disclosure of Sexual Violence, published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence. (Open access)
2. Predictors of Rape Myth Acceptance Among South Asian Students in Canada, published in Violence Against Women. (Open access)
3. The influence of neighbourhood disadvantage on charge dismissal: the case of drunk driving, published in Current Issues in Criminal Justice. (Open access)
4. Examining the Mediating Effects of Organizational Trust on the Relationship between Organizational Justice and Job Attitudes among Correctional Staff, published in The Prison Journal. (Restricted access)
5. Mediating Citizen Complaints Against Police Officers: Community Viewpoints From Trinidad and Tobago, published in Criminal Justice Policy Review. (Restricted 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 2. Here's why:
Transmission of rape myths is expected in every culture, yet limited research exists on rape myth acceptance (RMA) within global South Asian (SA) diasporas. We examined whether gender, attitudes toward gender roles, and patriarchal beliefs contributed to RMA among young SA adults in Canada.