Your First Five Crime Studies of February 8
Today's crime studies include work on "gender-based water violence"
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. (Mis)Perceptions of the Use of Deadly Force by Police: Exploring the Role of Social Media Consumption, published in International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. (Restricted access)
2. Stereotypical Victims: Visibility of #MeToo Disclosures on Twitter, published in Violence Against Women. (Open access)
3. Aiding or enabling? Officer perspectives on harm reduction and support services in an open-air drug market, published in Policing and Society. (Restricted access)
4. “Gender-Based Water Violence”: Cross-Cultural Evidence for Severe Harm Associated With Water Insecurity for Women and Girls, published in Violence Against Women. (Restricted access)
5. Blame and Severity Attributions in Vignette-Based Female-On-Male Rape: The Case of the Victim’s Prior Sexual Victimization, Resistance, and Sexual Arousal, published in International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. (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 3. Here's why:
Police officers are stationed on the frontlines of open-air drug markets and regularly intervene in issues resulting from public drug consumption and overdoses. Police departments are increasingly being asked to adopt harm reduction approaches to deal with the health and safety consequences of drug use. As officer buy-in is essential to intervention success, it is important to assess officer attitudes towards their evolving duties.