Your First Five Crime Studies of February 27
Today's crime studies include work on murders of Black victims
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. Homicides involving Black victims are less likely to be cleared in the United States, published in Criminology. (Restricted access)
2. “Teen Fled Danger into the Arms of Death”: The Political Agenda Setting Effect of Australian News Media Framing of Violence Against Women, published in Violence Against Women. (Open access)
3. The Role of Intersectionality and Context in Measuring Gender-Based Violence in Universities and Research-Performing Organizations in Europe for the Development of Inclusive Structural Interventions, published in Violence Against Women. (Open access)
4. A Comparison of Police Use of Force by Male and Female Officers in Canada: Rates, Modalities, Effectiveness, and Injuries, published in Criminal Justice and Behavior. (Open access)
5. Better start to better future? Long-term follow-up of a parenting intervention for mothers being released from incarceration, published in Journal of Experimental Criminology. (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:
…the likelihood of clearance is 3.4 to 4.8 percent lower for homicides involving Black victims, depending on the sampling and estimation approach.
This study, by Gian Maria Campedelli, was also featured in this excellent Guardian piece by Abené Clayton.