Your First Five Crime Studies of January 30
Today's crime studies include work on intimate partner violence victimization
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. The geospatial patterning of crimes against persons calls for service on days with and without San Antonio Spurs games, published in Journal of Experimental Criminology. (Restricted access)
2. Neck-restraint bans, law enforcement officer unions, and police killings, published in Criminology & Public Policy. (Open access)
3. Group Climate in Residential Youth Care: Development and Validation of the Group Climate Instrument—Revised, published in International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. (Restricted access)
4. Predictors of Adolescent Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Victimization: Patterns of Intersectional Social Positions in a Statewide, School-based Sample, published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence. (Restricted access)
5. Nonfinancial Consequences of Identity Theft Revisited: Examining the Association of Out-of-Pocket Losses With Physical or Emotional Distress and Behavioral Health, published in Criminal Justice and Behavior. (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 1. Here's why:
The largest hot spot is around the Riverwalk and downtown, and days with home games do not increase hot spots around the arena. There are significant changes in hot spots across the city on days with home versus away games and during COVID-19 versus before.