Your First Five Crime Studies of August 8

All of today's research relates to victim advocacy

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Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Your First Five is a free tip sheet made up of a curated selection of recent  crime and justice research.

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These new studies related to criminology and criminal justice were published recently by journals that I monitor.

1. “We Can’t Work With Them, We Can’t Work Without Them”: The Police-Victim Advocacy Nexus in Processing Sexual Offenses in the Nigerian Justice System [Criminal Justice and Behavior]

2. Supporting Victims of Sexual Assault: The Effect of “Real Rape Mythology” and “Worthy Victim” Stereotypes on Police Decisions Regarding Service Referral and Advocate Involvement in Sexual Assault Cases [Crime & Delinquency]

3. “. . .It’s Just the Barriers That Can Be So Vast and Different”: Domestic Violence Advocates’ Perceived Barriers for Service Across Survivor Subpopulations [Crime & Delinquency]

4. Institutional Courage in the College Context: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Campus Victim Advocate Perceptions and Experiences [Violence Against Women]

5. Lethality assessment protocol: Challenges and barriers of implementation for domestic violence victim advocates [Criminology & Criminal Justice]

I might cover some of these studies further in Understanding Crime. If one sounds interesting or important, let me know in the comments:

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