Your First Five Crime Studies of March 25
All of today's research relates to policing
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 series (M-F) that publishes a curated selection of recent research related to crime and justice. Each post contains links to new studies (each related to a single topic) that I hope will enhance your work explaining crime. The publication schedule is in flux for the moment.
These new studies related to criminology and criminal justice were published recently by journals I monitor:
1. Unpacking Police Endorsement of Myths Surrounding Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Formation and Implications, published in Violence Against Women. (Restricted access)
2. ‘No one wants to end up on YouTube’: sousveillance and ‘cop-baiting’ in Canadian policing, published in Policing and Society. (Restricted access)
3. Policing domestic abuse: the onus on first responders, published in Policing and Society. (Open access)
4. Policing and the Safety Logic in the School Context: Perceptions of Danger and Definitions of Law Enforcement, published in Crime & Delinquency. (Restricted access)
5. Police shootings, violent crime, race and socio-economic factors in municipalities in the United States of America, published in Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. (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. The following passage caught my eye (note that they studied Danish police):
The findings show that police officers begin to believe in the myths to cope with negative emotions arising from repeated exposure to IPVAW victims, who do not behave according to expected norms of being cooperative, responsible, and innocent. This makes police officers meet victims with skepticism, low spirit, and hopelessness, making them refrain from initiating further criminal investigations, opening criminal cases, and pursuing arrests.