Your First Five Crime Studies of February 2
Today's crime studies include work on perpetrators of mass murder-suicide
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. Studying mental disorders among perpetrators of mass murder–suicide: Methodological challenges and promising avenues for new research, published in Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. (Open access)
2. Challenges to the Provision of Services for Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Nationwide Web-Based Survey, published in Violence Against Women. (Open access)
3. Facilitators and Barriers of Bystander Intervention Intent in Image-Based Sexual Abuse Contexts: A Focus Group Study with a University Sample, published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence. (Restricted access)
4. Intimate Partner Homicide Prevention Among Latinas: A Qualitative Study of Risk and Protective Factors, published in Homicide Studies. (Restricted access)
5. Approaches to Successfully Delivering Rehabilitative Services in Prison: Perspectives from Non-Uniform Correctional Staff in Eight States, published in The Prison Journal. (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:
“I outline several assumptions and challenges that may encumber scholarship in this area but also identify some promising avenues for future research. Greater scientific understanding of any associations between mental disorders and murder–suicide could lead to more evidence-based interventions that could help prevent these lethal attacks.”