Your First Five Crime Studies of February 15
Today's crime studies include work on adolescent marijuana use
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. Forensic Case Formulation: Exploring the Knowledge, Opinions, and Training Experiences of Staff Working Within the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway, published in International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. (Open access)
2. Male Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse: A Comparison Between Individuals Serving Custodial and Non-Custodial Sentences, published in Crime & Delinquency. (Open access)
3. Neuropsychological profiles of adolescents sentenced to detention in Western Australia with and without prenatal alcohol exposure, published in Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. (Open access)
4. The Relative Impacts of Peer Disapproval, Parental Disapproval, and Perceptions of Risk on Adolescent Marijuana Use, published in Crime & Delinquency. (Restricted access)
5. Emotional Wellbeing and Cognitive Appraisals Among Law Enforcement Exposed to Child Sexually Explicit Materials, 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 4. Here's why:
Findings from this study suggest that nearly three years after the first recreational marijuana retail center opened, the protective features of parental norms toward marijuana use may no longer be relevant in protecting young people from early experimentation with drugs. Policy implications are discussed.