Your First Five Crime Studies of April 2
All of today's research relates to intimate partner violence
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. Wife-Beating Endorsements Among African Youths: Current Prevalence and Predictors in 14 Sub-Saharan African Countries From 2015 to 2021, published in Violence Against Women. (Restricted access)
2. Attitudes Toward Wife Beating in Pakistan: Over-Time Comparative Trends by Gender, published in Violence Against Women. (Open access)
3. Consanguineous Marriages and the Perception of Wife-Beating Justification in Pakistan: An Application of Fairlie Decomposition Analysis, published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence. (Restricted access)
4. Intimate Partner Violence and Partner Incarceration: Perceived and Experienced Challenges During Reentry, published in Crime & Delinquency. (Restricted access)
5. Evaluating the Nature and Prevalence of Economic Empowerment Services Provided to Intimate Partner Abuse Survivors, published in Violence Against Women. (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. The following passage caught my eye:
Having been a victim of IPV before their partner’s incarceration, especially of incidents involving emotional violence and alcohol or drug use, is associated with elevated concerns regarding their ability to trust their partner, their partner’s ability to live up to their expectations, and being angry at their partner.