Sexualised video games, sexist attitudes and empathy towards victims of rape: Correlational evidence for a relationship is minimal in an online study

Sexualised video games, sexist attitudes and empathy towards victims of rape: Correlational evidence for a relationship is minimal in an online study Abstract Background There is continued debate about whether…
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Family, Parochial, and Public Levels of Social Control and Recidivism: An Extension of the Systemic Model of Social Disorganization

Family, Parochial, and Public Levels of Social Control and Recidivism: An Extension of the Systemic Model of Social Disorganization Crime &Delinquency, Ahead of Print. Although offenders’ individual-level characteristics such as…
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Obstructing Justice: The Association Between Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Identification of True Perpetrators

Obstructing Justice: The Association Between Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Identification of True Perpetrators Crime &Delinquency, Ahead of Print. Prosecutorial misconduct is a potential barrier to identifying true perpetrators of crimes…
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Performance-Enhancing Drug Use Among Professional Athletes: A Longitudinal Test of Social Learning Theory

Performance-Enhancing Drug Use Among Professional Athletes: A Longitudinal Test of Social Learning Theory Crime &Delinquency, Ahead of Print. This article tests Akers’s social learning theory with self-reported panel data on…
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Righteous Shoot or Racial Injustice? What Crowdsourced Data Can(not) Tell Us About Police-Caused Homicide

Righteous Shoot or Racial Injustice? What Crowdsourced Data Can(not) Tell Us About Police-Caused Homicide Race and Justice, Ahead of Print. Social scientists have developed various theoretical perspectives to explain the…
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Does the Residential Landscape Contextualize Friendships? Examining the Causes and Consequences of Affiliating with Older Friends

Does the Residential Landscape Contextualize Friendships? Examining the Causes and Consequences of Affiliating with Older Friends Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Ahead of Print. Objectives:Examine the relationships among…
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Beyond Their Absence: Male Intergenerational Social Ties and Community Informal Social Control

Beyond Their Absence: Male Intergenerational Social Ties and Community Informal Social Control Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Ahead of Print. Objective:Examine the degree to which adult male social…
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Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 111 Individuals for More Than $225 Million in False Billing and Expands Operations to Two Additional Cities

Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 111 Individuals for More Than $225 Million in False Billing and Expands Operations to Two Additional Cities The Medicare Fraud Strike Force today charged 111…
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