A prosecutor’s “ideal” sexual assault case: A mixed‐method approach to understanding sexual assault case processing
A prosecutor's “ideal” sexual assault case: A mixed‐method approach to understanding sexual assault case processing Abstract Research continues to explore factors that contribute to high rates of attrition among sexual…
Leniency for otherwise law-abiding citizens? Testing the lapse theory and sentencing in England and Wales
Leniency for otherwise law-abiding citizens? Testing the lapse theory and sentencing in England and Wales Publication date: March 2025Source: International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, Volume 80Author(s): Kevin Kwok-yin…
The ecology of business environments and consequences for crime
The ecology of business environments and consequences for crime Abstract Research has typically focused on how certain types of business establishments are associated with the location of crime on street…
Do austerity cuts spare police budgets? Welfare‐to‐carceral realignment during fiscal crises
Do austerity cuts spare police budgets? Welfare‐to‐carceral realignment during fiscal crises Abstract Did governments shift funding from their social welfare functions to their criminal justice functions after the 1980s? Studies…
Citizenship, legal status, and misdemeanor justice
Citizenship, legal status, and misdemeanor justice Abstract Although minor forms of criminal justice contact are increasingly used to identify immigration violators, little research has been conducted at the intersection of…
Gains–loss asymmetry of jobs, income, and risk‐taking behaviors
Gains–loss asymmetry of jobs, income, and risk‐taking behaviors Abstract Despite extensive theorizing on the employment–crime link, little discussion has taken place on the mechanisms through which job gains and losses…
The waiting game: Anticipatory stress and its proliferation during jail incarceration
The waiting game: Anticipatory stress and its proliferation during jail incarceration Abstract Anticipatory stress—or worries about the future that produce emotional distress—may explain some of the deleterious repercussions of incarceration…
The Use of Good Character Discounts in Sentencing Financial Fraudsters
The Use of Good Character Discounts in Sentencing Financial Fraudsters . Lisa Marriott Lisa Marriott is a Professor in the School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington, New…
Murder Might Not Break the Law
Murder Might Not Break the Law . Craig K. Agule Craig K. Agule is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, USA. Read the…
Radical networks and terrorist action: the importance of social relationships and network positions
Radical networks and terrorist action: the importance of social relationships and network positions . Casper S. van Nassau Tomáš Diviák Christianne J. de Poot Frank M. Weerman a Research and…
Examining fifty cases of convicted online romance fraud offenders
Visit Criminal justice Studies . Examining fifty cases of convicted online romance fraud offenders Adebayo Benedict Soares Suleman Lazarus a Legal and Prosecution Department, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
Decoding White-Collar Crime
Decoding White-Collar Crime . W. Robert Thomas Assistant Prof of Business Law at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, USA. Read the syndicated article…