Determinants of Extortion Compliance: Empirical Evidence From a Victimization Survey

Determinants of Extortion Compliance: Empirical Evidence From a Victimization Survey AbstractThis article focuses on the situational-, victim- and area-level determinants of extortion compliance. Extortion, a quintessential organized crime, is one…
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Investing in Crime Prevention After the Crisis: Social Impact Bonds, the Value of (Re)Offending and the New ‘Culture of Crime Control’

Investing in Crime Prevention After the Crisis: Social Impact Bonds, the Value of (Re)Offending and the New ‘Culture of Crime Control’ AbstractA recurring theme of criminal justice reform in the…
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Police Legitimacy and Procedural Justice Among Young Brazilian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional and Time-Ordered Analysis

Police Legitimacy and Procedural Justice Among Young Brazilian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional and Time-Ordered Analysis AbstractThe legal socialization framework expounds individual attitudes towards authority. The current study tested whether the attitudes…
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Pathways from Relative Deprivation to Individual Violence: The Effect of Subjective Perception and Emotional Resentment in South Korea

Pathways from Relative Deprivation to Individual Violence: The Effect of Subjective Perception and Emotional Resentment in South Korea AbstractCriminological studies assert that individuals’ psychological cognition and emotional resentment mediate the…
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Predicting the Probability of Violence in Actor–Target Relational Dyads: Self-Control and Interpersonal Provocations as Mutual Properties

Predicting the Probability of Violence in Actor–Target Relational Dyads: Self-Control and Interpersonal Provocations as Mutual Properties AbstractIf disputes are ever-present in human interaction, all relational dyads contain potential offenders and…
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Gendered prisons, relationships and resettlement policies; three reasons for caution for imprisoned mothers

Gendered prisons, relationships and resettlement policies; three reasons for caution for imprisoned mothers AbstractDrawing on the lived experiences and perceptions of five imprisoned mothers, this article critically explores female prisons,…
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Working for the Clampdown: State Repression and Confidence In Legal Authorities In Comparative Context

Working for the Clampdown: State Repression and Confidence In Legal Authorities In Comparative Context AbstractScholars have focussed on the national level factors affecting citizen perceptions of legal institutions, which vary…
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The Criminology of Boxing, Violence and Desistance. By Deborah Jump (Bristol University Press, 2020, 220pp, £75.00 hb)

The Criminology of Boxing, Violence and Desistance. By Deborah Jump (Bristol University Press, 2020, 220pp, £ hb) The Criminology of Boxing, Violence and Desistance. By JumpDeborah (Bristol University Press, 2020,…
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Industry of Anonymity: Inside the Business of Cybercrime. By Jonathan Lusthaus (Harvard University Press, 2018, 289pp. £31.95 hb)

Industry of Anonymity: Inside the Business of Cybercrime. By Jonathan Lusthaus (Harvard University Press, 2018, 289pp. £ hb) Industry of Anonymity: Inside the Business of Cybercrime. By LusthausJonathan (Harvard University…
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Blood, Threats and Fears: The Hidden Worlds of Hate Crime Victims. By Stevie Jade-Hardy and Neil Chakraborti (Palgrave, 2020, 177pp. £44.99 hb)

Blood, Threats and Fears: The Hidden Worlds of Hate Crime Victims. By Stevie Jade-Hardy and Neil Chakraborti (Palgrave, 2020, 177pp. £ hb) Blood, Threats and Fears: The Hidden Worlds of…
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Unemployment and crime: Experimental evidence of the causal effects of intensified ALMPs on crime rates among unemployed individuals

Unemployment and crime: Experimental evidence of the causal effects of intensified ALMPs on crime rates among unemployed individuals AbstractPrevious studies investigate whether levels of welfare benefits reduce crime among the…
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Transcending the Boundaries of Punishment: On the Nature of Citizenship Deprivation

Transcending the Boundaries of Punishment: On the Nature of Citizenship Deprivation AbstractCitizenship deprivation is becoming an increasingly standard response of modern states to criminal and other harmful acts. Current academic…
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