Prying Open the Black Box of Causality: A Causal Mediation Analysis Test of Procedural Justice Policing
Prying Open the Black Box of Causality: A Causal Mediation Analysis Test of Procedural Justice Policing Abstract Objectives Review causal mediation analysis as a method for estimating and assessing direct…
Victimization and Its Consequences for Well-Being: A Between- and Within-Person Analysis
Victimization and Its Consequences for Well-Being: A Between- and Within-Person Analysis Abstract Objectives We examined the effects of victimization on several aspects of well-being in a longitudinal study of a…
Assessing the Spatial Concentration of Urban Crime: An Insight from Nigeria
Assessing the Spatial Concentration of Urban Crime: An Insight from Nigeria Abstract Objective Research demonstrates that crime is concentrated. This finding is so consistent that David Weisburd refers to this…
Plea Bargaining and the Miscarriage of Justice
Plea Bargaining and the Miscarriage of Justice Abstract Objectives We examine whether, on average, plea bargaining encourages guilty pleas among defendants who are factually innocent. Methods We develop a formal…
Situational Correlates of Adolescent Substance Use: An Improved Test of the Routine Activity Theory of Deviant Behavior
Situational Correlates of Adolescent Substance Use: An Improved Test of the Routine Activity Theory of Deviant Behavior Abstract Objectives To test the routine activity theory of deviance, we assess whether…
“Location, Location, Location”: Effects of Neighborhood and House Attributes on Burglars’ Target Selection
“Location, Location, Location”: Effects of Neighborhood and House Attributes on Burglars’ Target Selection Abstract Objectives To empirically test whether offenders consider environmental features at multiple spatial scales when selecting a…
Industry Self-regulation Under Government Intervention
Industry Self-regulation Under Government Intervention Abstract Objective Industry actors (organizations, associations) can influence the way in which firms comply with regulations. This study examines how this influence process is affected…
Psychological Distress, Terrorist Involvement and Disengagement from Terrorism: A Sequence Analysis Approach
Psychological Distress, Terrorist Involvement and Disengagement from Terrorism: A Sequence Analysis Approach Abstract Objectives This paper utilizes probability-based modelling to unpack the complex and multifaceted individual, sociological, and psychological processes…
Risk Factors for Violent Dissident Republican Incidents in Belfast: A Comparison of Bombings and Bomb Hoaxes
Risk Factors for Violent Dissident Republican Incidents in Belfast: A Comparison of Bombings and Bomb Hoaxes Abstract Objectives To identify risk factors for bombings and bomb hoaxes committed by dissident Republicans…
Crime Feeds on Legal Activities: Daily Mobility Flows Help to Explain Thieves’ Target Location Choices
Crime Feeds on Legal Activities: Daily Mobility Flows Help to Explain Thieves’ Target Location Choices Abstract Objective According to routine activity theory and crime pattern theory, crime feeds on the…
Disrupting the Pathway from Truancy to Delinquency: A Randomized Field Trial Test of the Longitudinal Impact of a School Engagement Program
Disrupting the Pathway from Truancy to Delinquency: A Randomized Field Trial Test of the Longitudinal Impact of a School Engagement Program Abstract Objective Truancy in adolescence is related to detrimental…
The Asymmetric Effect of Bankruptcy Fraud in Sweden: A Long-Term Perspective
The Asymmetric Effect of Bankruptcy Fraud in Sweden: A Long-Term Perspective Abstract Objectives The knowledge of the effects of white-collar crimes is incomplete. In the article, we operationalize white-collar crimes…