Building blocks of criminal investigations: A novel vignette study on investigative decision‐making
Building blocks of criminal investigations: A novel vignette study on investigative decision‐making Abstract Aim This study investigates the decision-making processes of Dutch district police teams during high-volume criminal investigations, exploring…
The development and core characteristics of the Chinese juvenile criminal propensity scale
The development and core characteristics of the Chinese juvenile criminal propensity scale Abstract Objective This study aimed to develop the Juvenile Criminal Propensity Questionnaire (JCPS) and evaluate its reliability, validity,…
Deception behind bars: A mixed‐methods investigation of inmates’ beliefs about lie detection
Deception behind bars: A mixed‐methods investigation of inmates' beliefs about lie detection Abstract Purpose This study examines incarcerated individuals' beliefs about deception detection, focusing on perceptions of successful liars, cues…
Seeing change through others’ eyes: Meta‐beliefs and willingness to participate in a restorative programme in prison
Seeing change through others' eyes: Meta‐beliefs and willingness to participate in a restorative programme in prison Abstract Purpose The present study examines whether incarcerated individuals' meta-malleability, the belief that others…
Intimates, acquaintances or strangers? Profiling the victim–offender relationship in homicides through offenders’ behavioural patterns
Intimates, acquaintances or strangers? Profiling the victim–offender relationship in homicides through offenders' behavioural patterns Abstract Aims This study examined behavioural heterogeneity across three victim–offender relationship categories in a non-Western context…
The history of an idea: The NICHD Protocol, Standard, and Revised
The history of an idea: The NICHD Protocol, Standard, and Revised Abstract Background This article describes the origins and development of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development…
Perceptions of interrogation techniques and personality traits of citizen judges in Japan
Perceptions of interrogation techniques and personality traits of citizen judges in Japan Abstract Purpose This study examined public perceptions of diverse police interrogation techniques, complimenting the existing research focused on…
Polygraph testing abuses in National Registry of Exonerations false confession cases
Polygraph testing abuses in National Registry of Exonerations false confession cases Abstract Purpose We investigated the context and consequences of polygraph administration during the interrogation of criminal suspects who falsely…
An analysis of COVID‐19’s impact on the emergence of bicycle theft in Japan using Gaussian process regression
An analysis of COVID‐19's impact on the emergence of bicycle theft in Japan using Gaussian process regression Abstract Background The state of emergency imposed in Tokyo due to COVID-19 led…
Chinese judicial personnel’s attitudes toward courtroom injustice: The interplay of gender and professional role
Chinese judicial personnel's attitudes toward courtroom injustice: The interplay of gender and professional role Abstract Purpose The past decades have witnessed growing concerns regarding the interaction between judicial officials and…
Female juvenile recidivism in Turkey: Independent correlates and implications for forensic risk assessment
Female juvenile recidivism in Turkey: Independent correlates and implications for forensic risk assessment Abstract Purpose To identify individual, familial and behavioural correlates of recidivism among female juvenile offenders in Turkey…
The three‐dimensional dynamic model of legal socialization: A cross‐cultural theoretical integration of Chinese and Western research
The three‐dimensional dynamic model of legal socialization: A cross‐cultural theoretical integration of Chinese and Western research Abstract Purpose Develop and explicate a concise triadic model of legal socialization that includes…