The primary motivation of sexual homicide offenders in China: Was it for sex, power and control, anger, or money?
The primary motivation of sexual homicide offenders in China: Was it for sex, power and control, anger, or money? Abstract Background Information on sexual homicides in China is scarce, particularly…
Does emotion matter? The role of alexithymia in violent recidivism: A systematic literature review
Does emotion matter? The role of alexithymia in violent recidivism: A systematic literature review Abstract Background Several variables have been evidenced for their association with violent reoffending. Resultant interventions have…
Confronting gang membership and youth violence: Intervention challenges and potential futures
Confronting gang membership and youth violence: Intervention challenges and potential futures Jane L. Wood Read the syndicated article here
The crime, mental health, and economic impacts of prearrest diversion of people with mental health problems: A systematic review
The crime, mental health, and economic impacts of prearrest diversion of people with mental health problems: A systematic review Abstract Background Prearrest diversion strategies are being adopted across the Western…
The “appropriate adult”: What they do and what they should do in police interviews with mentally disordered suspects
The “appropriate adult”: What they do and what they should do in police interviews with mentally disordered suspects Abstract Background In almost all countries worldwide, the first point of contact…
Taking sides: Gender and third‐party partisanship in disputes*
Taking sides: Gender and third‐party partisanship in disputes* Abstract We examine the role of a norm protecting women in understanding third‐party partisanship in verbal and violent disputes. Our analyses are…
Development of impulsivity and risk‐seeking: Implications for the dimensionality and stability of self‐control*
Development of impulsivity and risk‐seeking: Implications for the dimensionality and stability of self‐control* Abstract In Gottfredson and Hirschi's self‐control theory, introduced in 1990, they contend that self‐control is a unidimensional…
Consequences of mental and physical health for reentry and recidivism: Toward a health‐based model of desistance*
Consequences of mental and physical health for reentry and recidivism: Toward a health‐based model of desistance* Abstract During the last few decades, criminologists have identified several adult roles and statuses,…
Reimagining Sutherland 80 years after white‐collar crime*
Reimagining Sutherland 80 years after white‐collar crime* Abstract Eighty years ago, Edwin H. Sutherland conceptualized and defined white‐collar crime. In this article, I engage retrospectively with Sutherland's ideas and work…
Learning on the job: Studying expertise in residential burglars using virtual environments*
Learning on the job: Studying expertise in residential burglars using virtual environments* Abstract In this article, we describe a quasi‐experiment in which experienced incarcerated burglars (n = 56), other offenders (n = 50), and…
Lifelong Conviction Pathways and Self-Reported Offending: Towards a Deeper Comprehension of Criminal Career Development
Lifelong Conviction Pathways and Self-Reported Offending: Towards a Deeper Comprehension of Criminal Career Development AbstractThis article investigates to what extent life-course self-reported offending is related to the four developmental pathways…
Encouraging interviewees to say more and deception: The ghostwriter method
Encouraging interviewees to say more and deception: The ghostwriter method Background We examined a new method to encourage interviewees to say more, the ghostwriter method, and examined its effect on…