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Correction to: The Penalty of Maternal Migration: Parental Migration, Caretaking Arrangements, and Custodial Interference Among Divorced Households in Rural China 修正：母亲迁移的惩罚：中国农村离异家庭的父母迁移、照料安排和监护干预

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Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-025-09463-3

Wan Huang, Xiaojin Chen, Jia Qu

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Correlates of Personnel Police Officers’ Commitment in Taiwan: A Comparison of Job Commitment and Organizational Commitment 台湾警务人员工作承诺与组织承诺之比较研究

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Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-025-09462-4

Xinting Wang, Chia-Hung Lin

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Beyond Focal Concerns: A Qualitative Study of Sentencing Decisions in China’s Sociopolitical Context 超越焦点关注：中国社会政治背景下量刑决策的定性研究

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Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-025-09461-5

Chengchen He

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The Penalty of Maternal Migration: Parental Migration, Caretaking Arrangements, and Custodial Interference Among Divorced Households in Rural China 母亲迁移的惩罚：中国农村离异家庭的父母迁移、照料安排和监护干预

IF 1.4 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-025-09460-6

Wan Huang, Xiaojin Chen, Jia Qu

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Restorative Justice in the Mountain: An Indigenous Lens into “De Gu” Mediation in Southwest China 山区的恢复性司法：西南“德姑”调解的乡土视角

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-025-09456-2

Yan Zhang

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Leadership Styles and Perceptions in Policing: Evidence from Kuwait’s Police Stations 领导风格和警察观念：来自科威特警察局的证据

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Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-025-09459-z

Nasser AlSabah

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Review of Wook Kang, Youth Involvement in Street Gangs in California’s Central Valley 《加州中央山谷青少年参与街头帮派》综述

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Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-025-09458-0

Wook Kang

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A Preliminary Test of a Proposed Path Model of the Direct Associations of Organizational Justice’s Relationship with Organizational Trust for Chinese Prison Staff 中国监狱工作人员组织公正与组织信任直接关联路径模型的初步检验

IF 1.4 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-025-09457-1

Eric G. Lambert, Shanhe Jiang, Jianhong Liu, Monica Solinas-Saunders, Zhan Tuo

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Shaping Future Justice: Comparative Insights into Prison Rape Myths in South Korea and the United States 塑造未来的正义：对韩国和美国监狱强奸神话的比较见解

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Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-025-09455-3

Hyeonna Bak, Bitna Kim, Sunhye Kang

{"title":"Shaping Future Justice: Comparative Insights into Prison Rape Myths in South Korea and the United States","authors":"Hyeonna Bak, Bitna Kim, Sunhye Kang","doi":"10.1007/s11417-025-09455-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11417-025-09455-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Prison rape constitutes a severe human rights violation within correctional systems, with its true prevalence often obscured by underreporting. Rape-supportive attitudes among criminal justice (CJ) professionals exacerbate this issue, underscoring the need to address such beliefs early in the education of future CJ professionals—CJ majors—before they enter the field. This study examined prison rape myths among CJ majors in South Korea and the USA, two countries with distinct cultural and educational contexts. Analyzing survey data from CJ majors at four universities in each country, the study explored how demographics, education, and oppressive attitudes shape prison rape myths. Findings revealed both universal and culture-specific predictors of prison rape myths. In both countries, oppressive attitudes—particularly male and female rape myths and negative attitudes toward prisoners—were significant predictors. However, educational factors played a stronger role in South Korea, where mandatory, high-quality courses on oppressive attitudes were linked to lower levels of negative views toward prisoners. These results suggest that culturally tailored educational interventions may be more effective in challenging oppressive beliefs. This study emphasizes the value of a transnational approach to education to address rape-supportive attitudes and foster victim-centered practices among future CJ professionals.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45526,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Criminology","volume":"20 2","pages":"99 - 123"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143930155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Child Laborers’ Exposure to Physical Maltreatment in Rural Bangladesh: Prevalence and Risk Factors 孟加拉国农村童工遭受身体虐待：患病率和危险因素

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Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-025-09453-5

Md. Abdul Ahad, Yvonne Karen Parry, Eileen Willis, Shahid Ullah, Matthew Ankers

{"title":"Child Laborers’ Exposure to Physical Maltreatment in Rural Bangladesh: Prevalence and Risk Factors","authors":"Md. Abdul Ahad, Yvonne Karen Parry, Eileen Willis, Shahid Ullah, Matthew Ankers","doi":"10.1007/s11417-025-09453-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11417-025-09453-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Child maltreatment is a global public health concern. A high percentage of children working in rural informal sectors in Bangladesh experiences physical maltreatment. This area of study, however, remains understudied. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of physical maltreatment of child laborers in rural Bangladesh. A total of 200 child laborers and parents were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, including the ICAST-CH and ICAST-P survey tools. Multivariable linear regression was performed using SPSS and STATA software to analyze data. Above 66% of child laborers experienced being hit, beaten, or spanked with a bare hand, followed by 53% being pushed, grabbed, or kicked sometimes in the past year. In addition, 35% of parents reported that their children had been hit on the head with a knuckle, and 30% reported their child had been hit on the buttock with an object once/twice in the past year. This study identified that the parents’ employment in service sectors (<i>β</i> = –0.87, <i>p</i> = 0.04), an increase in individual (<i>β</i> = –1.92, <i>p</i> = 0.02), and household income (<i>β</i> = –0.98, <i>p</i> = 0.02) significantly reduced the child laborers’ risk of experiencing physical maltreatment. Conversely, the rate of physical maltreatment increased with the extension of working hours (<i>β</i> = 0.52, <i>p</i> < 0.01). There is a need for extensive studies on the physical maltreatment of child laborers. The study suggests reformulations and adaptations to policy and the provision of social safety net programs in rural areas to prevent physical maltreatment of child laborers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45526,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Criminology","volume":"20 2","pages":"149 - 168"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11417-025-09453-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143930061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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