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Corrigendum to ‘Police recruitment: A machine learning analysis’ [Int. J. Crime Justice Law 85, June 2026, 100860] “警察招聘：机器学习分析”的勘误表[Int.]J.刑事司法法85,2026年6月，1986]

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2026.100873

Gareth Stubbs, Ian Gibson

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Corrigendum to ‘Recidivism, opportunity, and deterrence in wildlife crime: Evidence from Zambia’ [Int. J. Crime Crim. Justice Law, 86, September 2026, 100881] 《野生动物犯罪中的累犯、机会和威慑：来自赞比亚的证据》的勘误。犯罪。司法法学，2026年9月86日，100881]

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2026.100884

E. Richards, S. Davies, S. Namposya, D. Chilambwe

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An exploration of factors influencing employer decision-making when recruiting people with convictions 在招聘有前科的人时，影响雇主决策的因素探讨

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2026.100863

Kyra White, Lauren Smith, Todd Hogue

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Retraction notice to “An empirical study of “public security centralism” in modern China and its legal and political ramifications” [Int. J. Law, Crime Justice 76, March 2024, 100648] 《近代中国“公安集中制”的实证研究及其法律和政治后果》[j]。J. Law，刑事司法76，March 2024, 100648]

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2026.100858

Beibei Zhang , Wenzhang Zhou

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Impacts beyond the penal population: Incarceration perceptions and trust in criminal courts 刑罚人口以外的影响：监禁观念和对刑事法庭的信任

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2026.100862

Liliana Manzano Chávez , Daniel Fredes García , Javiera Carvajal González

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Economic uncertainty and juvenile deviance: A nonlinear assessment of poverty shocks on adolescent crime patterns 经济不确定性与青少年越轨行为：贫困冲击对青少年犯罪模式的非线性评估

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2026.100861

Qinglan Ding , John Alif

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Criminal record expungement and resocialisation: German experience and reflections for China 犯罪记录的清除与再社会化：德国的经验与对中国的反思

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100808

Luyuan Bai

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Evolutionary fraud, the global scamming ecosystem and a typology of actors 进化欺诈，全球欺诈生态系统和行为者的类型学

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2026.100825

Mark Button , Suleman Lazarus , Branislav Hock , Paul Gilmour , Durgesh Pandey , James Bugbilla Sabia

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Perceived procedural justice and deviant behaviors in school: The moderating role of bullying victimization 程序公平感与校园越轨行为：霸凌受害的调节作用

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100820

Zhewei Mao , Jun Wu , Feng Zhu , Zhi Ye

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Addressing structural epistemic injustice in relation to honour killings under the shadow of court decisions in Türkiye 解决与<s:1> rkiye法院判决阴影下的荣誉杀人有关的结构性认识不公正问题

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International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100821

Gülriz Uygur, Nadire Özdemir

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