{"title":"Introduction and validation of the Modern Adolescent Dating Violence Attitude (MADVA) scale: A contemporary tool for assessing adolescent attitudes towards dating violence in offline and online environments","authors":"Gill Kirkman , Dominic Willmott , Daniel Boduszek , Agata Debowska","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100705","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100705","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study developed and validated the Modern Adolescent Dating Violence Attitude (MADVA) scale, examining young people's attitudes towards online and offline variants of adolescent dating violence and abuse (ADVA). Data were collected among 2011 adolescents from England, aged 10–25 (<em>M</em> 15.72 years). Dimensionality and construct validity of the MADVA was investigated using traditional Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Results indicate a six-factor model (Attitudes towards: Sexual Abuse-Online; Sexual Abuse-Offline; Psychological Abuse-Online; Psychological Abuse-Offline; Physical Abuse-Offline; Controlling Behaviour-Offline). Excellent composite reliability and differential predictive validity were observed for all six subscales. The MADVA scale enables users to better evaluate ADVA prevention-programmes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 100705"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142722275","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}
{"title":"Study on the spatiotemporal evolution and influencing factors of theft crimes: A comparative analysis before and during COVID-19","authors":"Ziwan Zheng , Yucheng He , Xiaomin Jiang , Hequn Wu , Shiyu Sheng","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100719","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100719","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Focusing on JZ Province, China, the present study employs spatial analysis methods, including kernel density estimation, spatial autocorrelation, and Geodetector to explore the changes in the spatial and temporal patterns of theft crimes before and during COVID-19, as well as the spatial relationships between theft crimes and various factors concerning urban economic conditions and population dynamics. The results show that: (1) The pandemic significantly impacts theft rates, with an overall decrease of 27%. (2) Both before and during the pandemic, city centers and coastal regions experience the highest incidence of theft crimes. Theft crimes are mostly observed in economically prosperous and dynamic urban areas. The COVID-19 restrictions have a strong inhibitory effect on theft occurrences. (3) In both periods, government finances and regional economic conditions demonstrate strong explanatory power for theft crimes. A vibrant urban setting with more elderly and young people is positively correlated with theft activities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 100719"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143096980","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}
{"title":"Predicting support for fine penalty replacing imprisonment: Crime type, the severity of crime, situational factors and demographic characteristics: A factorial survey approach","authors":"Yuxi Shang , Dehao Xue , Jinli Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100717","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100717","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We aimed to examine the contribution of crime type, the severity of crime, and situational factors to predict the perception of fine penalty replacing imprisonment. We used snowball sampling method to find 451 respondents from China participated in eight crime scenarios. The results of the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis showed the following. (1) “The public's attitude toward fine penalty instead of imprisonment” was related to crime type, severity, situational case factors, the respondent's Hukou (Household registration), and educational background. (2) Many respondents supported independent application of fine penalty to less serious violent crimes. (3) The respondents with rural Hukou or without legal education backgrounds preferred fine penalty to imprisonment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 100717"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143096982","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}
{"title":"The effects of absolute status, relative status, and patriarchal culture on the victimization of women: An international comparative study","authors":"Sohee Kim , Sungil Han , Melanie-Angela Neuilly","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100722","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100722","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the effects of women's absolute status, relative status, and patriarchal culture on women's victimization within and across nations. The study uses a multilevel mixed-effects model on the World Value Survey Wave 7 dataset. At the individual level, results show that women with higher financial status (absolute status) are victimized at lower rates. Women are also more likely to be victimized based on relative status, such as being the main wage earner, thus supporting the Backlash hypothesis. Additionally, women engaging in more social activities, which aligns with the opportunity perspective, show a higher risk of victimization. At the country level, women's relative status is significant, as is the positive association between patriarchal culture and women's victimization, supporting the Backlash hypothesis again. Overall, the findings suggest the need for the utilization of appropriate methodological and theoretical approaches to examine women's victimization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 100722"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135598","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}
{"title":"Using machine learning to conduct crime linking of residential burglary","authors":"Eric Halford, Ian Gibson","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100716","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100716","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Traditional crime linkage methods face challenges with complex datasets, arguably necessitating more sophisticated analytical tools. This research investigates this issue by exploring the application of machine learning, specifically the Random Forest algorithm, as a method to enhance crime linkage analysis of residential burglary cases.</div><div>Using a dataset of 200 pairs of linked residential burglaries from the United Kingdom, this study employs the Random Forest technique to examine 67 identified crime features, including those within categories related to inter-crime distance, temporal patterns, such as time and day of the week, target selection, entry behaviour, crime scene conduct, and property stolen.</div><div>The key objective is to identify and reduce predictive characteristics that reliably link burglaries, whilst potentially overcoming the limitations of conventional approaches. Findings generally support existing literature but provide increased nuance by indicating that certain factors specifically related to shorter inter-crime distances, the time and date of the offences, and the target's dwelling type, significantly contribute to accurately linking crimes. We discuss these findings in the context of existing research on the subject.</div><div>Finally, we consider the benefits of using this novel methodology as a tool for crime linking. We argue that the improved accuracy, interpretability, and provision of multiple decision trees offers significant advantages for refining crime linkage practices, both operationally and in criminological research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 100716"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143096979","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}
{"title":"Women intimate partner violence revictimization during protection orders in Montevideo, Uruguay. Risk factors and policy implications","authors":"Victoria Gambetta, Sofía Vanoli-Imperiale","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100720","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100720","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores risk factors for Protection Order (PO) violation in intimate partner violence (IPV) cases in Montevideo, Uruguay, a topic not yet investigated in Latin America. Using a sample of 1057 police-reported IPV cases, logistic regression compares literature-supported risk factors with those used in public policy to predict women's IPV revictimization. Results show that 26% of offenders violate POs, mainly through harassment (82%) and psychological violence (46%), and police monitoring reduces risk of offenders' recidivism by 48.5%. Additionally, they highlight that IPV trajectories of both victims (OR = 1.85) and offenders (OR = 1.89) are the strongest predictors of reabuse. These findings suggest that Uruguayan policymakers should rethink police intervention and public action on IPV by focusing on two key actions: increasing investment in data collection and analysis to improve PO monitoring and police response, and developing strategies beyond criminal sanctions to address offender treatment and victim support to prevent IPV reabuse.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 100720"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135599","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}
{"title":"Jurisdiction in online speech crime cases in the European Union","authors":"Anna Demenko","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100718","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100718","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper presents a new approach to jurisdiction over online communication-related crimes. It argues that, considering the protective aims of penal law and the unique nature of speech, asserting jurisdiction based on territorial connections is unjustified in this context. Drawing from jurisprudence, philosophy of law, and linguistics, it emphasizes that for speech to be performed, it requires not only intentional conduct by the perpetrator but also the necessary engagement of recipients who, by means of interpretive strategies, recognize this behavior as intentionally expressing the perpetrator's mental experiences. They need not be the direct victims of speech; however, through the recognition they performed, they can be influenced by it. Therefore, it concludes that the jurisdiction most relevant for evaluating speech is that of the state with the closest connection to those recipients. Additionally, it describes how such an approach would facilitate the European Union's efforts in combating harmful on-line expression.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 100718"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143097291","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}
Jacqueline Sebire , Gareth Stubbs , Mohamed Al Hanaee
{"title":"Safety and security in Abu Dhabi: The impact of policing on public perceptions","authors":"Jacqueline Sebire , Gareth Stubbs , Mohamed Al Hanaee","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100728","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100728","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The findings from public surveys conducted in Abu Dhabi since 2015 have consistently found individuals' perceptions of ‘feelings of safety’ scored over 90%. This study investigates the factors that contribute to the public's perception of safety in public spaces using the Emirate's Community Safety Survey. Correlative analysis identified that confidence in Abu Dhabi Police's plans and procedures, responses to traffic-related incidents, and emergency responses were influential, with moderate correlation values above 0.30. Inferential analysis revealed that confidence in and satisfaction with the Abu Dhabi Police service, along with confidence in their ability to set plans and procedures, played an important role in enhancing public safety perceptions. The ordinal regression model, with a predictive accuracy of 86.65%, could be used to accurately predict the levels of safety in Abu Dhabi. These findings suggest strategic areas for police to focus on when improving public safety perceptions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 100728"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143097293","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}
{"title":"Corrigendum to ‘Establishing the nexus among mob justice, human rights violations and the state: Evidence from Nigeria’ [Int. J. Crime Crim. Justice Law volume (2023) Start page–End page/100573]","authors":"Ali Oladimeji Shodunke","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100696","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100696","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"79 ","pages":"Article 100696"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704514","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}
{"title":"On the decision-making framework for policing: A proposal for improving police decision-making","authors":"Eric Halford","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100702","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2024.100702","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article introduces the Decision-Making Framework for Policing (DMFP), a comprehensive tool designed to enhance the decision-making understanding of police officers. The DMFP considers the principles of heuristic, naturalistic, and rational decision-making along a fluid cognitive continuum to create a framework that addresses the limitations of the existing police National Decision Model (NDM). It achieves this by including 10 proposed typologies of police decision-making including: Routine, Tactical, Operational, Crisis, Investigative, Ethical, Interpersonal, Administrative, Managerial, and Strategic. These are integrated alongside existing and adapted decision-making models which are presented using a mnemonic letter strategy. Although the DMFP is theoretical, and its utility is presently untested in comparison to the existing NDM, it is presented to provide a tool to help improve officers' tacit knowledge, pattern recognition, and experiential learning through provision of easily recallable mnemonic decision-models. Thereby fostering a deeper understanding of cognitive processes and the factors influencing police decisions, potentially increasing consistency in reasoning, reducing decision errors, and enhancing policing outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"79 ","pages":"Article 100702"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142532145","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}