{"title":"How much is the crime prevention programme for fraud worth? On the cost benefit analysis in the case of police with unsolved cases remaining","authors":"Youngsub Lee , Cholsoo Koh , Joon Bae Suh","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100744","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100744","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper attempts to estimate the monetary value of preventive policing programmes that are being adopted by police forces around the world in response to growing concerns about economic crime. To do this, we reviewed existing studies on the cost of crime and cost-benefit analysis, set the standard for calculating the economic indicators using highly reliable data, and derived two indicators to measure the value of preventive policing against economic crime: the reduction in direct financial loss and the conditional reduction in criminal justice costs from reduced police officer workload. As a policing case to apply the indicators, we selected the National Counter Scam Centre's (NCSC) technology-based prevention and advice policy in the Korean police. By comparing two sets of data, we found that the victimisation rate of citizens who benefited from the policy was 1 %, which is 2.35 % lower than the victimisation rate of the general population of 3.35 %. Based on this, it is estimated that if 1239 (December 2023 average) preventative counselling sessions were provided every day for one year (249 working days), a total of around £101.4 million in direct harm would be prevented. However, in the case of criminal justice cost savings, we found that the remaining unsolved case problems in the target society would require police officers to work at full capacity, even with the preventive policing programme, which leads to no change in workload-based cost savings. As a result, this study found that the benefits of preventive policing are 58 times greater than the costs, while presenting new standards in criminal justice cost saving estimation, the issue of unsolved cases when estimating cost savings from workload changes in policing. However, the short timeframe of this study's methods (pre- and post-intervention) has the limitation in terms of its evidential robustness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 100744"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143686343","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":"Visibilizing the economic oppression of sex workers and the imperative of donor support","authors":"Nadine Gloss , Susana Fried , Jules Kim , Luca Stevenson","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100743","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100743","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sex workers worldwide continue to face violence and barriers to accessing economic rights due to stigma, discrimination and criminalization. In the face of economic exclusion, sex worker rights organizations have mobilized the limited resources available to create economic empowerment programs within their communities to support sex workers' economic security and independence. In this article, we develop a concept of economic empowerment in the context of sex work. Based on community-led research by the Global Network of Sex Work Projects and panel contributions from sex workers and their allies at the NGO forum during the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, we provide examples of more sustainable and rights-based alternatives to programs focusing on rehabilitation and 'exiting' the industry. While more support and funding for sex worker-led programs is needed, political advocacy for sex workers' rights must also be supported so that sex workers can access economic and social rights on an equal basis with other workers. We conclude that strong allyship between the women's movement and the sex workers' rights movement must continue to encourage greater inclusion of sex workers in discussions about feminist economic justice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 100743"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143643806","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":"Access to technology, access to justice: China’s artificial intelligence application in criminal proceedings","authors":"Wanqiang Wu , Xifen Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100741","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100741","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article investigates Shanghai's “206” system, recognized as China's leading AI-assisted criminal case handling system, through an analysis of three distinct implementation scenarios in judicial processes. The study explores the role of artificial intelligence in assisting prosecutors and judges across various stages of criminal proceedings, highlighting both the advancements achieved and the limitations encountered. The research identifies critical challenges concerning system utilisation, the accuracy of outputs, and the transparency of underlying algorithms. Furthermore, the findings reveal three significant concerns: the AI system may inadvertently strengthen anchoring effects, compress procedural participation of defendants, and encourage accountability avoidance among judicial officers. Despite these challenges, this article argues that carefully designed judicial procedures can effectively mitigate associated risks while maximizing AI's benefits to criminal proceedings. This analysis contributes to the broader discourse of AI integration in judicial systems and offers practical insights for future implementations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 100741"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143619191","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}
Jeb Webb, Sophie McKenzie, Robin Doss, Radhika Gorur, Graeme Pye, William Yeoh
{"title":"A user-centric taxonomy of cyber harm in the metaverse","authors":"Jeb Webb, Sophie McKenzie, Robin Doss, Radhika Gorur, Graeme Pye, William Yeoh","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100734","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100734","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper proposes a user-centric taxonomy of cyber harm for use in development of a metaverse-oriented harm prevention approach for children. This contrasts with extant models of cyber harm which consider harm from an organisational perspective, with an eye to business impact. The taxonomy is a synthesis resulting from analyses of Australian legislation, the IEEE 3527.1 international standard, term definitions given in law and psychology dictionaries, specific government provisions, and peer-reviewed literature. It comprises a list of harmful or potentially harmful behaviours, each of which serves as a parent category for different types of harmful scenarios. An iterative approach to analysis was employed to develop the taxonomy, which was then tested through a review of scholarly literature.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 100734"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529708","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":"Correctional officer recruits’ navigation of overwhelm: Internal and external strategies","authors":"Katy Konyk , Katherine Maurer , Rosemary Ricciardelli , Cheryl Regehr , Marjorie Rabiau","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100731","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100731","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Internationally, little is known of how correctional officer recruits (CORs), those beginning their careers as federal COs, navigate states of overwhelm (i.e., moments of acute stress) and whether their responses to overwhelm could be adaptive to the carceral environment. In this study, we analyze qualitative interviews with 27 Canadian CORs (18 male, 8 female) on navigating overwhelm to understand their preemployment strategies for responding to acute stress. Our grounded theory analysis reveals that CORs engage in both externally focused (i.e., stressor resolution) and internally focused (i.e., emotion regulation) coping strategies to navigate overwhelm. Additionally, CORs seek out relational support and identify how overwhelm can be an opportunity to grow and learn new strategies. We discuss how CORs’ reports of employing both problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies can shape how the organization supports CORs and COs in maintaining and developing new coping skills for overwhelm, specifically by creating conditions for regulatory flexibility and fostering strong relationships.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 100731"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143526677","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":"Attitudes toward female immigrants and refugees to the United States: A conjoint experiment","authors":"Liza G. Steele , Laird Gallagher","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100730","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100730","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>UNHCR and other UN bodies have declared female migrants to be a group in need of special protection. In recent years, the plight of female asylum seekers arriving at the U.S. border has captured international attention. In this paper, we examine how U.S. citizens' perceptions of prospective immigrants and refugees vary by gender. Using data from an original conjoint survey experiment of 1200 U.S. citizens gathered in 2021, we study how immigrant and refugee characteristics—including nationality, religion, occupation, migration motivations, and number of children—affected U.S. citizens’ willingness to admit female newcomers. We find strong evidence of a consistent preference for female immigrants and refugees, regardless of their attributes. Being female versus male yielded the largest bonus for Salvadoran women and unemployed women.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 100730"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143509085","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}
Rachel O'Rourke , Mike Marriott , Richard Trigg , Rosie Kitson-Boyce
{"title":"A phenomenological analysis of young male prisoners’ experiences of trauma: 'Trauma is every day'","authors":"Rachel O'Rourke , Mike Marriott , Richard Trigg , Rosie Kitson-Boyce","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100732","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100732","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the impact of trauma for 18-25-year-old men in a UK prison serving long sentences of more than 10 years, considering whether their offence and sentence length are part of that trauma, and exploring coping responses. Qualitative methodology (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: IPA) was used to analyse 9 semi-structured interviews with young men, discussing their experiences in their own terms. The experiences were organised into three overarching themes, 1. 'Conceptual Confusion', 2. The 'Impact Now of Trauma' and 3. 'Settling'. The study demonstrated that it is possible to discuss the concept of difficult life events with young adult male prisoners, though more difficult for some participants than others. The study supports existing concepts around the experience of trauma in young men, adding insights into the challenges to assessment and intervention work with this cohort, including avoiding assumptions of age-related homogeneity, and ideas for what might be helpful to these men whilst in prison.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 100732"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463882","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":"Innocent suspects’ willingness to disclose critical information: Examining the impact of awareness of possible evidence and type of crime-unrelated act","authors":"Franziska Clemens , Tuule Grolig","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100733","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100733","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This imaginary mock-crime study examined how awareness of possible evidence influences innocent suspects' (<em>N</em> = 160) willingness to disclose critical information. Specifically, we tested the impact of (a) type of crime-unrelated act participants imagined having executed at the crime scene (lawful vs. unlawful) and (b) information about the possibility that surveillance camera evidence was available from the crime scene (informed vs. not informed). Unlawful (vs. lawful) act suspects were significantly less willing to disclose critical information about their actions and true intentions. As predicted, the awareness of possible evidence did not significantly impact lawful act suspects’ disclosure willingness. Contradicting the predictions, no significant differences occurred between informed and uninformed unlawful act suspects. The level of stress informed unlawful act suspects experienced in conjunction with the possibility of existing evidence was positively correlated to their willingness to disclose critical information about their true intentions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 100733"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143437925","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":"Gendered SLAPPs: Addressing criminal prosecutions against exposers of sexual and gender-based violence under international human rights law","authors":"Tejal Jesrani , Daimiris Garcia","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100729","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100729","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article explores the abuse of private criminal prosecutions to target those who report gender-based violence, illuminating how these “gendered” Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) violate victims' freedom of expression and access to justice around the world. Many cases took place in response to women breaking their silence about their own victimization as part of the #MeToo movement. But the demonization and criminalization of women's speech around harassment and abuse did not start there, nor has it ended. This phenomenon has not yet been adequately analyzed through case law, studied in the scholarly literature or recognized as an area for policy reform. Using international law and case studies, we aim to highlight the global reach of this phenomenon as well as the implications on victims' fundamental human rights. Finally, this article advocates for further research and proposes starting points for human rights and feminist-informed anti-SLAPPs legislation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 100729"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143421099","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}
Elie K.N. Letourneur , Ada Pouye , Malika Mansouri
{"title":"Being victim in a postcolonial context: A quantitative study on power relations in Mayotte","authors":"Elie K.N. Letourneur , Ada Pouye , Malika Mansouri","doi":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100727","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100727","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46026,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Law Crime and Justice","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 100727"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143096991","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}