Hanne M Duindam, Jessica J Asscher, Friedrich Lösel
{"title":"Understanding Unrest: Conspiracy Belief and Violent Radicalization Patterns in Young People During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Netherlands.","authors":"Hanne M Duindam, Jessica J Asscher, Friedrich Lösel","doi":"10.1007/s10610-025-09634-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10610-025-09634-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Conspiracy theories threaten Western societies' cohesion and democracy. Yet, little is known about who might be vulnerable to conspiracy-motivated violent radicalization, which is essential for effective prevention. The first aim of this study was to identify profiles of cognitive and behavioral violent radicalization tendencies and COVID-19 conspiracy exposure and belief among a sample of Dutch youth (<i>N</i> = 593, 16 to 26-years-old) drawn during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second aim was to describe the identified profiles based on risk factor presence. Latent-profile analyses identified four profiles. Most individuals belonged to the general population profile (64%) characterized by low levels of cognitive and behavioral violent radicalization, as well as low levels of COVID-19 conspiracy exposure and belief. The experimenters (20%), violent-risk (8%), and conspiracist (7%) profiles displayed higher levels of these constructs. Results revealed that micro- and meso-level risk factors were most pronounced in the violent-risk profile, which exhibited the highest levels of behavioral violent radicalization. For people in the conspiracist profile with higher levels of COVID-19 conspiracy belief, micro-level risk factors, specifically police illegitimacy and perceived personal discrimination were important, demonstrating the importance of fairness and justice during political decision-making. Overall, integrating evidence-based strategies for anti-crime interventions into anti-radicalization efforts may help curb violently radical behavior (Jugl et al., <i>Monatsschrift Fur Kriminologie Und Strafrechtsreform</i>, 1-16. 2021a).</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10610-025-09634-z.</p>","PeriodicalId":46991,"journal":{"name":"European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research","volume":"32 2","pages":"425-452"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13279380/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148296958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Camacho Doyle, Frida Bood, Louise Frogner, Nadezhda Golovchanova, Karin Hellfeldt
{"title":"Beyond Fear of Crime: Exploring the True Worries of Older Adults in the Context of Fear of Crime and Vulnerability in Sweden.","authors":"Maria Camacho Doyle, Frida Bood, Louise Frogner, Nadezhda Golovchanova, Karin Hellfeldt","doi":"10.1007/s10610-025-09631-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10610-025-09631-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study examines the relative importance of fear of crime and its three aspects-affective, behavioral, and cognitive-in relation to frailty (daily activities, health problems, psychosocial functioning), news consumption, trust in neighborhood, and perceptions of rising crime among older adults in a mid-sized Swedish municipality. Using logistic regression, we analyzed data from a subsample of 336 participants from a Swedish cross-sectional study of adults aged 65 and older (mean age = 76.62; age range = 64 to 106 years). Contrary to the common portrayal of older adults as highly fearful of crime, our findings reveal that their primary worries are more closely linked to health problems, social isolation, and other personal vulnerabilities than to fear of crime. Trust in the neighborhood is associated with lower levels of the affective and behavioral aspects of fear of crime. Conversely, perceptions of rising crime are positively related to the affective and behavioral aspects of fear. Health problems and problems in psychosocial functioning are positively linked to the affective aspect. Further, problems in psychosocial functioning are positively related to the behavioral aspect. Overall, while crime is a worry, it is overshadowed by more immediate health and social issues.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-025-09631-2.</p>","PeriodicalId":46991,"journal":{"name":"European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research","volume":"32 3","pages":"797-817"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13521968/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148851620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Financial Crime Scripting: an Analytical Method to Generate, Organise and Systematise Knowledge on the Financial Aspects of Profit-Driven Crime","authors":"Thom Snaphaan, Teun van Ruitenburg","doi":"10.1007/s10610-023-09571-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09571-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46991,"journal":{"name":"European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research","volume":"9 27","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139380291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lost in the Maze: Disentangling the Behavioral Variety of Money Laundering","authors":"Mirko Nazzari","doi":"10.1007/s10610-023-09572-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09572-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46991,"journal":{"name":"European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research","volume":"51 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138951570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Collective Efficacy, and Policing Practices on Perceived Crime Problem: Evidence from Neighborhoods of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia","authors":"Medareshaw Tafesse Melkamu, Woldeab Teshome","doi":"10.1007/s10610-023-09570-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09570-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46991,"journal":{"name":"European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research","volume":"103 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138959529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marta Sousa, Olga Cunha, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Andreia de Castro-Rodrigues
{"title":"To Be or Not to Be Empathic: the Role of Empathy in Child Sexual Offending","authors":"Marta Sousa, Olga Cunha, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Andreia de Castro-Rodrigues","doi":"10.1007/s10610-023-09567-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09567-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46991,"journal":{"name":"European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research","volume":"31 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139004841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olga Cunha, Sónia Caridade, Andreia Machado, Maria Manuela Peixoto
{"title":"Bidirectional Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 in Portugal: Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates","authors":"Olga Cunha, Sónia Caridade, Andreia Machado, Maria Manuela Peixoto","doi":"10.1007/s10610-023-09565-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09565-7","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Several studies demonstrated that intimate bidirectional violence (BV) is more common than unidirectional IPV. However, little is known about the phenomenon of BV during COVID-19 lockdowns. The present study focuses on BV during the second lockdown in Portugal to characterize the BV rates in an online sample from the community and identify the main psychosocial correlates associated with BV. Three hundred and thirty-six Portuguese adults, with a mean age of 35.02 years (SD = 11.67; 18–68 years), participated in this study. In addition to a sociodemographic questionnaire, IPV (victimization and perpetration), psychological distress, COVID-19-related anxiety, COVID-19 fear, and life satisfaction measures were used. BV (31.3%) emerged as the most reported pattern of violence. The BV group scored higher on psychological distress and depression than the nonviolence group. Being married/living in cohabitation, having a high level of education, working on the front line (during the COVID-19 pandemic), and having psychological distress emerged as important predictors of BV. Results emphasized the role of psychosocial dimensions, particularly marital status/cohabitation and educational levels, as relevant risk factors for BV during a worldwide crisis event. The assessment, prevention, and intervention of IPV should consider the possibility of BV, providing a response congruent with its specificities.","PeriodicalId":46991,"journal":{"name":"European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135730768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guillem Fernández-Villà, Matthias van Hall, Anja J. E. Dirkzwager
{"title":"Sources of Police Legitimacy in Europe: the Role of Immigrant Status and Ethnic Discrimination","authors":"Guillem Fernández-Villà, Matthias van Hall, Anja J. E. Dirkzwager","doi":"10.1007/s10610-023-09564-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09564-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46991,"journal":{"name":"European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135741366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hate Crime Investigation and Sentencing in Sweden: What Have We Learned in the Past 20 Years?","authors":"Mika Hagerlid, Görel Granström","doi":"10.1007/s10610-023-09563-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09563-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46991,"journal":{"name":"European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48254073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}