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{"title":"Does the public want the police to stop, stopping? An experimental look at the impact of outcome data on public perceptions of police discretionary traffic stops","authors":"Hunter M. Boehme, Sohee Jung, Irick A. Geary, Robert A. Brown, Peter Leasure","doi":"10.1007/s11292-024-09625-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09625-w","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>To assess whether data on traffic stop outcomes causally impacts public approval of discretionary traffic stops as a crime control strategy.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We distributed an original online survey experiment randomly assigning respondents (<i>N</i> = 4740) into either the (1) contraband condition, (2) disparity condition, or (3) the control condition.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>In comparison to the control condition, the contraband condition significantly increased respondent support of discretionary traffic stops as a crime-fighting tool. Black respondents assigned the contraband treatment were significantly more likely to support the use of discretionary traffic stops compared to Black respondents assigned the control condition.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Although scrutiny exists regarding the efficacy of discretionary traffic stops, public opinion may be shifted if they are provided with information on the outcomes of such stops. Police agencies should consider coupling evidence-based strategies with data on the outcomes of crime control strategies, which may also address community desire for more transparency. Minority civilians may support crime control strategies if presented with data on such strategies’ effectiveness. </p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141425245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Motivating a standardised approach to financial intelligence: a typological scoping review of money laundering methods and trends","authors":"Eray Arda Akartuna, Shane D. Johnson, Amy Thornton","doi":"10.1007/s11292-024-09623-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09623-y","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>A comprehensive scoping review, followed by visual analyses of results, was conducted to understand the overall money laundering threat landscape.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>A PRSIMA-ScR-compliant review of 105 money laundering ‘typologies and trends’ reports was conducted, coding different components of money laundering and addressing the often-inconsistent nature of typologies reporting.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>The review identified 16 typologies, over 200 value instruments, over 200 actors/entities and 2565 red-flag indicators relevant to money laundering. Results were visualised to identify aggregate trends, including the suspicious activities with which these actors/entities and value instruments are typically involved.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusion</h3><p>The review suggests that a more holistic and cross-typological approach to reporting money laundering-related financial intelligence can assist in fostering better data sharing and cooperation across jurisdictions. Implications are drawn for how ‘typologies’ can be reported and articulated across relevant stakeholders in a more standardised and effective manner to improve prevention measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141185334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Police compliance with the social contract as an antecedent of police legitimacy, of satisfaction with the police, and of willingness to obey: findings from a two-stage vignette experiment","authors":"Tal Jonathan-Zamir, Gali Perry, Naomi Kaplan-Damary, David Weisburd","doi":"10.1007/s11292-024-09622-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09622-z","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>Test the effects of police compliance with the restrictions on their authority embedded in Social Contract Theory (SCT) on police legitimacy, satisfaction with the police, and willingness to obey police officers.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>A two-stage vignette experiment. In the first, 1356 participants were randomly assigned to one of four study conditions: control, procedural justice (PJ), police performance (PP), and compliance with the social contract (SC). In the follow-up stage, 660 participants were randomly assigned to either a control or proportionality/least restrictive alternative (PL) condition.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Compared to the control condition, the SC manipulation improved evaluations of all three dependent variables. For legitimacy, its effect was no different than that of PJ and PP. For satisfaction, it was similar to that of PP and stronger than the effect of PJ. For willingness to obey, it was no different than the effect of PJ, but stronger than that of PP. The second stage of the experiment revealed that compared to the control condition, the two unique components of the SC model (PL) significantly improved the scores of all three DVs.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Police adherence to the SC, and particularly to its two unique components, is an important determinant of police legitimacy and other outcomes, and should thus be acknowledged by researchers and practitioners. Future research is encouraged to disentangle the relative effects of the “building blocks” making up PJ, PP, and compliance with the SC.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141165230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating the effectiveness of a fatigue training intervention for the Seattle Police Department: results from a randomized control trial","authors":"Lois James, Stephen James, Loren Atherley","doi":"10.1007/s11292-024-09624-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09624-x","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>This study was a 3-year experiment to determine the impact of a fatigue training intervention on police employee sleep, mental health, wellbeing, and safety.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>Using a randomized control trial (RCT) experimental design, employees from the Seattle Police Department were exposed to a fatigue training intervention. Measurement included wrist actigraphy to objectively measure sleep, as well as a battery of validated surveys to measure sleep quality, sleepiness, depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptomatology.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Study results revealed that the training significantly improved employee sleep (+ 18 min per 24-h period) and reduced rates of depression, anxiety, PTSD symptomatology, and likelihood of falling asleep at the wheel.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>This study is the first to document the effectiveness of a fatigue training intervention in promoting police employee sleep, mental health, wellbeing, and safety using an RCT design. Implications for the police profession are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141085559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beyond police apologies: Concrete plans of action increase the public’s willingness to cooperate with police","authors":"Allison R. Cross, Adam D. Fine","doi":"10.1007/s11292-024-09621-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09621-0","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objective</h3><p>This experimental study examined if people are more willing to cooperate with police after police apologize and provide a plan of action to prevent wrongdoing in the future. It also tested if prior procedural justice perceptions moderate the effect.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>Adults (<i>N</i> = 536) were randomly assigned to read a police apology vignette with or without a plan of action.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Participants were more willing to cooperate with police if the police apology included a plan of action. Effects were stronger among participants with negative perceptions of procedural justice at the start of the study.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>In order for police to mend their relationship with their community and enhance voluntary cooperation, police should recognize and apologize for past harm and also explain their plan of action moving forward.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141085504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hot spot policing in two stages: informal and formal programs in buffalo","authors":"Scott W. Phillips, Dae-Young Kim","doi":"10.1007/s11292-024-09620-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09620-1","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>This study evaluated a micro hot spot (MHS) program developed based entirely on the chief executive’s professional exposure to hot spot policing tactics. It considers the informal stage followed by a formal stage in program development and implementation.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>To examine the MHS program on gun violence, the study executes multiple interrupted time series analyses using Poisson or negative binomial regression to model count data with a non-normal distribution. Weekly crime and calls for service data are analyzed at the city level.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>We report a significant decrease in the level of calls for service involving non-fatal shootings, compared to the pre-intervention level. Further, the decreasing trend became steeper in the post-MHS program period. There is also evidence of decreases in both the level and trend of gun homicides in the post-intervention period.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>The study provides insight to police departments with basic evidence-based knowledge that attempts to address gun violence in a timely manner.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140820027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gang affiliation and prison violence: a comparison of matching analyses","authors":"Jon R. Sorensen, Abdullah Cihan, Thomas J. Reidy","doi":"10.1007/s11292-024-09619-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09619-8","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>The current study examines the influence of gang affiliation and specific gangs on prison misconduct, particularly serious and assaultive behavior.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>Different matching procedures were employed with a large sample of gang and nongang inmates to minimize confounding factors likely to impact the effect of gang affiliation on outcome measures. A wide array of demographic variables associated with gang affiliation is included in multivariate analyses in predicting general, serious, and assaultive acts.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Propensity Score Matching (PSM) and Coarsened Exact Matching (CEM) generally yielded similar results. Consistent with prior research, gang-affiliated inmates committed significantly higher rates of general and serious violations.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Researchers may prefer PSM over CEM when analyzing serious and rare behaviors. Prison gang affiliation is a significant contributing factor to various prison disciplinary outcomes, and specific gang affiliation significantly influences disciplinary outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140636915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Who are the heavy hitters? A citation analysis of the most impactful research in the Journal of Experimental Criminology over the past two decades","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s11292-024-09618-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09618-9","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <span> <h3>Objectives</h3> <p>This study conducts the first known citation analysis of the most impactful research in the <em>Journal of Experimental Criminology</em> (JOEX). Citation analysis is used to increase our understanding of “research quality” as it pertains to the experimental literature base in criminology and criminal justice.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Methods</h3> <p>Using Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Crossref, citation counts were performed on all articles published in JOEX from its inception in 2005 to 2023 (<em>n</em> = 552), excluding self-citations. Once data were gathered, several forms of analyses were undertaken. First, a calculation of the average number of citations per year was determined between 2005 and 2023. In addition, a temporal analysis was used to assess whether citations decay over time after initial publication. For purposes of this research, the top 10 most cited systematic reviews and meta-analyses and the top 10 most cited experimental articles will be assessed.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Results</h3> <p>The most cited systematic review and meta-analysis were from Ttofi and Farrington (<em>Journal of Experimental Criminology, 7</em>, 27-56, <span>2011</span>). Specifically, Ttofi and Farrington’s (<em>Journal of Experimental Criminology, 7</em>, 27-56, <span>2011</span>) systematic review and meta-analysis on school-based programs to reduce anti-bullying amassed 2200 citations on Google Scholar and yielded an average of 183.3 citations per year. The same study had 858 citations on Web of Science, with an average of 71.5 per year, and 957 citations on Crossref, with an average of 79.8 citations per year. One of the top-cited experiments was from Mazerolle et al. (<em>Journal of Experimental Criminology, 8</em>, 343-367, <span>2012</span>). Specifically, Mazerolle et al.’s (<em>Journal of Experimental Criminology, 8</em>, 343-367, <span>2012</span>) experimental study of procedural justice of the police in Queensland, Australia, amassed 355 citations on Google Scholar, with an average of 32.3 per year. The same study had 174 citations on Web of Science (15.8 per year) and 177 on Crossref (16.1 per year).</p> </span> <span> <h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>The citation analysis presents an assessment of the most influential systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and experiments in JOEX. Ttofi and Farrington (<em>Journal of Experimental Criminology, 7</em>, 27-56, <span>2011</span>) produced the most impactful systematic review or meta-analysis, while Mazerolle et al. (<em>Journal of Experimental Criminology, 8</em>, 343-367, <span>2012</span>) was one of the most cited experiments. This contributes to our understanding of criminological research pertaining to quality experimental research.</p> </span>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"128 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140533210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Staggered deployment of gunshot detection technology in Chicago, IL: a matched quasi-experiment of gun violence outcomes","authors":"Nathan T. Connealy, Eric L. Piza, Rachael A. Arietti, George O. Mohler, Jeremy G. Carter","doi":"10.1007/s11292-024-09617-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09617-w","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>We examine the potential effects of gunshot detection technology longitudinally in Chicago through a synthetic control quasi-experiment.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>Police districts receiving gunshot detection technology were compared to a synthetic control unit via a staggered difference-in-difference design. Across eleven unique gunshot detection technology deployment phases, the analyses produce results for aggregate, initial versus expanded, and phase-specific deployment effects across five gun violence outcome measures.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Gunshot detection technology had no effect on fatal shootings, non-fatal shootings, general part I gun crimes, or shots fired calls for service. Gun recoveries significantly increased in the aggregate, initial, and expanded models, and in several individual phases relative to controls.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>The results align with prior literature that has found a procedural benefit, but not a crime prevention benefit, of gunshot detection technology. Law enforcement agencies seeking crime prevention or reduction solutions may be better served by investing in other options.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"170 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140192693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Affect, emotions, and crime decision-making: emerging insights from immersive 360° video experiments","authors":"Shaina Herman, Timothy C. Barnum, Paola Emilia Minà, Peter Wozniak, Jean-Louis van Gelder","doi":"10.1007/s11292-024-09615-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09615-y","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>This study investigates the effectiveness of immersive 360° video technology in evoking and manipulating two emotions, anger, and sexual arousal, relevant to criminal decision-making. Additionally, we provide a focused review of emotions in decision-making research in criminology, offering a comprehensive foundation for our study.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We conducted immersive 360° video experiments emulating real-world situations (<i>n</i> = 101). We measured self-reported emotions before and after exposure to the virtual scenarios, considering both between- and within-person effects.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>The scenarios effectively elicited the criminogenic emotions in the controlled virtual environments.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Immersive technologies, such as 360° video and virtual reality, can serve as a bridge between laboratory-based investigations and real-world criminogenic situations, offering an ecologically effective tool for exploring the intricate relationship between state affect and decision-making processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"143 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139994642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}