Sue-Ming Yang, Charlotte E. Gill, Yi-Fang Lu, Muneeba Azam, L. Cait Kanewske
{"title":"A police-clinician co-response team to people with mental illness in a suburban-rural community: a randomized controlled trial","authors":"Sue-Ming Yang, Charlotte E. Gill, Yi-Fang Lu, Muneeba Azam, L. Cait Kanewske","doi":"10.1007/s11292-023-09603-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09603-8","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>The police-mental health co-response model has garnered support from both police and healthcare workers. It is praised for its ability to enhance crisis de-escalation, increase in-service referrals, and reduce pressure on the criminal legal system, and its cost-effectiveness relative to hospitalization. This study examines whether the police-mental health co-response team actually achieves the proclaimed goals in a suburban-rural community.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>A total of 2809 police shifts were randomized into treatment and control groups, with 140 participants recruited. The study analyzed and compared the numbers of police contacts and mental health calls for service among participants in treatment and control shifts over a 12-month follow-up period.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>The results revealed no significant difference in the number of subsequent police contacts between the treatment and control groups. The findings were further complemented by insights gathered from focus group interviews.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>In summary, implementing a co-response team shows promise for assisting individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, especially for police departments and service providers in non-urban areas. However, to achieve long-term effectiveness, it is crucial to identify strategies that reduce treatment attrition and enhance subsequent outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139110289","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 benefits from criminal legal reform? A natural experiment to assess racial disparities in a policy targeting monetary sanctions","authors":"Amanda Isabel Mauri, Nancy Nicosia, Beau Kilmer","doi":"10.1007/s11292-023-09597-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09597-3","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objective</h3><p>To examine disparities in court fines between American Indian and White convicted persons before and after a South Dakota reform, which trained court personnel to only assess fines that could be reasonably paid by defendants.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>A natural experiment design using criminal records for the universe of convictions for misdemeanor arrests between July 2011–June 2015 (<i>N</i> = 34,700) was employed to estimate the association between the reform and the likelihood of a fine using logistic regression.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>The reform was associated with reductions in fine assessments in urban (OR, 0.63; CI, 0.39–1.04); rural, no Indian Country (OR, 0.24; CI, 0.18–0.33); and rural, part-Indian Country counties (OR, 0.24; CI, 0.18–0.32). Both American Indian and White persons experienced these reductions, but the reductions were smaller for American Indians in urban counties.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>A defendant’s race and features of local court structures may shape judicial behavior in response to monetary sanctioning reforms.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139110402","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":"Examining the use of interactive video-based simulators in law enforcement human performance research: A scoping review","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s11292-023-09606-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09606-5","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <span> <h3>Objectives</h3> <p>The purpose of this study was to identify, synthesize, and discuss interactive video-based simulator usage and operationalization of performance in law enforcement performance research.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Methods</h3> <p>Eleven databases were searched following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. The databases included the social, behavioral, forensic, and ergonomic sciences. Eligibility criteria included studies with performance metrics, law enforcement officers as participants, and contextual scenarios.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Results</h3> <p>Critical aspects of simulator usage (i.e., scenario selection, handling the branching aspect of scenarios) were underreported which brings to question the generalizability of law enforcement performance research. A disproportionate amount of research favors shoot scenarios to don’t-shoot scenarios which may unintentionally prime officers to expect the use of deadly force in an unrealistic manner. Performance metrics included cognitive, judgment and decision-making, marksmanship, psychophysiological, and process.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>Researchers could improve transparency and generalizability of their research by considering the findings from the current study and following the checklist we developed.</p> </span>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139061248","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}
Marzieh Karimi-Haghighi, Carlos Castillo, Songül Tolan, Kristian Lum
{"title":"Effect of conditional release on violent and general recidivism: A causal inference study","authors":"Marzieh Karimi-Haghighi, Carlos Castillo, Songül Tolan, Kristian Lum","doi":"10.1007/s11292-023-09596-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09596-4","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>To study the effect of Conditional Release (C.R.) on recidivism. To compare this effect along different recidivism risk levels, to evaluate whether risk-assessment-based policies that prioritize people in lower risk categories for release maximally reduce recidivism.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We use a dataset of 22,726 incarcerated persons released from 87 prison centers in Spain. We apply multiple causal inference methods including Propensity Score Matching (PSM), Inverse Propensity score Weighting (IPW), and Augmented Inverse Propensity Weighting (AIPW) to determine Average Treatment Effect (ATE) of C.R. on recidivism.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Granting C.R. significantly reduces violent and general recidivism risks.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>The results suggest that C.R. can promote a safe and supervised return to the community while protecting public safety. ATEs obtained through causal inference methods suggest that granting C.R. exclusively to low-risk inmates does not lead to the maximum reduction of recidivism, and hence we propose alternatives to be studied further.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138887390","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}
Peter Ejbye-Ernst, Kim Moeller, Lasse S. Liebst, Jo Thomas, Melissa Sexton, Marie R. Lindegaard
{"title":"“It’s illegal to buy drugs from street dealers”—a video-based pre-post study of a behavioral intervention to displace dealers from an Amsterdam open-air drug market","authors":"Peter Ejbye-Ernst, Kim Moeller, Lasse S. Liebst, Jo Thomas, Melissa Sexton, Marie R. Lindegaard","doi":"10.1007/s11292-023-09602-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09602-9","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>A high number of street dealers operate in the Red Light District in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. To displace the dealers, the Municipality of Amsterdam installed text-based light projections in a street attracting a high number of dealers.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>To evaluate the intervention, we did a pre-post analysis of video footage from two CCTV cameras located in the street. In total, we analyzed 765 one-minute segments of footage from before and after the implementation.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>The implementation was followed by a four percentage point reduction in street dealers. However, the estimated effect shows fragileness with wide confidence intervals and a <i>p</i>-value just below 0.05, and a Bayesian robustness analysis suggests that the intervention was not associated with the outcome.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Analyzing CCTV-footage offers a unique avenue for evaluating small scale interventions in open-air drug markets. While we observed a decrease in the presence of dealers, the intervention still needs further validation.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138887358","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":"Assessing the effects of the Group Violence Intervention on firearm violence in Philadelphia","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s11292-023-09601-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09601-w","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <span> <h3>Objectives</h3> <p>This study assesses the effects of a Group Violence Intervention (GVI) implementation in Philadelphia on group member-involved (GMI) firearm violence. Because the implementation began in August 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, public health restrictions necessitated relying on individualized Mobile Call-In Team (MCIT) custom notifications, rather than large-scale call-in meetings, as the primary implementation method.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Methods</h3> <p>During the January 2020–May 2022 study period, not all at-risk group-units received GVI treatment at the same time. Likewise, not all census tracts received GVI treatment at the same time. Given this variation in treatment initiation, a quasi-experimental stepped wedge design assessed the effect of GVI treatment on GMI shootings on the dimensions of both group and place. Estimates were calculated using Poisson regression. The effects of treatment dosage were also assessed.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Results</h3> <p>A group-unit, post-treatment relative to pre-treatment, experienced, on average, a significant 38.6% reduction in shootings per week. Where a census tract received between 4 and 7 doses relative to 0 doses (pre-treatment), there was a significant 51.0% reduction in GMI shootings per week.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>A GVI implementation through custom notifications appears to maintain the effectiveness of GVI. Future research should assess the role of GVI components, including both enforcement actions and social services, as mechanisms for GVI effectiveness in a custom notification-based implementation.</p> </span>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138887355","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":"The effect of checklists on evidence collection during initial investigations: a randomized controlled trial in virtual reality","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s11292-023-09599-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09599-1","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <span> <h3>Objective</h3> <p>To examine the impact of an investigative checklist on evidence collection by police officers responding to a routine burglary investigation.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Methods</h3> <p>A randomized control trial was conducted in virtual reality to test the effectiveness of an investigative checklist. Officers in the randomly assigned treatment group (n = 25) were provided with a checklist during the simulated investigation. Officers in the control group (n = 26) did not have access to the checklist at any time. The checklist included five evidence items commonly associated with burglary investigations.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Results</h3> <p>Officers who were randomly provided with an investigative checklist were significantly more likely to collect two evidence items located <em>outside</em> of the virtual victim’s home. Both treatment and control officers were about equally as likely to collect three evidence items located <em>inside</em> the residence.</p> </span> <span> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>Investigative checklists represent a promising new tool officers can use to improve evidence collection during routine investigations. More research is needed, however, to determine whether checklists improve evidence collection or case clearances in real-life settings. Virtual reality simulations provide a promising tool for collecting data in otherwise difficult or complex situations to simulate.</p> </span>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"85 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138679116","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":"A multimodel meta-analysis assessing moderators of sexual recidivism as an indicator of treatment effectiveness in persons with sexual offense histories","authors":"Lisa Holper, Elmar Habermeyer, Andreas Mokros","doi":"10.1007/s11292-023-09600-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09600-x","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>This meta-analysis tested whether multimodel inference provides more conclusive evidence than traditional single-hypothesis testing regarding predictors that moderate sexual recidivism as an indicator of treatment effectiveness in persons with sexual offense histories.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>A dataset including 35 studies equivalent to the meta-analysis by Holper et al. (Sex Abuse 2023; 0: 1–37) was used. Multimodel inference based on information theory tested 15 publication-, study-, treatment-, and individual-specific moderators.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Only risk level was related to sexual recidivism. A greater posttreatment reduction in sexual recidivism was apparent in high- and medium- compared to low-risk individuals. This moderator explained 77% of the residual heterogeneity.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Compared to previous reports, the multimodel approach provided clearer evidence on which factors moderate sexual recidivism. Results corroborated the relevance of risk level, which relates to the risk-need-responsivity model. The findings may support treatment recommendations in persons with sexual offense histories in the criminal justice system.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138582919","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":"A systematic review and meta-analysis of procedural justice and legitimacy in policing: the effect of social identity and social contexts","authors":"Angus Chan, Ben Bradford, Clifford Stott","doi":"10.1007/s11292-023-09595-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09595-5","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>To systematically review the effect of social identity and social contexts on the association between procedural justice and legitimacy in policing.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>A meta-analysis synthesising data from 123 studies (<i>N</i> = 200,966) addressing the relationship between procedural justice and legitimacy in policing. Random effects univariate and two-stage structural equation modelling meta-analyses were performed.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Both procedural justice and social identity are found to be significantly correlated with police legitimacy. Moreover, social identity significantly mediates, but does not moderate, the association between procedural justice and legitimacy. People of younger age and from more developed countries tend to correlate procedural justice stronger with police legitimacy.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusion</h3><p>This study demonstrates that social identity is an important antecedent of legitimacy and a critical factor in the dynamics of procedural fairness in policing. It also shows that the extent to which procedural justice and legitimacy are correlated varies across social groups and contexts. The theoretical implications of our findings are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"109 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138565245","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}
Katie Bailey, Meret Hofer, Emily Sightes, Evan Marie Lowder, Eric Grommon, Bradley Ray
{"title":"Study protocol and stakeholder perceptions of a randomized controlled trial of a co-response police-mental health team","authors":"Katie Bailey, Meret Hofer, Emily Sightes, Evan Marie Lowder, Eric Grommon, Bradley Ray","doi":"10.1007/s11292-023-09598-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09598-2","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>Describe the development, results, and stakeholder perceptions of randomization procedures for determining outcomes of a co-response police-mental health team.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We present randomization results using the CONSORT diagram and report on three semi-structured focus groups with eight co-response team members, including police officers, mental health clinicians, and program leaders.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Study procedures resulted in randomization of 686 co-response team-eligible calls for service to either receive a co-response team (treatment group, <i>n</i> = 376) or police-as-usual response (control group, <i>n</i> = 310). Focus groups revealed lessons for randomization of a co-response team, including the importance of the researcher-practitioner partnership, considerations for study site selection and staffing, and suggestions to proactively address ethical concerns of randomizing calls for service.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Rigorous evaluation of alternative policing programs is possible through randomization at the call-for-service level, provided researchers and program stakeholders work together to determine feasible procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":47684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Criminology","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138559387","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}