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Can the interaction of offending propensity and criminogenic exposure explain reoffending among justice-involved adolescents? 犯罪倾向和犯罪源暴露的相互作用能否解释涉事青少年的再犯罪？

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Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102612

Molly McCarthy , Mariel Mateo Pinones , Stephane Shepherd , Troy Allard , Michael Bryden , Mohammed Ali

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Childhood dietary factors are associated with maternal characteristics and sex-specific changes in neuropsychological deficits: A criminological assessment 儿童饮食因素与母亲特征和神经心理缺陷的性别特异性变化有关：犯罪学评估

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Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102613

William J. Gibbs, Kevin M. Beaver

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Striking or grappling? Comparing public and officers' perceptions of police use of force 打还是抓？比较公众和警察对警察使用武力的看法

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Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102601

Joe Eleuterio-da-Rocha, Peter T. Tanksley, M. Hunter Martaindale, Jack Johncox, J. Pete Blair

{"title":"Striking or grappling? Comparing public and officers' perceptions of police use of force","authors":"Joe Eleuterio-da-Rocha, Peter T. Tanksley, M. Hunter Martaindale, Jack Johncox, J. Pete Blair","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102601","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102601","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Police officers use physical arrest and control techniques far more often than firearms, yet public understanding of how people judge these actions is limited, specifically regarding different styles of unarmed arrest. This study examined how civilians and law enforcement officers evaluate different types of police use of force, focusing on whether opinions change depending on the kind of technique used. Using short video clips of the same police encounter, the study employed a 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 experimental design that varied by officer race (Black or White), suspect race (Black or White), type of force used (striking, operationalized as a punch, or grappling, operationalized as a double-leg takedown), and video format (complete or segmented vignette). Civilians (<em>n</em> = 996) and officers (<em>n</em> = 744) randomly watched one of these videos and rated the officer's performance and response. Both groups viewed grappling as more appropriate and professional than striking. Grappling officers were more likely to have their performance rated as “excellent” than striking officers in both the civilian (48.2% vs. 34.1% of responses) and law enforcement samples (66.5% vs. 42.9%). Officer and suspect race did not significantly affect judgments, though officers' ratings were influenced by whether they saw the full or edited version of the video. Few participants supported disciplinary action against the officer, though civilians were more likely to recommend additional training. Overall, the findings show that people's reactions to police use of force depend heavily on how the force looks—not just whether it is legally justified—highlighting the importance of context and perception in public and professional evaluations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102601"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146080957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Cops and crypto: Law enforcement knowledge, experience, and capacity in cryptocurrency crime 警察和加密：加密货币犯罪的执法知识、经验和能力

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Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102596

Chandler G. Robinson , Matthew W. Logan , Brandon C. Dulisse , Nathan T. Connealy

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How valid are self-reports of delinquent and criminal behavior? A meta-analysis comparing self-report and official record measures 犯罪行为的自我报告有多有效？一项比较自我报告和官方记录测量的元分析

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Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102610

Nan Li

{"title":"How valid are self-reports of delinquent and criminal behavior? A meta-analysis comparing self-report and official record measures","authors":"Nan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102610","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102610","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite decades of research on the psychometric properties of self-reports of offending behavior, there remains no consensus on whether this method measures what it intends to measure—namely, delinquent and criminal behavior—or on how robust the method is to variations in sample and measurement characteristics. We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis to estimate the convergent validity of self-reports relative to official records, while also examining its differential validity across sex, age, race/ethnicity, recall period, and the source of official records. Following PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive literature search was conducted across ProQuest, Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed. Studies were included if they evaluated the association between self-reported delinquent behavior and official records. Three-level meta-analyses were conducted to synthesize findings and evaluate moderators. The meta-analytic correlation between self-reports of delinquent acts and official records was 0.192 (95% CI [0.136, 0.247]; 87 effect sizes, 16 samples, <em>N</em> = 11,888), compared to 0.464 for self-reports of official action (95% CI [0.377, 0.544]; 51 effect sizes, 21 samples, <em>N</em> = 35,024). Together, these findings indicate reasonable convergent validity. However, convergent validity of self-reports of delinquent acts varied by recall period and the source of official records, and convergent validity of both self-report measures was contingent on race and ethnicity, raising concerns about generalizability. We hope that the present study helps to reorient scholarly attention toward the systematic evaluation of the psychometric properties of self-reports of delinquent acts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102610"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146190576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pretrial decisions in a large urban jurisdiction: Correlates and public safety consequences 大城市司法管辖区的审前决定：相关性和公共安全后果

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Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102617

Richard D. Hartley , Marie Skubak Tillyer , Brandon Tregle

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Recalibrating the risk of false confession wrongful convictions: Interrogation tactics and inverse probability 重新调整虚假供述错误定罪的风险：审讯策略和反概率

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Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102600

Scott M. Mourtgos, Ian T. Adams

{"title":"Recalibrating the risk of false confession wrongful convictions: Interrogation tactics and inverse probability","authors":"Scott M. Mourtgos, Ian T. Adams","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102600","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102600","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>False confession wrongful convictions (FCWCs) are a serious failure of the criminal justice system. Although scholars have identified interrogation tactics thought to elevate this risk, existing research rarely estimates the population-level probability that legally permissible methods will produce an FCWC. Instead, inference relies on outcome-selected case series and laboratory diagnosticity ratios that ignore base rates and the far larger universe of interrogations without false confessions. This article offers a methodological recalibration. We formalize the outcome-selection problem and apply inverse probability logic to derive posterior FCWC risk integrating base rates, sensitivity, and specificity. Using Monte Carlo simulation, we synthesize available empirical evidence across a wide parameter space. Across these specifications, median posterior estimates of the probability of a false confession wrongful conviction associated with lawful interrogation tactics cluster near 1 %. We conclude by introducing an Acceptability Curve that clarifies how normative judgments about tolerable error shape policy conclusions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102600"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146015780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Racial attitudes and public perceptions of police reform: An empirical analysis informed by racial threat theory 种族态度和公众对警察改革的看法：基于种族威胁理论的实证分析

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Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102611

P. Trey Bussey, Brenna Dunlap, Leah C. Butler

{"title":"Racial attitudes and public perceptions of police reform: An empirical analysis informed by racial threat theory","authors":"P. Trey Bussey, Brenna Dunlap, Leah C. Butler","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102611","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102611","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Building from racial threat theory, scholars have tested whether racial attitudes are associated with views on policing, with findings generally suggesting they are. However, the link between racial attitudes and beliefs about recently proposed policing reforms has not been fully examined. Using data from a 2023 YouGov survey of a national sample of U.S. adults (N = 1299), we analyze support for reforms targeting officer behavior, agency policy, and police abolition. Analyses assess how three racial attitudes—racial resentment, racial sympathy, and White nationalism—are related to these opinions. The findings reveal that officer-level reforms received strong support, whereas support for agency-level initiatives was more limited. Abolition received minimal endorsement. Black respondents expressed greater support for nearly all reforms than other racial groups. Multivariate analyses show that support for the three reform types are significantly associated with racial attitudes and other respondent characteristics. These findings suggest that the public may be more amenable to criminal justice reforms that aim to deter individual practitioners from bad practices than they are to sweeping systemic changes. The popularity of the bad-actor-targeted reforms may be driven less by racial attitudes than other policies are, though further research is needed to identify/falsify theorized causal relationships.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102611"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146190577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Participation and dose-response effects of institutional vocational training on recidivism and employment 机构职业培训对再犯和就业的参与及剂量反应效应

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Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102618

Robert H. Geibler, Kathryn Wagner

{"title":"Participation and dose-response effects of institutional vocational training on recidivism and employment","authors":"Robert H. Geibler, Kathryn Wagner","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102618","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102618","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is a growing body of research examining the effectiveness of institutional correctional rehabilitation, such as vocational training. However, much of the prior literature has found heterogeneous effects on recidivism and employment, and much of the previous work has focused on simple participation measures of vocational training. Few studies have examined vocational training dosage effects. In this study, we use data from a 2016–2018 Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) release cohort to distinguish between participation and dose-response effects of institutional vocational training on recidivism and employment, using fractional polynomial regressions and linear probability models. We utilize theoretical frameworks from multiple disciplines such as <span><span>Sampson and Laub's (1993)</span></span> age-graded theory of informal social control, signaling (<span><span>Spence, 1978</span></span>), human capital (<span><span>Pyatt, 1966</span></span>), and dose-response frameworks (<span><span>Lipsey, Landenberger, & Wilson, 2007</span></span>) as potential explanations as to why vocational training may affect recidivism and employment. We find that simple participation in vocational training yields significant benefits for recidivism and employment. Meanwhile, there is little additional benefit as residents spend more hours in the vocational training program. Overall, our findings indicate that simply participating in vocational training assists in desistance and sends positive signals to prospective employers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102618"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146190580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Youth risk/needs profiles and initial juvenile court outcomes across arrest location: Does being arrested at school matter? 青少年风险/需求概况和逮捕地点的初步少年法庭结果：在学校被捕是否重要？

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Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102614

Kristina K. Childs , Jennifer H. Peck , Melanie F.P. Soderstrom

{"title":"Youth risk/needs profiles and initial juvenile court outcomes across arrest location: Does being arrested at school matter?","authors":"Kristina K. Childs , Jennifer H. Peck , Melanie F.P. Soderstrom","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102614","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102614","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The current study examined differences in the risk/needs profiles and initial juvenile court outcomes between youth arrested at school and those arrested in the community. The sample included all youth arrested and referred to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice across three academic years (i.e., 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19). Using binary logistic regression and propensity score matching, the analyses identify variations in risk/needs, demographic, and offense characteristics across the two groups (i.e., school, community). Once balanced, multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to predict initial juvenile court decisions, which distinguished between case dismissal, diversion, or formal processing. Results indicated that youth arrested at school exhibited lower criminological risk across all risk/needs domains, except for school misconduct. Compared to youth arrested in the community, school-based arrests were less likely to have their charges dismissed (compared to diversion and formal processing) and more likely to receive diversion. The findings provide insight into the extent to which school-based arrests are associated with an increased likelihood of informal and formal penetration into the juvenile justice system compared to community-based arrests and inform future discussions about the school-to-prison pipeline, net-widening, and the promotion of equitable treatment in education and juvenile justice settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102614"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146190582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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