Emma Veltman , Carlo Garofalo , Jessica M. Hill , Arjan Blokland , Martin Sellbom
{"title":"Do early environmental factors influence the relationship between psychopathy and crime: Longitudinal findings from the transitions in Amsterdam study","authors":"Emma Veltman , Carlo Garofalo , Jessica M. Hill , Arjan Blokland , Martin Sellbom","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102399","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102399","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The current study sought to elucidate differences between individuals high in psychopathy who engage in criminal behavior versus those who refrain from such behavior. In doing so, we examined the potentially moderating role of environmental factors in the relationship between psychopathy and criminality including parental absence, parental monitoring, parental relationship quality, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), socioeconomic status (SES), and neighborhood disorder. In a large (<em>N</em> = 1200), longitudinal sample, latent regression models were estimated to examine the role of potential moderators, Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale scores (LSRP; both facet-level and total scores), and their interaction in the prediction of future criminality while controlling for baseline delinquency. Overall, SES emerged as the most robust protective factor with respect to psychopathy. However, preliminary support was also found for the potentially moderating role of parental absence, parental monitoring and ACEs in the relationship between psychopathy (particularly the Egocentricity facet and LSRP total score) and criminality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 102399"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143684392","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}
Katherine A. Durante , Ariel L. Roddy , Eman Tadros
{"title":"Social determinants of health among U.S. women with incarcerated partners: A longitudinal analysis","authors":"Katherine A. Durante , Ariel L. Roddy , Eman Tadros","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102398","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102398","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To examine intragroup variability in both physical and mental health among women with intimate partners incarcerated in U.S. state prisons.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Three waves of data from the Multi-site Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting and Partnering and within-between random effects regression modeling are used to analyze financial well-being, relationship stability, social and personal support, and physical and mental health.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The within-person findings indicate that 1) having difficulty paying bills predicts higher odds of suboptimal physical health, 2) experiencing unemployment predicts higher odds of suboptimal mental health, 3) improved mastery predicts reduced odds of both suboptimal physical and mental health, and 4) increased friend support predicts reduced odds of suboptimal mental health among the women. The between-person findings indicate that 1) financial challenges predict suboptimal physical and mental health, 2) relationship instability caused by the incarceration predicts suboptimal mental health, 3) family support and mastery predict lower odds of suboptimal physical health, and 4) friend support and mastery predict lower odds of suboptimal mental health.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The findings provide insight into the drivers of health disparity and potential interventions for improving the health of women who may not be reached if their partners were not involved with the criminal legal system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 102398"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143684391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Back to school days: Crime seasonality in a campus-dominated community","authors":"Tarah Hodgkinson, Christina Vamvakaris","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102388","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102388","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Crime on university and college campuses is an ongoing concern for students, faculty, administrators, and policy makers (<span><span>Fisher & Sloan III, 2022</span></span>). However, much of this research focuses on university and college campuses that are separated from the rest of the city or community they are located within. Doing so is important, given that integrated campuses create particular crime opportunity structures that can impact members of the university and the community more broadly. In this study, we examine crime trends in Brantford, Ontario, where the university is fully integrated into the downtown. We ask will the influx of a large population of students and staff during the school year influence the expected patterns of crime in this area as compared to the rest of the city? We find that assault increases significantly in the university campus area at the beginning of the school year, but returns to expected patterns soon after. This is important when considering safety planning for campus communities, particularly at the start of the school year. Findings indicate that the typical patterns of seasonality can be impacted by a large shift in population, and this should be considered for future policy and safety practices on campuses.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 102388"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143628987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruidun Chen , Cong Fu , Silas Nogueira de Melo , Yanqing Xu
{"title":"Day and night: Evaluating the impact of CCTV and street lighting on urban crime prevention in Detroit","authors":"Ruidun Chen , Cong Fu , Silas Nogueira de Melo , Yanqing Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102397","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102397","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Adequate lighting is essential for CCTV effectiveness, with streetlights being a primary factor influencing urban nighttime surveillance. However, limited quantitative research has examined the relationship between CCTV effectiveness at night and the surrounding number of streetlights, hindering the optimization of both CCTV and streetlight deployment. To address this gap, we applied the Weighted Displacement Quotient (WDQ) algorithm to assess the performance of 38 CCTVs installed under Detroit's “Green Light Project” between January and July 2023, both during the day and at night. Our findings show significant differences in CCTV effectiveness between day and night, with cameras that work well during the day not necessarily performing equally at night. Furthermore, the effectiveness of CCTV at night is closely linked to the number of surrounding streetlights. Insufficient streetlighting can hinder CCTV performance, while an increase in streetlight numbers enhances its effectiveness in reducing both general and property crimes. However, this relationship is nonlinear. These findings highlight the need for data-driven planning to optimize CCTV and streetlight deployment for effective interaction. The insights are important for urban planners looking to optimize CCTV and streetlight configurations for crime prevention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 102397"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143628988","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}
Brittany E. Hayes , Tara N. Richards , Lane Kirkland Gillespie
{"title":"Sexual misconduct victimization and reporting decisions among gender and sexual minorities college students","authors":"Brittany E. Hayes , Tara N. Richards , Lane Kirkland Gillespie","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102387","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102387","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sexual misconduct victimization and reporting among college students is a public health concern. This study analyzes a sample of college students to investigate sexual misconduct victimization (Individual <em>N</em> = 175,803; Institutional <em>N</em> = 33) and predictors of reporting (Individual <em>N</em> = 83,711; <em>N</em> = 27,487; Institutional <em>N</em> = 33). Results show nonbinary, transgender, and cisgender women face higher victimization rates compared to cisgender men; sexual minority students experience higher victimization rates than heterosexual students. Cisgender men are less likely to report their sexual misconduct victimization than cisgender women. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and multi-orientation students are more likely to report than heterosexual students. Understanding these dynamics is essential for improving institutional sexual misconduct responses.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 102387"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143576872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Promoting disengagement: Effects of a gang intervention and exiting Program on negative police contacts","authors":"Jennifer S. Wong, Chelsey Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102384","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102384","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To address gang involvement in British Columbia, Canada, the Gang Intervention and Exiting Program (GIEP) was developed to assist individuals in leaving the gang lifestyle. The GIEP uses an individualized case management approach including external service referrals and is delivered by police officers and civilian case managers. The current study examines GIEP impacts on total negative police reports, as well as violent, weapons, and drug trafficking/production offences.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Outcomes were assessed using a single group repeated measures design on the population of clients served from program inception (November 2016) to December 2021 (<em>n</em> = 155). Population-averaged generalized estimating equations (GEEs) were implemented to examine the change in total negative police reports and violent, drug, and weapons offence count over time.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Longitudinal analyses found significantly fewer police reports 12-, 18-, 30-, and 36-months post-entry when compared to the 6-month period preceding program entry. Findings also suggest a decrease in violent offending at 24-and 36-months post-entry, as well as in drug trafficking/production offences at 12-, 18-, and 30-months post-entry. No impact was found for weapons offences. Overall findings suggest that an individualized approach to providing services and supports can be effective for reducing negative police contacts and criminality among gang-involved individuals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 102384"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143576695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariel Mateo Pinones , Tara Renae McGee , Christine Bond , Jason Payne
{"title":"The temporal ordering of offending and victimisation in early adulthood among people who use substances in Chile: A multichannel sequence analysis","authors":"Mariel Mateo Pinones , Tara Renae McGee , Christine Bond , Jason Payne","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102385","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102385","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>1. To assess the extent of the victim-offender overlap during early adulthood among people who use substances preceding substance use treatment (SUT) admission in Chile. 2. To analyse the within-individual temporal ordering of criminal victimisation and offending patterns across subgroups, referred to as ‘sequence profiles’. 3. To examine the characteristics of these sequence profiles.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Our study used a retrospective cohort design with linked nationwide administrative data, focusing on a cohort of 1965 individuals born in 1992, who received SUT and were observed from ages 18 to 27. We used multichannel sequence analysis to explore the temporal ordering of victimisation and offending.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A considerable degree of victim-offender overlap exists among our cohort. We found no clear temporal ordering between criminal victimisation and offending in early adulthood. We identified five sequence profiles with different patterns of offending and victimisation in early adulthood. Social disadvantage indicators were more prevalent among the profile of high-rate offending and persistent victimisation.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>During early adulthood, many people who use substances have ongoing involvement with the criminal justice system as both victims and offenders. The lack of evidence for temporal ordering of this involvement may be partly due to our reliance on criminal records.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 102385"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143562517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew T. Krajewski , Richard B. Felson , Mark T. Berg
{"title":"When is violence honorable? Honor attitudes and aggression","authors":"Andrew T. Krajewski , Richard B. Felson , Mark T. Berg","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102383","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102383","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Men who adhere to an honor code are more likely to view aggression as an appropriate response to provocations. Previous research typically examines aggression in general, but not all adversaries are the same. This research examines whether honor attitudes have as strong of a role in aggression against women and family members as it does in aggression between unrelated men. Our analyses use original survey data from male inmates and community members (<em>N</em> = 723) who reported about their aggression towards female partners, acquaintances, and strangers. Respondents described their recent verbal and violent disputes, including their adversary's gender and social relationship. Results suggest that men with stronger honor attitudes are more likely to engage in violence and verbal aggression against strangers and familiar (but non-intimate) adversaries, and more likely to use verbal aggression against female partners but are no more likely to use violence against them. Our incident analysis disentangles the effects of adversary gender and social relationship, and it suggests that honor attitudes have a weaker relationship with aggression against women and family members than with aggression against unrelated men. Our research clarifies the scope of honor attitudes by identifying the types of aggression they best explain.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"97 ","pages":"Article 102383"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143512571","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}
{"title":"Mental illness, race, gender and sentencing in state homicide cases","authors":"Tracy Sohoni , Sylwia J. Piatkowska","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102376","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102376","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the relationship between mental health and sentence length of homicide offenders in U.S. state courts, using a framework of focal concerns theory while incorporating an intersectional perspective. While legal and psychological scholars have argued that mental illness should serve as a mitigating factor in capital cases, it is also possible for mental illness to be viewed like an aggravating factor due to concerns about the individual's dangerousness. Given the high prevalence of mental illness among incarcerated individuals, any link between mental health and sentencing could affect a significant number of people. We employ negative binomial regression models across five waves of the Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) to analyze this relationship. Our findings indicate that mental illness is related to differences in sentences for homicide defendants, with the impact varying by race, gender, and homicide type. Analyzing these results through the lens of focal concerns theory, we suggest that further research is warranted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"97 ","pages":"Article 102376"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529689","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}
Ericka B. Adams , Casandra Harry , Edward R. Maguire
{"title":"The role of community policing in communities with serious gang problems: Insights from Trinidad and Tobago","authors":"Ericka B. Adams , Casandra Harry , Edward R. Maguire","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102382","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102382","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Globally, the presence of gangs is associated with elevated rates of violence in the communities they occupy. Gang membership is associated with higher rates of criminal offending, drug use, school dropout, teenage parenthood, and joblessness. While various strategies have been developed to address gang violence, police tactics have primarily focused on suppression. However, it is well known that suppression tactics can lead to overzealous policing with potentially detrimental effects on communities. Limited research exists on the impact of police officers' engagement in prevention and intervention activities to address gang violence. Based on in-depth interviews with police officers in a specialized community policing unit in Trinidad and Tobago, this paper explores police efforts to intervene in gang-related issues in communities facing high levels of gang violence. The officers we interviewed believe their efforts to engage respectfully with community members, including known gang members, resulted in a favorable community response to police work and residents' buy-in towards police initiatives. This study contributes to understanding the perspectives of specialized community policing officers seeking to improve the quality of life for residents in communities beset by gang violence and highlights the challenges and potential benefits of respectful community engagement strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48272,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Criminal Justice","volume":"97 ","pages":"Article 102382"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534532","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}