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Advances in Biometric and Administrative Data Analysis: a Feasibility Study of Intra-Person Variation in Electrodermal Activity Among Police Officers by Stage and Type of Call for Service 生物识别和管理数据分析的进展：按阶段和服务呼叫类型对警察内部皮肤电活动变化的可行性研究

IF 2 2区社会学

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-02-25 DOI: 10.1007/s12103-026-09899-y

Ty A. Ridenour, Travis A. Taniguchi, Meghan Hegarty-Craver, Ryan M. Labrecque

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Incarcerated Youth Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Research Participation 被监禁的青少年对研究参与的态度和信念

IF 2 2区社会学

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-02-23 DOI: 10.1007/s12103-026-09898-z

Victoria Helmly, Kendall Williams, Jalayne Arias, Ashli Owen-Smith

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Public Perceptions of Hot Spots Policing: How Crime Reduction Stats and Stigma Narratives Affect Public Perceptions 公众对热点警务的看法：减少犯罪统计和污名叙述如何影响公众的看法

IF 2 2区社会学

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1007/s12103-025-09892-x

Brandon Tregle, Hunter M. Boehme, Gabrielle Mascari, Kaley Smith

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Crime Concentration at Buildings: Nordic Evidence on the Impact of Housing Ownership on Crime 犯罪集中于建筑物：住房所有权对犯罪影响的北欧证据

IF 2 2区社会学

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2025-11-15 DOI: 10.1007/s12103-025-09878-9

Ioannis Ioannidis, Vania Ceccato, Jonatan Abraham, Gabriel Gliori

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Unofficial But Essential: A Short Report of Data Quality and Limitations in Police Deadly Force Research 非官方但必要：关于警察致命武力研究的数据质量和局限性的简短报告

IF 2 2区社会学

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2025-11-15 DOI: 10.1007/s12103-025-09870-3

Trey Bussey, Brenna Dunlap

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Unequal Policing of Black Motorists in Black Communities by Age and Gender: A Short Report on Intraracial Applications of the Veil-of-Darkness Test 黑人社区中黑人驾驶者按年龄和性别划分的不平等警务：关于黑暗面纱测试在种族内应用的简短报告

IF 2 2区社会学

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2025-11-06 DOI: 10.1007/s12103-025-09879-8

Lance Hannon, Molly Biddle

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A Three-Tier Model of Wrongdoing in Criminal Justice 刑事司法中不法行为的三层模型

IF 2 2区社会学

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2025-10-21 DOI: 10.1007/s12103-025-09867-y

Henry W. Prunckun

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Exploring Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement: Racial Injustice, Attitudes Toward Police, Politics, and Media 探索对黑人生命重要运动的支持：种族不公正，对警察，政治和媒体的态度

IF 2 2区社会学

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2025-10-13 DOI: 10.1007/s12103-025-09863-2

Ismail Onat, Ahmet Guler, Sedat Kula

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Understanding the Status of Juvenile Institutional Misconduct Research: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Research on Delinquency Behind Bars 了解青少年机构不当行为研究现状：对监狱犯罪定量研究的系统回顾

IF 2 2区社会学

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2025-10-13 DOI: 10.1007/s12103-025-09869-w

Michaela M. Wilson, Keller G. Sheppard

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“You Can’t Get There from Here”: Use of Crime Scripts in Validity Testing “你不能从这里到达那里”：犯罪脚本在效度测试中的应用

IF 2 2区社会学

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1007/s12103-025-09858-z

D. Kim Rossmo, Eric Beauregard

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