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Open AccessPredictors of the prevalence and importance of the observed trinary control system in rural China
Western criminological literature continues to focus on the binary control system (formal vs. informal), while China has long employed the trinary system (formal, semiformal, and informal) in its construction ...
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The Prevalence and Importance of Semiformal Organizations and Semiformal Control in Rural China: Insights from a National Survey
This analysis of data collected from a nationwide survey in 2021 focused on the prevalence and importance of different forms of social control particularly semiformal social control in community order maintena...
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Applications of GIS in Public Security Agencies in China
The application of GIS in the public security industry is generally called “Police Geographic Information System (PGIS)” in Mainland China. Although China’s PGIS play important roles in protecting public safet...
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Semiformal Organizations and Control During the COVID-19 Crisis in China
Scholars often compare China and Western societies in terms of dichotomous forms of control—formal and informal. Recent research indicates a nuanced form of social control—semiformal. Using a survey data colle...
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Open AccessRoutine activity effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on burglary in Detroit, March, 2020
The spread of the coronavirus has led to containment policies in many places, with concomitant shifts in routine activities. Major declines in crime have been reported as a result. However, those declines depe...
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Semiformal Crime Control and Semiformal Organizations in China: An Empirical Demonstration from Chinese Community Corrections
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A new design method for adaptive IIR system identification using hybrid particle swarm optimization and gravitational search algorithm
Design of adaptive infinite impulse response (IIR) filter is the process of utilizing adaptive algorithm to iteratively determine the filter parameters to obtain an optimal model for the unknown plant based on...
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Social Ties, Collective Efficacy and Perceived Neighborhood Property Crime in Guangzhou, China
This study aims to (1) explore perceptions of property crime at the neighborhood level and their correlates based on a random sample from Guangzhou, China and (2) assess the applicability of collective efficac...
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Correlates of Formal and Informal Social Control on Crime Prevention: An Exploratory Study among University Students, Andhra Pradesh, India
Societies control crime through a variety of both formal and informal methods, and the balance between these methods varies widely by culture. This exploratory study surveyed a convenience sample of 434 studen...
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Introduction: Social Control in Asian Countries
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University Students’ Views of Formal and Informal Control in Japan: An Exploratory Study
Both formal and informal crime controls are used to deter individuals from engaging in criminal behavior in many societies, including Japan. This study used survey data from a convenience sample of 267 Japanes...
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The Impact of the Work Environment on Prison Staff: The Issue of Consideration, Structure, Job Variety, and Training
Correctional staff are instrumental in ensuring the success of any correctional institution; therefore, investigating how the work environment impacts correctional workers is essential. To determine the effect...
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The Impact of Punishment and Rehabilitation Views on Organizational Commitment Among Correctional Staff: A Preliminary Study
It has been long recognized that organizational commitment is an important component of effective organizations. It has, however, received relatively little attention in the correctional literature. Furthermor...
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The Impact of Officer and Agency Characteristics on the Likelihood of Arrest in Domestic Violence Situations among Rural Law Enforcement Officers
Domestic violence cuts across all demographic groups. The factors related to why police officers arrest in some domestic violence situations but not others have been often studied. Little research, however, ha...
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A Comparison of Chinese and US College Students’ Crime and Crime Control Views
While there is a growing trend to look at criminal justice issues from an international perspective, there has been little literature examining differences in views of crime, criminals, punishment, and treatme...
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Ownership patterns and centralization: A China and U.S. comparison
The paper examines the relationships between ownership and decision-making patterns in small business organizations in China and the United States. We also consider organizational size and the culture-free/cul...
