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Yearning for Old Time Religion in the Face of Globalization? Interpreting Fundamentalisms and Violent Extremism in Africa
There is an upsurge in violence that associated with religion in Africa, and in other parts of the world. Despite the generation of diverse theories...
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Conclusions: Deciphering the Unspoken: A Collective Examination of Sensitive Fieldwork Experiences in Criminology and Security Studies
Preceding these conclusions are the experiences of 55 researchers from 40 Universities and research centers across four continents. These scholars...
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Overrepresented and Underscrutinized: How White Athletes Prevail in US College Athletic Recruitment and Admission
This chapter applies Critical Whiteness Studies (CWS) to review research on US higher education’s college athletic admission system. US college...
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Applying an empirically derived effect size distribution to benchmark the practical magnitude of interventions to reduce recidivism in the USA
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to apply an empirically derived effect size distribution to benchmark the practical magnitude of interventions...
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Introduction: Cultural Forces, Economic Pressures, and Discriminatory Laws
“Crime is a social phenomenon,” and social sciences play a crucial role in explaining, interpreting, and studying the human behavior and to unveil...
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Using Ethnography to Access, Understand, and Reflect on Video Observation of Violence
Video observation holds great potential for changing our understanding of crime and violence. Recordings of real-life violence provide a detailed and...
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Research Methodology
This chapter presents methodological approach taken in this qualitative high-threat decision-making study. The purpose of which was to explore...
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Public Sector Criminological Research: Objectives and Approaches
This chapter considers the need for criminological research within government agencies and provides examples from Australia and internationally of...
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Spatial analysis of outdoor indecent assault risk: a study using ambient population data
Spatiotemporal data on ambient populations have recently become widely available. Although previous studies have indicated a link between the spatial...
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Literature Review
BWVs have become increasingly popular in law enforcement, with several studies demonstrating their effectiveness in ‘civilising’ the interaction...
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Study 5: The Distal Effects of BWVs
The survey for study 5 was designed in consultation with the RDG and the British Transport Police to determine how the Criminal Justice Unit...
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Courtroom Interpreting
This Chapter provides an overview of courtroom interpreting generally, making a concerted effort to clarify and demystify the interpreting process...
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The Impact of Measurement Error in Regression Models Using Police Recorded Crime Rates
ObjectivesAssess the extent to which measurement error in police recorded crime rates impact the estimates of regression models exploring the causes...
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What Has the Rational Choice Perspective Told Us About Crime
This chapter conducts a whistle stop review of some of the studies using the Rational Choice Perspective of offending to look into a range of offence...
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The effects of community-infused problem-oriented policing in crime hot spots based on police data: a randomized controlled trial
ObjectivesThis randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessed the effectiveness of a community-infused problem-oriented policing (CPOP) intervention on...
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The Theory of Convenience and Compliance
This chapter posits the theoretical approach used as a foundation for this book—the theory of convenience. If compliance professionals possess an...
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Quantitative Analysis
Despite the high prevalence of youth offending in Argentina, there are relatively few investigations of the factors that may be associated with it....
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Beyond Retributive Justice: Listening to Environmental Victims’ Demands in Brazil
Studies in green criminology have confirmed how important it is for criminology to turn its focus to environmental risks, harms, and massive...
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Predictors of police response time: a sco** review
BackgroundAs rapid response has been a key policing strategy for police departments around the globe, so has police response time been a key...
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Interpreting t-Statistics Under Publication Bias: Rough Rules of Thumb
IntroductionA key issue is how to interpret t-statistics when publication bias is present. In this paper we propose a set of rough rules of thumb to...
