Effortful control, negative emotionality, and juvenile recidivism: an empirical test of DeLisi and Vaughn's temperament-based theory of antisocial behavior - Baglivio MT, Wolff KT, DeLisi M, Vaughn MG, Piquero AR.
Recently, DeLisi and Vaughn articulated a temperament-based theory of antisocial behavior which they expressed as the first within criminology to use temperament explicitly, and as the exclusive explanatory construct of both antisocial behavior and negativ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The cutting of cocaine and heroin: a critical review - Broséus J, Gentile N, Esseiva P.
The illicit drug cutting represents a complex problem that requires the sharing of knowledge from addiction studies, toxicology, criminology and criminalistics. Therefore, cutting is not well known by the forensic community. Thus, this review aims at decip... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Large reductions in prison population can be made without endangering public safety
(Indiana University) A paper published in the journal Criminology & Public Policy addresses one of the most important crime policy questions in America: can prison populations be reduced without endangering the public? (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
The assumption of rational choice theory in Alfred Adler's theory of crime: unraveling and reconciling the contradiction in Adlerian theory through synthesis and critique - Shon PCH, Barton-Bellessa S.
Alfred Adler is often introduced and discussed incorrectly as one of Freud's students and as a psychoanalytic theorist in criminology and psychology textbooks. While thinkers such as Freud and Jung theorize about crime in tangential ways, as almost an afte... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Mean streets revisited: assessing the generality of rival criminological theories - Chouhy C, Cullen FT, Unnever JD.
The vast majority of tests of major criminological theories have been conducted on youths in school settings. Following Hagan and McCarthy's (1997) admonition to engage in "street criminology," the current study surveyed 254 juveniles drawn mainly from imp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
This Substance Found In Many Houses May Predict Violent Crime
The rise and fall of crime levels are commonly pegged to economic and social factors, but a new study strengthens the link with an often overlooked variable that might be inside your own house. A team of St. Louis University researchers found that high lead exposure in children was associated with increased crime later in life. The finding, in a report released last month, expands factors that may influence criminal behavior, said Brian Boutwell, an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice who co-authored the study. "We think of the social things that influence behavior: parents, schools," Boutwell sai...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Substance Found In Many Houses May Predict Violent Crime
The rise and fall of crime levels are commonly pegged to economic and social factors, but a new study strengthens the link with an often overlooked variable that might be inside your own house.
A team of St. Louis University researchers found that high lead exposure in children was associated with increased crime later in life. The finding, in a report released last month, expands factors that may influence criminal behavior, said Brian Boutwell, an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice who co-authored the study.
"We think of the social things that influence behavior: parents, schools," Boutwell sai...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mystery Solved? Scientists Reveal Banksy's Identity
This article originally appeared on artnet News on March 4. A study conducted by scientists at London's Queen Mary University claims to have discovered the identity of Banksy by using geographic profiling, a technique used to catch serial criminals. The academic research identified the anonymous graffiti artist as Robin Gunningham. Geographic profiling is a sophisticated statistical analysis technique used in criminology to locate repeat offenders. The scientists looked for a correlation between 140 artworks in London and Bristol attributed to Banksy, and 10 commonly touted names purported to be the elusive street artist....
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 7, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Banksy unmasked? Scientists use maths and criminology to map artist's identity
British academics have used geographic profiling in a study which backs up a theory about the identity of elusive street artist Banksy British academics have used a combinations of maths, criminology and geographic profiling to back up a theory over the identity of mysterious street artist Banksy.Scientists at Queen Mary University of London said the pattern of how Banksy’s artworks were distributed suggested he was artist Robin Gunningham. Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 5, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Agence-France Presse Tags: Banksy Art and design UK news Culture Science Source Type: news
Is Big Data challenging criminology? - Chan J, Moses LB.
The advent of 'Big Data' and machine learning algorithms is predicted to transform how we work and think. Specifically, it is said that the capacity of Big Data analytics to move from sampling to census, its ability to deal with messy data and the demonstr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 4, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
The role of monoamine oxidase a in aggression: current translational developments and future challenges - Godar SC, Fite PJ, McFarlin KM, Bortolato M.
Drawing upon the recent resurgence of biological criminology, several studies have highlighted a critical role for genetic factors in the ontogeny of antisocial and violent conduct. In particular, converging lines of evidence have documented that these mal... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Administrative data linkage as a tool for developmental and life-course criminology: the Queensland Linkage Project - Stewart A, Dennison S, Allard T, Thompson C, Broidy L, Chrzanowski A.
A fundamental challenge to developmental and life-course (DLC) criminology research is access to appropriate longitudinal data to examine hypotheses concerning causal risk factors for offending and within-individual change over time, and to empirically tes... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Relationships and responses: policing anti-social behaviour in rural Scotland - Wooff A.
Rural policing, with a few notable exceptions, has been largely absent from the geographic and criminology literature. Yet, examining rural policing is important for revealing details about rural society, and the role that the police play in controlling ru... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 2, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
High policing and access to information - Luscombe A, Walby K.
Brodeur's concept of high policing is now a staple in sociology and criminology. While scholars have added to debates about high policing by focusing on private provision and pluralization, methodological concerns related to high policing remain underdevel... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
'Ferguson Effect' Probably Not Keeping Police From Doing Their Jobs, Study Suggests
The threat of having their behavior captured in viral videos is not necessarily keeping police officers from doing their jobs, a new study from the American Psychological Association suggests. Following the bad press and public outcry related to the August 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, politicians and federal authorities have worried that cops may be less motivated to do their jobs due to the so-called "Ferguson effect." The White House has denied its existence, but FBI Director James Comey last week told students at the University of Chicago Law School that th...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 28, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
