Neurobiology and crime: a neuro-ethical perspective - Focquaert F.
Current neurobiological research in the field of criminology focuses on the neurobiological characteristics associated with antisocial behavior, the prediction of antisocial behavior later in life based on neurobiological risk factors, and the ways in whic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Exploring the potential association between gang membership and health outcomes in a longitudinal sample of youth and young adults - Rima D, Sholpan M, Gulzagira A, Meruert B, Beaver KM.
PURPOSE
Health criminology is an emerging line of inquiry that has focused on the association between crime/criminality and health outcomes. The current study sought to add to this literature by examining the potential connection between gang membership a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Murphy receives funding for risk-need-responsivity project
(George Mason University) Amy Murphy, Project Director, Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!), Criminology, Law and Society, received $8,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance for: 'Maricopa County RNR FY21.' (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Lum and Koper studying impact of COVID-19 On Fairfax County Police Department
(George Mason University) Cynthia Lum, Professor and Director, Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, Criminology, Law and Society, and Christopher Koper, Principal Fellow and Associate Professor, Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, Criminology, Law and Society, are conducting analyses to help the Fairfax County Police Department prepare, prevent, and respond to ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 21, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Theft with violence in criminology aspect: how people dealing with law? - Muhajirin A, Ismail AG.
Theft is a crime that can harm others. One of them is the crime of theft with violence and weighting. The theft with violence and weighting is theft carried out accompanied by violence against the victim and taking the victim's belongings (Jabar, Bjorkman,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Spiritual Jewish criminology: the basic premises and the Pyramid - Ben Yair Y.
Religion and spiritual traditions entail vast wisdom and knowledge which have proved their productivity in achieving criminal rehabilitation, crime desistance, and crime prevention. Unfortunately, the literature on their role is relatively scarce and was n... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Redlich and Quas studying intelligence gathering in human trafficking
(George Mason University) Allison Redlich, Professor, Criminology, Law and Society, and Jodi Quas, Professor of Psychological Science and Nursing Science at the University of California, Irvine, are working to understand the best ways to question victims of human trafficking. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
UMD addresses African vulture poisoning with global disease and biodiversity implications
(University of Maryland) In a new paper published in Global Ecology and Conservation, University of Maryland researchers collaborated with international leaders in wildlife conservation to produce recommendations for vulture poisoning control in Southern Africa. Vultures act as nature's most critical scavengers, working as ecosystem garbage disposals and disinfectors to maintain animal, environmental, and human health. Findings highlight the issue from a conservation and criminology perspective, recommending a more coordinated and holistic approach to regulation, education, and enforcement. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Breaking down the pseudo-pacification process: eight critiques of ultra-realist crime causation theory - Wood MA, Anderson B, Richards I.
This paper critically examines ultra-realist criminology's two central crime causation theories: the breakdown of the pseudo-pacification process and special liberty. We identify a number of shortcomings in these theories pertaining to (1) their explanatio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Should police be on mental health calls?
Ejaz Choudry. D’Andre Campbell. Rodney Levi. In the last few weeks, several Canadians struggling with their mental health have been shot and killed by police after authorities were called. Today on Front Burner, Jennifer Lavoie, a criminology professor who helps train police on how to handle mental health calls, talks to Josh Bloch about why this issue persists, and how it can be stopped. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News Source Type: news
Profiling of lone terrorists is flawed
(Flinders University) Terrorism has typically been considered an organised activity undertaken by networks of individuals who share a collective identity and purpose. However, in recent years, media, law enforcement and scholarly attention has increasingly focused on the construct of the lone terrorist - although Flinders University criminology expert Associate Professor David Bright argues that this approach may be flawed. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
"So much for protect and serve": queer male survivors' perceptions of negative police experiences - Meyer D.
The author employs a critical queer criminology approach to examine the negative reporting experiences of queer men who have been sexually assaulted. Based on qualitative, in-depth interviews, findings reveal that queer men of color's perceptions differed ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Why do criminology and criminal justice students choose their major? An examination of parental, personality, and other individual characteristics - Ridener R, Kuehn S, Scott PW.
A truism concerning college attendance is that the knowledge and experiences gained from it have the ability to change one's attitudes and beliefs. In regard to criminology and criminal justice (C&CJ) education, this has led researchers to assume that what... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news
Crowdsourcing criminology: social media and citizen policing in missing person cases - Gray G, Benning B.
Criminology is undergoing a process of innovation and experimentation with the rise of social media. Although police have traditionally been the locus of legal enforcement, ordinary citizens are increasingly afforded opportunities to participate in crowdso... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Assessing general strain theory and measures of victimization, 2002-2018 - Barbieri N, Clipper SJ, Narvey C, Rude A, Craig JM, Piquero NL.
General Strain Theory (GST) is one of the leading theories of crime and delinquency in the field of criminology, with victimization identified as a leading source of strain due to the frequency and prevalence of its experience. However, measures of victimi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
