Who steals? Who bribes? Multilevel determinants of corruption types in China
AbstractNumerous studies have pointed out that as the political and economic environment changes, the structures of corruption in China are constantly evolving. Specifically, the transaction-type corruption has surged and the auto-corruption ( non-transactional administrative corruption) has receded. As such, what kind of structural characteristics does China ’s corruption types present today? What factors can help us explain the variances of these structural characteristics? Drawn on the quantitative analysis of a novel dataset, this study found that: in terms of personal traits, the gender of the defendant and urban–...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - January 13, 2023 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Hate in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic: dehumanisation as a side effect; re-humanisation as a remedy
This article is about denouncing the dehumanisation process that took place in the time of Covid-19. It recognises that governments have a vital role to play in setting national directions to tackle racist violence and that the value of having hate crime laws should not be underestimated. However, it argues that a broader approach is needed to embark upon are-humanisation initiative and effectively combat racist violence. It emphasises that, to get people truly devoted to a course of action, they must develop a greater understanding of the sources of the problem. Accordingly, this article suggests that academia has a key r...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - January 13, 2023 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Twenty-first century political justice: Reflections on the blind spots of current debates on penality
AbstractThis paper aims to examine the contours of current manifestations of political justice, in a time in which liberal democracy arrangements are more widespread than ever before. For these purposes, it begins by exploring international indices unveiling varying degrees of illiberal penal practices in global north jurisdictions. Subsequently, it scrutinises the Spanish penal field, in which outmoded political justice practices are intriguingly enduring and have been apparently on the rise over the last decade. In analysing the political catalysts of these Spanish cases, the paper sheds light on certain factors nurturin...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - January 11, 2023 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

More than “male” and “female”: the role of gender identity in white-collar offending intentions
AbstractThe gender gap in white-collar crime perpetration is well-established, yet reasons for women ’s underrepresentation among this offending group remain disputed. Specifically, scholars debate whether women aresocialized against offending or whether they simply lack theopportunity to engage in these types of crime. The current study focuses on the socialization perspective, looking beyond one ’s gender assigned at birth and instead looking at gender identity, threats to that identity, and the interaction of race and gender identity. Using an online, experimental vignette design depicting embezzlement, we find that...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - January 6, 2023 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Tigers vs. flies: impact of official ranks on judicial trials in PRC ’s anti-corruption campaign
This study shed significant light to our understanding of China’s judicial campaign against corruption offenders. (Source: Crime, Law and Social Change)
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - December 21, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Correction to: Mapmaking as visual storytelling: the movement and emotion of managing sex work in the urban landscape
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Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - December 12, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

State-level arrest trends for human trafficking and prostitution in Ohio, 2008 –2018
AbstractThe current study examined the impact of state-level human trafficking reforms on local enforcement of human trafficking and prostitution arrests. Utilizing data from Ohio ’s Incident-Based Crime Reporting System (OIBRS), we examined 16,750 unique human trafficking and prostitution-related incidents from 2008 to 2018. The analysis included an examination of arrest trends before and after the passing of state legislation in 2011 to include trafficking in persons in t he Ohio Revised Code. The addition of this law aimed to identify victims, provide necessary services, and coordinate investigation. The results revea...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - December 7, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

From an offender-based to an offense-based justice: Changes in sentencing patterns in the juvenile justice system in S ão Paulo from 1990 to 2006
AbstractJuvenile justice systems around the globe are becoming increasingly more similar to criminal justice systems. In Brazil, previous legislations focused on the individuals themselves and did not distinguish between young offenders and children in precarious conditions, but a new legislation in 1990 marked a rupture and introduced elements of criminal law. We leverage a unique data set representative of every adolescent who has been through the juvenile justice system in the state of S ão Paulo between 1990 and 2006 and provide a quantitative assessment of the changes in sentencing patterns in the period. Results sug...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - December 2, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Creating the demand for better crime policy: qualitative frame analysis as a vehicle for social transformation
AbstractWhen the dominant crime narrative embraced by members of the public runs contrary to evidence or exaggerates the incidence or mischaracterises the nature of crime, and the news media reproduce that narrative, lawmakers and politicians tend to justify punitive crime policy and ‘tough on crime’ rhetoric as the ‘will of the people’ and a necessary measure to restore ‘law and order’. As such, the way in which members of the public and the news media understand crime and what they say about it is important because of the influence such discourse can have on crimin al justice policy. But, in this paper I argu...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - December 2, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

From an offender-based to an offense-based justice: Changes in sentencing patterns in the juvenile justice system in S ão Paulo from 1990 to 2006
AbstractJuvenile justice systems around the globe are becoming increasingly more similar to criminal justice systems. In Brazil, previous legislations focused on the individuals themselves and did not distinguish between young offenders and children in precarious conditions, but a new legislation in 1990 marked a rupture and introduced elements of criminal law. We leverage a unique data set representative of every adolescent who has been through the juvenile justice system in the state of S ão Paulo between 1990 and 2006 and provide a quantitative assessment of the changes in sentencing patterns in the period. Results sug...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - December 2, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research