A comparison of public perceptions of cisgender male and transgender male stalking perpetrators
This study also contributes to research on the prior-relationship misconception by demonstrating that the misconception is robust to gender identification of the perpetrator. (Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology)
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - November 11, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Lydia Caroline Cook
Simon C. Duff Source Type: research
Stalking and the role of occupational therapy “you’re not living life to the full if you’re stalking”
This study highlights the role of OT in understanding stalking and in designing interventions to assist the perpetrator by extending discussions, drawing on the authors’ practitioner experiences and upon recent study findings on what drives men who stalk.
Stalking is a problem behaviour that is often effort-intense, all-consuming, emotionally driven and psychologically damaging for both victims and perpetrators. It consists of a patterned occupation of time which is overarchingly dysfunctional, yet intrinsically purposeful. As humans, our actions and occupations have meaning to us. Stalking can be conceptualised as ...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - August 12, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Rachael Wheatley
Sam Baker Source Type: research
Looking at the moral judgments of offenders through new lenses
This study highlights the importance of understanding that moral judgments in both offenders and nonoffenders rely on the same reasoning processes, even though offenders tend to reason more on scenarios near to the crimes they committed. This has practical implications for interventions in so far as it could have an effect in how prosocial functioning could be promoted. (Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology)
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - July 26, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Georgia Zara
Sara Veggi
Francesco Ian ì
Monica Bucciarelli Source Type: research
The cognitive interview: comparing face-to-face and video-mediated interviews
Ahmad Shahvaroughi, Hadi Bahrami Ehsan, Javad Hatami, Mohammad Ali Shahvaroughi, Rui M. Paulo
Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Eyewitness testimony can determine the outcome of criminal investigations. The cognitive interview (CI) has been widely used to collect informative and accurate accounts. However, face-to-face interviews have been restricted during the current pandemic, raising the need for using video-conferencing. The authors tested whether virtual interviews could produce elaborate accounts from eyewitnesses and if the CI superiority effec...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - July 25, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Ahmad Shahvaroughi
Hadi Bahrami Ehsan
Javad Hatami
Mohammad Ali Shahvaroughi
Rui M. Paulo Source Type: research
Interest in physical danger: does it mediate the relationship between gender and violent offending?
This study makes use of self-report data from a sample of college students and other adults that they recruited to participate in this study to test the hypothesis that having an interest in physically dangerous activities mediates, at least in part, the gender–violence association. Two measures of violent offending are examined: total violent offending and the number of different types of violence committed. Relevant control variables are included in multivariate models, and bootstrapping mediation analysis is also conducted.
Net of the effects of controls, an index for interest in physically dangerous activities, ...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - July 18, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Anthony W. Hoskin
Sarah Liftawi Source Type: research
Pilot exploration of low-intensity psychoeducation workbook interventions in a prison setting, adapted for use throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
Lauren Wilson, Rebekah Dervley
Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
This paper aims to explore the use of low intensity in-cell workbooks within a psychological therapies service for male prisoners, an intervention adapted for use during the COVID-19 pandemic. It seeks to explore the effectiveness of the intervention in reducing psychological distress, explore individuals’ progression through the service following engagement with the workbooks and, finally, to understand individual’s experiences of the intervention through evaluating feedback provide...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - June 21, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Lauren Wilson
Rebekah Dervley Source Type: research
Alibi corroboration: an examination of laypersons ’ expectations
Alibi corroboration: an examination of laypersons’ expectations
Kelly Warren, Mark Snow, Heidi Abbott
Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
The study aims to examine what laypersons expect those corroborating an alibi to remember about an interaction with an alibi provider.
Participants (N = 314) were presented with a mock crime scenario and answered questions about an alibi provider (i.e. the criminal suspect) and alibi corroborators. Participants also completed a lineup task based on the scenario and rated the likelihood of their own ability to co...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - June 2, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Kelly Warren
Mark Snow
Heidi Abbott Source Type: research
The International Handbook of Threat Assessment, Second Edition: A Book Review
Clare S. Allely
Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 1/2, pp.26-30 (Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology)
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - May 17, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Clare S. Allely Source Type: research
Perceived personality traits and presumptions of vulnerability to victimization in women
Jayme Stewart, Audrey Smodis, Adelle Forth
Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
In women, having a history of sexual victimization has been linked to certain personality traits (e.g. low levels of assertiveness) and nonverbal behaviors (e.g. fewer head movements). The majority of research in this area, however, has considered how self-reported personality traits and gait relate to victimization. As such, the present study aims to examine how observers’ perceptions of personality impact judgments of targets’ vulnerability to sexual and violent victimi...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - May 3, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Jayme Stewart
Audrey Smodis
Adelle Forth Source Type: research
Barriers and gaps within services which affect Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic access to community Forensic CAMHS
This study presents a systematic review of literature into the barriers and gaps within community FCAMHS, which showed little research in the area. Because of this, referral numbers for five major cities within the Yorkshire and Humber community FCAMHS region were compared to population statistics and youth justice caution and sentencing data.
Comparison suggests that BAME young people are under-represented across referrals to community FCAMHS. Also, there were differences in the representation of BAME young people when compared to youth justice data across the five major cities.
The lack of literature, combined ...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - April 26, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Bethany Holt Source Type: research
Exploring female involvement in acts of terrorism and mass shootings: a systematic review
Danielle Nicholson, Clare S. Allely
Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
The purpose of this study is to explore the current literature which assesses the incidence of completed or attempted mass shooting events in which a female party acted either alone or as an accomplice; explore the involvement of women in the planning or execution of acts of terrorism; evaluate the pathology of women involved in these acts of extreme violence; highlight any gender-specific pathological and environmental risk factors associated with the planning or completion of the ...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - November 25, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: Danielle Nicholson
Clare S. Allely Source Type: research
The role of criminal expertise in serial sexual offending: a comparison to “novices”
Kylie S. Reale, Eric Beauregard, Julien Chopin
Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Serial offenders have been described as more forensically aware, better able to control their victim, and ultimately, more adept at eluding detection. Despite these assertions, there is a lack of research examining differences in “criminal expertise” (i.e. offense-related skills and competencies) between serial and non-serial offenders. The purpose of the current study is to address this empirical research gap.
The current study uses binary logistic regression to...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - October 25, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: Kylie S. Reale
Eric Beauregard
Julien Chopin Source Type: research
Federal sex offender registration and notification act (SORNA) offenders: sexual versatility, criminal careers and supervision outcomes
Alan J. Drury, Matt DeLisi, Michael Elbert
Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Sex offender registration and notification act (SORNA) offenders are a source of scholarly study across the social, behavioral, forensic and legal sciences with the bulk of literature focusing on the legal standing and deterrent value of sexual offender registries. Less research focuses on the offending careers of current SORNA offenders relative to other types of sexual offenders whose current offense is not SORNA. The purpose of the current study is to examine this issue em...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - October 1, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: Alan J. Drury
Matt DeLisi
Michael Elbert Source Type: research
Our love was a two-person game. At least until one of us died, and the other became a murderer: sexual homicide perpetrated by intimate partners
This study aims to address that void. Thus, the study examined various components of the crime event and as such, it was exploratory in nature.
The study consisted of male sexual killers, who perpetrated against pubescent female victims (14 years old and over) and served a custodial sentence within Her Majesty’s Prison Service in England and Wales. Variables for the study were chosen on the basis of previous research examining IPH and sexual homicide. Descriptive analyses were used in this exploratory study.
Descriptive analyses indicated that the most prevalent aggravating circumstances in the lead up to the...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - August 20, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: Ewa Stefanska
Sinead Bloomfield
Adam Carter Source Type: research
Revisiting the anger/sadistic typology of sexual homicide
April Miin Miin Chai, Evan McCuish, Eric Beauregard
Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
The anger/sadistic model is one of several typologies proposed for sexual homicide events. This paper aims to empirically test this model by examining sexual homicide cases. Empirically validating these typologies provides greater validity and reliability toward the sexual homicide classification systems that are useful in police investigations.
Secondary data analysis was conducted using police data on 249 solved sexual homicide cases in Canada from 1948 to 201...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - August 17, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: April Miin Miin Chai
Evan McCuish
Eric Beauregard Source Type: research
