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Alcohol-related harms and street service care in entertainment districts
This study examines factors associated with receiving street service care for alcohol intoxication, alcohol-related injury or violence among young people in a night-time economy (NTE). Design/methodology/approach Participants included 217 young adults, 135 of whom required street service care on a Friday or Saturday evening in an Australian entertainment district. The remaining 88 young adults were a matched control sample. Participants were surveyed and provided a breathalyser sample. A multinomial logistic regression was conducted to examine the relationship between Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) level, subjective intoxica...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - April 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Policing child abuse: challenges and opportunities for specialist units
This article has been informed by a recent evaluation of a new national unit that was set up to investigate suspected child abuse in Scotland. This unit was established as part of the transition from eight regional police services in Scotland to a single national police service, Police Scotland. An important part of this evaluation was to consider the messages from previous research into the development of national police units and the role of the police in child protection investigations more generally. Findings What was uncovered were the challenges that police officers face in the current context of child abuse invest...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - April 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Improving police risk assessment and management of family violence through a collaboration between law enforcement, forensic mental health and academia
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2017. Purpose Police play an essential role in reducing harms associated with family violence by identifying people at increased risk of physical or mental health-related harm from family violence and linking them with support services. Yet police are often poorly trained and resourced to conduct the kind of assessments necessary to identify family violence associated with increased risk. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes a multi-project collaboration between law enforcement, forensic mental health, and academia that has over t...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - April 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Multi-agency mentoring pilot intervention for high intensity service users of emergency public services: The Isle of Wight Integrated Recovery Programme
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2017. Purpose This paper describes the design, implementation and evaluation of a small UK case study of a mentoring style pilot intervention integrating a specially trained police officer alongside mental health professionals to support highly intensive service users of emergency services. Design/methodology/approach The development of the conceptual framework informing the mentoring intervention is described and its implementation evaluated using a range of qualitative and quantitative outcome measures. Findings The four high intensity ser...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - April 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

A focus for mental health training for police
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2017. Purpose To propose a focus for mental health training efforts to better equip officers to provide interventions and supports to help facilitate improved outcomes for people experiencing mental health crises. Design/methodology/approach A reflection on key evidence relating to mental health training programs delivered to police, focussing on Australia, the United States and Canada. Findings While there are a number of similarities in the core content of mental health training programs offered internationally, the availability and uptake...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - April 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Exploring law enforcement and public health as a collective impact initiative: lessons learned from Tasmania as a case study
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential benefits as well as some of the practical barriers to the implementation of a collective impact initiative in law enforcement and public health (LEPH) in Tasmania, Australia. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a review of programs, agencies and initiatives that are at the intersection of law enforcement and public health in Tasmania, through (i) an analysis of the findings in evaluation reports, and (ii) the views of practitioners identified at a workshop ...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - April 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Editorial
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2017. (Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - April 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Cost-benefits of a domestic abuse program for Australian offenders
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine recidivism costs and benefits for 1030 community based male offenders enrolled in a Domestic Abuse Program (DAP) compared to an untreated control group (n=1030) matched on risk factors. Design/methodology/approach Study time frame was 1st October 2007 to 30th of June, 2010 with reconvictions measured to 31st December 2010. Follow-up averaged 19 months. Controls received standard community supervision, but no domestic violence group interventions. Follow-up measures included court c...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - January 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Developmental factors and drug use in young offenders
This study aimed to explore the relationship between these factors and drug use. Design/methodology/approach This study used self-report questionnaires on a sample of 105 incarcerated young offenders. Findings Attachment styles did not differentiate drug users from non-drug users. Drug users were found to be no more likely than non-drug users to use avoidant coping styles. However, they were more likely to have emotional coping styles. Drug users had more EMS, and overall, those with insecure attachments had more EMS. Individuals with emotional coping styles scored higher than those with rational coping styles on severa...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - January 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Validation of the Paulhus Deception Scales (PDS) in the UK and examination of the links between PDS and personality
This study aimed to evaluate the Paulhus Deception Scales (PDS, Paulhus, 1998) for use in the UK. Given the forensic use of the PDS, this study aimed to examine whether the subscales of impression management (IM) and Self Deception Enhancement (SDE) predict anti-social personality and narcissistic personality respectively. Design/methodology/approach A UK general population sample completed the PDS and the IPDE personality screening tool (Loranger, 1999). Findings were compared to original Canadian/US norms. Exploratory Structured Equation Modelling (ESEM) and factor analytic techniques were applied to the data....
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - January 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Relationship between crime and economic affluence in India: an empirical study from 1982 to 2013
This study is first of its nature to investigate the bi-directional linkage between crime and economic affluence in India. This study helps us to understand that controlling crime rate is the urgent need of the hour to alleviate the pace of long run economic affluence in India. (Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - January 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Exploring the belief systems of domestic abuse victims: an exploratory study
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2017. Purpose Support service provisions for domestic abuse victims has typically focused on the immediate risk and etiological factors associated with abuse. Consequently, there is limited research exploring more persistent and pervasive factors involved in this cycle of abuse, such as subjective experiences and beliefs held by victims of domestic abuse. The current study is a preliminary exploration of the individual experience of domestic abuse including the belief systems of participants. Increasing our understanding of key factors and be...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - January 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The prevalence and nature of sexual harassment and assault against women and girls on public transport: an international review
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2017. Purpose This paper reports on the findings from a study commissioned by the British Transport Police and the Department for Transport for England and Wales concerning sexual offences and harassment on public transport worldwide. Specifically, it aims to explore the prevalence of such behaviours, through a review of existing survey and interview data regarding women and girls ’ experiences. Design/methodology/approach A Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) was used, the function of which is to: search the literature as comprehensively as p...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - January 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Editorial
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2017. (Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - January 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research