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New South Wales drug courts: once a novelty – today, its business as usual
This study relied upon semi-structured interviews conducted with 21 professionals who work in the DC field from NSW. The sample represented various stakeholders responsible for the delivery of drug court programs (DCPs) in NSW. A qualitative analysis was conducted, this analysis uncovered practices adopted by the DC that go beyond those that were standardised in the closed-ended questions but nevertheless fell within the TKCs. The qualitative analyses added weight to the results determined by the descriptive statistics. The results confirm that DCs in NSW adhere to the TKCs that describe successful DCPs internationall...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 22, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Amanda Ann Clarke Source Type: research

Digital displacement of youth offending: scoping and understanding the issue
Alex McCord, Philip Birch, Lewis A. Bizo Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Global evidence suggests that youth offending has reduced; however, this study aims to suggest a more complex picture, with youth crime potentially being displaced to the digital space. Historically, young people and crime have been synonymous with public spaces and being visible. A shift or expansion to online offending requires revision of how the justice and educational systems respond to youth offending. A systematic literature review explored ...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 13, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Alex McCord Philip Birch Lewis A. Bizo Source Type: research

Online abuse: problematic for all Australians
Christine Lee Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to disseminate results from research into three forms of online abuse: text messages, picture messages and online stalking. Using a mixed methods design, qualitative and quantitative datasets were derived from an online anonymous questionnaire to identify themes associated with incidents of online abuse. Women of all ages have experienced online abuse from men and other women. Men have also been targets of online abuse from other men and women. Rese...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 23, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Christine Lee Source Type: research

Developing creative methodologies: using lyric writing to capture young peoples ’ experiences of the youth offending services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Developing creative methodologies: using lyric writing to capture young peoples’ experiences of the youth offending services during the COVID-19 pandemic Dean Wilkinson, Jayne Price, Charlene Crossley Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The COVID-19 lockdowns (2020–2021) disrupted all aspects of usual functioning of the criminal justice system, the outcomes and impact of which are largely still unknown. The pandemic has affected individuals across the wider society, this includes a negative impact on the social circumstances ...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - April 11, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Dean Wilkinson Jayne Price Charlene Crossley Source Type: research

Outcome evaluation of an educational programme for preventing recidivism by adult firesetters
Dominic Pearson, Samuel Hayward, Shane Blampied Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- In intervening to prevent recidivism by adult firesetters, there is a dearth of standardised interventions and relatedly of controlled outcome evaluations. Although education is a common firesetter intervention, it is unclear if this changes behaviour of adults; a research situation the current study aimed to address. The rate of actual fire recidivism of participants of a standardised educational programme was compared using Cooke’s (1989...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - March 10, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Dominic Pearson Samuel Hayward Shane Blampied Source Type: research

Exploring explicit and implicit correlates of early anti-social fire exposure and everyday fire use in adulthood
This study aims to explore whether early anti-social fire exposure (ASFE) is associated with how adults engage with fire and how they view fire. An opportunistic sample (N = 326) was recruited. Participants completed an online survey exploring ASFE, fire use, strength of fire-beliefs and interest in/attitudes supportive of fire. Additionally, implicit fire bias was measured using the affect misattribution procedure (AMP). Participants with ASFE engaged with more criminalised fire use as adults. They also scored higher on fire interest and general fire beliefs and showed an implicit dislike of fire stimuli, compar...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - February 21, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Faye Kathryn Horsley Trevor Keith James Natasha Baker Rachel Broughton Xanthe Hampton Amy Knight Imogen Langford Ellie Pomfrey Laura Unsworth Source Type: research

Incarcerated women ’s lived experience: a study in Dessie and Woldia correctional centers, Ethiopia
This study aims to examine the reasons for and the challenges of women’s incarceration coupled with the threats for their reintegration upon release with a focus on the correctional centers at Dessie and Woldia cities. This study used quantitative and qualitative research methods with cross-sectional and descriptive research design used to collect the quantitative data, and key informant interviews and participant observation were used to collect the qualitative data. A sample of 60 women prisoners was taken from both correctional centers. The quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed using descriptive statist...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - February 12, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Yeshiwas Tigabu Alemineh Mesfin Dessiye Abegaz Nahom Eyasu Alemu Source Type: research

International students and crime: the influence of cultural, socioeconomic and mental health factors
Helen Forbes-Mewett, Allegra Clare Schermuly Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to show that international students may become victims and/or perpetrators of crime. This paper uses interview data to examine the social influences contributing to these incidences. A qualitative approach using data from in-depth interviews with key informers and international students across Australia, the USA and the UK underpins this study. The results show that the interviewees generally believed that international stu...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - February 8, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Helen Forbes-Mewett Allegra Clare Schermuly Source Type: research

Firesetting among 18-23 year old un-apprehended adults: a UK community study
This study aims to assess the prevalence of firesetting in a sample of young UK adults aged 18 to 23 years and to compare their characteristics with non-firesetting individuals. Two-hundred and forty male (n = 119, 49.6%) and female (n = 121, 50.4%) participants were recruited through Prolific Academic. Comparisons were made between self-reported firesetting and non-firesetting participants on a range of demographic, fire-related and personality measures. Factors predictive of firesetting status were examined using hierarchical logistic regression. Twenty-five percent of participants (n = 60) reported igniting ...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - January 14, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Emma R. Barrowcliffe Nichola Tyler Theresa A. Gannon Source Type: research

Understanding fire learning experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand
Amelia Jane Rhodes, Nichola Tyler Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to present exploratory research on how people in Aotearoa New Zealand experience and learn about fire, and how they think and feel about fire as adults. A qualitative survey with a sample of 40 young adults aged 18–23 years in Aotearoa New Zealand were recruited through Prolific Academic. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to construct themes across participants experiences. Four themes were constructed that described participan...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - January 1, 2022 Category: Criminology Authors: Amelia Jane Rhodes Nichola Tyler Source Type: research

Child sexual exploitation, poly-victimisation and resilience
Kirsty Alderson, Carol A. Ireland, Roxanne Khan, Jane L. Ireland, Michael Lewis Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to examine the prevalence of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and factors connected in a young adult population, through a series of connected studies. Each study considered exposure to poly-victimisation. The series of studies focussed on a number of factors felt to impact vulnerability and protective factors towards CSE. Specifically caregiver bonds, resilience and attachment style, adolescent risk...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - December 16, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: Kirsty Alderson Carol A. Ireland Roxanne Khan Jane L. Ireland Michael Lewis Source Type: research

Residents perception of crime characteristic and its causation across residential densities in Mushin, Lagos Nigeria
This study reports no statistically significant variation in the crime occurrence by type across the selected communities. However, residents experienced a high occurrence of crime against a person in robbery, assault and pocket-picking, especially among the low-income earners. The same trend was observed in crimes against property such as theft, burglary and store breaking in the low- and middle-income areas, whereas burglary, theft and car theft have high occurrence in the high-income areas. In addition, crimes against morality inform of gambling, prostitution and offences against public peace were high in the low- and h...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - December 15, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: Hafeez Idowu Agbabiaka Oluwole Philip Daramola Abiola Aminat Adesanya Source Type: research

Mental health correlates of substance use behaviors among a nationally representative sample of juvenile offenders
This study contributes to the extant co-occurring substance use and mental health knowledge base by identifying the mental health correlates of both acute and chronic substance use behaviors among a large nationally representative sample of juvenile offenders. (Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - December 14, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: Steven L. Proctor Albert M. Kopak Source Type: research

Club convergence of crime rates in the United States of America
Kolawole Ogundari Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The cyclical behavior of US crime rates reflects the dynamics of crime in the country. This paper aims to investigate the US's club convergence of crime rates to provide insights into whether the crime rates increased or decreased over time. The paper also analyzes the factors influencing the probability of states converging to a particular convergence club of crime. The analysis is based on balanced panel data from all 50 states and the district of Columbia on violent a...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - November 22, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: Kolawole Ogundari Source Type: research

Invited paper: Legitimacy of fire use: investigating the Continuum of Fire Use Theory (CoFUT)
This study aims to investigate the CoFUT and to elucidate the process of conceptualising legitimacy in a sample of legitimate fire users. A sample of 16 legitimate fire users underwent semi-structured interviews regarding their own experiences with fire, the factors considered when determining the legitimacy of fire use and the relationships between those factors. The data extracted was subjected to conceptual analysis. Analysis indicated that the legitimacy of fire use is best conceptualised along a continuum. Placement on the continuum required consideration of seven defining attributes: function; location; sca...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - October 20, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: Jade Danielle Hope Faye Kathryn Horsley Source Type: research