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Citizen participation in crime prevention: a study in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
This study focused on citizen participation in crime prevention in Kuching police district only. Practical implications Police and citizen participation in crime prevention play a key role in crime reduction. This study argued that police and citizen frequent patrol will improve safety in the community. Training plays a key role for citizen to participate in crime prevention. Joint crime prevention patrol calls for a new breed of police officers who can work with the citizens. In return, the citizens trust the police to lead them in crime prevention. Social implications With citizen participation in crime prevention, the...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 27, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Instrumental red teaming of “terrorism”: attack-concept gaming to develop comprehension, anticipation and resilience
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a gaming approach to making key theoretical ideas accessible, understandable and useful for security practitioners confronting “terrorism” in the real world. Design/methodology/approach The tool is instrumental “red-team” matrix gaming: a structured way to first build and then wargame instrumental “terrorist” attack plans. The working assumption is that “terrorist” violence is designed with purpose, and th at it reflects Fromkin’s understanding that terrorism is a form of jujitsu to ...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 25, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Developing a risk/need assessment tool for women offenders: a gender-informed approach
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose Recently, correctional agencies have argued that there are differences between factors influencing men and women ’s involvement in the criminal justice system. The purpose of this paper is to examine the validity of a gender-informed risk/need assessment tool. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 620 women offenders admitted to federal Canadian custody, as well as a matched-comparison group of 647 men. Items were selected from routine assessments in an administrative database based on an extensive literature review of factor...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 18, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Is online fraud just fraud? Examining the efficacy of the digital divide
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose Fraud is not a new offence. However, the recent evolution and proliferation of technologies (predominantly the internet) has seen offenders increasingly use virtual environments to target and defraud victims worldwide. Several studies have examined the ways that fraud is perpetrated with a clear demarcation between terrestrial and cyber offences. However, with moves towards the notion of a “digital society” and recognition that technology is increasingly embedded across all aspects of our lives, it is important to consider if there is any...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 18, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Data hiding the truth for the last few years: a panel data analysis of crimes against women
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose The offence against femininity has not only destroyed India ’s development but also its future. When it comes down to the most important factor like sex, the social evils like “sati” and “dowry” that had been plaguing our country have been banned in India. India is the most dangerous nation in regard to sexual violence against women, according to t he summary of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, 2018. The purpose of this paper is to determine the relationship between the total populations of women with other different types of women c...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 18, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Developing a risk/need assessment tool for women offenders: a gender-informed approach
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose Recently, correctional agencies have argued that there are differences between factors influencing men and women ’s involvement in the criminal justice system. The purpose of this paper is to examine the validity of a gender-informed risk/need assessment tool. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 620 women offenders admitted to federal Canadian custody, as well as a matched-comparison group of 647 men. Items were selected from routine assessments in an administrative database based on an extensive literature review of factor...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 18, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Is online fraud just fraud? Examining the efficacy of the digital divide
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose Fraud is not a new offence. However, the recent evolution and proliferation of technologies (predominantly the internet) has seen offenders increasingly use virtual environments to target and defraud victims worldwide. Several studies have examined the ways that fraud is perpetrated with a clear demarcation between terrestrial and cyber offences. However, with moves towards the notion of a “digital society” and recognition that technology is increasingly embedded across all aspects of our lives, it is important to consider if there is any...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 18, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Data hiding the truth for the last few years: a panel data analysis of crimes against women
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose The offence against femininity has not only destroyed India ’s development but also its future. When it comes down to the most important factor like sex, the social evils like “sati” and “dowry” that had been plaguing our country have been banned in India. India is the most dangerous nation in regard to sexual violence against women, according to t he summary of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, 2018. The purpose of this paper is to determine the relationship between the total populations of women with other different types of women c...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 18, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Ethical leadership within law enforcement agencies: pedagogical and cultural challenges
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose Effective ethical leadership is crucial for law enforcement leaders. Ultimately the presence or absence of ethical leadership has significant implications for society. Yet Western law enforcement agencies (LEAs) invest little by way of time, effort or understanding into how law enforcement leaders interpret and develop a sense of ethical competence for leadership. This is a significantly under-researched area within law enforcement anywhere in the world. The purpose of this paper is to assess, measure and more fully understand how social cons...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 30, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Police educators ’ experiences of teaching and teaching development: implications for developing police academy staff
Discussion of the results highlighted ideal approaches to teaching and teaching development and examined the limitations on staff development in relation to the less sophisticated experiences. Finally, the implications of these results were discussed in terms of potential staff development strategies within police academies. Originality/value This research is uni que in terms of police educators’ experiences of their teaching and teaching development. (Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 30, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Understanding the expression of grievances in the Arabic Twitter-sphere using machine learning
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the design, application and findings of a case study in which the application of a machine learning algorithm is utilised to identify the grievances in Twitter in an Arabian context. Design/methodology/approach To understand the characteristics of the Twitter users who expressed the identified grievances, data mining techniques and social network analysis were utilised. The study extracted a total of 23,363 tweets and these were stored as a data set. The machine learning algorithm applied to this data ...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 30, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Ethical leadership within law enforcement agencies: pedagogical and cultural challenges
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose Effective ethical leadership is crucial for law enforcement leaders. Ultimately the presence or absence of ethical leadership has significant implications for society. Yet Western law enforcement agencies (LEAs) invest little by way of time, effort or understanding into how law enforcement leaders interpret and develop a sense of ethical competence for leadership. This is a significantly under-researched area within law enforcement anywhere in the world. The purpose of this paper is to assess, measure and more fully understand how social cons...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 30, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research