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Encounters between the police and the public: seize the day or practice avoidance?
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of encounters on police legitimacy and levels of trust in the police in the Monash Local Government Area in the state of Victoria, Australia. Monash was chosen as it had experienced declining results in the official National Survey of Community Satisfaction with Policing in relation to police legitimacy and trust. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study comprising 18 interviews and six focus groups with community representatives from Monash is employed in the paper. Finding...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 29, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Violent women: treatment approaches and psychodynamic considerations
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose Some psychodynamic approaches conceptualise female violence as a communication of experiences too difficult to think about. As practitioners, understanding what may be too painful to be thought about is incredibly important in assessment and treatment of forensic populations. Incorporating psychodynamic concepts such as splitting, transference, projection and counter-transference into formulation can be extremely helpful in understanding and formulating women ’s risk of violence. The purpose of this paper is to introduce how psychodynamic c...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 18, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Kaizen: working responsively with psychopathic traits
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe how Kaizen, an accredited offending behaviour programme designed for high risk and need offenders within Her Majesty ’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), lends itself to responsive delivery with those meeting the criteria for psychopathy. Design/methodology/approach The paper describes how the theoretical rationale and model of change underpinning Kaizen can be applied to those with high levels of psychopa thic traits given the available literature in this area. Findings It is argued that Kaize...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 15, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Persistence in incarcerations: global comparative evidence
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess how incarcerations persist across the world. The focus is on 163 countries for the period 2010-2015. Design/methodology/approach The empirical evidence is based on generalized method of moments. In order to increase room for policy implications, the data set is decomposed into sub-samples based on income levels, religious domination, openness to the sea, regional proximity and legal origins. Findings The following main findings are established. Incarcerations are more persistent in low income, Christia...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 6, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Integrating religiosity into fraud triangle theory: findings on Malaysian police officers
This study utilizes primary data collected by a questionnaire-based survey on 186 police officials of Malaysia including Sabah and Sarawak. Data are analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and cross-sectional regression. Findings The results derived in the study showed a statistically significant positive relationship between three basic variables of the fraud theory – pressure, opportunity, and rationalization with asset misappropriation. Moreover, this study revealed that religiosity is statistically significantly and negatively correlated to asset misappropriation. Therefore, the higher religiosity of...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 6, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Examining the functions of prison critical incidents: a preliminary qualitative analysis of public reporting
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the function of crisis incidents in prisons within the UK and USA. The incidents reviewed included riots and hostage incidents, focusing only on information that was available publically. It did not intend to capture official reports not in the public domain. Design/methodology/approach Publically available information on incidents were systematically reviewed. Functional assessment and grounded theory were employed to examine background factors, triggers and maintaining factors. In total, 25 crisis in...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 30, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Researching sensitive topics for the police – insights from the UK
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how practical research can be undertaken into sensitive issues within the criminal justice system having cognisance of the needs of those subject to the research process. Design/methodology/approach A mixed methods design which was complicated due to the subject matter being explored, that of historical reporting of sexual offences. Confidential questionnaires and focus group method utilised, but in constant contact with specialised victim support service to ensure rights of victims understood and i...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 30, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Introduction
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 1-4, March 2018. (Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - March 15, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The problems and causes of match-fixing: are legal sports betting regimes to blame?
This study extracts and synthesises (cross-national) materials from policies, media releases and scholarly works on the subject of match-fixing and sports betting. The analysis is framed by the contrasts between rational choice and sociolo gical institutionalist approaches. Findings Match-fixing is typically attributed to: criminal organisations and illegal sports betting; vulnerable individuals; and failure of governance on the part of sports organisations. Each cause holds assumptions of utility-maximising actors and it is argued that due consideration be given to the fundamental risks inherent in legal sports betting r...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - March 15, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research