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Reflecting on the Interaction of Self-Control and Morality in Situational Action Theory: Comparing Absolute and Relative Effects of Self-control in 28 Countries
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Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - January 22, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Is Police Misconduct Contagious? Non-trivial Null Findings from Dallas, Texas
ConclusionsOur observational findings —based on data from one large police department in the United States—ultimately suggest that actor-based and ecological explanations of police deviance should not be summarily dismissed in favor of accounts emphasizing negative socialization, where our study design also raises the possibility th at results are partly driven by unobserved trait-based variation in the situations that officers find themselves in. All in all, interventions focused on individual officers, including the termination of deviant police, may be fruitful for curtailing police misconduct—where early interven...
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - January 12, 2022 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Residents, Employees and Visitors: Effects of Three Types of Ambient Population on Theft on Weekdays and Weekends in Beijing, China
This study considers the heterogeneity of the ambient population by distinguishing residents, employees and visitors as different categories, and explores their differential impact on thefts, both on weekdays and weekends.MethodsWe analyze one-year of police recorded thefts across 2104 1  km2 grid cells in a central area in Beijing, China. Controlling for the effects of attractiveness, accessibility, and guardianship, we estimate a series of negative binominal models to investigate the differential effects of the three groups (residents, employees and visitors) in the ambient population on crime frequencies, both on weekd...
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - December 2, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Correction to: Long-Term Dynamics of Neighborhoods and Crime: The Role of Education Over 40 Years
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Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - November 9, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Do Sports Programs Prevent Crime and Reduce Reoffending? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Sports Programs
ConclusionsSports programs seem to be an effective measure of crime prevention. However, future research needs more sound evaluation designs and moderator analyses to better understand the functioning and improve the implementation of sports programs. (Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - November 6, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The Effect of Pretrial Detention on Labor Market Outcomes
ConclusionDespite the relevant and lasting effects of pretrial detention on labor market performance, the evidence suggests that individuals in both the control and treatment groups keep the same labor dynamics pretrial and posttrial if they return to work immediately after its conclusion. Therefore, conditional on the decision to keep pretrial detention as an ongoing policy, a possible avenue to attenuate the negative effect on labor outcomes is to design public policies that support access to the labor market and finding an employment position immediately following pretrial detentions and trial proceedings. (Source: Jour...
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - November 5, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Exploring the Neighborhood-Level Impact of Retail Marijuana Outlets on Crime in Washington State
ConclusionsThe findings from this study are consistent with some previous research that finds a link between marijuana outlets opening and an increase in neighborhood crime, but additional research is needed to further explore the association, for instance, in other states that have legalized recreational marijuana. (Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - October 30, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Long-Term Dynamics of Neighborhoods and Crime: The Role of Education Over 40 Years
ConclusionThe findings provide evidence that educational attainment has important consequences for neighborhood crime, but this relationship depends on the kind of education, historical temporal period, and region of the city. Overall, communities with more college degrees are consistently associated with reductions in violence in more recent decades. (Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - October 1, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The Benefits of Patrol Officers Using Unallocated Time for Everyday Crime Prevention
ConclusionsPotential savings can be realized using existing resources  if police are able to increase the portion of time officers engage in hot spots policing, and police departments should make staffing and hiring decisions that maintain necessary levels of downtime. (Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - September 30, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Educational Consequences of Paternal Incarceration: Evidence from a Danish Policy Reform
ConclusionsThe findings presented in this study highlight the presence of unintended and collateral consequences of penal policies –even in the context of a relatively mild penal regime. Effects are, however, estimated for a subgroup of Danish children experiencing paternal incarceration, and how results translate to other subgroups and beyond the Danish context is open for speculation. (Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - September 9, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Weekly Crime Concentration
ConclusionsCrime is highly concentrated when observed in its weekly patterns, but different types of crime and regions exhibit substantially distinct concentration levels. The temporal trace indicates specific moments for the burning times of different types of crime, which is a critical element of a policing strategy. (Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - September 1, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Hate in Word and Deed: The Temporal Association Between Online and Offline Islamophobia
ConclusionsOur findings likely point to what we have referred to ascompound retaliation, which suggests that media and social media dissemination about offline acts of hate compound already tense intergroup hostilities, providing further permission for those to express hatred online. Such a situation represents the compounding of hate and hostility through offline and online networks that are likely to be reinforcing. (Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - August 28, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Is There a Long-Term Criminogenic Effect of the Exposure to a Paternal Conviction During Upbringing? An Analysis of Full Siblings Using Swedish Register Data
ConclusionsThe results provide evidence for an effect of the exposure to a paternal conviction on child subsequent conviction risk that cannot merely be explained by familial factors shared between full siblings. These results are, however, conditional on gender and on the type of criminal outcome. (Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - August 26, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Questionable Research Practices and Open Science in Quantitative Criminology
ConclusionsMost quantitative criminologists in our sample have used QRPs, and many have used multiple QRPs. Moreover, there was substantial support for QRPs, raising questions about the validity and reproducibility of published criminological research. We found promising levels of OSP use, albeit at levels lagging what researchers endorse. The findings thus suggest that additional reforms are needed to decrease QRP use and increase the use of OSPs. (Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - August 19, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Changes in Jail Admissions Before and After Traumatic Brain Injury
ConclusionsThese findings indicate that the probability of jail admission is greatest post-TBI, but also increases leading up to sustaining a TBI. (Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - August 11, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research