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Experiences of Bias Victimization Among People With Intellectual Disabilities.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of interpersonal violence [J Interpers Violence] 2023 Aug; Vol. 38 (15-16), pp. 9423-9437. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 08.
Abstract: Research has drawn attention to the stigma and high rates of victimization among people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and an overlap between bias and non-bias victimization. However, studies of bias events or hate crime involving persons with ID ...
Crime and victimization outcomes following civil rights limits to the use of compulsory treatment.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Psychiatry research [Psychiatry Res] 2023 Sep; Vol. 327, pp. 115377. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 29.
Abstract: Community treatment orders (CTOs) have been associated with reduced crime/victimization-risk. Australia's ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) enabled patient-rights-advocacy to limit CTO-assignment to p...
The Depravity Standard for Violent Crimes.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology [Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol] 2023 Aug; Vol. 67 (10-11), pp. 1037-1060. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 01.
Abstract: In violent crime cases, aggravating factors in United States criminal codes, such as "heinous," "atrocious," or "depraved," are used to distinguish elements of the crime warranting more severe sentencing. These aggravating terms are vaguely defined and...
Towards a Situated Understanding of Vulnerability - An Analysis of Ugandan LGBT+ Exposure to Hate Crimes in Digital Spaces.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of homosexuality [J Homosex] 2023 Oct 15; Vol. 70 (12), pp. 2806-2827. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 08.
Abstract: This study maps Uganda LGBT+ experiences of online hate crime and analyzes how preexisting vulnerability morph in digital spaces. Based on field notes, workshop material, and interviews with 13 LGBT+ individuals, the study finds that digital presences ...
The relationship between victim impact statements and judicial decision making: An archival analysis of sentencing outcomes.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Law and human behavior [Law Hum Behav] 2023 Aug; Vol. 47 (4), pp. 484-498. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 22.
Abstract: Objective: Victim impact statements (VISs) are testimonies that convey the emotional, physical, and financial harm that victims have suffered as the result of a crime. Although VISs are often presented to the court at sentencing, it is unclear whether ...
Modus Operandi in Sexual Assaults of Female Strangers Does Not Change Over Time.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment [Sex Abuse] 2023 Aug; Vol. 35 (5), pp. 596-623. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 09.
Abstract: Criminological theories and widespread assumptions about crime suggest that the modus operandi involved in sexual crimes should have changed over time given various contextual changes, such as better criminological knowledge (e.g., forensic awareness) ...
Long-Term Relationships Between Negative Life Events and Suicidal Ideation Specifying Agnew's General Theory of Crime and Delinquency: A 7-Year Longitudinal Mediation Analysis.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Violence and victims [Violence Vict] 2023 Aug 01; Vol. 38 (4), pp. 459-484. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 28.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal mediationa(l pathways on the link between various straining experiences and suicidal ideation and to test whether its relationship was mediated by the role of negative emotions, constraints, and...
Noise Complaints and Land Rezoning as a Predictor of Hate Crimes in a New York City Borough.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of interpersonal violence [J Interpers Violence] 2023 Jul; Vol. 38 (13-14), pp. 8645-8667. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 13.
Abstract: Hate crimes generally have severe victim outcomes compared to other crimes, and therefore warrant further investigation. These types of crimes can often happen in neighborhoods where people from various cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds, religions, e...
The Role and Impact of the Use of Information Technologies by Police in Response to Violence against Women.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2023 Jun 14; Vol. 20 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 14.
Abstract: The last decade has witnessed an increased awareness of the crucial need to enhance police response and investigation of crimes related to violence against women (VAW). Although some research has been conducted on police decision-making in response to ...
Not Ideal, But Still Acknowledged: A 10-Country Survey on Empathy for Victims of Anti-LGBT Violence.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of interpersonal violence [J Interpers Violence] 2023 May; Vol. 38 (9-10), pp. 6751-6772. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 06.
Abstract: Using data from a cross-national survey conducted on representative samples of populations from 10 European countries ( n = 10,766), the present study is the first one to empirically measure the validity of Christie's influential ideal victim model. W...