Criminology & Criminal Justice

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The Criminal Justice System's Mistreatment of Transgender Individuals: A Call for Policy Reform to Assist a Marginalized Prisoner Community

Stephenie King - While media coverage and politicians constantly acknowledge the inadequacies of the criminal justice system in managing victims and offenders of color and low socioeconomic status, the discussion about the failure of the criminal justice system towards transgender... Keep Reading »
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A Line in the Sand: Drug Control Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

Benjamin J. Mackey - This paper analyzes the ongoing drug war being waged between Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), their rivals, and the U.S./Mexican governments. This analysis is conducted through the lens of drug control; namely, through an examination of the distinct strategies... Keep Reading »

Perpetuating the Cycle: Opioid Addiction and the Criminal Justice System

Scot N. DuFour - Heroin use and the consequences that come from it are skyrocketing around the United States. From major metropolitan areas to rural towns, millions of people are in the throes of opiate addiction. The traditional response to the illegal use and possession of drugs,... Keep Reading »
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Neighborhood Violence and Crime: Do Public Institutions Reduce Crime In Neighborhoods?

Monica Floyd - This paper explores the role of public institutions in reducing or fostering neighborhood violence and crime. Understanding institutional density as a neighborhood effect, this paper examines how ten public institutions and structures influence crime rates in Chicago... Keep Reading »

The Effect of a 311 Vacant Building Call on Crime Rates

Bharat Chandar - It is generally accepted among researchers that incidence of crime is on average higher around vacant and abandoned properties because they can serve as safe havens for criminal activity. However, there has been little research investigating the effect of government... Keep Reading »
 
 

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Criminal Justice
2022, Vol. 14 No. 02
Explaining the Gender Gap in the Criminal Justice System: How Family-Based Gender Roles Shape Perceptions of Defendants in Criminal Court
By Katharina Geppert
Numerous studies have investigated why women are vastly underrepresented in prisons across the United States. In explaining this “gender gap,” scholars have found that women are treated more leniently than men at various stages of the... Read Article »
Gender Roles Gender Gap Family Criminal Justice Inequality American Law
Social Identity
2021, Vol. 13 No. 05
Double Lives: A Qualitative Analysis of Identity Navigation in Chicago's South and West Sides
By Ava V. Levin
This paper draws on qualitative interviews to address internal and external identity navigation among gang members and how nonprofits address this navigation. Gang members ultimately lead double lives as they weave between gang and community life... Read Article »
Social Identity Gangs Personal Identity Cognitive Dissonance Gun Violence
Mental Health
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
Mental Illness Stigma in Criminal Justice: An Examination of Stigma on Juror Decision-Making
By Jordan Termeer
Negative stereotypes associated with mental illnesses can lead to discrimination towards those with these illnesses through a process of stigmatization (Link & Phelan, 2001). This current study explored the stigmatization of offenders with mental... Read Article »
Mental Health Mental Illness Stigma Decision-Making Criminal Justice
Transgender Communities
2019, Vol. 11 No. 01
The Criminal Justice System's Mistreatment of Transgender Individuals: A Call for Policy Reform to Assist a Marginalized Prisoner Community
By Stephenie King
While media coverage and politicians constantly acknowledge the inadequacies of the criminal justice system in managing victims and offenders of color and low socioeconomic status, the discussion about the failure of the criminal justice system... Read Article »
Criminology Transgender Criminal Justice Policy Transgender Community
Comparative Politics
2018, Vol. 10 No. 10
A State of Illegitimacy: The Dynamics of Criminal and State Legitimacy in Mexico
By Benjamin J. Mackey
The following paper seeks to elucidate the complex processes involved in the Mexican State’s loss of authority and the subsequent acquisition of this authority by armed criminal groups operating in that country. In theoretical terms, this... Read Article »
Mexico Failed States Transnational Criminal Organizations State Authority Legitimacy Power Sovereignty
Drug Trafficking
2018, Vol. 10 No. 01
A Line in the Sand: Drug Control Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
By Benjamin J. Mackey
This paper analyzes the ongoing drug war being waged between Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), their rivals, and the U.S./Mexican governments. This analysis is conducted through the lens of drug control; namely, through an examination... Read Article »
Drug Trafficking Border Security U.S.-Mexico Border War on Drugs Organized Crime Cartels
Substance Abuse
2016, Vol. 8 No. 07
Perpetuating the Cycle: Opioid Addiction and the Criminal Justice System
By Scot N. DuFour
Heroin use and the consequences that come from it are skyrocketing around the United States. From major metropolitan areas to rural towns, millions of people are in the throes of opiate addiction. The traditional response to the illegal use and... Read Article »
Heroin Opiates Addiction Treatment Imprisonment Substance Abuse Drugs War on Drugs
Criminology
2016, Vol. 8 No. 06
Life-Course Criminology: Comparing the Dual Taxonomy and Age-Graded Theories of Criminal Behavior
By Joana Ferreira
One of the most well established assertions in criminology is that of the relationship between crime and age (e.g. Sampson & Laub, 1992, 1998; McAra & McVie, 2012), in which developmentally orientated researchers attempt to explain how crime... Read Article »
Criminology Developmental Psychology Antisocial Behavior Behavioral Psychology Crime Criminal Behavior Developmental Criminology
Latin America
2016, Vol. 6 No. 2
Rationally Irrational: Applying the Rational Actor Model to Rio De Janeiro's Police-Gang Conflict
By Amber Waltz
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Both gangs and police in Rio de Janeiro seemingly operate irrationally in an extended conflict, as it is highly unlikely that the state will make drug dealing legal, and it is also unlikely that gangs would be able to destroy the police through... Read Article »
Rational Choice Game Theory Brazil Favelas Drug Trafficking Civil Conflict Gang Violence Latin America Policing
Crime
2016, Vol. 6 No. 2
Neighborhood Violence and Crime: Do Public Institutions Reduce Crime In Neighborhoods?
By Monica Floyd
Published by Clocks and Clouds
This paper explores the role of public institutions in reducing or fostering neighborhood violence and crime. Understanding institutional density as a neighborhood effect, this paper examines how ten public institutions and structures influence... Read Article »
Crime Crime Prevention Public Institutions Public Policy City Planning Socioeconomics
Crime Rates
2016, Vol. 3 No. 1
The Effect of a 311 Vacant Building Call on Crime Rates
By Bharat Chandar
Published by The Developing Economist
It is generally accepted among researchers that incidence of crime is on average higher around vacant and abandoned properties because they can serve as safe havens for criminal activity. However, there has been little research investigating the... Read Article »
Crime Rates Crime Prevention Crime Housing Law Abandoned Property Foreclosure
Restorative Justice
2016, Vol. 8 No. 04
Shame, Anger, and Guilt: The Hierarchy of Emotions in Restorative Justice
By Scot N. DuFour
There has been a shift away from the traditional adversarial criminal justice system and towards a victim centered system. The effects of this shift can be seen in talk of “closure” as a justification for the death penalty, the use of... Read Article »
Criminal Justice Restorative Justice Recidivism Reconciliation Healing
Public Policy
2016, Vol. 8 No. 02
Revisiting Crime Rates as a Measure of Crime Prevention Effectiveness: Does the "Crime Drop" Reveal a Policy Effectiveness 'Outcomes' Gap?
By Ronald F. Pol
A companion article (Has New Zealand Identified the Causes of Crime?) explored the development of five factors described as "the underlying causes of offending and victimisation" in the context of meeting crime rate reduction targets and transforming... Read Article »
Crime Rates Crime Prevention Public Policy Policy Effectiveness Criminology Policing New Zealand
Public Policy
2016, Vol. 8 No. 02
Has New Zealand Identified the Causes of Crime?
By Ronald F. Pol
This article explores the genesis and development of The 5 Drivers of Crime (described as "the underlying causes of offending and victimisation") and examines its impact in the context of policy effectiveness and outcomes. The ‘drivers of... Read Article »
Crime Crime Rates Public Policy Policy Effectiveness Criminology Crime Prevention Policing Financial Crime Money Laundering New Zealand
Behavioral Psychology
2016, Vol. 8 No. 01
Sexual Behavior in Prison Populations Understood Through the Framework of Rational Choice and Exchange Theory
By April N. Terry
Rational choice and exchange theories have been used to explain many phenomena in the field of sociological research. Although some literature has used such theories to explain sexual offenses, no research has attempted to make the connection between... Read Article »
Prison Inmates Criminal Justice Behavioral Psychology Rational Choice Exchange Theory Sexual Behavior Intimacy
 
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