Medical evidence in child sexual assault cases
AbstractPurpose– Previous studies suggest that the presence of medical evidence is rare in child sexual assault (CSA) cases, and if present at all, such evidence is unlikely to identify a specific...
View ArticleAttributions for youth crime, accountability and legal competence
AbstractPurpose– The aims of this study are to examine the influence of offender age, offender abuse history, crime outcome and attributions for crime on judgments about young offenders....
View ArticleThe social cognition of violent offenders
AbstractPurpose– Social cognition is a prominent feature of explanations of crime, particularly violent crime. This paper aims to report a study that compared several aspects of the social cognition of...
View ArticleGender, emotionality, and victim impact statements
AbstractPurpose– The present study aims to examine the influence of emotional content and gender pertaining to victim impact statements (VIS) on sentencing outcomes. Design/methodology/approach– The...
View ArticleAn investigation of the role of personality, familial, and peer-related...
AbstractPurpose– The current study seeks to assess the predictive utility of personality, family violence, associations with criminal friends, peer rejection, parental attachment, and parental...
View ArticlePredictive validity of self-reported self-control for different forms of...
AbstractPurpose– This study aims to investigate the predictive validity of self-control (SC) for several forms of criminal recidivism (general, property, violence, sexual). Design/methodology/approach–...
View Article"Reconceptualizing the notion of victim selection, risk, and offender...
AbstractPurpose - Beginning with the understanding that healthcare serial killers differ from traditional serial killers in terms of victim selection, risk and offender behavior, this paper attempts to...
View ArticleForensic psychological public safety risk assessment integrated with...
AbstractPurpose - Juvenile fire setting (JFS) or its replacement, Youthful Misuse of Fire (YMF) has received considerable research attention over the past several decades in public safety. To date...
View ArticleThe Role of Criminal Cognitions and Personality Traits in Non-Violent...
AbstractPurpose - The aim of the current study was to investigate criminal psycho-social cognition, criminal associates and personality traits as predictors of non-violent recidivism....
View ArticleA Profile of Violent Female Offenders in Secure Psychiatric Care
AbstractPurpose - This study explored whether female psychiatric homicide offenders form a distinct group when compared to women who have committed other types of serious violent offences....
View ArticleThe Psychopathy of a Victorian Serial Killer: Integrating Micro and Macro...
AbstractPurpose - This paper responds to a number of pleas for interdisciplinary – or integrative – approaches to psychology and criminology in exploring the value of simultaneously applying micro and...
View ArticleWhen disadvantaged adolescents strike out: The impact of negative...
AbstractPurpose - This paper examines the impact of perceived negativity against the ingroup on delinquency in disadvantaged social groups. It is based on assumptions from Labeling Theory and Social...
View ArticleReconceptualizing the notion of victim selection, risk, and offender behavior...
AbstractPurpose– Beginning with the understanding that healthcare serial killers differ from traditional serial killers in terms of victim selection, risk and offender behavior, this paper attempts to...
View ArticleForensic psychological public safety risk assessment integrated with...
AbstractPurpose– This paper aims to present an overview of a variety of risk assessment issues that are of particular relevance for work with juvenile fire setters in clinical and forensic settings....
View ArticleThe role of criminal cognitions and personality traits in non-violent...
AbstractPurpose– The aim of the current study is to investigate criminal psycho-social cognition, criminal associates and personality traits as predictors of non-violent recidivism....
View ArticleA profile of violent female offenders in secure psychiatric care
AbstractPurpose– This study aims to explore whether female psychiatric homicide offenders form a distinct group when compared to women who have committed other types of serious violent offences....
View ArticleThe psychopathy of a Victorian serial killer: integrating micro and macro...
AbstractPurpose– This paper aims to respond to a number of pleas for interdisciplinary – or integrative – approaches to psychology and criminology in exploring the value of simultaneously applying...
View ArticleWhen disadvantaged adolescents strike out: the impact of negative...
AbstractPurpose– This paper aims to examine the impact of perceived negativity against the ingroup on delinquency in disadvantaged social groups. It is based on assumptions from labeling theory and...
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