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As @johnkroman.bsky.social has convincingly argued, a leading contributor to the spike in gun violence was likely the collapse in NON-POLICE public sector employees: the social workers, doctors, counselors who are as much on bribe front line of crime reduction as cops.
Homicides seem less ‘sticky’ than previously theorized — and government employment may well prove essential to reducing violence.
In the midst of the dizzying peaks of violence of 2020 and 2021 and the deep valley of violence decline, we are in today, one factor stayed the same—the number of non-firearm homicides. The stability of this measure highlights the volatility of gun violence. johnkroman.substack.com/p/unpacking-...
What trends we should be looking at and what they imply for the future
Really recommend anyone interested in prisons giving this a listen. I've worked in prison and criminal justice sector for most of last quarter century, but still found it illuminating, especially the discussion about shame. #criminology##penologyopen.spotify.com/show/66XhGY5...
Podcast · [object Object] · Anne Marie and Jess met in prison. Anne Marie was a prisoner, and Jess was an artist making a radio show. They soon became friends. This podcast outlines a series of events...
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Including: "Detrimental to Our Digital Well-Being: Campus Sexual Misconduct and Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence Among University Students in Singapore" by Michelle H.S. Ho, Shivani Gupta (@shivi90.bsky.socialjournals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Although increasingly prevalent in Singapore, campus sexual assault and harassment and technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) remain underresearched. Con...
Today's Crime Research Update contains sorted links to about 20 studies published in the last few days. #crime#criminology#CriminalJusticeopen.substack.com/pub/aaronjac...
A directory of recent research, organized by crime type
The Role of Mandatory Reporting, Perpetrator and Violence Type, and Alcohol Consumption in Undergraduates’ Likelihood of Disclosing Sexual Violence - Mackenzie A. Sears-Greer, Cindy M. Meston, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
It remains unclear if mandatory reporting (MR) of sexual violence (SV) in universities impacts student reports of SV. MR may deter students from disclosing SV u...
I've set up a starter pack of people who post to Bluesky about crime analysis and crime prevention. See the list and all their posts at: go.bsky.app/Eq5g8c5 (If you think I've forgotten someone, please let me know!)
Your First Five crime studies of the day are all about #hatecrime#criminology#CriminalJusticeopen.substack.com/pub/aaronjac...
All of today's research relates to hate crime