Journal of Criminal Psychology
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The meaning and use of weapons in an English remand prison
Beki Pieri, Iain BrennanWeapon use is as risky in prison as it is in the community, but the type, use and meaning of weapons differ between these settings. Consequently, knowledge about community-based…
Exposure to information about sexual crimes and its relationship to perceptions of social threats and belief in a just world
Tomasz Grzyb, Dariusz Dolinski, Paweł Muniak, Wojciech KuleszaThe purpose of the two online experimental studies was to examine how information about threats related to sexual crimes influences personal beliefs regarding social threats (in…
Exploring how young people in the UK understand coercive control: a qualitative study
Maya Elizabeth Sharma, Elizabeth Paddock, Katy A. JonesSince the criminalisation of coercive control (CC), there have been a growing number of cases in the UK; however, there continues to be minimal research, understanding and…
Peer mentoring and identity transformation in a women’s prison
April SmithThis study examined the impact of peer mentoring on identity transformation amongst women in prison, exploring how peer mentoring roles develop non-offender identities…
Fluctuating emotional states before and during child sexual abuse and rape: a file review analysis of males in mandated care in The Netherlands
Marije Keulen-de Vos, Marcia Hagendoorn, Martine Herzog-Evans, Massil BenbouricheThe purpose of this study is to examine emotional states preceding and during sexual crimes in a Dutch sample of adult male patients who were admitted to mandated clinical care.
A geography of early vulnerabilities and exploitation in the narratives of adolescent males in England
Sally-Ann AshtonThe victimisation and criminal involvement of young people in organised criminal groups is a recognised form of child criminal exploitation (CCE) in the UK. Three phases of…
Collaborative interviewing of eyewitnesses: a field study
Eva A.J. van Rosmalen, Annelies VredeveldtWhen eyewitnesses talk to each other after witnessing a crime, they can contaminate each other’s memory. However, laboratory research shows that collaborative interviewing can…
Registered sex offenders’ experiences of home visits in England & Wales: are the police expected to integrate “risk” with “desistance”
Leona Mydlowski, Rhys Turner-Moore, Stephanie KewleyIn England and Wales, adult male registered sex offenders (RSOs) are risk assessed and managed using a tool known as the Active Risk Management System; a risk assessment designed…
Eyewitness memory for person, object and action information is mediated by interview environment and the presence or absence of rapport
Donna A. Taylor, Coral J. DandoObtaining accurate and reliable information from witnesses and victims of crime is essential for guiding criminal investigations and for the successful prosecution of offenders…
The use of investigation management documents in rape and serious sexual offence cases
Anna GekoskiIn the context of rising reports of rape, set against falling convictions, it has been argued that rape has been de facto decriminalised in England and Wales. This paper aims to…
Sexual harassment, rape myths and paraphilias in the general population: a mediation analysis study
Emily Snow, Nicholas LongpréSexual harassment is a worldwide and prevalent problem that can have severe consequences. The #MeToo movement has highlighted that sexual harassment is not an isolated event and…
Policing rape and serious sexual offences: officers’ insights on police specialism
Arianna Barbin, Anna Gekoski, Kari Davies, Miranda A.H. HorvathSeveral studies have been conducted to understand why the conviction rate for rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) remains so low. Increasing pressure and criticism have led…
“Unless you’ve got a conviction, there’s not much you can do”: Rethinking long-term disruption and exit strategy in RASSO investigations
Katherine Allen, Aneela Khan, Miranda A.H. Horvath, Kari DaviesThis paper aims to evaluate how five Operation Soteria Bluestone (OSB) participating forces integrated principles of procedural justice and proactive disruption of offending into…
Prospective person memory and own-race bias of missing person appeals
Daniel Hunt, Dara MojtahediThis study aims to examine own-race bias (ORB) in prospective person memory (PPM) and explore whether the effects of ORB were moderated by two factors that are salient to…
The effect of tailored reciprocity on information provision in an investigative interview
Lynn Weiher, Christina Winters, Paul Taylor, Kirk Luther, Steven James WatsonIn their study of reciprocity in investigative interviews, Matsumoto and Hwang (2018) found that offering interviewees water prior to the interview enhanced observer-rated rapport…
An overview of the replicability, generalizability and practical relevance of eyewitness testimony research in the Journal of Criminal Psychology
Paul Riesthuis, Henry OtgaarBefore psychological research is used for policy reforms and recommendations, it is important to evaluate its replicability, generalizability and practical relevance. This paper…
“We have to fight for our existence in the system”: exploring service providers’ experiences with male victims and female perpetrators of intimate partner violence
Giulia Pisano, B. Kennath Widanaralalage, Dominic WillmottThis study aims to investigate the experiences of service providers supporting male victims and female perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). The study explored the…
Factors in terrorist risk assessment: a rapid evidence assessment of the extremism risk guidance (ERG22+) factors
Andrew SilkeSince 2011, the Extremism Risk Guidance (ERG 22+) has been the primary risk assessment framework used for terrorist and violent extremist offenders in England and Wales. The aim…
Getting stuck in a collective stigma: sex offense registrants, liminality liminoid experiences, and identity limbo groups
Brooke Cooley Webb, Cassandra Petersen, Lisa L. SampleThe purpose of this study was to examine the internalization of group-level identities held by people who are on the sex offense registry and how these influence emotions and the…
Self-generated cues: the role of cue quality in facilitating eyewitness recall
Rebecca L. Wheeler-Mundy, Fiona Gabbert, Lorraine HopeWitness-led techniques, informed by theory, have been recognized as best practice for eliciting information from cooperative eyewitnesses. This study aims to test a self-generated…
Evaluation of forensic interviews and interrogations: a thematic analysis of law-enforcement views
Laura Farrugia, Gavin Oxburgh, Fiona GabbertEffective forensic interviewing is crucial, particularly if the interview is the only source of evidence. Whilst there are a number of interview models that advocate for…
What happened that day? Recall for events of a day that later became important
Madison B. Harvey, Heather L. Price, Kirk LutherThe purpose of this study was to explore potential witnesses' memories for a day that was experienced an unremarkable. There may be instances in an investigation in which all…
Beliefs in repressed memory and dissociative amnesia from a cross-cultural lens
Henry Otgaar, Yikang Zhang, Chunlin Li, Jianqin WangThis study aimed to examine beliefs in repressed memory and dissociative amnesia from a cross-cultural perspective.
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2009-3829e-ISSN:
2049-9388ISSN-L:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Dominic Willmott
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