Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice: Volume 3 Issue 1

Editorial

Jane L. Ireland, Philip Birch

The prevalence and nature of sexual harassment and assault against women and girls on public transport: an international review

Anna Gekoski, Jacqueline M. Gray, Joanna R. Adler, Miranda A.H. Horvath

The purpose of this paper is to report on the findings from a study commissioned by the British Transport Police and the Department for Transport for England and Wales concerning…

Exploring the belief systems of domestic abuse victims: an exploratory study

Elizabeth Spruin, Ria Baker, Ioanna Papadaki, Anke Franz, Emma Alleyne

Support service provisions for domestic abuse victims have typically focussed on the immediate risk and etiological factors associated with abuse. Consequently, there is limited…

Relationship between crime and economic affluence in India: an empirical study from 1982 to 2013

Avijit Debnath, Sujoy Das

There have been limited studies which investigate the interlinkage between crime and economic affluence. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the linkage between crime and…

Validation of the Paulhus Deception Scales (PDS) in the UK and examination of the links between PDS and personality

Ruth J. Tully, Tom Bailey

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the Paulhus Deception Scales (PDS) (Paulhus, 1998) for use in the UK. Given the forensic use of the PDS, this study aimed to examine…

Developmental factors and drug use in young offenders

Adele Madden, Carol A. Ireland

Young offenders are known to have more chaotic experiences in childhood than non-offenders, and this impacts on their attachments, coping styles and early maladaptive schemas…

Cost-benefits of a domestic abuse program for Australian offenders

Chris Blatch, Andrew Webber, Kevin O’Sullivan, Gerard van Doorn

The purpose of this paper is to determine recidivism costs and benefits for 1,030 community-based male offenders enrolled in a domestic abuse program (DAP) compared to an…