Search results for "criminology"

Organized crime and public spending: a panel data analysis

2018

The aim of this paper is to investigate, empirically, what components of public spending imply a decreasing effect on organized crime and what components create opportunities for organized crime, discussing also the role of government efficiency. Using a panel data analysis, the results show a strikingly consistent pattern for the EU Member States. Organized crime mainly operates in the distribution of government spending for local public goods and public provision of private services. There is a decreasing effect on organized crime of the public expenditure devoted to education and social policy. Government efficiency in public spending is beneficial to limit the opportunities of the organ…

Resocialisation program “Miriam” as a Christian subculture group in female prison

2016

The paper aims to study the similarities and differences between small or informal groups in prison subculture and re-socialization program “Miriam”, which is created as a different cultural space in female prison. The dominating norms in the small groups in prison subculture the values, artefact, leader, table culture, and a sense of space and time strengthens the convicted person's criminal identity. Under the program “Miriam”, which also has elements of prisoner small group subculture, women are offered to learn about different cultural and artistic values together with fundamental Christianity values by program leaders – well-known people from Art and Culture area. With this kind of app…

Die Wirksamkeit psychotherapeutischer Behandlung von Sexualstraftätern nach Entlassung aus dem Strafvollzug

2017

Zusammenfassung. Hintergrund: Das zentrale Wirkkriterium forensischer Psychotherapie besteht in der Verringerung des Rückfallrisikos hinsichtlich neuerlicher Straftaten. In der vorliegenden Studie wurde die in Hessen dezentral organisierte psychotherapeutische Versorgung von Personen, die aufgrund sexuell motivierter Straftaten verurteilt wurden, evaluiert. Methoden: Hierfür wurden psychotherapeutisch behandelte Probanden (n = 134) mit psychotherapeutisch nicht behandelten Probanden (n = 134) hinsichtlich der Rückfälligkeit verglichen, wobei die Vergleichbarkeit beider Gruppen mittels eines Matching-Verfahrens bezüglich rückfallrisikorelevanter Merkmale sichergestellt wurde. Der Behandlung…

Prävalenz und Vorhersage von intramuralem Fehlverhalten und Lockerungsmissbräuchen in der Sozialtherapie

2020

DeutschDie Prognose von intramuralem Fehlverhalten und Lockerungsmissbrauchen ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Vollzugsplanung und in der Regel eine Voraussetzung fur die Gewahrung von Lockerungen und weiteren freiheitsbezogenen Masnahmen. Derzeit existierende Ruckfallprognoseinstrumente wurden bislang kaum dahingehend untersucht, ob sie sich auch fur diese Form der Prognose eignen. In der vorliegenden Studie wurden unterschiedliche aktuarische Prognoseinstrumente (Static-99, SVG-5 und OGRS 3) bei 129 Straftatern, die in den Jahren 2013 bis 2018 aus der Sozialtherapeutischen Anstalt in Ludwigshafen entlassen wurden, angewendet und ihre Prognoseleistung gepruft. Zusatzlich wurden zwei ansta…

Palacios, Marco (2012) Public Violence in Colombia: 1958-2010 (Violencia Pública en Colombia: 1958-2010). Bogotá: Fondo de Cultura Económica. Reviewe…

2013

The Press Coverage of Celebrity Suicide and the Development of Suicide Frequencies in Germany

2014

The existence of the so-called "Werther effect" is well confirmed, and there are several recommendations on how the media should (not) report suicide to minimize the risk of copycat behavior. Unfortunately, very little is known about how suicide is actually reported. The article examines the German press coverage of six celebrity suicides with respect to compliance with guidelines on suicide reporting and analyzes changes in suicides in the wake of the reporting. It concludes that German media do not respect the recommendations in a substantial number of their articles. In addition, a significant increase in suicides and similar suicides is found.

Frictions, cracks and micro-resistances: physical activity and sport as strategies to dignify imprisoned women

2018

Discipline and control are key concepts within industrial and capitalist societies. In this context, prisons are a warning tool about the consequences of non-conformity [Foucault, M., 1995. Discipline and Punish: The birth of Prison. NY: Vintage Books]. As a result, punitive power is used as a corrective technique to transform prisoners into docile and useful citizen. However, power in prison is no static and inmates can create various strategies of resistance. The aim of this research is to understand how physical activity and sport are used by incarcerated women to confront social control and negotiate power relations. Underpinned within a critical feminist epistemology, we interviewed 16…

The Relationship Between Internalized Homophobia and Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships: A Meta-Analysis

2018

A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the association between internalized homophobia and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and victimization in same-sex relationships. The literature search and the application of the inclusion criteria made it possible to identify 10 studies, 2 of which were excluded due to missing data. Therefore, eight studies were finally included in the meta-analysis. The results showed positive and statistically significant associations between internalized homophobia and IPV perpetration and victimization, indicating that higher levels of internalized homophobia were related to higher levels of IPV. Specifically, the pooled effect size for the relat…

Prosecuting the French: patterns of trials against French defendants in Valencia, 1566–1686

2010

ABSTRACTA serial study of court records from two different jurisdictions in early modern Valencia shows that during the years 1566–1686 there was one single period with significantly higher numbers of trials against French defendants. This coincided with the period of the Spanish monarchy's greatest worries about outside influence in Spain. However, the increased number of trials is only traceable in one of the two courts under study, that of the Inquisition, which was under the control of the central government. The locally controlled court of criminal justice (Justicia) did not show any such increased activity against Frenchmen.

Terminological Games: The Finnish Security Police Monitoring the Far-Right Movements in Finland During the Cold War

2020

This article focuses on the use of terms and concepts related to the nationalist movements by the Finnish security police during the Cold War. The key objective of the security police was to protect the legal order of the state and monitor the groups and phenomena potentially harmful to that cause. The previous experience regarding the rise of the radical nationalism and fascism in Finland in the 1930s and the 1947 Paris peace treaties were the historical and legal contexts within which the interpretations were made. As the article shows, interpretation made by the security police, however, relied occasionally on a limited understanding about the evolving far-right scene, thus producing ter…