In particular, the study aims to gain an understanding of who the perpetrators of violence against women and girls are, and why they commit these violent crimes. In addition, the study investigates the psychosocial factors that contribute to the commission of these violent crimes, and generates data that it is hoped will aid the relevant authorities and stakeholders in designing and developing ...

CONTEXT Some states prohibit the purchase of handguns by persons convicted of selected misdemeanor crimes, but most do not. California has denied handgun purchases by violent misdemeanants since 1991; the effectiveness of these policies is unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine the risk factors for new criminal activity among violent misdemeanants who seek to purchase handguns and whether denial of ...

The widespread and systematic crime of corruption is also a violation the social economic rights community. Therefore, all crimes can no longer be classified as ordinary but have become extraordinary crimes. In an effort to eradicate in Indonesia, Prosecutor's Office Republic Indonesia continuously works hard with available capabilities both at central level (AGO) regional (High Attorney, Distr...

Crime proliferation and insecurity represent a multidirectional broadband in social analysis. Crimes generally are outcome of carefully planned diligently executed mischief belligerent group against target. rarely capable sudden self-propagation. Indexes interest-based assaults one another the form terrorism, banditry, kidnapping communal/ethnic attacks scarcely manifest as entirely externallyi...

Our central aim is the development of decision support systems based on appropriate technology for such purposes as profiling single and series of crimes or offenders, and matching and predicting crimes. This paper presents research in this area for the high-volume crime of Burglary Dwelling House, with examples taken from the authors’ own work a United Kingdom police force. Discussion and expe...

Analysing from the point of view criminology, theoretical framework economic crimes is currently implemented to highlight investigative activity those who are interested in approaching phenomenon a multidisciplinary context. They primarily involve criminologists and secondly organized around their efforts provided both at European international levels finding adequate solutions combat control t...

Recent changes to federal legislation mandated the inclusion of sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity in federal hate crimes law. In addition, many state hate crimes laws also include these categories. Earlier studies have shown that lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals, Jews, and Blacks face similar rates of overall hate crimes. This study is the first to consider hate crimes against les...

Eighty-three incarcerated offenders indicated, on a forced choice questionnaire, the emotions they had experienced whilst committing a specific crime they remembered well. Smallest Space Analysis of these emotions showed they reflected the circumplex structure of emotions postulated by Russell (1997) for non-criminal experiences. However, they showed a stronger distinction between pleasure and ...