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The impact of building the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on crime in Atlanta, GA

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice

Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102369

Robert H. Geibler , Jordan R. Riddell , Joshua B. Hill

Purpose

We examine whether the construction of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA affected property and violent crime at and around the stadium construction site.

Methods

Property and violent crime data from the Atlanta Open Data Portal for 2009–2019 were spatially aggregated to 331 census block groups categorized into adjacent, secondary adjacent, tertiary adjacent, and distant areas. Non-parametric spatial permutation tests were conducted to assess changes in aggregated daily average property and violent crime counts from before to during construction and from during construction to after the stadium opened. Interrupted time series models were estimated to test for changes in the trend of monthly property and violent crime.

Results

Multiple analyses suggest both property and violent crime declined in the area closest to the stadium construction site; however, these may have been part of pre-existing declining trends in crime experienced throughout Atlanta. There was some evidence of diffused benefits of construction to the secondary adjacent census block groups.

Conclusions

Construction of the MBS did not disrupt pre-existing downward trends in crime, suggesting that there were no criminogenic impacts of building the NFL stadium. Future research should examine construction of different sports venues to expand knowledge on the construction-crime relationship.

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Identifying signals of mental health crisis in calls for police service

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice

Pub Date : 2025-02-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102356

Sue-Ming Yang , Sangjun Park , Yi-Fang Lu , Charlotte E. Gill

This study explores patterns and features of mental health calls in a predominantly rural county in the United States. We found that mental health calls cluster in a very small number of street segments and these “hot spots” are relatively stable over time. Furthermore, using the Spatial Point Pattern Test and trajectory analysis, we identified a set of ‘signal calls’ that are not initially recorded by police as mental health-related but which are also highly clustered at hot spots of mental health calls. These signal calls could be used to help inform police agencies about possible risk factors for mental health crises in the community. We discuss the implications of the findings for policing and mental health practitioners.

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Is school discipline decapitalizing America's youth?: Examining the effect of school discipline on family, peer, teacher, and school social capital

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice

Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102368

Daniel Trovato, Gregory M. Zimmerman, Huy Gia Han Vu

Although the impact of school discipline on future life outcomes is widely studied, examination of the effect of school discipline on social capital is sparse. Investigating the influence of school discipline on social capital could enhance our understanding of the collateral consequences and long-term implications of school discipline. Using nationally representative data and hierarchical linear modeling on 10,605 students nested within 132 schools from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, this study examines whether receiving school discipline influences family, peer, teacher, and school social capital. Findings indicate that school discipline decreases teacher and school social capital, but not family or peer social capital, controlling for demographic, behavioral, and school characteristics. The results suggest that school discipline can displace students from beneficial social connections. As such, future theory and research should account for the broad social implications of school discipline, and school policy should work to maintain the social capital of disciplined students.

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The utility of social network analysis to examine conflict and collaboration across boundaries: A review and research agenda for Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice

Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102346

David Bright, Chad Whelan, Callum Jones, Kelly Edson-Wilkinson

Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs) may be approached along a continuum between gangs and organized crime involving criminal activities such as illicit drug production and distribution, firearms trafficking, and serious violent crime. Approaches to the study of OMCGs, as with the study of gangs more broadly, tend to focus on offending at the individual level, with limited focus on the nature and extent of social network structure and dynamics. In this paper, we focus on the utility of social network analysis (SNA) for analyzing and understanding conflict and collaboration within and between OMCG clubs. We review the existing literature applying SNA to examine collaboration or conflict in the context of OMCGs. Our aim is to identify the many characteristics of actors and groups influencing collaboration and conflict, which we examine as potential boundaries. This review identified five sets of characteristics – membership, rank, core-periphery, ethnicity, and geospatial – that we supplement with additional characteristics by reflecting on the broader criminal network literature, most notably in the scholarship on gangs. We conclude with a research agenda for the study of conflict and collaboration across boundaries that can be applied to the study of OMCGs, gangs, and organized criminal groups.

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Is the static-99R valid for all men with ‘identifiable’ victims? Examining cases of online sexual solicitation of children

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice

Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102358

Sarah Paquette , Angela W. Eke , Shelby Scott , Jean-Pierre Guay , Manon Duval , Francis Fortin , Michael C. Seto , Yves Paradis

This study assessed the predictive validity of the Static-99R among 172 men convicted of online sexual solicitation of minors in Canada – 93 from clinical settings and 79 from police investigations. It examined recidivism rates for sexual (any, contact, and child luring) and nonsexual violent offenses, comparing men with and without intent to engage in contact sexual offenses. Results showed the Static-99R effectively predicted recidivism, with modest to strong accuracy for contact sexual recidivism (Harrell's Cs = 0.78–0.94), any sexual recidivism (Harrell's Cs = 0.66–0.80), and child luring-specific recidivism (Harrell's Cs = 0.61–0.71). Predictive validity was consistent regardless of offenders' intent to engage in contact sexual offenses. Calibration analyses indicated the Static-99R underestimated the number of sexual recidivists in our sample. The study also highlighted differences between online and offline offenders, noting that online offenders often had numerous victims, which could complicate risk assessments. Discussion includes the relevance of Static-99R items related to victim characteristics and the need to refine tools for online offenders. Incorporating unique factors of online offenses may enhance the tool's predictive validity and practical application. Future research should address these dynamics to improve risk assessment for online sexual offenders.

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Exploring mental health profiles of male youth detained in forensic settings: Implications for research and clinical practice

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice

Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102357

Diana Ribeiro da Silva , Nina Lindberg , Carlo Garofalo

Youth detained in forensic settings display a high prevalence rate of mental health disorders, mostly Conduct Disorder (CD), usually in comorbidity with other psychopathologies. However, few studies explored whether there are different mental health profiles of these youth. This exploratory study aims to answer two research questions: What mental health profiles exist in youth detained in forensic settings? What are the underlying patterns across and within profiles? A Latent Profile Analysis based on the number of CD criteria and number of comorbid disorders was performed in a sample of 119 male youth detained in Portuguese juvenile detention facilities. Significant mean differences on variables of interest (e.g., sociodemographic/legal/criminal/clinical) across profiles were also tested. Results found two profiles, a severe mentally disturbed profile (moderate/severe type of CD and moderate comorbidity rates) and a highly severe mentally disturbed profile (severe type of CD and high comorbidity rates), which also differ on variables of interest. Findings shed light on the potential heterogeneity of these youth considering their mental health patterns, giving also clues on complexities across and within profiles. This study reinforces the need for accurate assessments and personalized treatment approaches for the specific intervention needs of these youth.

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Public perceptions on police use of information technologies: Findings from a randomized vignette experiment

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice

Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102336

Kimberly Przeszlowski , Rob T. Guerette

Technological advancements have reshaped law enforcement practices, offering opportunities to enhance both public safety and policing efficiency. However, the use of emerging technologies by police departments nationally, such as those within Real-Time Crime Centers (RTCCs), has raised concerns about privacy, accountability, and the impact on public perceptions. This study employed a randomized vignette experimental survey design (n = 345) to systematically investigate how the presentation of police technology scenarios influence public perceptions and approval. The findings underscore the significant role played by informational stimuli in shaping public perceptions and emphasize the importance of establishing police agencies as transparent entities for effective communication with communities. In the evolving digital landscape of policing and amid the growing integration of technology in law enforcement, this study highlights the need for targeted messaging to boost public understanding and support.

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Gang injunction, What's your function? Investigating the relationship between civil gang injunctions and gang associates' patterns of association

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice

Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102339

Matthew Valasik

Purpose

The current study examines the influence of civil gang injunctions (CGIs) on the patterns of association among gang associates at the individual- and group-levels in East Los Angeles.

Methods

The analysis is divided into two parts examining Field Investigation (FI) stops conducted by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). First, how do CGIs influence an individual gang associate's patterns of association is investigated with individual- and event-level data. Next, a case-study approach employing social network analysis is used to examine if CGIs produce observable and consistent changes to the publicly observed social structure of an enjoined gang.

Results

Findings suggest that CGIs are able to influence the associating patterns of gang associates at the individual-level. That is, enjoined gang associates are less likely to loiter in public, hang out in their gang's known set space, associate with fellow members, and are less visible to police. At the group-level an enjoined gang's group structure either becomes disrupted by the presence of a CGI or conversely fosters an increased connectedness among associates.

Conclusions

It appears that CGIs inhibit the public loitering of individual gang associates. At the group-level, divergent findings illustrate the complexity of gang associates' patterns of association and the challenges when attempting to alter them through suppression strategies.

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Examining the sources of police use of force in South Korea

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice

Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102334

Ha-neul Yim , Jordan R. Riddell , Yung Hyeock Lee

Objective

The goal of this study is to investigate what factors shape police use of force in the South Korean context.

Methods

The study draws on systematic observational data collected in 97 police substations across South Korea to examine the extent to which police use of force is influenced by a range of legal and extra-legal factors related to situational, suspect, and officer characteristics of police-suspect encounters.

Results

Multinomial logistic regression analyses of 427 police-suspect encounters show that encounters involving suspects assaulting an officer and situations involving the conflict between the suspect and another individual at the beginning of an encounter result in physical restraints and impact methods. The study also found that encounters involving older suspects were more likely to result in verbal force, and encounters involving situations in which an increased number of citizens are present on the scene of the interaction were more likely to result in physical restraints.

Conclusions

Our findings are consistent with the extant literature that officers often respond to legal stimuli when using force, though they also use force on the basis of extra-legal factors. This finding demonstrates the need for de-escalation training for police in South Korea as a means to reduce instances in which officers use force based on extra-legal factors.

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The influence of acute life stressors on mass shooter outcomes

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice

Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102322

Alex O. Widdowson, Katelyn M. McMahon, Holly M. Kratzwald

Purpose

Existing studies indicate that acute life stressors often precede mass shootings and may contribute to the shooter's motivation or exacerbate underlying mental health issues. However, it remains unclear whether these stressors influence mass shooter outcomes—that is, whether the shooter is apprehended, dies by suicide, or is killed by law enforcement or citizens. This study advances the literature by examining the associations between five acute life stressors and mass shooter outcomes and whether these associations vary across different incident types.

Methods

Using data on 539 lone mass shooters in the United States from 1980 to 2018, we employed logistic regression to predict mass shooter outcomes (suicide/killed vs. detained) from measures of recent financial strain, job loss, romantic breakup, interpersonal conflict, and other life stressors. Multiplicative interactions assessed whether these associations vary across incident type.

Results

Our analyses revealed that mass shooters who experienced a recent financial strain and job loss had higher odds of suicide/being killed. In contrast, interpersonal conflict was associated with lower odds of suicide/being killed. Moreover, associations were statistically invariant across family, felony, and public mass shootings.

Conclusion

The findings provide new insights about the predictors of mass shooter outcomes and have implications for prevention.

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