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View article: Impact and Economic Benefits Evaluation of a UK-Based Domestic Abuse Intervention: A Case for Public Savings
Impact and Economic Benefits Evaluation of a UK-Based Domestic Abuse Intervention: A Case for Public Savings Open
CAutioning and Relationship Abuse (CARA) is an innovative UK-based intervention for first-time low-level domestic abuse offenders with the aim of diverting them from the criminal justice system. This paper examines perpetrator recidivism d…
View article: Impact and Economic Benefits Evaluation of a UK-Based Domestic Abuse Intervention: A Case for Public Savings
Impact and Economic Benefits Evaluation of a UK-Based Domestic Abuse Intervention: A Case for Public Savings Open
CAutioning and Relationship Abuse (CARA) is an innovative UK-based intervention for first-time low-level domestic abuse offenders with the aim of diverting them from the criminal justice system. This paper examines perpetrator recidivism d…
View article: The Effects of Acute Alcohol Intoxication on Metamemory Processes and Accuracy When Recalling a Rape Scenario
The Effects of Acute Alcohol Intoxication on Metamemory Processes and Accuracy When Recalling a Rape Scenario Open
This study examines how acute alcohol intoxication during the encoding of a rape scenario affects metamemory processes and recall accuracy during police interviews. Metamemory is the ability to monitor and control memory reporting. We cond…
View article: Impact and Economic Benefits Evaluation of a UK-Based Domestic Abuse Intervention: A Case for Public Savings
Impact and Economic Benefits Evaluation of a UK-Based Domestic Abuse Intervention: A Case for Public Savings Open
CAutioning and Relationship Abuse (CARA) is an innovative UK-based intervention for first-time low-level domestic abuse offenders with the aim of diverting them from the criminal justice system. This paper examines perpetrator recidivism d…
View article: The incidence and characteristics of U.K. stranger sex offenses fluctuated with public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The incidence and characteristics of U.K. stranger sex offenses fluctuated with public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Open
Objective: With COVID-19 came a range of public health measures that impacted people's routine activities. According to routine activity theory, these could affect the rate and nature of crime. This has largely been examined with volume cr…
View article: Neocolonialism and science diplomacy: lessons learned from the field and the way forward
Neocolonialism and science diplomacy: lessons learned from the field and the way forward Open
To level the playing field in the production of global knowledge, we need to understand the practical implications of colonial heritage and how it has disproportionately affected scientific discourse and the generation and utilization of s…
View article: From Emotional Labour to Affectual Bodies: Moving Towards an ‘Affective Ethnography’ of the Criminal Court Space
From Emotional Labour to Affectual Bodies: Moving Towards an ‘Affective Ethnography’ of the Criminal Court Space Open
Participation in, and attendance at, court often positions people amid a charged emotional environment, where the evidence frequently involves distressing accounts and the stakes of decision-making are high. Research has explored the impac…
View article: Does presenting perpetrator and innocent suspect faces from different facial angles influence the susceptibility of eyewitness memory? An investigation into the misinformation effect and eyewitness misidentification
Does presenting perpetrator and innocent suspect faces from different facial angles influence the susceptibility of eyewitness memory? An investigation into the misinformation effect and eyewitness misidentification Open
Introduction This study investigated the effects of face angle congruency across stages of a misinformation paradigm on lineup discrimination accuracy. Methods In a between-subjects design, participants viewed a mock crime with the perpetr…
View article: Juror Perceptions of Bystander and Victim Intoxication by Different Substances
Juror Perceptions of Bystander and Victim Intoxication by Different Substances Open
This study examined the effects of bystander or victim intoxication during a crime on juror perceptions and decision-making. Mock jurors ( N = 261) read testimony from a bystander or victim to an assault, who mentioned that they had consum…
View article: A critical analysis of gender-based violence reporting and evidence building applications (GBVxTech) for capturing memory reports
A critical analysis of gender-based violence reporting and evidence building applications (GBVxTech) for capturing memory reports Open
Introduction Gender-based violence (GBV) is under-reported to the authorities owing to the stigma, shame, and fear of reprisal that surrounds these crimes. To address this, there has been an influx of technologies, including mobile phone a…
View article: Enabling witnesses to actively explore faces and reinstate study-test pose during a lineup increases discriminability
Enabling witnesses to actively explore faces and reinstate study-test pose during a lineup increases discriminability Open
Accurate witness identification is a cornerstone of police inquiries and national security investigations. However, witnesses can make errors. We experimentally tested whether an interactive lineup, a recently introduced procedure that ena…
View article: Evaluating Case Attrition along the Medico-Legal Case Referral Pathway for Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors in Kenya: A Secondary Data Analysis
Evaluating Case Attrition along the Medico-Legal Case Referral Pathway for Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors in Kenya: A Secondary Data Analysis Open
Case attrition along the medico-legal referral pathway for sexual and domestic violence survivors has drawn attention worldwide. Despite much research about the prevalence of sexual and domestic violence in Kenya, little is known about fac…
View article: Editorial: The impact of alcohol and drugs on suspects', victims' and witnesses' cognition and memory
Editorial: The impact of alcohol and drugs on suspects', victims' and witnesses' cognition and memory Open
In many societies around the world, alcohol and other drug use and abuse pose major health and safety problems. There is a clear link between alcohol consumption and lack of impulse control and an increased risk of violence, which leads to…
View article: A Systematic Review of Criminal Justice Initiatives to Strengthen the Criminal Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Violence in East Africa
A Systematic Review of Criminal Justice Initiatives to Strengthen the Criminal Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Violence in East Africa Open
Sexual violence (SV) is a widespread public health and human rights problem, with countries in East Africa having higher rates than the global average. Prosecutions of SV in East Africa are rare, and survivors face many challenges accessin…
View article: Domestic Abuse links to Suicide: Rapid Review, Fieldwork, and Quantitative Analysis Report.
Domestic Abuse links to Suicide: Rapid Review, Fieldwork, and Quantitative Analysis Report. Open
Domestic abuse is a widespread problem that has far reaching and grave consequences. To date, very little systematic data have been gathered on the relationship between domestic abuse and victim suicide. To address this gap, we conducted t…
View article: Impact evaluation and economic benefit analysis of a domestic violence and abuse UK police intervention
Impact evaluation and economic benefit analysis of a domestic violence and abuse UK police intervention Open
This study evaluated the impact and economic benefit of Cautioning and Relationship Abuse (CARA), an intervention which aims to reduce re-offending of first-time low-level domestic violence and abuse perpetrators. The analysis was based on…
View article: Acute alcohol intoxication and alcohol expectancy effects on women’s memory for consensual and non-consensual sexual activity
Acute alcohol intoxication and alcohol expectancy effects on women’s memory for consensual and non-consensual sexual activity Open
Objective To test whether acute alcohol intoxication and alcohol expectancy affects how accurately women remember consensual and non-consensual sexual activity that occurred during an interactive hypothetical dating scenario. Design A bala…
View article: A Scoping Review on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Medicolegal Service Provision in East Africa
A Scoping Review on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Medicolegal Service Provision in East Africa Open
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a leading cause of physical, emotional, and psychosocial problems around the world, with many countries in East Africa having rates above the global average. Despite the high prevalence in the reg…
View article: Government responses to gender-based violence during COVID-19
Government responses to gender-based violence during COVID-19 Open
Gender-based violence (GBV) significantly and substantially threatens women's health. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing risks and patterns of GBV. The impact of COVID-19 on GBV is not inevitable, however, and can be mediated b…
View article: Reflections on Increasing the Value of Data on Sexual Violence Incidents against Children to Better Prevent and Respond to Sexual Offending in Kenya
Reflections on Increasing the Value of Data on Sexual Violence Incidents against Children to Better Prevent and Respond to Sexual Offending in Kenya Open
In many countries, data collection on sexual violence incidents is not integrated into the healthcare system, which makes it difficult to establish the nature of sexual offences in this country. This contributes to widespread societal deni…
View article: The CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Service Theory of change, impact evaluation and economic benefits study report
The CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Service Theory of change, impact evaluation and economic benefits study report Open
This project found that the CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Service has a significant impact on recidivism. On average, the CARA Service reduced offences by 81% in the first six months and by 56% in the first 12 months for West Mi…
View article: The Kenyan Survivors of Sexual Violence Network: Preserving Memory Evidence with a Bespoke Mobile Application to Increase Access to Vital Services and Justice
The Kenyan Survivors of Sexual Violence Network: Preserving Memory Evidence with a Bespoke Mobile Application to Increase Access to Vital Services and Justice Open
Police interviews gather detailed information from witnesses about the perpetrator that is crucial for solving crimes. Research has established that interviewing witnesses immediately after the crime maintains memory accuracy over time. Ho…
View article: Urgent issues and prospects at the intersection of culture, memory, and witness interviews: Exploring the challenges for research and practice
Urgent issues and prospects at the intersection of culture, memory, and witness interviews: Exploring the challenges for research and practice Open
The pursuit of justice increasingly relies on productive interactions between witnesses and investigators from diverse cultural backgrounds during investigative interviews. To date, the role of cultural context has largely been ignored by …
View article: Active exploration of faces in police lineups increases discrimination accuracy.
Active exploration of faces in police lineups increases discrimination accuracy. Open
Eyewitness identifications play a key role in the justice system, but eyewitnesses can make errors, often with profound consequences. We used findings from basic science and innovative technologies to develop and test whether a novel inter…
View article: Child witness expressions of certainty are informative.
Child witness expressions of certainty are informative. Open
Children are frequently witnesses of crime. In the witness literature and legal systems, children are often deemed to have unreliable memories. Yet, in the basic developmental literature, young children can monitor their memory. To address…
View article: Patterns of sexual violence against adults and children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: a prospective cross-sectional study
Patterns of sexual violence against adults and children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: a prospective cross-sectional study Open
Objectives This study examined patterns of sexual violence against adults and children in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform sexual violence prevention, protection, and response efforts. Design A prospective cross-sectional resea…
View article: Memory and credibility perceptions of alcohol and other drug intoxicated witnesses and victims of crime
Memory and credibility perceptions of alcohol and other drug intoxicated witnesses and victims of crime Open
Research into juror perceptions regarding the impact of intoxication on eyewitness memory and credibility is scarce for substances other than alcohol. However, jurors are frequently told to draw on their personal beliefs and experience wit…