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The European Journal of Criminology is a refereed journal published by Sage publications and the European Society of Criminology. It provides a forum for research and scholarship on crime and criminal justice institutions. The journal published high quality articles using varied approaches, including discussion of theory, analysis of quantitative data, comparative studies... View full journal description

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Gang involvement among adolescents in nine Nordic cities: A comparative study on associated risk factors

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Beyond physical violence: A machine learning framework for predicting IPV victimisation using multidimensional predictors

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Criminal exploitation and vulnerability in drug markets: A six-nation comparison of its recognition in international policy discourses and criminal justice systems

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  • Przemysław Frąckowiak
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Attitudes towards the death penalty: An assessment of individual and country-level differences

  • Daniel McCarthy
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Classical deterrence theory revisited: An empirical analysis of Police Force Areas in England and Wales

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A realist review on the police use of stop and search powers

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Police visibility, trust in police fairness, and collective efficacy: A multilevel Structural Equation Model

  • Julia Yesberg
  • Ian Brunton-Smith
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The ‘officer effect’ in risk assessment for domestic abuse: Findings from a mixed methods study in England and Wales

  • Andy Myhill
  • Katrin Hohl
  • Kelly Johnson
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Too civil to care? How online hate speech against different social groups affects bystander intervention

  • Magdalena Obermaier
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What is a ‘good enough’ prison? An empirical analysis of key thresholds using prison moral quality data1

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What next for tests of the situational model of Situational Action Theory? Recommendations from a systematic review

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