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Q1: Why is it important that criminological inquiry include the perspectives, findings, and methods of the behavioral sciences (e. The University of Maryland's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJS) is a national and ...
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by Blanca Gomez on 8/28/11
SOURCES OF DATA FOR RESEARCH AND STUDY OF BEHAVIORAL CRIMINOLOGY.
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by Mark Kleiman on 6/25/12
A variety of concepts from behavioral economics, personality psychology, social psychology, and criminology relate to self-command: locus of control, self-efficacy, impulsivity, hyperbolic discounting, delay of gratification, and ...
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by admin on 6/20/12
Criminology is a relatively recent addition to the realm of education as it is only arose out of the rise of behavioral sciences in the mid 1800′s. Of course the study of the nature, control, and causes of criminal behavior covers ...
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by Mike Nova on 6/25/12
Introduction to the Special Issue: Treatment Considerations for Aggressive Adolescents in Secure Settings | Complex Trauma and Aggression in Secure Juvenile Justice Settings - Behavioral Forensics. Google Reader .
via behavioral criminology - Google News on 6/3/12
Who's afraid of the neuroscience of politics? I am.
ScienceBlog.com (blog) Mooney then gave a guest spot to his pal the behavioral psychologist Andrea Kuszewski, who served up a characteristically fiery and entertaining riposte called, “Who's afraid of the neuroscience of politics?”, defending behavioral psychology ... |
via behavioral criminology - Google News on 6/20/12
A New Look at Women and Organised Crime
AllAfrica.com The vast majority of crimes, however, still continue to be committed by men and as a result, many criminological theories - ostensibly of general application - account only for the behavioral traits of men. In fact, most theories of crime either ignore ... and more » |
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via The Prison Journal recent issues by Morash, M., Jeong, S., Bohmert, M. N., Bush, D. R. on 5/7/12
The one-state case study described in this article assesses imprisoned men’s vulnerability to sexual assault by an inmate before policies were implemented to reduce sexual violence. The cases studied were substantiated in an internal hearing procedure. On average, victims were more recently incarcerated, younger, smaller, and less aggressive than their perpetrators, but many victim-perpetrator pairs deviated from this profile. The strongest predictor of victimization was a history of childhood sexual victimization. Other predictors were race, youth, build, education, and experience with incarceration.
via The Prison Journal recent issues by Gonsalves, V. M., Walsh, K., Scalora, M. J. on 5/7/12
Since the inception of the Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2003, increased attention has been directed toward identifying and eliminating acts of institutional sexual violence. However, few empirical studies have systematically explored risk factors that staff perceive as important when ascertaining risk for prison sexual perpetration and victimization. This study examined ratings from 10 staff for 315 female and 1,842 male inmates screened for admission to correctional facilities in a Midwestern state. Overall, findings indicate that a low proportion of inmates were rated medium–high risk for either perpetration or victimization. In addition, results suggest that staff perceived risk factors for sexual violence somewhat differently for female and male inmates. Furthermore, data revealed that staff considered presentation characteristics more relevant than empirically derived risk factors when determining vulnerability to prison rape. Implications for institutional policy and prison sexual assault screening are discussed.
via The Prison Journal recent issues by Mbuba, J. M. on 5/7/12
The significance of successful completion of a prison term and the eventual release from prison is that it marks not only the end of incarceration, but also the beginning of a second cycle of societal retribution, which inevitably comes, regardless of whether the former offender is reformed or not. The extent of retribution in the second cycle depends upon the offense type and is more pronounced if the offense was a felony, and particularly so if it was sexually-motivated. This study draws from intensive ethnographic interviews with former prison inmates with the aim of estimating the effect of incarceration on their lives while in prison and after release. The study reveals manifest and latent effects of incarceration and finds that further retribution continues upon release when society takes over with vindictiveness that follows the former offenders almost forever. The main policy implications of long-term imprisonment are made, and areas of further research suggested.
via The Prison Journal recent issues by Wilson, J. A., Zozula, C. on 5/7/12
Project Greenlight (GL) was an innovative and intensive prison-based intervention delivered to inmates during the 8-week period immediately prior to their release from prison. Using a relatively rigorous research design, evaluators reported significant negative effects associated with the treatment at one year after release. We reassess the GL intervention over a longer follow-up period and focus on differences by risk level. Findings indicate that although the bulk of the negative effects dissipate compared with one control group, significant negative effects remain when compared with a second. More importantly, however, we find that program effects are differentially distributed by risk level in a counterintuitive direction.
via The Prison Journal recent issues by Mears, D. P., Cochran, J. C. on 5/7/12
More than 735,000 inmates are released from U.S. prisons annually, many of whom have mental and physical health problems that go largely unaddressed during incarceration and on return to society. That has led some scholars and policy makers to imply this is specific to the United States and to call for reducing the health needs–services gap among inmates and ex-prisoners. The goal of this article is to argue that (a) the magnitude of this gap, while likely large, remains unknown, (b) the United States is far from unique in having a needs–services gap, (c) the decision to provide health care to inmates and ex-prisoners constitutes a moral policy decision with potentially profound public health and cost impacts on offenders, their families, and the communities to which they return, and (d) research on health care needs–services gaps among inmate and reentry populations should become a priority for developing cost-effective, evidence-based responses to address such gaps. The article concludes with a discussion of implications for research and policy.
via The Prison Journal recent issues by Bahr, S. J., Masters, A. L., Taylor, B. M. on 5/7/12
The purpose of this article is to review current empirical research on the effectiveness of drug treatment programs, particularly those for prisoners, parolees, and probationers. The authors reviewed empirical research published after the year 2000 that they classified as Level 3 or higher on the Maryland Scale. Participants in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), therapeutic communities, and drug courts had lower rates of drug use and crime than comparable individuals who did not receive treatment. Several different types of pharmacological treatments were associated with a reduced frequency of drug use. Those who received contingency management tended to use drugs less frequently, particularly if they also received cognitive-behavioral therapy. Finally, researchers reported that drug use and crime were lower among individuals whose treatment was followed by an aftercare program. Effective treatment programs tend to (a) focus on high-risk offenders, (b) provide strong inducements to receive treatment, (c) include several different types of interventions simultaneously, (d) provide intensive treatment, and (e) include an aftercare component.
via Men and Masculinities recent issues by Shuttleworth, R., Wedgwood, N., Wilson, N. J. on 6/5/12
A much-cited point by those who study the intersection of gender and disability is that masculinity and disability are in conflict with each other because disability is associated with being dependent and helpless whereas masculinity is associated with being powerful and autonomous, thus creating a lived and embodied dilemma for disabled men. This article maps and critically evaluates the conceptual development of this dilemma of disabled masculinity, tracing how several developments in the fields of disability studies and the critical study of men and masculinities have shaped sociological understandings of disabled masculinity. We suggest that, while social science scholarship has increasingly moved beyond a static understanding and toward a dynamic view of the articulation and interaction between masculinity and disability, there are nevertheless several problems that require attention. The most critical issue conceptually is that the focus of study has been more on masculinity and how it intersects with ‘disability’ as an almost generic category, rather than on how masculinity (or masculinities) intersect(s) differently with various types of impairment. Thus, though there is quite a bit of research on the dilemma of disabled masculinity for men who acquire a physical impairment post-childhood and for groups of men with diverse impairments studied as if they were a homogenous group, less research has been conducted with men who have specific impairments, particularly early-onset, intellectual or degenerative impairments. In this paper we urge researchers to open up the concept of intersectionality to accommodate a range of differences in bodily, cognitive, intellectual and behavioral types (impairments) in their interaction with various masculinities and to show more explicitly how context and life phase contribute to this dynamism.
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via Men and Masculinities recent issues by Anderson, E., Kian, E. M. on 6/5/12
American football has long been central to the construction of masculinity in the United States. Of the multiple masculine scripts promoting professional players’ hegemonic masculine status, sacrificing one’s body for the sake of sporting glory is a key tenet. Sport journalists have traditionally used their media platform to reify this social script, an act which simultaneously promotes their own masculine capital. However, this article investigates a crack in this hegemonic system. Through a media analysis of the reporting on Aaron Rodgers’ self-withdrawal (after hitting his head) from an important National Football League (NFL) game, we argue that increasing cultural awareness as to the devastating effects of concussions, in the form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, combined with a softening of American masculinity is beginning to permit some prominent players to distance themselves from the self-sacrifice component of sporting masculinity. Concerning concussions, we conclude major sport media are beginning to support the notion of health over a masculine warrior narrative.
via Men and Masculinities recent issues by Persson, A. on 6/5/12
This article tells the story of how pepper spray disrupted the everyday ways of being military men in a Swedish Armed Forces unit. It aims to show how military men are done and undone in the context of a highly strenuous military exercise. It is based on an ethnographic study carried out in a Swedish international service unit. The analysis shows how the exercise taught the soldiers how to behave as military men. Furthermore, it discusses the intimate forms of camaraderie that the soldiers practice and problematizes the scene of constraint that compulsory heterosexuality constitutes for their homosocial bonds. Theoretically, the article draws upon studies of men and masculinities and employs the concepts of homosociality and compulsory heterosexuality. By developing "repair work" as an analytical tool, it contributes to an understanding of how masculinities are done within, as well as beyond, the military context.
via Homicide Studies recent issues by Blackman, P. H., McLaughlin, V. on 8/19/11
The most often cited and used list of America’s legal executions is one created based on the research of amateur historian M. Watt Espy, Jr. His collection has been used in various forms, including an initial list of executions under state authority; the Espy File, a computerized list available from the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [ICPSR] of about three fourths of the estimated number of executions; an ICPSR Supplement of most of the remainder known to Espy; and the collection itself, documenting in some form each of the executions. Although the Espy File and collection have been widely praised, there are serious problems in the ICPSR version of the Espy File and additional limitations with the collection itself. Researchers should be cautious in relying upon the Espy File for quantitative analyses or even as a complete source of basic information on the record of American executions from the first temporary and permanent colonization of what is now the United States to the 20th century.
via Homicide Studies recent issues by Thomas, P. M. on 10/4/11
This article reviews the contributions of social disorganization, cultural, and strain perspectives to criminological understanding of the relationship between immigration and crime. In efforts to draw parallels between the theories and strands of scholarship on immigration, various hypotheses are outlined to encourage expansion of knowledge on immigration and crime, theoretical extension, revision, and perhaps integration as well.
via Homicide Studies recent issues by Taylor, R., Jasinski, J. L. on 10/4/11
The gender disparity in intimate killings underscores the need for close attention to the phenomenon of intimate partner–perpetrated femicides and theories useful in understanding this pervasive and enduring problem. The most overarching paradigm used is that of the feminist perspective. The purpose of this article is to review the tenets of feminist theory as the most viable and efficacious framework for understanding and explaining intimate partner–perpetrated femicide, to highlight empirical evidence supporting the strength and value of this perspective, to address the contentions of those in opposition to this perspective, and to provide research and policy implications targeted at greater understanding, and, ultimately, lower rates of femicide.
via Homicide Studies recent issues by Lee, M. R. on 10/4/11
This article fleshes out a perspective on culture and lethal violence using examples from two contexts where they are believed to be strongly linked: among rural southern Whites and urban Blacks. Concepts from the cultural paradigm which focuses on understanding how people use cultural resources instead of discerning the content of cultures are employed. Through the lenses of this alternative cultural paradigm, violence in these two settings is partly attributable to an abundance of strategies of action condoning the use of violence. Strategies of action pertinent to defensive or honor-based violence emerge where the law is unavailable and may be amplified by moderate or high levels of poverty. However, when socioeconomic disadvantage is so severe that there is widespread institutional breakdown, strategies of action promoting more predatory and instrumental forms of violence may also evolve. This is because mainstream institutions are a primary source of socialization where cultural tool kits containing strategies of action are expanded and diversified. When they are weak, socialization through street peer groups or illegal markets may be more pronounced, facilitating the contextual transference of violent scripts for action to situations other than those involving honor or character contests. Actors immersed in violent communities are not subsequently mired down in circumstances beyond their control. Through participation in violent activities, they can actively create and reinforce their own violent social environment.
via Homicide Studies recent issues by Gonzalez-Mendez, R., Santana-Hernandez, J. D. on 1/23/12
This qualitative study explores the opinions of professionals on the causes of femicide in Spain through a structured interview with open questions. The participants were 29 professionals from various agencies for women’s protection, police services and law courts (Tenerife, Canary Islands). Participants gave their views on four main topics: (a) opinions on intimate partner violence and femicide, (b) opinions on women who suffer violence, (c) opinions on offenders, and (d) opinions concerning the protection system. These professionals described a complex reality and pointed out several weaknesses in the system. Findings have implications for policies intended to combat gender-based violence.
via Homicide Studies recent issues by Lehti, M., Kaariainen, J., Kivivuori, J. on 1/23/12
Since the 1960s, homicides against children have decreased dramatically in Finland. The article examines this decrease by disaggregating the trend in five child homicide types between 1960-1974 and 2003-2009. There were several factors reducing the motivation and opportunity to commit most child homicide types during the period. Some were results of active social policies, some were byproducts of the policies, and some were related to the change of the moral climate. Most of the factors were interdependent. However, one type of child homicide has been resistant to any of the factors and the decreasing general trend: maternal filicide-suicides.
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via Homicide Studies recent issues by Roth, R. on 4/10/12
The essay seeks to construct measures of feelings and beliefs that may facilitate or deter homicides among unrelated adults. The measures try to quantify political stability, government legitimacy, and fellow feeling along national, religious, or racial lines in the United States from colonial times through the 19th century.
via Homicide Studies recent issues by Dirks-Linhorst, P. A., Kondrat, D. on 4/10/12
Homicide defendants asserting the insanity defense make a volatile combination. Numerous studies review inmates with murder convictions, yet the literature is not rich regarding defendants found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) for murder. This study analyzes 27 years of insanity acquittals in Missouri, finding significant differences between those defendants found NGRI for murder and those found NGRI for other crimes. The get-tough-on-crime initiatives found in the criminal justice system may have led to longer hospital stays post-1996 for NGRI murder acquittees, yet hospitalization lengths increased for all NGRI acquittees, a potential unintended consequence. Policy implications and future research directions are discussed.
via Homicide Studies recent issues by Farrington, D. P., Loeber, R., Berg, M. T. on 4/10/12
Prior research has revealed important insights about some factors which increase the probability that individuals will commit murder; however, existing studies rely on retrospective data from institutional samples and have not examined homicide offending using data collected before the murder was committed. We use prospective longitudinal data from the Pittsburgh Youth Study to examine homicide using factors from multiple informants and developmental periods. Early risk scores showed whether homicide offenders could be predicted at an early age. The study reveals early-life factors that increase risk for perpetrating lethal violence and yields information on the dose-response relationships between predictors and homicide.
via Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health by Philip Hyland on 3/28/12
ABSTRACT
Background
Social identity is a well-established theoretical concept within psychological research; however, the role of criminal social identity has received far less research attention. One salient reason for the limited research relating to the concept of criminal social identity is the absence of a specific measure.
Aim
To develop and test the construct validity of a new measure of criminal social identity (MCSI) and to provide additional evidence relating to Cameron's three-factor conceptualisation of social identity.
Method
The eight-item MCSI was used to collect data from recidivists incarcerated in high-security prison (N = 312) to assess criminal social identification. These data were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis.
Results
Three alternative models of criminal social identity were specified and tested in Mplus 6, and results revealed that the data were best explained by a three-factor model of criminal social identity (cognitive centrality, in-group affect and in-group ties).
Conclusion
The current study is important in terms of future research in criminology and psychology because the MCSI provides the first reliable MCSI, which was developed and validated on a relatively large recidivistic prison sample. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
via Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health by Eva Mulder, Jeroen Vermunt, Eddy Brand, Ruud Bullens, Hjalmar Marle on 12/30/11
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Background
Research has shown that the treatment of juvenile offenders is most effective when it takes into account the possible risk factors for re-offending. It may be asked whether juvenile offenders can be treated as one homogeneous group, or, if they are divisible into subgroups, whether different risk factors are predictive of recidivism.
Aims and hypotheses
Our aims were to find out whether serious juvenile offenders may be subdivided into clearly defined subgroups and whether such subgroups might differ in terms of the risk factors that predict recidivism.
Methods
In a sample of 1111 serious juvenile offenders, latent class analysis was used to identify subgroups. For each juvenile offender, 70 risk factors were registered. Severity of recidivism was measured on a 12-point scale. Analysis was then conducted to identify the risk factors that best predicted the different patterns of recidivism.
Results
Four distinct subgroups of juvenile offenders were identified: serious violent offenders, violent property offenders, property offenders, and sex offenders. Violent property offenders were the most serious recidivists and had the highest number of risk factors. Serious violent offenders and property offenders were characterised by overt and covert behaviour, respectively. Sex offenders differed from the other three groups in the rarity of their recidivism and in the risk factors that are present. For each of these four subgroups, a different set of risk factors was found to predict severity of recidivism.
Conclusions
Differences in recidivism rates occurred in spite of the fact that most of these youngsters had been in the standard treatment programme offered to serious juvenile offenders in the Netherlands. This was not a treatment outcome study, but the indication that two of the groups identified in our study appeared to be worse after going through this programme, whereas the other two did quite well in terms of recidivism lends weight to our idea that such classification of juvenile offenders may lead to more targeted treatment programmes that would better serve both the general public and the youths concerned. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
via Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health by Philip Minoudis, Jake Shaw, Jackie Craissati on 6/18/12
ABSTRACT
Background
A recent government strategy has been developed to meet the challenges posed by personality disordered offenders. A ‘pathways project’ was piloted in four London boroughs to assess the implementation of some elements of the strategy.
Aims
This paper focuses on the scope and the effectiveness of 2 years of the project.
Method
Probation caseloads were screened for personality disorder. Risk information and pathways were monitored and recorded over 2 years. Psychologists provided consultation, training and direct co-working as interventions.
Results
The findings include a description of the samples identified, the range of project activity, pathway outcomes and factors associated with or predictive of successes and failures.
Conclusions
The findings supported the implementation of the pathways model to fulfil aspects of the offender personality disorder strategy, such as facilitating entry into treatment and interventions and to a lesser extent planning safer return to the community. The consultation model, including low-intensity direct contact with project psychologists, improved outcomes for personality disordered offenders.
Implications
Observations from experiences of the 2-year pilot and ideas to assist with a wider implementation of the strategy are provided. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
via Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health by Nick Joseph, Nick Benefield on 6/18/12
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Background and purpose
In 1999, the Home Office published a public consultation on the need for better management of offenders with severe personality disorders. The Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) Programme was launched in 2001. Following a stocktake of the DSPD Programme in 2008, the Department of Health and the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) started the next phase of strategic development for the management of offenders with personality disorder. This paper presents the key features of the Coalition Government's strategy for offenders with personality disorders.
Conclusion
This strategy offers a co-ordinated joint approach by both the National Health Service and the NOMS to the co-commissioning and development of pathway services. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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via Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health by Birgit Völlm, Nagaraj Konappa on 6/18/12
ABSTRACT
Background
A pilot programme for the treatment of individuals with dangerous and severe personality disorder (DSPD) was established in the UK in 2001. A substantial investment had been made into research and evaluation of the initiative, but it is not clear what the outcomes of this research have been.
Aim
This study aimed to review empirical research on the DSPD programme.
Method
We conducted a systematic literature review by using electronic searches of the databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO and EMBASE, complemented by hand searches of key journals and websites.
Results
We identified a total of 29 empirical research papers and three comprehensive research reports. Most studies were concerned with describing the DSPD population and confirmed that the projects targeted high-risk personality disordered offenders. Qualitative research identified a number of concerns regarding stigma, restrictiveness of the environment and indeterminate detention. Organisational enquiries recognised inefficiencies in assessment and treatment delivery. No high-quality trials were carried out of specific treatments or service environments.
Conclusions/implications for practice
The key question – what treatments are effective for high-risk personality disordered offenders – remains unanswered. More time would be needed to fully assess the impact of this programme, and similar future initiatives should allow longer observation periods. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
via Archives of Sexual Behavior (Browse Results) on 6/26/12
Abstract
Whether women’s orgasm is an adaptation is arguably the most contentious question in the study of the evolution of human sexuality. Indeed, this question is a veritable litmus test for adaptationism, separating those profoundly impressed with the pervasive and myriad correspondences between organisms’ phenotypes and their conditions of life from those who apply the “onerous concept” of adaptation with more caution, skepticism or suspicion. Yet, the adaptedness of female orgasm is a question whose answer will elucidate mating dynamics in humans and nonhuman primates. There are two broad competing explanations for the evolution of orgasm in women: (1) the mate-choice hypothesis, which states that female orgasm has evolved to function in mate selection and (2) the byproduct hypothesis, which states that female orgasm has no evolutionary function, existing only because women share some early ontogeny with men, in whom orgasm is an adaptation. We review evidence for these hypotheses and identify areas where relevant evidence is lacking. Although additional research is needed before firm conclusions can be drawn, we find that the mate-choice hypothesis receives more support. Specifically, female orgasm appears to have evolved to increase the probability of fertilization from males whose genes would improve offspring fitness.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-17
- DOI 10.1007/s10508-012-9967-x
- Authors
- David A. Puts, Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Khytam Dawood, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Lisa L. M. Welling, Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Journal Archives of Sexual Behavior
- Online ISSN 1573-2800
- Print ISSN 0004-0002
via Podcasts on 6/25/12
Cliff was diagnosed with bipolar when he was at university in 1972. In this podcast, he talks to Dr Wojtek Wojcik about his life managing the illness, and his experiences of running a self help group for the charity Bipolar UK.
via PRISON NEWS by Staff on 6/29/12
As a senior corrections officer at the Federal Detention Center, Richard Spisak had a predilection for preying on inmates, using his position to coerce male inmates into having oral sex with him, federal prosecutors said.
He even went so far as to reorganize his office, strategically aligning filing cabinets and placing papers — including prison rules and regulations — on the windows to block the view of the chair that he told one inmate would be his "assigned chair."
Spisak, 33, of Warminster, was sentenced to 32 months in a federal lockup Thursday for forcing a male inmate identified as J.W. to perform oral sex on him in January 2010. U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond ordered that Spisak, who had been free under house arrest with electronic monitoring, be taken from the courtroom in handcuffs.
Diamond, who found that Spisak also had "inappropriate sexual contact" with two other male inmates, said the former correction officer's conduct was "appalling." The sentence was twice what the high end of the sentencing guidelines recommended.
Spisak pleaded guilty in March to one count of engaging in a sexual act with a ward.
J.W. testified that after he had been transferred to the FDC in 2009, Spisak saw him every day the corrections officer worked and repeatedly "made advances" on him and threatened him if he didn't cooperate with Spisak's sexual demands.
On Jan. 5, 2010, J.W. said Spisak took him into his office and said he would set off his body alarm and tell authorities J.W. tried to assault him unless he performed oral sex.
According to court testimony, J.W. spit onto his own T-shirt after Spisak ejaculated then covered it with his overalls. DNA tests subsequently matched the stained shirt to Spisak. More
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He even went so far as to reorganize his office, strategically aligning filing cabinets and placing papers — including prison rules and regulations — on the windows to block the view of the chair that he told one inmate would be his "assigned chair."
Spisak, 33, of Warminster, was sentenced to 32 months in a federal lockup Thursday for forcing a male inmate identified as J.W. to perform oral sex on him in January 2010. U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond ordered that Spisak, who had been free under house arrest with electronic monitoring, be taken from the courtroom in handcuffs.
Diamond, who found that Spisak also had "inappropriate sexual contact" with two other male inmates, said the former correction officer's conduct was "appalling." The sentence was twice what the high end of the sentencing guidelines recommended.
Spisak pleaded guilty in March to one count of engaging in a sexual act with a ward.
J.W. testified that after he had been transferred to the FDC in 2009, Spisak saw him every day the corrections officer worked and repeatedly "made advances" on him and threatened him if he didn't cooperate with Spisak's sexual demands.
On Jan. 5, 2010, J.W. said Spisak took him into his office and said he would set off his body alarm and tell authorities J.W. tried to assault him unless he performed oral sex.
According to court testimony, J.W. spit onto his own T-shirt after Spisak ejaculated then covered it with his overalls. DNA tests subsequently matched the stained shirt to Spisak. More
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via Behavior and Law by Mike Nova on 6/30/12
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Introduction to the Special Issue: Treatment Considerations for Aggressive Adolescents in Secure Settings | Complex Trauma and Aggression in Secure Juvenile Justice Settings - Behavioral Forensics. Google Reader .
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by Elizabeth Hall on 7/1/12
These are rules of behavior which develop in a community without being deliberately invented. There are two main types of custom : general .... Criminology & Justice Headline Animator. Criminology & Justice · ↑ Grab this ...
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Criminology is a relatively recent addition to the realm of education as it is only arose out of the rise of behavioral sciences in the mid 1800′s. Of course the study of the nature, control, and causes of criminal behavior covers ...
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by submityourarticle on 6/30/12
Coursework will vary but may consist of studies in psychology, criminology, law, ethics and behavioral sciences. Students will have the opportunity to study subjects related to their specific career goals. With an accredited ...
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by Mark Kleiman on 6/25/12
A variety of concepts from behavioral economics, personality psychology, social psychology, and criminology relate to self-command: locus of control, self-efficacy, impulsivity, hyperbolic discounting, delay of gratification, and ...
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by FACT INDIA on 6/30/12
The vast majority of crimes, however, still continue to be committed by men and as a result, many criminological theories - ostensibly of general application - account only for the behavioral traits of men. In fact, most theories of ...
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by Blanca Gomez on 8/28/11
SOURCES OF DATA FOR RESEARCH AND STUDY OF BEHAVIORAL CRIMINOLOGY.
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Q1: Why is it important that criminological inquiry include the perspectives, findings, and methods of the behavioral sciences (e. The University of Maryland's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJS) is a national and ...
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by admin on 6/26/12
Dr. Everette B. Penn, Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) and Founder of the Teen and Police Service Academy (TAPS Academy), was one of three selected to receive a UHCL Faculty Fellowship for the 2012-2013 academic year. Recipients of this fellowship receive a $5000 stipend ... As the Division Chair for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, he leads nine academic programs. In the classroom, he is admired by his ...
via behavioral criminology - Google Blog Search by Lauren Riggs on 6/28/12
Serving a slight majority of female students (65%), OUA's most popular subjects include education, criminology, communications, teacher training, accounting, information technology, marketing, and behavioral sciences.
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Criminology Professor to Use Fellowship Funds to Aid Program Working With At ...
Equities.com As the Division Chair for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, he leads nine academic programs. In the classroom, he is admired by his students while teaching juvenile justice, race and crime, graduate seminar and internship courses. “I am honored to be ... and more » |
via behavioral criminology - Google News on 6/4/12
Three Florida State University Criminologists Rank Among 'Hit Parade' of ...
Newswise (press release) “Kevin Beaver's research in bio-social criminology has led to an empirical and theoretical resurgence in criminological inquiry,” Blomberg said. “His research findings have providing compelling evidence that various forms of criminal and violent ... |
via behavioral criminology - Google News on 6/28/12
Australia Leading a Rise in Virtual Classrooms, US on Board?
Open Equal Free Serving a slight majority of female students (65%), OUA's most popular subjects include education, criminology, communications, teacher training, accounting, information technology, marketing, and behavioral sciences. The courses have no prerequisites ... |
via behavioral criminology - Google News on 6/14/12
University of Houston-Clear Lake announces faculty fellowships
Ultimate Clear Lake Penn joined the university in 2004 as an assistant professor of criminology and has since been promoted to his current position with tenure as well as division chair of behavioral and social sciences. He has had numerous articles published in "Journal ... and more » |
via behavioral criminology - Google News on 6/11/12
 KVAL |
OUS Chancellor George Pernsteiner's email announcing presidential finalist
Oregon Daily Emerald The finalist is Dr. Michael R. Gottfredson, currently the Executive Vice-Chancellor and Provost at the University of California, Irvine, and a Professor of Criminology, Law and Society. Dr. Gottfredson's name ... During this time he has led efforts to ... Michael Gottfredson sole finalist for University of Oregon presidentOregonLive.com Californian picked to lead University of OregonVentura County Star all 82 news articles » |
via behavioral criminology - Google News on 6/20/12
A New Look at Women and Organised Crime
AllAfrica.com The vast majority of crimes, however, still continue to be committed by men and as a result, many criminological theories - ostensibly of general application - account only for the behavioral traits of men. In fact, most theories of crime either ignore ... and more » |
via behavioral criminology - Google News on 6/13/12
Where were you during the Boston Strangler case?
Boston.com (blog) A Medical-Psychiatric Committee was established to study psychological clues emerging from the crime scenes, one of the earliest applications of behavioral/investigative profiling. Although not of one mind, the Committee tended to believe that there ... and more » |
via behavioral criminology - Google News on 6/5/12
Live Chat: Violent Crime
Ottawa Citizen Join our panel: Brent Turvey is the author of Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis and is a forensic scientist, criminal profiler and adjunct professor of criminology at Oklahoma City University; Frederic Reamer is the ... and more » |
via behavioral criminology - Google News on 6/3/12
Who's afraid of the neuroscience of politics? I am.
ScienceBlog.com (blog) Mooney then gave a guest spot to his pal the behavioral psychologist Andrea Kuszewski, who served up a characteristically fiery and entertaining riposte called, “Who's afraid of the neuroscience of politics?”, defending behavioral psychology ... |
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Remapping Gang Turf: Math Model Used for Mapping Chimp Territories Applies
Science Daily (press release) The findings appear online June 25 in Criminology, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by the American Society of Criminology, the world's largest society of scholars conducting research on crime. "Maps of gang territories provide police with a ... Remapping gang turf: Math model shows crimes cluster on borders between rivalsScience Codex all 12 news articles » |
"Behavioral Forensics" bundle created by Mike Nova
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- Criminal Justice and Behavior recent issues
- Psychology, Public Policy, and Law - Vol 18, Iss 1
- Law and Human Behavior - Online First Publication
- Law and Human Behavior - Vol 36, Iss 2
- Criminology and Criminal Justice recent issues
- Behavioral Sciences & the Law - pubmed
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - Vol 102, Iss 4
- Journal of Criminal Justice - ScienceDirect Publication
- IJLP - International Journal of Law and Psychiatry - ScienceDirect Publication
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- Behavioral Sciences & the Law
- British Journal of Psychology
- JFPP-most cited - http://www.tandfonline.com/action/cookieAbsent
- PsycCRITIQUES Blog
- Psychological Reports: Table of Contents
- behavioral forensics - Google Blog Search
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/27/12
 Examiner.com |
Latest craze a 'zombie' attack video of your home
Examiner.com Radell Smith, Atlanta Crime Examiner. Radell Smith possesses a formal education in behavioral forensics as well as successful experience in the field of profiling unsolved homicides. Subscribe · RSS Feed · Become an Examiner ... and more » |
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/26/12
Alameda County civil grand jury report criticizes county for lax oversight of ...
Contra Costa Times Jurors also criticized the behavioral health care agency for lax oversight. Both agencies are improving, jurors added, but they still cited "shortcomings" in their 150-page final report released Monday. ... "The public should be concerned about the ... |
via behavioral forensics - Google Blog Search by unknown on 6/27/12
"DMH is a drug free workplace. All candidates will be required to pass a mandatory pre employment drug test". Under the supervision of the Clinical Support... From State of South Carolina 27 Jun 2012 07:08:58 GMT View all ...
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/25/12
White House flexes muscle after SCOTUS immigration ruling, raising debt ceiling
Examiner.com Radell Smith, Atlanta Crime Examiner. Radell Smith possesses a formal education in behavioral forensics as well as successful experience in the field of profiling unsolved homicides. Subscribe · RSS Feed · Become an Examiner ... and more » |
via behavioral forensics - Google Blog Search by admin on 6/30/12
"DMH is a drug-free workplace. All candidates will be required to pass a mandatory pre-employment drug test". Under the supervision of the Clinical.
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/29/12
 Examiner.com |
Fort Bragg shooting follows extensive crime fears
Examiner.com Radell Smith, Atlanta Crime Examiner. Radell Smith possesses a formal education in behavioral forensics as well as successful experience in the field of profiling unsolved homicides. Subscribe · RSS Feed · Become an Examiner ... |
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/29/12
Bees Shed Light On Human Sweet Perception and Metabolic Disorders
Science Daily (press release) "From this study, we realized we can take advantage of honey bees in understanding how food-related behaviors interact with internal metabolism, as well as how to manipulate these food-related behaviors in order to control metabolic disorders," added ... and more » |
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/29/12
 Examiner.com |
Zimmerman back in court on Friday for second bond hearing
Examiner.com Radell Smith, Criminal Profiles Examiner. Radell Smith possesses a formal education in behavioral forensics as well as successful experience in the field of profiling unsolved homicides. Subscribe · RSS Feed · Become an Examiner ... and more » |
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/29/12
The Olympics: Users must protect their own cyberspace
Infosecurity Magazine Most will remember the 7/7 London attacks, where one bomb detonated within a London bus. Now the buses have been fitted with their own form of 'behavioral analysis' technology that will detect a bus behaving “erratically — something that might happen ... |
via pubmed: "behav sci law"[jour... by Vincent GM, Guy LS, Gershenson BG, McCabe P on 6/30/12
Behav Sci Law. 2012 Jun 29;
Authors: Vincent GM, Guy LS, Gershenson BG, McCabe P
Abstract
An effective approach to reducing recidivism is, first, to identify a youth's risk of reoffending and then to match the intensity of interventions to that risk level. This pre-post quasi-experimental, prospective study compared 247 (pre) with 217 (post) adjudicated youths to examine the implementation of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) and its effects on case management practices in Louisiana's Caddo parish probation office. The results indicated that placement rates dropped by 50%, use of maximum levels of supervision dropped by almost 30%, and use of community services decreased except for high-risk youths, but only after the SAVRY was properly implemented. This shift towards more appropriate allocation of resources that are matched to risk level occurred without a significant increase in reoffending. The implications for implementation and for use of risk/needs assessment in juvenile probation are discussed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PMID: 22745028 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/27/12
Dylan McDermott, sister get needed closure in mother's murder
Examiner.com Radell Smith, Criminal Profiles Examiner. Radell Smith possesses a formal education in behavioral forensics as well as successful experience in the field of profiling unsolved homicides. Subscribe · RSS Feed · Become an Examiner ... and more » |
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/28/12
Janesville School District lists retirements, resignations
Janesville Gazette Harding began working in Janesville in 2001, teaching students with emotional and behavioral disabilities at Edison Middle School. She then moved to Marshall Middle .... Pakes coached forensics for nine years. -- Patricia Piek-Groth retires after 19 ... |
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/28/12
 GovInfoSecurity.com |
Developing Situational Awareness
GovInfoSecurity.com In this case, network security analysts need to combine behavioral data about malicious artifacts with the network traffic flow data to understand malicious activity across the network. "Without combining relevant data sets impacting the network ... |
via behavioral forensics - Google Blog Search by Greg Laden on 6/29/12
SMM Race Exhibit Panel addressing the common misconception that a forensic anthropologist can look at a skull and accurately attribute "race. ... Anthropology (199), Cannibalism (4), Language (20), Language phylogeny (3), Archaeology (116 ), Origin of Agriculture (19), Atheism (212), Aves (birds) (129), Behavioral Biology (127), Naturalistic Fallacy (6), Nature-Nurture (12), Sex Differences (46), Trivers-Willard (11), Biogeography (30), Books (135), Books-Birds (29) ...
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/29/12
Rational Retention Integrates Catelas
Virtual-Strategy Magazine Catelas Early Case Intelligence leverages a unique combination of technologies, based on social network analysis and behavioral analytics, called Relationships Forensics. This allows Catelas to identify the key people and uncover the hot documents in a ... and more » |
via behavioral forensics - Google Blog Search by Walla Walla on 6/26/12
forensic use a knowledge involving economic theories , business information , financial credit reporting methods, sales along with auditing requirements and procedures, data supervision & electronic breakthrough , evidence ...
via pubmed: "behav sci law"[jour... by Perrault RT, Paiva-Salisbury M, Vincent GM on 6/29/12
Behav Sci Law. 2012 Jun 28;
Authors: Perrault RT, Paiva-Salisbury M, Vincent GM
Abstract
Juvenile probation officers (JPOs) are required to make numerous decisions about the case management of young offenders on a daily basis. This multi-site study examined JPOs' (N = 64) perceptions of the typical youth's risk of reoffending before implementation of a risk/needs assessment (RNA) tool, and their self-reported, case management decision-making after implementation of an RNA tool. Results indicated that JPOs tended to overestimate the likely base rates of reoffending while RNA tool estimates were more accurate. Further, most JPOs appeared to be making service referral and placement decisions commensurate with youths' risk levels, regardless of whether they claimed to use the RNA tool in their decisions. Variability in application of risk to case management practices was more a function of the probation office than of the specific JPO. Implications for use of risk assessment in juvenile probation are discussed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PMID: 22740174 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
via Behavioral Sciences & the Law by Gina M. Vincent, Laura S. Guy, Bernice G. Gershenson, Patrick McCabe on 6/29/12
An effective approach to reducing recidivism is, first, to identify a youth's risk of reoffending and then to match the intensity of interventions to that risk level. This pre–post quasi-experimental, prospective study compared 247 (pre) with 217 (post) adjudicated youths to examine the implementation of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) and its effects on case management practices in Louisiana's Caddo parish probation office. The results indicated that placement rates dropped by 50%, use of maximum levels of supervision dropped by almost 30%, and use of community services decreased except for high-risk youths, but only after the SAVRY was properly implemented. This shift towards more appropriate allocation of resources that are matched to risk level occurred without a significant increase in reoffending. The implications for implementation and for use of risk/needs assessment in juvenile probation are discussed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/28/12
Georgia leaders promise CJ savings, tout drug addicts success
Examiner.com Radell Smith, Atlanta Crime Examiner. Radell Smith possesses a formal education in behavioral forensics as well as successful experience in the field of profiling unsolved homicides. Subscribe · RSS Feed · Become an Examiner ... |
via behavioral forensics - Google News on 6/28/12
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective in Combatting Anxiety Disorders, Study ...
Science Daily (press release) Whether it is a phobia like a fear of flying, public speaking or spiders, or a diagnosis such as obsessive compulsive disorder, new research finds patients suffering from anxiety disorders showed the most improvement when treated with cognitive ... |
