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Crime Propensity in Collective and individualistic Societies: A cross-culture comparison between China and the UK
Are the causes of youth crime the same in Western and Eastern countries? Western research based on Situational Action Theory (SAT) has demonstrated that young people’s crime involvement varies by their law-relevant personal ... -
First time offenders as once and future victims: Using police records to explore the victim-offender overlap in the Turning Point Project
Introduction The victim-offender overlap is an important phenomenon in criminology (Jennings et al, 2012). The research supporting the existence of the overlap is undisputable and it is arguably one of the most significant ... -
Intimate Partner Violence Victims’ Perceptions and Experiences of Criminal Justice Interventions: A comparative study of England and Portugal
This thesis is about criminal justice intervention and responses to intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in England and Wales, and Portugal. It emerges in the context of the avid debate in both countries concerning ...