Cybercrime is a growing issue, still not fully understood by researchers or policing/law
enforcement communities. UK Government reports assert that victims of cybercrime were …

This review provides an overview and update of empirical evidence for psychologically
meaningful dynamic risk factors and protective factors for sexual offending. Using the review …

Beginning in the 1970s, the United States began an experiment in mass imprisonment.
Supporters argued that harsh punishments such as imprisonment reduce crime by deterring …

Indigenous peoples are overrepresented in correctional systems internationally, reflecting a
history of systemic racism and colonial oppression, and the practice of risk assessment with …

This important and original new book reports on a major investigation of the outcomes of
probation supervision, is concerned with the key question of what works in probation, and …

White-Collar Crime: An Opportunity Perspective analyzes white-collar crime within a
coherent theoretical framework. Using the opportunity perspective, which assumes that all …

Most risk assessment scales are developed to broadly rank individuals according to their
risk to reoffend, not to inform particular legal decisions. Consequently, there is almost always …

Many social workers, probation officers and others in the human services are employed in
positions where they deal with involuntary clients. These positions are demanding, and …

Although it is widely believed that risk assessment tools can help manage risk of violence
and offending, it is unclear what evidence exists to support this view. As such, we conducted …

As part of a general theory of sexual offending, it is suggested that the failure to achieve
intimacy in relations with adults produces emotional loneliness, which leads to an …