CrimPapers daily update

Welcome to the CrimPapers daily update for Wednesday 19 August 2026, containing 17 articles from 17 journals.

Criminal Justice and Behaviour

Organizational Landscapes of Legal Defense: Type of Counsel and Criminal Case Outcomes Across Inquisitorial and Adversarial Systems by Miguel Quintana-Navarrete, Gustavo Fondevila

Journal of Family Violence

Histories of Victimization: Experiences From Victim-Survivors of Intimate Partner Firearm Violence Who Petition For Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Criminology and Public Policy

Improving Policing By Improving Crime Prevention: Ron Clarke and the Center For Problem‐oriented Policing by Michael S. Scott, graeme R. Newman

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Narrative Complexity and Identity Formation in the Diary of Jack the Ripper by David Canter

Theoretical Criminology

Book Review: Women’s Desistance in A Colonial Context: Lived Experiences From Aotearoa New Zealand By Low, G. by Kanupriya Sharma6123university of Nottingham, UK

Legal and Criminological Psychology

From Novice to Expert: A Rational Choice Examination of Detection Avoidance Strategies Among Sexual Offenders by Alexandra Ferreira de Amorim, julien Chopin, eric Beauregard

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

A Relational Tug-of-War: Bidirectional Post-Relationship Pursuit in Intimate Relationships Comparing Cisgender Heterosexual and Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals by Nell Lambdin Madelyn D. P. Hutchison Tricia H. Witte A Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Usab Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Terrorism and Political Violence

Beyond the Anglosphere: Siege, Neo-Nazi Accelerationism, and the Transnationalization of Hate by Ariel Koch A Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israelb International Institute For Counter-Terrorism (ict), Reichman University, Herzliya, Israelc Institute For the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (isgap), New York, Ny, Usadr. Ariel Koch Is An Adjunct Lecturer At the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy At Reichman University, and A Research Fellow At the International Institute For Counter-Terrorism (ict) and the Institute For the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (isgap).

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Online Sexual Violence Against Children and Adolescents in Uganda: A Critical Review of Gaps, Opportunities, and Policy Pathways by Agnes Kyamulabi Mishell Barreno Caicedo Erica Frank University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Bc, Canadaagnes Kyamulabi Is A Graduate Student At the University of British Columbia With A Strong Focus on Digital Health, Preventive and Social Medicine. As A Graduate Research Assistant For the “Trauma-Informed Design of Digital Health Technologies” Study, Agnes Is Actively Involved in Advancing Knowledge in Public Health and Digital Health Innovation. She Is Also A Certified Trainer of Trainers (tot) in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (srhr). Her Research Centers on the Well-Being of Children and Adolescents, Particularly in Preventing Sexual Violence and Fostering Healthy Family Dynamics. As A Tot in Srhr, Agnes Is Dedicated to Addressing Sexual Violence Against Children, Especially in the Underexplored and Ongoing Context of Online Platforms. She Is Deeply Committed to Using Research As A Tool For Informing Practice, While Documenting Lessons Learned to Effect Positive Change in Communities.mishell Barreno Caicedo, Md, Msc, Is A Second-Year Msc Student At the School of Population and Public Health (spph). She Holds A Medical Degree (magna Cum Laude) From the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador and Has Strong Interest in the Intercept Between Public Health and Preventive Medicine Globally. Mishell Is Also An Active Member of the Ecuadorian National Association of Rural Doctors and An External Consultant on Hematological Diseases For the Archaeology Department of the African Diaspora in Latin America At the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She Has Received Recognition For Her Work As A Physician and Health Advocate, Including A “Recognition For Contributing to the Humanitarian Mission to Help the Ecuadorian Population During Social Protests” and the Icare Summer Student Scholarship 2024.erica Frank, Md, Mph, Facpm Is A Physician and Professor in Ubc’s School of Population and Public Health and Department of Family Medicine in Ubc’s Faculty of Medicine. She Is Also Affiliate Faculty in Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies, and Served the Allowed Two Terms As the Tier I Canada Research Chair in Preventive Medicine and Population Health. Dr. Frank Is the Founder of Nextgenu.org. She Is A Lifelong Advocate For Population Health, Including Serving on the Boards and As President of the Nobel Peace Prize-Winning International Physicians For the Prevention of Nuclear War Boards in the U.s., in Canada (where She Stewards the Commemorative Casting of Ippnw-Canada’s Nobel Medal), and Now Also on Ippnw’s International Board. More Biographical Information Is Available At Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/erica_frank and At Https://spph.ubc.ca/faculty/erica-Frank/

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Missed Opportunities: A Qualitative Study of Prevention Failures in Child Sexual Offending Within the Family Environment by Stephanie Cain Jasmin Tregidga Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, Ilford, UK

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

From Orientation to Graduation: A Whole-of-Program Well-Being Approach For Criminology Students to Mitigate the Risk of Vicarious Trauma by Alice Neikirk Ray Nickson School of Law and Justice, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

Policing and Society

When Exploitation Becomes Local: County Lines, Policing and Criminal Exploitation in the UK by Chris Devany Tobias Kammersgaard Laura Bainbridge Kate Brown Ross Coomber Charlie Lloyd A Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre, University of York, York, Ukb Centre For Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmarkc School of Law, University of Leeds, Leeds, Ukd Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Howard Journal of Criminal Justice

Colluding With Perpetrators? A Content Analysis of Judicial Explanations For Child Sexual Abuse Perpetration by Kelly Richards

Victims and Offenders

Reducing the Influence of Criminogenic Thinking: A Quasi-Experimental Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in An Incarcerated Male Population (ardabil, Iran) by Davood Seifi Qarayataq Department of Law, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

Police Journal

Human Trafficking: How to Fight A Wicked Problem With Upstream Disruptive Policing Strategies by J. J. M. (jorn) van Rij, I. (istván) Szijártó, Á. C. (Ágoston) Mohay1faculty of Law, 37656university of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary284704national Portfolio Team on Immigration, Migration Crime and Human Trafficking, the Netherlands National Police, the Hague, Netherlands3committee (member), Serious Crimes Compensation Fund, the Hague, the Netherlands4founder and Board (member), Reshape Foundation, Ouddorp, the Netherlands

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Organizing Illicit and Informal Livelihoods: Chinese Immigrants and Economic Networks in the United Kingdom by Zerong Li Bayes Ahmed Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London (ucl), London, Ukzerong Li Is A Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction At University College London (ucl). Her Research Focuses on Migration, Informal Economies, and Socio-Spatial Inequalities, With Particular Emphasis on Chinese Migrant Communities in the Uk. Her Work Combines Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Examine How Structural Constraints Shape Migrants’ Economic Participation and Social Positioning.bayes Ahmed Is An Associate Professor in the Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction At University College London (ucl). His Research Spans Disaster Risk Reduction, Conflict and Migration, Genocide Diplomacy, Climate Mobility, and Hydrocide. He Is Particularly Committed to Working With Frontline Communities to Understand Their Complex Challenges and Co-Develop Actionable, Context-Specific Policy Recommendations That Respond to Their Needs.

CrimRxiv pre prints

Beyond Fairness: Explaining Incarcerated People’s Willingness to Cooperate With Correctional Officers by Daniel S. Lawrence, John Bennett, Bryce Peterson, Brittany C. Cunningham

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