Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice: Volume 5 Issue 2

Guest editorial

Amanda Davies

Ethical leadership within law enforcement agencies: pedagogical and cultural challenges

Haydn W. McComas

Effective ethical leadership is crucial for law enforcement leaders. Ultimately the presence or absence of ethical leadership has significant implications for society. Yet…

Instrumental red teaming of “terrorism”: attack-concept gaming to develop comprehension, anticipation and resilience

Charles Knight

The purpose of this paper is to describe a gaming approach to making key theoretical ideas accessible, understandable and useful for security practitioners confronting…

Police educators’ experiences of teaching and teaching development: implications for developing police academy staff

Brett Leslie Shipton

This paper outlines some of the key results of a PhD study of the teaching and teaching development experiences of police educators practising in Australian police…

Understanding the expression of grievances in the Arabic Twitter-sphere using machine learning

Yeslam Al-Saggaf, Amanda Davies

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the design, application and findings of a case study in which the application of a machine learning algorithm is utilised to…

Is online fraud just fraud? Examining the efficacy of the digital divide

Cassandra Cross

Fraud is not a new offence. However, the recent evolution and proliferation of technologies (predominantly the internet) has seen offenders increasingly use virtual…

Data hiding the truth for the last few years: a panel data analysis of crimes against women

Aarthee Ragunathan, Ezhilmaran Devarasan

The offence against femininity has not only destroyed India’s development but also its future. When it comes down to the most important factor like sex, the social evils…

Citizen participation in crime prevention: a study in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Pang Heng Lau, Kamsiah Ali

The purpose of this paper is to discuss citizen participation in crime prevention in Kuching, Malaysia. This is a study of how citizen participated in crime prevention has…