The multiple maneuvering target tracking algorithm based on a particle filter is addressed. The equivalent-noise approach is adopted, which uses a simple dynamic model consisting of target state and equivalent noise which accounts for the combined effects of the process noise and maneuvers. The equivalent-noise approach converts the problem of maneuvering target tracking to that of state estima...

—This paper presents Current statistical model based Adaptive Unscented Kalman Filter (CAUKF) for maneuvering target tracking, which is based on Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI). In order to introduce the Kalman filter, the state-space model, which uses RSSI values as the measurement equation, needs to be obtained. Thus a current statistical model for maneuvering target based on the ...

Clinicians in sex offender treatment programs are required to resolve the ethical dilemmas, which invariably arise in this sort of work, by breaching traditional mental health ethical principles such as maintaining confidentiality and promoting patient autonomy. Indeed the mark of a “good” therapist is their primary focus on the protection of the community rather than on the interests of the of...

Since discovery of an underlying organisational structure from crime data leads the investigation to terrorist cells or organised crime groups, detecting covert networks are important to crime investigation. As shown in application of Offender Group Detection Model (OGDM), which is developed and tested on a theft network in Bursa, Turkey, use of effective data mining methods can reveal offender...

The role of criminal, social interactions occupies a central place in criminology, yet minimal research exists on the relationship between co-offender networks and dimensions of offending. Drawing on the social network literature, this investigation hypothesizes that a link exists between the level of redundancy (i.e., the extent of overlap) in an individual’s co-offender network and offending ...

A popular misconception among the general public is that sex offenders most often victimize strangers. To better understand these misconceptions about sex offenders, this study determines the frequency of misperception in the general public and establishes if the misconceptions are related to the policy of sex offender registration. Using a self-administered mail survey, it is found that on ave...

Decisional forgiveness is a behavioral intention to act less negatively and more positively toward an offender. Emotional forgiveness is a process in which positive otheroriented emotions replace unforgiving emotions. We present five studies, involving N=832 participants, to (a) develop the Decisional Forgiveness Scale (DFS) and Emotional Forgiveness Scale (EFS; Studies 1 & 2), and (b) assess i...

Crime reduction remains a critical challenge in modern societies. Thus, identifying regions in a city with an elevated risk for future crimes is of high interest to plan prevention strategies. Attempts have been made to apply various statistical and machine learning techniques to predict crime, while computational methods such as agent-based modeling (ABM) can account for the offender and its i...

The appearance of this series, of which this work is the pioneer, marks an epoch in the history of English penal administration. Signs are not wanting that the English public are beginning to become aware of the work done with regard to the criminal in France and Italy. The lately published report of the Special Committee on English prisons directs attention to this work. It shows that in Engla...