out that there is ‘no such thing as a typical call about domestic violence’. She describes the nature of the calls as varied as it depends on the stage at which the woman is at in the relationship. Many women could be said to be ‘in denial’ about the experience of being a victim and take a long time to admit to themselves, and to others, that they have been abused or assaulted and that their pa...

centres and also offer counselling services. The umbrella organisation, the Rape Crisis Federation (RCF), acts as a referral service to individual women who are seeking advice and/or support around the issues of rape or sexual assault. For further information see the editorial on pages 120–122. • Victim Support. This is a national charity that helps people cope with crime. For further informati...

Human fecal matter is routinely encountered in forensic casework—identifying the source of this material could link a suspect or victim to a crime scene. Previous methods used to identify the source of the fecal matter have primarily involved microscopic comparisons. While these methods can be useful, two sources of fecal matter are required, and typically the analysis cannot individualize the ...

Since the introduction in the mid-1980s of analyses of minisatellites for DNA analyses, a revolution has taken place in forensic genetics. The subsequent invention of the PCR made it possible to develop forensic genetics tools that allow both very informative routine investigations and still more and more advanced, special investigations in cases concerning crime, paternity, relationship, disas...

The study is devoted to the substantiation of criminal-legal significance compensation for harm from a crime. To fight crime and other offenses, criminal procedure law aims at creating property barriers illegal unjustified use objects all forms ownership, ensuring return victim or harm. protection violated subjective rights can be carried out not only with help civil legislation but also admini...

We assess if asking victims about the places where crimes happen leads to estimates of “crime in place” with better measurement properties. analyze data from Barcelona Victimization Survey (2015–2020) aggregated 73 neighborhoods using longitudinal quasi-simplex models and criterion validity estimate quality four types survey-based measures crime. The distribution offense location estimates, as ...

The environmental context for this research is Alumni Village, a married student housmg complex on the campus of Florida State University. Alumni Village was analyzed as an example of a "dreadful enclosure" which can be defined as a largescale housing estate or development which possesses a reputation as the home of thieves and cutthroats. Perceptions of the safety of the complex by its residen...

  The study of victims domestic violence is an urgent issue. To eradicate intra-family violence, we must investigate not only the identity perpetrator, but also victim, forget. Since victim and perpetrator have a close relationship connections with each other. Analyzing it possible to classify them by age; gender; role status; moral psychological characteristics; severity crime from which ...

The United States has a high teenage birth rate relative to other developed countries. Children of teenagers experience more difficult childhoods than children born to other mothers, and hence may be more likely to commit crimes subsequently. I assess to what extent international patterns in teen birth rates can explain why the United States had the highest crime rates of developed countries in...