Active offender research relies on the collection of data from noninstitutionalized criminals
and has made significant contributions to our understanding of the etiology of serious crime …

Recently, numerous police organisations have made a strategic decision to employ humour
on social media, via memes and other comical posts, to increase community engagement …

Bringing together cutting-edge theory and research that bridges academic disciplines from
criminology and criminal justice, to developmental psychology, sociology, and political …

Common depictions of buying and selling illicit drugs online centre on how drug market
actors engage in dark web drug cryptomarkets, but the supply of illicit drugs also takes place …

Narrative identity theorists have long held that individuals construct identities as a coherent
tale of their past, present, and future selves. These life stories are structured along …

Prices in illegal drug markets are difficult to predict. Based on qualitative interviews with 68
incarcerated drug dealers in Norway, we explore dealers' perspectives on fair prices and the …

Humor is essential to social life, but it is often overlooked in the study of crime and other
social problems. We introduce and make use of humor theory, emphasizing the theories of …

The number of students studying criminology at university has significantly increased. Yet,
criminology students have been all but ignored in research, despite being key stakeholders …

Cryptomarkets are increasingly requiring users to purchase products with Monero (a 'privacy
coin') to further obfuscate the digital trail of money compared to conventional …

In recent years, western societies have experienced a fundamental transformation in the
way crime is understood and dealt with. Against the backdrop of a current great interest in …