The infusion of digital technology into contemporary society has had significant effects for
everyday life and for everyday crimes. Digital Criminology: Crime and Justice in Digital …

Objectives This study examines the effect of crime‐specific fears (worry about crime and
perceived risk of crime), violent victimization, and diffuse anxieties (belief in a dangerous …

Purpose Controversial encounters between racial minorities and law enforcement have led
to increased public discourse surrounding race and law enforcement in the United States. A …

As opioid-related deaths have increased nationally, so too has policy attention toward
addressing the problem. However, there are questions concerning public perceptions of the …

This book examines how de-radicalisation programmes have been portrayed in the media
and details the role of public relations (PR) strategies employed by such programmes and …

Background The prevalence of behavioral problems among preschool children is
remarkably increasing in the clinical setting. Aim The current study aimed to investigate the …

Narrative frames refer to the ways in which information in media is relayed, organized, and
contextualized, in order to provide learners with a structure and a frame of reference for new …

Race/ethnicity, gender, and exposure to various types of media have been identified as
important predictors of fear of crime. However, previous research largely fails to take a truly …

Research on the relationship between media consumption and perceptions of or feelings
about crime often relies on survey data. This research, however, rarely if ever contextualizes …

Much of the research on firearm owners implies that the US population can be divided into
two groups—those that own guns and those that do not; however, there is a third group …