Science education in the 21st century emphasizes the development of argumentation and
critical thinking (CT) skills for socioscientific issues (SSIs), which students can also apply to …

Satisfaction from police performance in cases that are screened out from police investigation
is low, particularly for victims who report online. In a randomized controlled trial, we report …

We identify five challenges notoriously faced by researchers conducting youth intervention
studies: access to the target population, successful recruitment, ensuring continued …

Realism and Complexity in Social Science is an argument for a new approach to
investigating the social world, that of complex realism. Complex realism brings together a …

Most victims' cases are not progressed through the criminal justice system, which is a
phenomenon linked to low satisfaction with police performance. Little is known about how …

Background Unwanted sexual behaviours (USB) are widespread within mass transit
networks worldwide. The present study examines the effectiveness of a place-based …

In their investigations of criminal cases, law enforcement agencies rely heavily on forensic
evidence. Numerous studies have examined the scientific and technological advancements …

Substantial evidence suggests that focussing police resources on hotspots of crime has a
discernable crime-reduction effect. However, little is known about the efficacy of proactively …

Objectives Research on police body-worn cameras (BWCs) draws attention to the need for
suspects to be aware of the devices for them to exert a deterrent,“civilising effect”, which can …

Abstract Research Question Did a 15-min patrol delivery over 1 day reduce serious violent
crime in large hot spots (mean size= 2 km× 2 km), without displacing such crimes to nearby …