Category: Crime and Crime Prevention

Lay Participation in the Adjudication of Legal Disputes: A Legal-Historical and Comparative Analysis Focusing on the People’s Republic of China and Its Special Administrative Region Hong Kong

This article offers a comprehensive, legal-historical and comparative analysis of the respective modes of adjudication adopted in the People’s Republic of China and its Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, for as far as these make provision for the participation of ordinary citizens in the adjudication of criminal legal disputes. The focus on lay participation…Continue Reading Lay Participation in the Adjudication of Legal Disputes: A Legal-Historical and Comparative Analysis Focusing on the People’s Republic of China and Its Special Administrative Region Hong Kong

Face morphing attacks: Investigating detection with humans and computers

Face morphing is a method used by fraudsters in which two separate identity photographs are digitally merged to create a single image that sufficiently resembles both people. This image is then submitted as part of the application for a genuine passport or driving licence, and if accepted, potentially allows both people to use the same…Continue Reading Face morphing attacks: Investigating detection with humans and computers

Supporting People After Remand or Conviction (SPARC): An Innovation in Pre-Custody Care

The journey through the criminal justice system is turbulent and changes the life-course, for better or worse, of large numbers of people (Bierie and Mann, 2017). The Supporting People After Remand or Conviction (SPARC) project was set up by Lincolnshire Action Trust and HMP Lincoln to meet the Bradley Report (2009) recommendations. SPARC provides a…Continue Reading Supporting People After Remand or Conviction (SPARC): An Innovation in Pre-Custody Care

Face recognition in the real world

You use your face to verify your identity in lots of situations, from picking up a parcel at the post office to going through border control. Each time you use photo-ID, someone is required to check that your face matches your ID document. Our research has shown that this process of matching an unfamiliar face…Continue Reading Face recognition in the real world

International Legal Responsibility at its Limits

This presentation will focus on two aspects of my research on international legal responsibility. While the focus is on the system of responsibility, the external actions of the EU will be utilised as an example of actions at the international level. After situating legal responsibility within the international legal system and outlining the important role…Continue Reading International Legal Responsibility at its Limits

Attributes Associated with Homelessness in Offenders

Homelessness and offending behaviour are shown to be inextricably linked. For example, 75% of homeless services in England support clients with links to the  Criminal Justice System (Homeless Link, 2011); 1/3 of offenders lose their home while in custody (Nacro, 2006). There is little research into the underlying reasons regarding why homelessness and offending are…Continue Reading Attributes Associated with Homelessness in Offenders

Dr Ross Bartels Publishes New Paper on Mousetracking Sexual Interests

Congratulations to Dr Ross Bartels who, with his colleagues, has published a 3-study paper in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, entitled ‘Tracking Mouse Trajectories Related to Decisions About Sexual Interest’. Bartels, R. M., Lister, V. P., Imhoff, R., & Banse, R. (2019). Tracking mouse trajectories related to decisions about sexual interest. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Advanced online…Continue Reading Dr Ross Bartels Publishes New Paper on Mousetracking Sexual Interests

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