Papers by Janne Kivivuori
Policing & Society, Dec 13, 2014
There is a distinct lack of knowledge about how the rise of private security relates to young peo... more There is a distinct lack of knowledge about how the rise of private security relates to young people in adversarial encounters. Prior studies suggest that the policing of young people by police is a common occurrence and social biases exist. However, policing of young people by private security guards has gained much less attention. Drawing on a large-scale youth survey (N = 5826), this article examines the extent and social biases of adversarial contacts between private security guards and youths. The findings showed that 29% of 15-16 year old Finnish youths reported adversarial security guard contact in a year. The open-ended responses indicated that young people were typically suspected of shoplifting, being a nuisance or drinking alcohol. Social biases were examined using the differential selection hypothesis, which suggests that some groups are disproportionately targeted. Multivariate analysis showed that, as expected, delinquency and alcohol use were associated with adversarial contacts. However, when these were controlled, living in a city, living in a non-nuclear family and low educational aspirations increased the likelihood of security guard interventions. The article compares the findings with prior studies of police control of youth. Similar results are that the probability for an individual to be selected is partly defined through his/her social status. However, results diverge concerning the gender effect. Our findings indicated that both boys and girls were equally likely to be targeted. The article places the findings with reference to the persistence of the labelling theoretical effects and discusses the transformations of policing connected to young people.
En raison des differences en matiere de definitions, de sources de donnees et de procedures judic... more En raison des differences en matiere de definitions, de sources de donnees et de procedures judiciaires, comparer les homicides perpetres dans les pays europeens n’est pas une tâche aisee. Face a ces limites, nous avons etabli une base de donnees commune sur les homicides en Europe (EHM). La Finlande, les Pays-Bas et la Suede sont les trois pays fondateurs de cette base de donnees ; toutefois, des actions ont ete menees en vue de mettre en oeuvre cet outil dans d’autres pays d’Europe. Dans ce document, nous presentons cet ensemble de donnees ainsi qu’une recente analyse de l’un des types d’homicides les plus repandus : l’homicide conjugal. Ces resultats montrent que l’EHM, en tant que base de donnees commune, fournit une occasion unique de surveiller de pres, et de maniere detaillee, divers types d’homicides a travers l’Europe.
Nordic Journal of Criminology, 2021
Nordic Journal of Criminology, 2020
Crime & Delinquency, 2020
In this article, we examine the correlates of fear of violence in the cross-media landscape. The ... more In this article, we examine the correlates of fear of violence in the cross-media landscape. The study draws on the Finnish National Crime Victim Survey ( n = 6,141, respondents aged 15–74 years). First, we examine from what information and media sources respondents receive information on violent crime. We then examine how consumption of different types of media and information sources on violent crime associates with the contemporary experience of fear of street violence, avoidance behavior due to threat of violence, and perceived threat of terrorism to oneself. We also examine whether this association remains when age, gender, education, past victimization, and economic strain are adjusted for.
SpringerBriefs in Criminology, 2018
Criminology, 2017
We examined cross‐national variation in the gender differential in offending, which is often refe... more We examined cross‐national variation in the gender differential in offending, which is often referred to as the gender gap in crime. Analyses were directed toward two empirical questions: 1) Is the gender gap narrower in less patriarchal sociocultural settings, and if so, 2) is this outcome a result of higher levels of offending on the part of girls, lower levels of offending on the part of boys, or some combination thereof? To address these questions, we compiled a multilevel, cross‐national data set combining information on self‐reported offending from the second International Self Report Delinquency Survey (ISRD‐2) with normative and structural indicators of societal levels of patriarchy. The results from regression equations showed the gender gap in delinquency to be narrower at reduced national levels of patriarchy. The predicted probabilities calculated from regression coefficients suggested that this narrowing is a result of increased offending among girls and, to some extent...
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 2016
Policing and Society, 2014
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2015
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