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- School personnel perception of parental involvement and students’ behavior problems: practical implicationsPublication . Caridade, Sónia; Azevedo, Vanessa; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Sani, Ana Isabel; Nunes, Laura M.School is a privileged context to prevent specific behavior problems. Parental involvement in school activities is crucial to promote social functioning. This study aimed to access the Portuguese school personnel perception of parental involvement and students’ behavior problems. A study with 333 school personnel, aged between 29 and 66 (M = 50.84, SD = 7.54), was developed. School personnel’s participants rated parental involvement as low and nearly one in five professionals rated student’s general behavior as bad. A significant association between parental involvement and the perception of students’ general behavior was found. 80% of the professionals rating student’s general behavior as bad also rating parental involvement as poor. Additional research into implications of parental involvement in school activities and school students’ behavior problems is necessary aiming assessment, prevention, and intervention strategies in this area.
- Predicting frequent and feared crime typologies: individual and social/environmental variables, and incivilitiesPublication . Caridade, Sónia; Magalhães, Mariana; Azevedo, Vanessa; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Maia, Rui Leandro; Estrada, Rui; Sani, Ana Isabel; Nunes, Laura M.The lack of organisation in urban spaces plays a decisive role in the level of integration, communication and social bonds of the residents, impacting the citizens’ feelings of trust and security. Different personal variables and contextual characteristics have been associated with the fear of crime (FOC). The main objective of this study is to analyse how individual and social/environmental variables, and incivilities, predict crime against people and property, crime that has either happened or is feared to happen. Five hundred and fifty-four residents (M = 43.82; SD = 18.38) in the Historic Centre of Porto (HCP), Portugal, answered 61 items of the Diagnosis of Local Security (DLS) Questionnaire. The results of this study show that in the most frequent crime category, 72% of occurrences represent crime against property. In the feared crime category, there is a preponderance of crime against people (61%). Age of the respondents predicted the most frequent and feared crime, while sex predicted the most feared crime only. Social/environmental variables, as well as incivilities, also predict the frequent and feared crime in two typologies, i.e., crime against people and crime against property. Practical implications to reduce FOC and areas for further investigation are discussed.
- Direct and indirect victims of urban crime in the historic centre of Porto (Portugal): prevalence, dynamics and associated variablesPublication . Azevedo, Vanessa; Sani, Ana Isabel; Paulo, Daniela; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Nunes, Laura M.This study aims to quantify and characterize direct and indirect victimization and to analyse the associations between victimization and sociodemographic, criminal and environmental, social control and community variables in the urban area of the Historic Centre of Porto (hcp), Portugal. A total of 554 participants answered the “Diagnosis of Local Security Questionnaire” through face-to-face inquiry. The overall prevalence of victimization was 38.11%, with 17.7% being direct victims and 29.0% indirect victims. The most reported crimes were robbery, theft and offenses to physical integrity, which occurred mainly at night, on the street. The majority of victims sought police support, but satisfaction level with the authorities was low. Sociodemographic, criminal and environmental variables were associated with (in)direct victimization.
- Report presenting the first results of LookCrim ProjectPublication . Nunes, Laura M.; Sani, Ana Isabel; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Gouveia, Feliz Ribeiro; Oliveira, Gisela; Guerreiro, Maria João; Freitas, Pedro; Estrada, Rui; Maia, Rui Leandro; Caridade, Sónia; Azevedo, Vanessa; Paulo, Daniela; dos Santos, Hugo; Ferreira, Inês; Gonçalves, Maria João
- Temporal variability of theft types in the historic centre of PortoPublication . Azevedo, Vanessa; Magalhães, Mariana; Paulo, Daniela; Maia, Rui Leandro; Oliveira, Gisela; Guerreiro, Maria João; Sani, Ana; Nunes, Laura M.Criminology theories imply that time is a relevant variable, especially for the prevention and intervention of criminal occurrences. Thus, the study of criminal temporal patterns has been described as being of great relevance. The present study focuses on describing and exploring the influence of temporal and seasonal variables on the occurrence of different types of theft in the Historic Centre of Porto through the analysis of official records of the Public Security Police. Significant differences were found regarding the time of day and season of occurrence, even though it is not observed for all the types of theft analysed. Overall, theft was more prevalent at night and less frequent during winter, which is congruent with previous literature and the routine activity theory. Being the first case study in Porto city, Portugal, this research may be of extreme importance for both designing prevention and intervention policies in the area, and for inspiring future research on a criminal time analysis.
- Looking at crime – ética e deontologia em contexto de investigação com pessoasPublication . Azevedo, Vanessa; Sani, Ana Isabel; Nunes, Laura M.Atendendo a que os «criminólogos tendem a basear-se principalmente, direta ou indiretamente, em investigação empírica com seres humanos» (Johnstone, 2005, p.60), no âmbito do projeto “Looking at crime: Communities and physical spaces” tornou-se imperativo discutir e balizar um conjunto de princípios éticos e deontológicos. Neste trabalho propomos: i) proceder à contextualização sintética do projeto, ii) identificar as suas especificidades, e iii) sistematizar os princípios éticos e deontológicos considerados, exemplificando a sua implementação. O projeto “Looking at crime: Communities and physical spaces” propõe-se a realizar um retrato abrangente do crime no Centro Histórico do Porto, através da caracterização dos crimes reportados oficialmente, da implementação de um inquérito de vitimação e da observação dos espaços físicos, tendo como população-alvo indivíduos adultos da comunidade. No que concerne às especificidades - com evidentes implicações ético-deontológicas, destacam-se o envolvimento de uma equipa multidisciplinar, a multiplicidade e diversidade das fontes dos dados, a delimitação geográfica e a abordagem de um grupo potencialmente vulnerável, nomeadamente vítimas de crime (Peter & Friedland, 2017). Assim, para além da obtenção das autorizações por parte das várias instituições envolvidas (e.g., Junta de Freguesia, Ministério da Educação), tornou-se imperativo salvaguardar princípios éticos e deontológicos, tais como o consentimento informado, a participação voluntária, a confidencialidade e o anonimato, a relação entre riscos e benefícios (com primazia do critério de risco mínimo), a segurança, a intrusão e a responsabilidade social (Caridade, 2017; Israel & Hay, 2014; Johnstone, 2005; Rhineberger, 2006). Estes princípios concretizam-se em várias estratégias, que perpassam as diferentes fases da investigação.
- Times and spaces of crime in the Historic Centre of Porto: evidence from official dataPublication . Maia, Rui Leandro; Guerreiro, Maria João; Paulo, Daniela; Azevedo, Vanessa; Sani, Ana IsabelThe analysis of official data is a traditional strategy to study criminality in a geographic space (e.g., city, country). This work focuses on the analysis of the official statistics of crime against property at the Historic Centre of Porto, Portugal, in 2018. It addresses temporal (i.e., by period of the week, time of day) and spatial patterns (i.e., spatial analysis, typology of spaces) of crime occurrences. The database was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics, and by spatial density analysis. Theft was the most common type of crime, although crime types varied greatly with location, and time of the day. There were no significant differences on crime occurrences by days of the week and most crimes were reported in the afternoon. Concerning typology of spaces, most crimes occurred at linear spaces, especially robberies. Findings can be very useful for sustainable and considered urban planning, by aligning the location of material and human resources with the detection of seasonal and comparable crime patterns, enabling more efficient crime prevention in urban areas.
- Relatório de apresentação dos primeiros resultados do Projeto LookCrimPublication . Nunes, Laura M.; Sani, Ana Isabel; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Gouveia, Feliz Ribeiro; Oliveira, Gisela; Guerreiro, Maria João; Freitas, Pedro; Estrada, Rui; Maia, Rui Leandro; Caridade, Sónia; Azevedo, Vanessa; Paulo, Daniela; Santos, Hugo dos; Ferreira, Inês; Gonçalves, Maria João
- Research report of the LookCrim Project, from conceptualization to practicePublication . Nunes, Laura M.; Sani, Ana Isabel; Azevedo, Vanessa; Gouveia, Feliz Ribeiro; Oliveira, Gisela; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Guerreiro, Maria João; Freitas, Pedro; Estrada, Rui; Maia, Rui Leandro; Caridade, Sónia; Gonçalves, Maria João; dos Santos, Hugo; Paulo, Daniela
- School climate and students’ disruptive behavior: perceptions of school professionalsPublication . Azevedo, Vanessa; Caridade, Sónia; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Nunes, Laura M.; Sani, Ana IsabelSchool climate (SC) reflects the culture and norms of the school community, being a potential factor linked to students’ disruptive behavior (DB). This study intended to characterize the Portuguese school professionals’ perception on SC, analyzing the connections to the students’ DB. Another objective was to explore the differences on SC based on the functions of school professionals and school geographic location. An exploratory study with 333 school professionals was carried out. Concerning SC, the participants were asked about environmental-structural and relationships, while absenteeism, behavior problems, and incivilities were included in the students’ DB. Overall, the participants generally reported positive perceptions about SC. Differences were observed on DB, based on SC ratings. The participants rating poorer environmental-structural and relationships tended to report more DB. SC differed according to the school geographic location and to functions of school professionals. Additional research about the implications of SC on students’ DB is needed to develop preventive strategies.
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