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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 393)
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 232)
Journal of Public Health     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 207)
Social Policy and Society     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 170)
Journal of Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 95)
British Journal of Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 80)
New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 78)
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 68)
Health and Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 63)
Journal of Applied Social Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 61)
International Journal of Social Research Methodology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 60)
Personality and Social Psychology Review     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 57)
Violence and Victims     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 52)
Critical Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 51)
Health & Social Care In the Community     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 50)
European Journal of Social Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 49)
Basic and Applied Social Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 47)
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 45)
Journal of Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 44)
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 44)
Safer Communities     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 44)
Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 40)
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 39)
European Journal of Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 38)
Journal of European Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 38)
Mental Health and Social Inclusion     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 38)
Advances in Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 38)
Qualitative Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 37)
Global Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 36)
Social Policy & Administration     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 32)
Clinical Social Work Journal     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 30)
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 29)
Research on Social Work Practice     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 29)
Science and Public Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 28)
Journal of Social Philosophy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 27)
Journal of Occupational Science     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 27)
Social Work Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 26)
Social Justice Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 25)
Social Philosophy and Policy     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 25)
Community, Work & Family     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 25)
Mental Health and Substance Use: dual diagnosis     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 25)
Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 24)
Ethics and Social Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 24)
Death Studies     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 23)
International Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 23)
Self and Identity     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 23)
The Milbank Quarterly     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 23)
International Journal of Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 23)
International Social Science Journal     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 22)
Journal of Family Issues     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 22)
Journal of Language and Social Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 22)
Philosophy & Social Criticism     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 22)
Qualitative Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 21)
Research on Language and Social Interaction     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 21)
Community Development     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 21)
Housing Policy Debate     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 21)
Social and Personality Psychology Compass     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 20)
Social Cognition     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 20)
Social Work & Social Sciences Review     Open Access   (Followers: 20)
Asian Journal of Social Science     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 19)
Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology     Partially Free   (Followers: 19)
Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 19)
Adoption & Fostering     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 19)
Australian Journal of Emergency Management     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 19)
European Review of Social Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
International Journal of Social Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
Journal of Social Issues     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
Australian Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
Journal of Integrated Care     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
Critical Policy Studies     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 17)
Journal of Comparative Social Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 16)
Developing Practice : The Child, Youth and Family Work Journal     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 16)
Social Work Review     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 16)
Journal of Social Work Education     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 16)
Policy Sciences     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 15)
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 15)
Practice: Social Work in Action     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 15)
Journal of Public Mental Health     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 15)
Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 14)
Social Behavior and Personality : An International Journal     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 14)
Social Work Education: The International Journal     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 14)
Grief Matters : The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 14)
Society and Mental Health     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 14)
Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 13)
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 13)
Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 13)
Contemporary Rural Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 13)
Canadian Social Work Review     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 13)
Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Journal of Social Service Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Learning in Health and Social Care     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Psychoanalytic Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Social Choice and Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Social Science Japan Journal     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Journal of Forensic Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Journal of Community Practice     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 11)
Mortality: Promoting the interdisciplinary study of death and dying     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 11)
Research on Economic Inequality     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 11)
Race and Social Problems     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 11)
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 11)
Asian Social Work and Policy Review     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 10)
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 10)
Health and Social Care Chaplaincy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 10)
Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 10)
International Journal of School Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 10)
International Social Security Review     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 9)
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 9)
Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 9)
Partner Abuse     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 9)
Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 9)
Journal of Policy Practice     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 8)
Journal of Prevention & Intervention Community     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 8)
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 8)
European Journal of Social Security     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 8)
Journal of Social Development in Africa     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 8)
Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Social Compass     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Social Influence     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Social Semiotics     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Social Work With Groups     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Journal of Care Services Management     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Australasian Policing     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 7)
Nordic Social Work Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Campbell Systematic Reviews     Open Access   (Followers: 7)
African Security     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 6)
Australian Journal of Social Issues     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 6)
Just Policy: A Journal of Australian Social Policy     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 6)
Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy     Open Access   (Followers: 6)
Global Social Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 6)
Review of Social Economy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 5)
Australian Ageing Agenda     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 5)
Care Management Journals     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 5)
African Journal of Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 5)
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 4)
Communities, Children and Families Australia     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 4)
Nouvelles pratiques sociales     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 4)
ACOSS Papers     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 4)
Social Work and Society     Open Access   (Followers: 4)
Journal of Comparative Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 4)
Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 4)
Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 3)
Youth Studies Australia     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 3)
Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, The     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 3)
Third Sector Review     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 3)
Public Policy and Aging Report     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 3)
Counsellor (The)     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 3)
Social Action : The Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology     Free   (Followers: 3)
International Journal of East Asian Studies     Open Access   (Followers: 3)
Journal of Human Rights and Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 3)
Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 2)
Australasian Journal of Human Security     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 2)
International Journal of Disability Management Research     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 2)
National Emergency Response     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 2)
Parity     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 2)
Developmental Child Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 2)
International Journal on Child Maltreatment : Research, Policy and Practice     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 2)
Journal of Policy Practice and Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 2)
Columbia Social Work Review     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Skriftserien Socialt Arbejde     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Journal for Specialists in Group Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 1)
Australian Journal on Volunteering     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 1)
Nusantara of Research: Jurnal Hasil-hasil Penelitian Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Groupwork     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 1)
HOLISTICA ? Journal of Business and Public Administration     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Geopolitical, Social Security and Freedom Journal     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory & Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
International Journal of Ageing and Later Life     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Journal of Social Work in the Global Community     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Links to Health and Social Care     Open Access  
AZARBE : Revista Internacional de Trabajo Social y Bienestar     Open Access  
Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift     Open Access  
Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern     Full-text available via subscription  
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning     Open Access  
Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning     Open Access  
Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research     Open Access  
Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika     Open Access  
Revista Serviço Social em Perspectiva     Open Access  
Bakti Budaya     Open Access  
Voces desde el Trabajo Social     Open Access  
Janus Sosiaalipolitiikan ja sosiaalityön tutkimuksen aikakauslehti     Open Access  
Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare : Finjehew     Open Access  
Leidfaden : Fachmagazin für Krisen, Leid, Trauer     Hybrid Journal  
Kontext : Zeitschrift für Systemische Therapie und Familientherapie     Hybrid Journal  
Prospectiva : Revista de Trabajo Social e Intervención Social     Open Access  
Volunteer Management Report     Full-text available via subscription  
Argumentum     Open Access  
Journal of Danubian Studies and Research     Open Access  
unsere jugend     Full-text available via subscription  
Cuadernos de Trabajo Social     Open Access  
Revista Internacional De Seguridad Social     Hybrid Journal  
L'Orientation scolaire et professionnelle     Open Access  
Soziale Passagen     Hybrid Journal  
Tempo Social     Open Access  

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Safer Communities
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Number of Followers: 44  
 
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ISSN (Print) 1757-8043 - ISSN (Online) 2042-8774
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      Authors: Mishael Al-Raggad, Nasir Albalawee, Ali Al-Mahasneh, Yazan Abu Huson, Ala Albajaly
      Abstract: This study aims to explore the evolving landscape of financial crimes and forensic accounting, emphasizing the critical role of financial integrity in advancing effective forensic accounting practices. It aims to provide insights into trends, methodologies and professional requirements in this field. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using VOSviewer software to examine 722 studies sourced from the Web of Science database. This approach identified key research trends, patterns and themes, offering a comprehensive overview of the domain. The analysis revealed four distinct research trends highlighting the multifaceted nature of forensic accounting and the diverse skills required, including analytical acumen, critical thinking and effective communication. The findings underscore the importance of ethical standards, objectivity and professional conduct in detecting and preventing financial fraud. The insights are highly relevant for forensic accounting professionals, auditors and fraud detection specialists. This study offers strategies to refine fraud detection methods, enhance internal controls and ensure regulatory compliance. Policymakers and regulatory authorities can leverage these findings to develop frameworks that promote transparency, accountability and integrity in financial markets. This study emphasizes the necessity of continuous professional development and interdisciplinary collaboration to combat financial crimes effectively. By fostering an informed and collaborative approach, stakeholders can contribute to building a resilient and trustworthy financial ecosystem capable of detecting, preventing and responding to financial misconduct.
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  • Triple tragedy in the socioeconomic drivers of armed banditry: an
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      Authors: Bashir Kurfi Babangida, Aminu Muhammad Haruna, Abdullah Baba Mohammed
      Abstract: The incredibly high crime rates recorded in Northwest Nigeria are alarming. The region also has exceptionally high rates of common correlates of crime, including illicit drug use, broken families and children who are out of school, which makes it even more crucial to investigate the factors that contribute to the present predicaments. The dearth of research on the socioeconomic root cause of armed banditry is the motivation of the study. The purpose of this study is to explore the socioeconomic factors of armed banditry in Northwest Nigeria. This study is quantitative and cross-sectional and uses primary data by surveying 700 bandits/inmates serving in Katsina and Zamfara state prisons through a multi-step sampling technique. A multinomial logit model was used to analyze the data, using social disorganization theory as a guide. The multinomial logit results indicated that employment status, family disruption, family background, marital status and educational attainment are negatively significantly related to kidnapping, property crime, rape and robbery. At the same time, the father’s employment, family size and drug consumption are positively related to committing kidnapping, property crime and robbery. The chosen participants portray diverse exposures to armed banditry in Nigeria. For this study, the authors do not involve other victims of terrorist groups, such as Boko Haram in the Northeast, militant groups in the South-South and Indigenous People of Biafra in the Southeast, as the scope of the survey was limited to Northwest Nigeria. Future research could use a much larger sample from other regions that reflects the country’s demographic diversity. Also, future researchers can sufficiently compare the results in diverse contextual and social circumstances. This research has explored the socioeconomic factors influencing armed banditry in NWN. The findings of this study will be helpful in policymaking for the appropriate policies to address the socioeconomic issues that have previously been used to justify resorting to violence, institutionalizing family affairs, proscribing banditry, criminalizing child neglect and considering the need for religious institutions and traditional leaders to take a constructive role in community affairs. The outcomes are ground-breaking by empirically investigating, identifying and evaluating the socioeconomic factors that ultimately serve as incentives for armed banditry in the NWN and establishing statistical significance between socioeconomic variables and crimes.
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  • Protection against child sexual violence model: legal, health and
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      Authors: Sri Rahayu Amri, Israini Suriati, Andi Sitti Umrah, Septya Suarja
      Abstract: This study aims to analyze the implementation of law enforcement in cases of child sexual violence, investigate the factors influencing child sexual violence, examine the impact of sexual violence on children’s health and explore the role of child protection models from legal, health and educational perspectives. This study uses a qualitative approach. The qualitative study was conducted in two phases: semistructured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. This study involved 70 randomly selected informants, consisting of 10 police officers, prosecutors, general court judges, officials from the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Agency, medical personnel, parents, teachers and community leaders. The child protection system for victims of sexual violence faces significant obstacles, as indicated by several factors. There are gaps in the implementation of law enforcement, including inadequate victim assistance, suboptimal coordination among law enforcement agencies and ineffective communication and monitoring. In the health-care sector, limited facilities and inadequate health services hinder optimal protection efforts has a positive effect on child health. This study is limited in its examination of the recovery process that victims go through to return to their previolence condition. Future research should further explore this recovery process to ensure the right to life, survival and development of the child. Stakeholders need to harmonize regulations and improve law enforcement competency through continuous training. There is a need for specific health service protocols for victims, as well as cross-sectoral coordination to address conflicting regulations. The implementation of preventive measures in the educational sector must be accelerated through educator training, and coordination with relevant authorities should be strengthened to enhance preventive efforts. This study contributes to the literature on handling and preventing child sexual violence and presents explicitly a holistic and comprehensive model of protection against such violence. The approach includes prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration of victims, focusing on cross-sectoral collaboration, including education, health, law enforcement and social services, to ensure that victims’ needs are met comprehensively.
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  • Changes in disorder and fear of crime in a disadvantaged neighbourhood
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      Authors: Jennie Di Rocco, Karl Kronkvist, Zoran Vasiljevic, Anna-Karin Ivert
      Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine changes in disorder and fear of crime in a disadvantaged neighbourhood following the implementation of a Business Improvement District (BID) organisation, a collaborative initiative designated to improve a defined geographical area. A mixed-method design was used. The quantitative data was collected through an annual community survey with four pre-implementation and five post-implementation waves. Also a comparison area was included. The qualitative data was comprised of interviews with key informants in the community, which were completed before the organisation commenced its work and then again six years later. Survey results revealed a reduction in disorder and fear of crime. This trend, albeit smaller, could be seen in the comparison area as well. Key informants further corroborated the reduction in disorder and fear of crime, attributing many of the neighbourhood changes to the organisation’s work. This study is the first to evaluate whether BIDs can affect perceived disorder and fear of crime, relevant factors affecting crime levels and community well-being. Furthermore, it illustrates the benefits of using a comprehensive study design suitable for accounting for changes in a setting where it is difficult to isolate effects.
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  • Family aggression and domestic abuse cause psychotic trauma to female
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      Authors: Muhammad Mujtaba Asad, Summaya Ka Ka, Omaisa Ejaz Asad
      Abstract: The purpose of this study to explore the teacher’s perception about family aggression and domestic abuse that can cause students psychotic trauma. Also, this article will further highlight the mitigating strategies for teachers to overcome those challenges which they faced while dealing with such female students. In this exploratory study, a qualitative data collection tool semi-structured interviews were used. This research interviews were conducted from public school teachers of Pakistan. For data analysis thematic analysis approach was used to answer the targeted research questions. The findings of the study reveal that the family aggression and domestic abuse have severe negative effect on female students’ mental health which cause them trauma and also negatively impact of their educational progress and overall growth. Also, several challenges have been identified from the findings such as difficulty in identification of such female students, lack of support and counselling skills and social constraints. Similarly, this study also suggests some interventional and mitigating strategies to overcome these challenges faced by teachers such as, awareness sessions for parents and society, teachers training for such skills, including such contents in curriculum etc. The results of the current study are beneficial for the teacher and school administration to handle such female students they are affected due to abuse and domestic violence and improve their mental well-being and growth. This is a unique study because there is very limited research done in the context of Pakistan which addresses this burning social issue, particularly adding the voices of teacher’s about identifying and dealing such female students they are victim of family aggression and domestic abuse.
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      PubDate: 2024-12-24
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      Authors: Dona Budi Kharisma
      Abstract: This study aims to analyze the impact of the virality of legal cases on social media on law enforcement. This research also aims to find a balance between virality and the value of justice in society so that it can have a positive impact on law enforcement. The approach used in this research is a case approach. The case approach is used by analyzing the law enforcement process carried out by the police to the judge’s considerations (ratio dedicendi) in deciding legal cases that went viral on social media. The cases that became the research object were determined through the purposive sampling method. The no viral no justice phenomenon is a form of community sympathy and concern in the digital space for injustice in the law enforcement process. As one of the countries with the largest number of social media users in the world, Indonesia has the potential for digital space to form large collective movements and contribute to upholding justice in a practical way. On the positive side, no viral no justice has succeeded in speeding up the law enforcement process and creating a transparent law enforcement process. From the negative side, no viral no justice does not guarantee and does not provide legal certainty and justice in the legal process (due process of law) because the law is influenced by strong public pressure. This research examines several legal cases that attracted public attention and went viral through the digital space in Indonesia. The results of this research are useful for finding a balance between the principle of virality and the value of justice in society so that the no viral no justice phenomenon has a positive impact on law enforcement. For the community, the results and recommendations in this study can create and strengthen civic engagement in the law enforcement process through digital space. For law enforcers, especially police, prosecutors and judges, it is hoped that the results of this study will improve the quality of fair, transparent, fast and impartial law enforcement. This research identifies and analyzes several legal cases that have gone viral so that the influence of the virality of legal cases and public pressure on law enforcement can be found.
      Citation: Safer Communities
      PubDate: 2024-12-19
      DOI: 10.1108/SC-07-2024-0037
      Issue No: Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print (2024)
       
  • Curbing recidivism in Ghana: the nexus between career self-efficacy and
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      Authors: Stewart Selase Hevi, Clemence Dupey Agbenorxevi, Ebenezer Malcalm, Theresa Obuobisa-Darko
      Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the moderated-mediation roles of career crafting as well as leader-member exchange (LMX) between career decision self-efficacy and psychological empowerment among ex-offenders in Ghana. A purposive sampling technique was used in selecting of 412 ex-offenders at various religious rehabilitation units in Ghana. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate the hypothesized paths. The findings show that LMX moderates the mediated link between career crafting and psychological empowerment. Guided by the positivist paradigm deployed in the study, some methodological limitations such as the inability to provide an in-depth explanation of cause-and-effect relationships are worth noting for future studies to explore. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the empirical work is unique, as it is the first to extend the scope of career development through the perspective of recidivism in an emerging economy.
      Citation: Safer Communities
      PubDate: 2024-12-06
      DOI: 10.1108/SC-05-2024-0022
      Issue No: Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print (2024)
       
 
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 393)
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 232)
Journal of Public Health     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 207)
Social Policy and Society     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 170)
Journal of Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 95)
British Journal of Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 80)
New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 78)
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 68)
Health and Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 63)
Journal of Applied Social Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 61)
International Journal of Social Research Methodology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 60)
Personality and Social Psychology Review     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 57)
Violence and Victims     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 52)
Critical Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 51)
Health & Social Care In the Community     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 50)
European Journal of Social Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 49)
Basic and Applied Social Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 47)
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 45)
Journal of Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 44)
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 44)
Safer Communities     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 44)
Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 40)
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 39)
European Journal of Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 38)
Journal of European Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 38)
Mental Health and Social Inclusion     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 38)
Advances in Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 38)
Qualitative Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 37)
Global Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 36)
Social Policy & Administration     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 32)
Clinical Social Work Journal     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 30)
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 29)
Research on Social Work Practice     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 29)
Science and Public Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 28)
Journal of Social Philosophy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 27)
Journal of Occupational Science     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 27)
Social Work Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 26)
Social Justice Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 25)
Social Philosophy and Policy     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 25)
Community, Work & Family     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 25)
Mental Health and Substance Use: dual diagnosis     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 25)
Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 24)
Ethics and Social Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 24)
Death Studies     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 23)
International Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 23)
Self and Identity     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 23)
The Milbank Quarterly     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 23)
International Journal of Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 23)
International Social Science Journal     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 22)
Journal of Family Issues     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 22)
Journal of Language and Social Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 22)
Philosophy & Social Criticism     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 22)
Qualitative Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 21)
Research on Language and Social Interaction     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 21)
Community Development     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 21)
Housing Policy Debate     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 21)
Social and Personality Psychology Compass     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 20)
Social Cognition     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 20)
Social Work & Social Sciences Review     Open Access   (Followers: 20)
Asian Journal of Social Science     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 19)
Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology     Partially Free   (Followers: 19)
Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 19)
Adoption & Fostering     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 19)
Australian Journal of Emergency Management     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 19)
European Review of Social Psychology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
International Journal of Social Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
Journal of Social Issues     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
Australian Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
Journal of Integrated Care     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 18)
Critical Policy Studies     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 17)
Journal of Comparative Social Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 16)
Developing Practice : The Child, Youth and Family Work Journal     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 16)
Social Work Review     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 16)
Journal of Social Work Education     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 16)
Policy Sciences     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 15)
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 15)
Practice: Social Work in Action     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 15)
Journal of Public Mental Health     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 15)
Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 14)
Social Behavior and Personality : An International Journal     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 14)
Social Work Education: The International Journal     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 14)
Grief Matters : The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 14)
Society and Mental Health     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 14)
Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 13)
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 13)
Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 13)
Contemporary Rural Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 13)
Canadian Social Work Review     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 13)
Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Journal of Social Service Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Learning in Health and Social Care     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Psychoanalytic Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Social Choice and Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Social Science Japan Journal     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Journal of Forensic Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 12)
Journal of Community Practice     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 11)
Mortality: Promoting the interdisciplinary study of death and dying     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 11)
Research on Economic Inequality     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 11)
Race and Social Problems     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 11)
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 11)
Asian Social Work and Policy Review     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 10)
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 10)
Health and Social Care Chaplaincy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 10)
Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 10)
International Journal of School Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 10)
International Social Security Review     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 9)
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 9)
Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 9)
Partner Abuse     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 9)
Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 9)
Journal of Policy Practice     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 8)
Journal of Prevention & Intervention Community     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 8)
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 8)
European Journal of Social Security     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 8)
Journal of Social Development in Africa     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 8)
Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Social Compass     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Social Influence     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Social Semiotics     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Social Work With Groups     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Journal of Care Services Management     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Australasian Policing     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 7)
Nordic Social Work Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 7)
Campbell Systematic Reviews     Open Access   (Followers: 7)
African Security     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 6)
Australian Journal of Social Issues     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 6)
Just Policy: A Journal of Australian Social Policy     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 6)
Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy     Open Access   (Followers: 6)
Global Social Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 6)
Review of Social Economy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 5)
Australian Ageing Agenda     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 5)
Care Management Journals     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 5)
African Journal of Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 5)
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 4)
Communities, Children and Families Australia     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 4)
Nouvelles pratiques sociales     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 4)
ACOSS Papers     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 4)
Social Work and Society     Open Access   (Followers: 4)
Journal of Comparative Social Work     Open Access   (Followers: 4)
Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 4)
Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 3)
Youth Studies Australia     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 3)
Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, The     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 3)
Third Sector Review     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 3)
Public Policy and Aging Report     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 3)
Counsellor (The)     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 3)
Social Action : The Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology     Free   (Followers: 3)
International Journal of East Asian Studies     Open Access   (Followers: 3)
Journal of Human Rights and Social Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 3)
Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 2)
Australasian Journal of Human Security     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 2)
International Journal of Disability Management Research     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 2)
National Emergency Response     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 2)
Parity     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 2)
Developmental Child Welfare     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 2)
International Journal on Child Maltreatment : Research, Policy and Practice     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 2)
Journal of Policy Practice and Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 2)
Columbia Social Work Review     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Skriftserien Socialt Arbejde     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Journal for Specialists in Group Work     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 1)
Australian Journal on Volunteering     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 1)
Nusantara of Research: Jurnal Hasil-hasil Penelitian Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Groupwork     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 1)
HOLISTICA ? Journal of Business and Public Administration     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Geopolitical, Social Security and Freedom Journal     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory & Research     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
International Journal of Ageing and Later Life     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Journal of Social Work in the Global Community     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Links to Health and Social Care     Open Access  
AZARBE : Revista Internacional de Trabajo Social y Bienestar     Open Access  
Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift     Open Access  
Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern     Full-text available via subscription  
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning     Open Access  
Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning     Open Access  
Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research     Open Access  
Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika     Open Access  
Revista Serviço Social em Perspectiva     Open Access  
Bakti Budaya     Open Access  
Voces desde el Trabajo Social     Open Access  
Janus Sosiaalipolitiikan ja sosiaalityön tutkimuksen aikakauslehti     Open Access  
Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare : Finjehew     Open Access  
Leidfaden : Fachmagazin für Krisen, Leid, Trauer     Hybrid Journal  
Kontext : Zeitschrift für Systemische Therapie und Familientherapie     Hybrid Journal  
Prospectiva : Revista de Trabajo Social e Intervención Social     Open Access  
Volunteer Management Report     Full-text available via subscription  
Argumentum     Open Access  
Journal of Danubian Studies and Research     Open Access  
unsere jugend     Full-text available via subscription  
Cuadernos de Trabajo Social     Open Access  
Revista Internacional De Seguridad Social     Hybrid Journal  
L'Orientation scolaire et professionnelle     Open Access  
Soziale Passagen     Hybrid Journal  
Tempo Social     Open Access  

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