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Molina, Esther Fernández; Beneitez, María José Bernuz; Gutiérrez, Raquel Bartolomé

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-45090-2_20

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“…The rate of ID checks is also greater for young people, as seen in previous research, 45 and this most probably occurs for the same reasons why men are stopped more often: young people are comparatively more involved in the commission of crimes. 46 The police stopping and identifying more young people appears to support the crime control hypothesis (H1). However, we might also ask if the police have a lower degree of tolerance with the behaviour of young people or if the police carry out more intensive control of young people to make them internalize the social order that the police promote, particularly with regards to working class youth who spend more time on the street.…”

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“…In ISRD I the total prevalence of criminal behavior for Spanish juveniles was 68.2% and for foreigners it was 62%; in ISRD II it was 45.9% for Spanish and 34.2% for foreigners; and in ISRD III the results were 37.4 for Spanish and 37.9 for foreigners. 52 As the hypothesis regarding ID checks as a tool for controlling crime (H1) does not fit the results regarding ID checks and nationality, other explanations need to be explored. These findings can be understood in terms of the police overcontrolling ethnic minorities and foreign people, as they are in line with the results of ethnic profiling research in Spain.…”

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Distributive justice and police legitimacy: the demographic and geographical distribution of police ID checks in Spain

López-Riba¹

2021

Polít. crim.

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The distribution of police activity throughout society is a key issue for distributive justice and police legitimacy. This article presents two studies on the distribution of police identification checks in Catalonia (Spain) using data provided by Mossos d'Esquadra (the Catalan Regional Police). The first study explores the demographic distribution of ID checks, in other words, which groups of people are more likely to be stopped and have their identification checked by police. The second study examines the geographical distribution, that is, in which places are there greater concentrations of ID checks. The results show that with regards to demographics, men, young people and foreign people are associated with higher levels of ID checks. In addition, the geographical distribution is not primarily driven by crime rates, thus, in general, it seems that the distribution of ID checks is not as strongly related to crime as may be expected.

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Distributive justice and police legitimacy: the demographic and geographical distribution of police ID checks in Spain

López-Riba¹

2021

Polít. crim.

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“…This article assesses the adaptation of practices in Spanish juvenile courts to the standards proposed by the COE and has shown that juvenile courts in Spain are making efforts to adjust to international guidelines and have attempted to adapt to the conditions of the juvenile defendants, which is especially true of judges. They have seamlessly integrated international law on children’s rights (Fernández-Molina et al, 2017), even if it means modifying conventional practices from the legal culture strongly influenced by legal principles (legal certainty, proportionality, criminal liability . .…”

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Observing Juvenile Courtrooms: Testing the Implementation of Guidelines on Child-Friendly Justice in Spain

Molina¹,

Bermejo²,

Baz³

2020

Youth Justice

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In 2010, the Council of Europe adopted Guidelines on child-friendly Justice. This means, inter alia, developing an accessible justice system and focusing on respecting children’s rights to participate in and to understand proceedings. This research was conducted to establish the implementation of child-friendly justice through 129 observations in the courtrooms of two Spanish juvenile courts. The findings show that attempts have been made to comply with European standards, especially by judges who have implemented the required adaptations and encouraged the participation of children. However, the infrastructure does not appear to be the most appropriate, and questionable practices have been identified.

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“…Consequently, hypothesis H2 is confirmed. Although aggregate trends might suggest there is no correlation between economic growth and crime rates (Fernández-Molina et al, 2017), individual data suggest otherwise and show, as Xenakis and Cheliotis (2013) found in the case of Greece, that the criminogenic impact of the financial crisis is neither linear nor uniform.…”

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Juvenile crime drop: What is happening with youth in Spain and why?

Molina

Gutiérrez

2018

European Journal of Criminology

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One of the most robust findings in criminology is the fall in crime rates throughout the Western world. However, there is still much to be learnt about this and its causes. This case study analyses the Spanish juvenile crime trends and tests the explanatory capacity of the sociodemographic hypotheses. We use aggregate data provided by the police and self-report data. Our analysis could be of interest in a worldwide debate on the crime drop. Demographic changes and the economic situation have little relevance in explaining the changes. However, public policies seem to have had a greater impact on crime trends. Furthermore, gender equality can be considered a possible explanatory factor.

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Spain

Cited by 4 publications

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Distributive justice and police legitimacy: the demographic and geographical distribution of police ID checks in Spain

Distributive justice and police legitimacy: the demographic and geographical distribution of police ID checks in Spain

Observing Juvenile Courtrooms: Testing the Implementation of Guidelines on Child-Friendly Justice in Spain

Juvenile crime drop: What is happening with youth in Spain and why?

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