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- Beliefs and violent behavior in interpersonal relationships of young adults: a systematic reviewPublication . Araújo, Eduardo; Santos, Anita; Oliveira, Claúdia; Cruz, Olga Souza; Moreira, DianaBeliefs are information-processing structures formed along an individual’s developmental pathway. Beliefs can legitimize involvement in inappropriate or violent behaviors, particularly when they crystallize into cognitive schemas. While beliefs aid individuals in interpreting the surrounding world, overly rigid and inflexible beliefs can constrain the individual’s ability to process available information. This Systematic Review, carried out according to the PRISMA norms and guidelines, aims to understand the most prevalent beliefs regarding relationships among young adults and to examine their associations with violent or deviant behaviors. Articles included in this review were retrieved from the EBSCO, PubMed, and Web of Science databases in July 2022, resulting in a total of 594 studies, which were subsequently screened by two independent reviewers. A total of 51 studies were then selected for full reading, but 36 were excluded based on pre-defined eligibility criteria, leaving a final sample of 18 studies published between 2014 and 2022. The main objectives, country of origin, instruments used, sample composition and age, main results and conclusions were extracted from each study. Findings point toward the presence of related and legitimate beliefs about violence in intimate relationships, domestic violence, sexual violence, acceptance of the rape myth, or consent to engage in sexual activities.
- Burla romântica: em torno de um conceito de vitimaçãoPublication . Guerreiro, Ana; Costa, Luís; Carneiro, Ana Teresa; Cruz, Olga SouzaO presente artigo pretende contribuir para a compreensão das relações sociais virtuais e a sua utilização maliciosa, contextualizando a burla romântica, também conhecida por romance fraud, enquanto fenómeno criminal emergente. Ao analisar a interconexão entre os aspetos legais, sociais e os mecanismos criminosos, e a partir de um destaque particular para os processos de vitimação subjacentes a este fenómeno criminal, procura-se fornecer uma base de conhecimento sólida para futuras pesquisas e intervenções, promovendo uma abordagem holística e informada ao romance fraud, de modo a que seja possível mitigar o seu impacto criminológico na sociedade contemporânea quer do ponto de vista nacional, quer internacional.
- Criminal reactions to drug-using offenders: a systematic review of the effect of treatment and/or punishment on reduction of drug use and/or criminal recidivismPublication . Tomaz, Vera; Moreira, Diana; Cruz, Olga SouzaThe association between substance use and crime is very common, but complex. Several countries have found strategies to face drug abuse and criminality that may exist associated to it, seeking to reduce overcrowded prisons and to promote the reductions of criminal recidivism and/or substance use. Through the guidelines of PRISMA, a systematic review was conducted with the aim to explore the different criminal reactions to individuals who use substances and are involved in the criminal justice system, namely the role of treatment and/or punishment in the reduction of crime recidivism and/or drug (ab)use. After gathering the following criteria of inclusion (individuals who use substances and are involved in the criminal justice system, between 18 and 65 years old, regardless of gender; consumers of licit/illicit psychoactive substances; without psychopathology not related with use/abuse of drugs; treatment programs; judicial interventions) the database found 155 articles between 1971 and 2022 from which 110 were selected for analysis (57 are from Academic Search Complete, 28 from PsycInfo, 10 from Academic Search Ultimate, seven from Sociology Source Ultimate, four from Business Source Complete, two from Criminal Justice Abstracts, and two from PsycArticles); additional records were included trough manual search. From these studies, 23 articles were included, as they answered the research question, and therefore, constitute the final sample of this revision. The results indicate treatment as an effective response of the criminal justice system in the reduction of criminal recidivism and/or drug use, addressing the criminogenic effect of reclusion/imprisonment. Therefore, interventions that privilege treatment should be chosen, although there are still gaps in terms of evaluation, monitoring and scientific publications regarding the effectiveness of treatment in this population.