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Analysing the relationship between immigrant status and the severity of offendi...
Alises, Gloria Fernandez-Pacheco; Torres-Jiménez, Mercedes; Martins, Paula Cristina; Mendes, Silvia M.Background: Social inclusion is a context for both risk and protective factors of migrant youth delinquency. This study aims to shed light on the issue by comparing delinquency amongst native, first-generation, and second-generation immigrant youths in Portugal, a country located in the south of Europe, an area where research in this field is still scarce. Methods: The research is based on the International Sel...
Organizational context, use of performance management practices and their effec...
Gomes, Patrícia; Mendes, Silvia M.Purpose: This paper investigates organizational performance effects by using performance management (PM) practices (both quality and internal managerial practices) and the moderating effects of the organizational context (cultural aspects and government pressures) on this relationship. Design/methodology/approach: Interrelationships are studied based on data collected by a unique survey administered to Portugue...
Juvenile victimization in Portugal through the Lens of ISRD-3: lifetime prevale...
Martins, Paula Cristina; Mendes, Silvia M.; Fernández-Pacheco, Glória; Tendais, Iva Alexandra BarbosaThis study examined the lifetime prevalence of juvenile victimization, its demographic and socio-economic correlates, and predictors, using a random sample of 7–12th grade classes in three different-sized cities in Portugal. The sample consisted of 4,048 students (mean age = 15.27, standard deviation = 2.08). The overall prevalence of victimization, the diversity of its forms, and the prevalence of minor and se...
Public protest and police violence: moral disengagement and its role in police ...
Soares, Mónica; Barbosa, Mariana; Matos, Raquel; Mendes, Silvia M.In recent years, in Portugal, public demonstrations of movements such as ‘Que se Lixe a Troika: Queremos as NossasVidas de Volta’ and ‘Geração à Rasca’ have led to police repression highly scrutinized by mass media. However, a specific understanding is still lacking as to how police officers and civil society are construing the repression of this kind of event and also as to how moral agency is thereof inhibite...
¿Son los jóvenes de origen migrante más propensos a la delincuencia que los j...
Fernández-Pacheco Alises, Glória; Torres, Mercedes; Mendes, Silvia M.; Marques, Paula C.Las diferencias en la implicación delictiva entre jóvenes de origen migrante y jóvenes nativos en el contexto urbano ha sido uno de los principales temas de estudio en criminología durante las últimas décadas. El interés se debe al hecho de que los inmigrantes están sobrerrepresentados en las estadísticas penitenciarias de muchos países europeos. En este estudio, utilizamos los elementos clave identificados en ...
“Good choice, bad choice”. Influencia de la moralidad en el proceso de elección...
Fernández-Pacheco, Glória; Mendes, Silvia M.; Martins, Paula Cristina; Torres, Mercedes; Asís, FranciscoEn las últimas décadas, los aportes de teorías evolutivas e integradoras sobre la delincuencia juvenil nos permiten tener un mejor conocimiento de los múltiples factores que influyen en la criminalidad en la época de transición de la adolescencia a la vida adulta. Una de estas teorías es la teoría de la acción situacional (Wikström & Butterworth, 2006; Wikström & Treiber, 200), según la cual todas las acciones ...
Impact of PMS on organizational performance and moderating effects of context
Gomes, Patrícia; Mendes, Silvia M.; Carvalho, JoãoPurpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of performance measurement systems (PMS) on organizational performance in public sector. In addition, it investigates the moderating effects of the organizational context. Design/methodology/approach Using a multivariate analysis, the authors investigate the extent of PMS used among Portuguese Government agencies and their effects on organizational perf...
Self-report juvenile victimization in Portugal: findings from the third Interna...
Martins, Paula Cristina; Mendes, Silvia M.; Fernández-Pacheco, Gloria; Tendais, Iva Alexandra BarbosaObjectives: To analyze lifetime prevalence of juvenile victimization (overall and specific types), by city size, gender and age group. Method: A random selection of schools in 3 cities was followed by a random selection of 7–12 grade classes. Lifetime prevalence of victimization experiences (robbery, assault, cyber bullying, hate crime, parental violence and parental maltreatment) was assessed by a questionnair...
Delincuencia juvenil, moralidad y exclusión social: resultados preliminares del...
Fernández-Pacheco, Glória; Mendes, Silvia M.; Martins, Paula Cristina; Guerreiro, Ana; Pontedeira, CátiaEn las últimas décadas el fenómeno de la delincuencia juvenil ha sido un tema de gran interés en la literatura criminológica. En este sentido se han desarrollado instrumentos propios para medir las “cifras negras” de delincuencia juvenil, además del comportamiento antisocial. El proyecto colaborativo International Self- Reported Delinquency surgió en la década de los 90 con el propósito de dar respuesta a esta ...
Juvenile Justice in Portugal: How are self-report studies measuring up to offic...
Martins, Paula Cristina; Mendes, Silvia M.; Alises, G. Fernandez-PachecoThis paper empirically discusses the evolution and status of the self-report method in assessing delinquent behavior in Portugal. This paper addresses the methodological criticisms of self-report research and the question of the consistency between self-reported data and official estimates of delinquent behavior in the context of a particular national setting. We review the specific methodological criticisms of...