Constructing and validating an instrument for comparing national criminal justice policies
Abstract The social exclusion generated by criminal justice policies adopted by some countries regarding certain individuals (offenders, ex-offenders, defendants, or suspects) places these individuals in worse individual and social conditions pursuant to their contact with penal institutions. Measu...
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Abstract The social exclusion generated by criminal justice policies adopted by some countries regarding certain individuals (offenders, ex-offenders, defendants, or suspects) places these individuals in worse individual and social conditions pursuant to their contact with penal institutions. Measuring social exclusion is useful for comparing different national crime control systems and for estimating how exclusionary a country is. However, traditional comparisons of criminal justice policies have focused on the level of punitiveness exerted by each national criminal justice system referring to the incarceration rate per 100.000 inhabitants. As pointed out by Díez-Ripollés y García-España (2019), constituting all comparisons around one indicator marginalises others with stronger measurement capacity. For this reason, an instrument of 39 indicators was created by the authors using expert judgments (Díez-Ripollés & García-España, 2019). This article discusses the development of the tool in detail and how its validity and reliability were established. To validate the instrument, we surveyed 99 international experts and applied Aiken V as the main statistical procedure. Our findings suggest this instrument is valid and reliable for international comparison.
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00015315442022-05-31Constructing and validating an instrument for comparing national criminal justice policiesArenas García, LoreaCriminal justicelaw enforcementComparative analysisresearch methodsindicatorsquestionnairesJusticia penalaplicación de la leyMétodos de investigaciónindicadorescuestionariosanálisis comparativoJustiça criminalaplicação da leiMétodos de pesquisaindicadoresquestionáriosanálise comparativaAbstract The social exclusion generated by criminal justice policies adopted by some countries regarding certain individuals (offenders, ex-offenders, defendants, or suspects) places these individuals in worse individual and social conditions pursuant to their contact with penal institutions. Measuring social exclusion is useful for comparing different national crime control systems and for estimating how exclusionary a country is. However, traditional comparisons of criminal justice policies have focused on the level of punitiveness exerted by each national criminal justice system referring to the incarceration rate per 100.000 inhabitants. As pointed out by Díez-Ripollés y García-España (2019), constituting all comparisons around one indicator marginalises others with stronger measurement capacity. For this reason, an instrument of 39 indicators was created by the authors using expert judgments (Díez-Ripollés & García-España, 2019). This article discusses the development of the tool in detail and how its validity and reliability were established. To validate the instrument, we surveyed 99 international experts and applied Aiken V as the main statistical procedure. Our findings suggest this instrument is valid and reliable for international comparison.Resumo A exclusão social gerada pelas políticas de justiça criminal adotadas por alguns países a certas pessoas (criminosos, ex-infratores, acusados ou suspeitos) os coloca em piores condições individuais e sociais após seu contato com instituições penitenciárias. Medir a exclusão social é útil para comparar diferentes sistemas nacionais de controle de crimes e estimar o quão excludente é um país. No entanto, as comparações tradicionais da política de justiça criminal têm se concentrado no nível de punição exercido por cada sistema nacional de justiça criminal em referência à taxa de encarceramento por 100.000 habitantes. Como apontam Díez-Ripollés y García-España (2019), construir todas as comparações em torno de um indicador marginaliza outros com maior capacidade de medição. Por essa razão, os autores criaram um instrumento de 39 indicadores através do julgamento de especialistas (Díez-Ripollés & García-España, 2019). Este artigo discute detalhadamente como a ferramenta foi desenvolvida e como sua validade e confiabilidade foram estabelecidas. Para validar o instrumento, pesquisamos 99 especialistas internacionais e aplicamos a Aiken V como principal procedimento estatístico. Nossos achados sugerem que este instrumento é válido e confiável para comparação internacional.Resumen La exclusión social generada por las políticas de justicia penal adoptadas por algunos países a ciertas personas (delincuentes, exdelincuentes, acusados o sospechosos), los deja en peores condiciones individuales y sociales después de su contacto con las instituciones penitenciarias. La medición de la exclusión social es útil para comparar los diferentes sistemas nacionales de control de la delincuencia y estimar qué tan excluyente es un país. Sin embargo, las comparaciones tradicionales de la política de justicia penal se han centrado en el grado de punitividad ejercido por cada sistema nacional de justicia penal en referencia a la tasa de encarcelamiento por cada 100 000 habitantes. Como señalan Díez-Ripollés y García-España (2019), construir todas las comparaciones en torno a un indicador margina a otros con mayor capacidad de medición. Por este motivo, los autores crearon un instrumento de 39 indicadores mediante el juicio de expertos (Díez-Ripollés & García-España, 2019). Este artículo discute en detalle cómo se desarrolló la herramienta y cómo se estableció su validez y confiabilidad. Para validar el instrumento, encuestamos a 99 expertos internacionales y aplicamos Aiken V como el principal procedimiento estadístico. Nuestros hallazgos sugieren que este instrumento es válido y confiable para la comparación internacional.2021text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8454607(Revista) ISSN 1794-3108Criminalidad, ISSN 1794-3108, Vol. 63, Nº. 3, 2021, pags. 107-125engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. 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