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Quantile Probability Predictions: A Demonstrative Performance Analysis of Forecasts of US COVID-19 Deaths (2021)
Journal Article
Thomson, M., Pollock, A., & Murray, J. (2021). Quantile Probability Predictions: A Demonstrative Performance Analysis of Forecasts of US COVID-19 Deaths. Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, 9(2), 139-163. https://doi.org/10.15604/ejbm.2021.09.02.

An analytical framework is presented for the evaluation of quantile probability forecasts. It is demonstrated using weekly quantile forecasts of changes in the number of US COVID-19 deaths. Empirical quantiles are derived using the assumption that da... Read More about Quantile Probability Predictions: A Demonstrative Performance Analysis of Forecasts of US COVID-19 Deaths.

Vulnerability assessment across the frontline of law enforcement and public health: a systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Enang, I., Murray, J., Dougall, N., Aston, E., Wooff, A., Heyman, I., & Grandison, G. (2022). Vulnerability assessment across the frontline of law enforcement and public health: a systematic review. Policing and Society, 32(4), 540-559. https://doi.org/10

Assessing vulnerability is an international priority area across law enforcement and public health (LEPH). Most contacts with frontline law enforcement professions now relate to ‘vulnerability’; frontline health responders are experiencing a similar... Read More about Vulnerability assessment across the frontline of law enforcement and public health: a systematic review.

Verdict spotting: Investigating the effects of juror bias, evidence anchors, and verdict system in jurors (2021)
Journal Article
Curley, L. J., Murray, J., MacLean, R., Munro, J., Lages, M., Frumkin, L. A., Laybourn, P., & Brown, D. (2022). Verdict spotting: Investigating the effects of juror bias, evidence anchors, and verdict system in jurors. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 29(3

The Scottish verdict of not proven represents a second acquittal verdict which is not legally defined. Existing research into the influence of the not proven verdict on jury decision making is modest. The main aim of the current study was therefore t... Read More about Verdict spotting: Investigating the effects of juror bias, evidence anchors, and verdict system in jurors.

Investigating the Effect of Locus of Control, Sex and Age on Perceptions of Petty Crime (2021)
Journal Article
Brown, L., & Murray, J. (2021). Investigating the Effect of Locus of Control, Sex and Age on Perceptions of Petty Crime. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis, 17(2), 46-53

The present research investigated locus of control, sex and age to identify which influenced crime perceptions and to what extent. A 2 (internal versus external locus of control) x 2 (male versus female) x 3 (young, middle and older adult) between gr... Read More about Investigating the Effect of Locus of Control, Sex and Age on Perceptions of Petty Crime.