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The Psychology of Vandalism

Author : Arnold P. Goldstein

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 358 pages

File Size : 22,82 MB

Release : 2013-06-29

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1489901760

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In The Psychology of Vandalism, Arnold P. Goldstein thoroughly examines the status, causation, prevention, and remediation of vandalistic behavior. Goldstein provides vandal- and environment-oriented explanations and interventions. He includes 169 tactics to reduce vandalism as well as ways for selecting and combining these tactics into programs. A selection of exemplary research reports evaluate diverse vandalism interventions. This reference will benefit graduate students, practitioners, and academics in clinical, social, and environmental psychology as well as criminology.



Vandalism, Behaviour and Motivations

Author : Claude Lévy-Leboyer

Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 33,7 MB

Release : 1984

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 9780444867759

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This book, the result of an important international Colloquium, has several aims: - to define the common features of acts of vandalism and thus provide a clear picture of vandalism - to determine the causes of vandalism - to provide ways of tackling the problem of vandalistic behaviour - a multi-national and multi-disciplinary approach.



Property Crime

Author : Amy Burrell

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 32,81 MB

Release : 2020-03-05

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1351803034

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Property Crime: Criminological and Psychological Perspectives pulls together expertise from a wide range of academics and practitioners who focus on preventing and investigating property crime. From car theft and vandalism to burglary and robbery, this book provides an insight into the motivations and pathways of crime, as well as how it is investigated and what happens to offenders when they are caught. This book aims to highlight the extent, nature, and impact of property crime as well as providing an overview of different topics such as: offender crime scene behaviour, motivations, the decision process that underpins a range of property-related offences, prosecution, rehabilitation, and prevention. In addition, the processes and challenges involved in investigating and prosecuting property offences are discussed from a range of perspectives, including crime analysts, police detectives, forensic crime scene investigators, and prosecutors. This is an essential read for students, applied researchers, and practitioners working across the criminal justice system. It is a 'one-stop-shop' for anyone interested in this pervasive form of criminal behavior.



Fixing Broken Windows

Author : George L. Kelling

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 15,34 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0684837382

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Cites successful examples of community-based policing.



The Psychology of Cyber Crime: Concepts and Principles

Author : Kirwan, Gráinne

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 303 pages

File Size : 27,13 MB

Release : 2011-11-30

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1613503512

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As more individuals own and operate Internet-enabled devices and more critical government and industrial systems rely on advanced technologies, the issue of cybercrime has become a crucial concern for both the general public and professionals alike. The Psychology of Cyber Crime: Concepts and Principles aims to be the leading reference examining the psychology of cybercrime. This book considers many aspects of cybercrime, including research on offenders, legal issues, the impact of cybercrime on victims, punishment, and preventative measures. It is designed as a source for researchers and practitioners in the disciplines of criminology, cyberpsychology, and forensic psychology, though it is also likely to be of significant interest to many students of information technology and other related disciplines.



Criminal Psychology

Author : Jacqueline B. Helfgott

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 1450 pages

File Size : 46,60 MB

Release : 2013-04-01

Category : Social Science

ISBN :

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This comprehensive, four-volume reference set on the subject of criminal psychology includes contributions from top scholars and practitioners in the field, explaining new and emerging theory and research in the study of the criminal mind and criminal behavior. Unfortunately, criminal behavior surrounds us in our society—from petty theft and vandalism to multimillion-dollar white-collar crime to shocking terrorism attempts and school killings. Invariably, one of the first questions is, "Why did they do it?" Criminal psychology seeks to solve this complex puzzle. In this four-volume reference work, a unparalleled team of leading experts offer an exhaustive look at the history, developments, emerging and classic research issues, controversies, and victories in the expanding field of criminal psychology. The first volume examines the general theories in the study of criminal psychology. The second volume focuses more specifically on research of criminal behavior and crime types, while the last two volumes delve into criminal justice and forensic applications. The comprehensive content allows readers to better understand criminal behavior and appreciate the specific criminal justice and forensic settings in which this theory and research is applied, such as criminal profiling, forensic assessment of danger, and correctional rehabilitation and offender reentry.



Clinical and Psychological Perspectives on Foul Play

Author : Stephen J. Morewitz

Publisher : Springer

Page : 271 pages

File Size : 23,42 MB

Release : 2019-08-02

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 3030268403

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Clinical and Psychological Perspectives on Foul Play examines a wide range of factors that can influence how police determine foul play in possible homicide cases and in other possible crimes. It develops a new theory of uncertainty at micro, meso, and macro levels to explain how law professionals arrive at this decision. Specifically, it examines the extent to which uncertainty in these situations can be influenced by media coverage, family and community pressures, socioeconomic factors, demographic elements of victims, as well as police knowledge and resources. Written for forensic practitioners, this book describes how these professionals can consult with law enforcement on such issues as the staging of crime scenes to mask intent, the initiation of community strategies to find missing persons, and the reliability of behavioral profiles. The latest research from the Foul Play Project and the Missing Persons Project are employed to support the recommendations in this book and to point the way toward further research in this area.



Behavior and Environment

Author : T. Garling

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 499 pages

File Size : 28,70 MB

Release : 1993-01-28

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 0080867502

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Active researchers in the areas of geography and psychology have contributed to this book. Both fields are capable of increasing our scientific knowledge of how human behavior is interfaced with the molar physical environment. Such knowledge is essential for the solution of many of today's most urgent environmental problems. Failure to constrain use of scarce resources, pollution due to human activities, creation of technological hazards and deteriorating urban quality due to vandalism and crime are all well known examples. The influence of psychology in geographical research has long been appreciated but it is only recently that psychologists have recognized they have something to learn from geography. In identifying the importance of two-way interdisciplinary communication, a psychologist and a geographer have been invited to each write a chapter in this book on a designated topic so that close comparisons can be drawn as to how the two disciplines approach the same difficulties. Since the disciplines are to some extent complementary, it is hoped that this close collaboration will have synergistic effects on the attempts of both to find solutions to environmental problems through an increased understanding of the many behavior-environment interfaces.



The Environmental Psychology of Prisons and Jails

Author : Richard Wener

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 315 pages

File Size : 29,45 MB

Release : 2012-06-18

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 0521452767

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Jails and prisons are the only settings in which people are held against their will, possibly for long periods of time, and often with no pretense of doing so for their personal benefit. Occupants have little if any control over their lives, as, for instance, the most basic assumptions about privacy to dress, shower, and use the toilet are violated. This book addresses the impact of environmental design on inmates and staff members in jails and prisons and shows how design can dramatically affect the level of stress and violence.



Encyclopedia of Criminology

Author : J. Mitchell Miller

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 4407 pages

File Size : 16,72 MB

Release : 2013-12-17

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1135455430

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This three-volume work offers a comprehensive review of the pivotal concepts, measures, theories, and practices that comprise criminology and criminal justice. No longer just a subtopic of sociology, criminology has become an independent academic field of study that incorporates scholarship from numerous disciplines including psychology, political science, behavioral science, law, economics, public health, family studies, social work, and many others. The three-volume Encyclopedia of Criminology presents the latest research as well as the traditional topics which reflect the field's multidisciplinary nature in a single, authoritative reference work. More than 525 alphabetically arranged entries by the leading authorities in the discipline comprise this definitive, international resource. The pivotal concepts, measures, theories, and practices of the field are addressed with an emphasis on comparative criminology and criminal justice. While the primary focus of the work is on American criminology and contemporary criminal justice in the United States, extensive global coverage of other nations' justice systems is included, and the increasing international nature of crime is explored thoroughly. Providing the most up-to-date scholarship in addition to the traditional theories on criminology, the Encyclopedia of Criminology is the essential one-stop reference for students and scholars alike to explore the broad expanse of this multidisciplinary field.