Handbook of research on trends and issues in crime prevention, rehabilitation, and victim support / [edited by] Augusto Balloni, Raffaella Sette. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 553 pages). - Advances in Criminology, Victimology, Serial Violence, and the Deep Web (ACVSVDW) Book Series . - Advances in criminology, victimology, serial violence, and the deep web (ACVSVDW) book series. .

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Criminology and victimology from a preventive point of view. Chapter 1. Criminality: theories, prevention, and life space ; Chapter 2. The evolution of criminology and the social sharing of emotion -- Section 2. The phenomenology of some crimes and of the most frequently occurring victimization processes. Chapter 3. Family violence: not only women ; Chapter 4. Psychological violence ; Chapter 5. Applying fault trees to the analysis at the minimum age for sexual consent in the criminal law of México ; Chapter 6. The impulsive crime: aspects of psychopathology and psychodiagnosis ; Chapter 7. Homophobic conduct as normative masculinity test: victimization, male hierarchies, and heterosexualizing violence in hate crimes ; Chapter 8. Transnational organized crime: the branching of mafias into the global era ; Chapter 9. Stories of pain and hope: victims of mafias in Europe and around the world ; Chapter 10. The fight against corruption ; Chapter 11. SNA as an integrative framework: a holistic approach to the study of organized crime ; Chapter 12. Systematic violence of organized crime in México: consequences for personal development in youth's narrative ; Chapter 13. Online child pornography: conceptual issues and law enforcement challenges ; Chapter 14. Crime and victimization in cyberspace: a socio-criminological approach to cybercrime ; Chapter 15. Bullying, cyberbullying, and interventions in schools ; Chapter 16. Environmental and corporate crimes: the case of polluting industries in France ; Chapter 17. The evolution of terrorism threats -- Section 3. Crime and victimization prevention and the rehabilitation of offenders. Chapter 18. Medical liability defined by guidelines ; Chapter 19. Favoring crime desistance and social (re)integration of offenders through intersectoral partnerships ; Chapter 20. Role of collective approach in offender rehabilitation ; Chapter 21. Prison treatment programs from an international perspective ; Chapter 22. Sex offender treatment program in prison and rehabilitation ; Chapter 23. Religion, rehabilitation, and reintegration of prison inmates into mainstream society ; Chapter 24. Criminological treatment of abusing partners ; Chapter 25. Victimology of predatory crimes and prevention techniques: thefts and robberies in the process of building a sense of insecurity ; Chapter 26. Active citizenship in urban security policies: is neighborhood watch a solution? ; Chapter 27. Community-based policing to prevent and combat crime: specific perspectives and strategic solutions in Vietnam.

A complex and vulnerable contemporary society continually poses new challenges in terms of social conflict, and as crime advances, so must strategies for prevention and rehabilitation. Many facets of crime prevention and rehabilitation of offenders are public activities closely linked to other aspects of the political and social life of a region. The Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support is a scholarly publication that examines existing knowledge on crime dynamics and the implementation of crime victims'rights. Highlighting a wide array of topics such as cyberbullying, predatory crimes, and psychological violence, this book is ideal for criminologists, forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, victim advocates, law enforcement, criminal profilers, crime analysts, therapists, rehabilitation specialists, psychologists, correctional facilities, wardens, government officials, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students.

179981288X 9781799812883

10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9 doi

2019027757


Crime prevention.
Victims of crimes.
Criminals--Rehabilitation.
Crime prevention.
Criminals--Rehabilitation.
Victims of crimes.


Electronic books.

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