This book puts forward a comprehensive criminology of disaster by drawing - and building - upon existing theories which attempt to explain disaster crime. They highlight the need for the application of social disorganization, routine activity and general strain theories of crime in the development of disaster crime prevention strategies.
Dr. Kelly Frailing is an Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice at Loyola University New Orleans, USA. Dr. Dee Wood Harper is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and of Criminology and Justice at Loyola University New Orleans, USA.
Innehållsförteckning
Chapter 1. The Case for a Criminology of Disaster.- Chapter 2. Conceptualizing Fear in the Disaster Context.- Chapter 3. Property Crime in Disaster.- Chapter 4. Interpersonal Violence in Disaster.- Chapter 5. Fraud in Disaster.- Chapter 6. The Resilience of Crime