Tove Pettersson – författare

Boken ger ett unikt helhetsgrepp på genus och brott och är den första boken i serien Kriminologiska perspektiv på ... Boken tar upp betydelsen av ett genusperspektiv vid brott och tre perspektiv står i fokus: orsaker till brott, offer för brott och samhällets kontroll av brott. Aktuell forskning inom området presenteras, varvat med tydliga exempel för ökad åskådlighet.

Boken belyser frågor som:

Kriminologiska perspektiv på genus & brott vänder sig till studenter på utbildningar inom exempelvis kriminologi, socialt arbete och sociologi. Den kan med fördel användas som fortbildning av professionella inom rättsväsende, socialt arbete och liknande områden. Även forskare inom dessa områden kan ha utbyte av att läsa boken liksom en intresserad allmänhet.

Sagt om boken"Det kriminologiska fältet är verkligen i behov av en introducerande bokserie på svenska och Genus och brott av Tove Pettersson är en passande start för serien." Micael Björk, professor i sociologi.

Om författarenTove Pettersson är professor i kriminologi vid Stockholms universitet. Utöver frågor om genus och brott har hennes forskning bland annat handlat om ungdomar placerade på särskilda ungdomshem och polisens arbete riktat mot ungdomar.

Young offenders given custodial sentences in youth institutions constitute an important group in the context of crime prevention research, given that offenders within this group are at high risk of reoffending or continuing with a criminal career into adulthood. This book explores the significance of custodial openness for children and youths and how this environment affects future desistance from crime.

In Young Offenders and Open Custody Tove Pettersson provides powerful support for the view that the experience of more open custodial forms during the youth custody sentence is of significance both for providing incarcerated youths with a more humane environment and for the likelihood of a positive outcome following their release. Building upon detailed interviews with convicted youths and staff at the special approved homes in Sweden, this book offers unique insights into the effect of punishment on young offenders and their understanding of social control.

Drawing upon quantitative and qualitative data, this book examines levels of reoffending over time among youths sentenced to custody, and considers the impact of open sentences. This book will be useful reading for students and researchers engaged in youth and juvenile justice, juvenile delinquency, and sentencing and punishment.

Young offenders given custodial sentences in youth institutions constitute an important group in the context of crime prevention research, given that offenders within this group are at high risk of reoffending or continuing with a criminal career into adulthood. This book explores the significance of custodial openness for children and youths and how this environment affects future desistance from crime.

In Young Offenders and Open Custody Tove Pettersson provides powerful support for the view that the experience of more open custodial forms during the youth custody sentence is of significance both for providing incarcerated youths with a more humane environment and for the likelihood of a positive outcome following their release. Building upon detailed interviews with convicted youths and staff at the special approved homes in Sweden, this book offers unique insights into the effect of punishment on young offenders and their understanding of social control.

Drawing upon quantitative and qualitative data, this book examines levels of reoffending over time among youths sentenced to custody, and considers the impact of open sentences. This book will be useful reading for students and researchers engaged in youth and juvenile justice, juvenile delinquency, and sentencing and punishment.