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Extremism, Radicalization, and Terrorism Across Contexts
Protective Factors, Prevention Practice, and Program Evaluation
Av Friedrich Lösel, Irina Jugl-Kuntzsch m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
537 kr
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This brief addresses the urgent global challenge of politically, religiously, ethnically, and other ideologically motivated extremism and violent radicalization. It critically examines the effectiveness of existing psychosocial prevention strategies and provides insights into resilience against …
Strategies of Counter-Terrorism in the Arab World
Bridging Security and Society
Av Nabil Ouassini, Anwar Ouassini
Häftad, 2027
676 kr
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This volume examines the strengths and weaknesses of conventional, unorthodox, and other alternative counterterrorism strategies utilized by Arab governments, particularly as the region's citizens have experienced the highest victimization rates in the last few decades. The book illustrates how …
Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age
Recent Results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development
Av David P. Farrington, Alex R. Piquero m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
607 kr
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This second edition book advances knowledge about criminal careers throughout life. It presents new results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (CSDD), which is a unique longitudinal study of the development of offending from age 10 to age 61. Previous results obtained in the CSDD …
Youth Criminal Justice Policy in Canada
A Critical Introduction
Av Shahid Alvi
Häftad, 2011
608 kr
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In the past ten years, much has changed in terms of youth justice policies in Canada as well as in the way Canadian society has evolved.Canada has a new Act governing youth crime, and there are indications that the Act will be revised again to make it "tougher" on youth in conflict with the law, a …
Defining Street Gangs in the 21st Century
Fluid, Mobile, and Transnational Networks
Av C.E. Prowse
Häftad, 2012
554 kr
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In contrast to the pattern of long-standing occidental street gangs modelled in the North American paradigm, new-age gangs have appeared as loosely organized, with a high degree of interchangeability of their membership. Associated with this structural fluidity is an equally significant geographic …
Counterterrorism in Areas of Political Unrest
The Case of Russia's Northern Caucasus
Av Ethan S. Burger, Serguei Cheloukhine
Häftad, 2012
554 kr
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Political transitions often create new law enforcement challenges. This Brief provides an examination of such special law enforcement challenges in the Northern Caucasas, both due to the unique structure of the crime groups that are active in the region, and to the unique social and political …
Translational Criminology and Counterterrorism
Global Threats and Local Responses
Av Leslie W. Kennedy, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
511 kr
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This brief focuses on translational criminology practices as they relate to counter-terrorism and homeland security. The work provides a detailed and practical examination of how global threats (such as, terrorism and cybercrime) are managed through local response. It covers emerging strategies in …
Preventing Terrorism and Controlling Risk
A Comparative Analysis of Control Orders in the UK and Australia
Av Susan Donkin
Häftad, 2013
511 kr
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This Brief takes a provocative look at existing socio-legal literature with a comparative study of terrorism control orders, focusing on how the concept of pre-emption fits within a traditional criminological framework. This timely work examines how such measures might be conceived and interpreted …
Evidence-Based Practice in Juvenile Justice
Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
Häftad, 2013
554 kr
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Over the past 15 years, evidence-based practice in juvenile justice has moved from a concept to a full blown practice in a number of states. They have used research based principles and programs to: - completely reorganize their system for treating juveniles -reduce crime and recidivism -and saved …
Police Pursuit Driving
Policy and Research
Av Geoffrey P. Alpert, Cynthia Lum
Häftad, 2014
882 kr
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Police pursuits, often receiving a lot of media attention, have become a topic of concern and priority for both law enforcement and the communities they serve. They often come with high risks for the well-being of community members and for both the police officers involved in the chase as well as …
Developing and Maintaining Police-Researcher Partnerships to Facilitate Research Use
A Comparative Analysis
Av Jeff Rojek, Peter Martin m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
554 kr
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This Brief discusses methods to develop and maintain police – researcher partnerships. First, the authors provide information that will be useful to police managers and researchers who are interested in creating and maintaining partnerships to conduct research, work together to improve policing and …
Synergy of Community Policing and Technology
A Comparative Approach
Av Georgios Leventakis, M. R. Haberfeld
Häftad, 2019
554 kr
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This brief examines the interaction and synergy between the philosophical concepts embedded in the ideas of Community Oriented Policing (C.O. P.) and urban security aided by technological innovations. While the philosophy of C.O.P. stresses the importance of collaboration between members of the …
Police Integrity in the Developing World
Building a Culture of Lawfulness
Häftad, 2018
555 kr
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This Brief explores the problem of creating organizational change and a culture of lawfulness within police organizations in the developing world. In many countries where police are charged with responding to crime, they are themselves entrenched in histories of corruption, human rights abuses, …
Police Militarization
Policy Changes and Stakeholders' Opinions in the United States
Av Frederick W. Turner II, Bryanna Fox
Häftad, 2018
554 kr
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This Brief examines the “militarization” of law enforcement in the United States through the lens of the stakeholders primarily responsible for implementing, funding, and enacting the practice. Largely a result of policies such as the war on drugs, war on terror, and the 1033 program, there has …
Illicit Financial Flows
An Innovative Approach to Estimation
Häftad, 2018
607 kr
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Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) have received increased attention in light of international corruption scandals, high-profile leaks about extensive tax abuse schemes, and the continued fight against terrorism financing and organized crime. Reducing IFFs is now a key target of the UN Sustainable …
Combating Wildlife Crime in South Africa
Using Gelatine Lifters for Forensic Trace Recovery
Häftad, 2019
552 kr
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This brief explores wildlife crime and its international and culture-specific combat in South Africa from a green psychology perspective, focusing on a specific method of forensic trace recovery by analysing and evaluating the use of gelatine lifters.It provides theoretical and applied insight into …
Human Trafficking Finances
Evidence from Three European Countries
Av Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Andrea Di Nicola m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
552 kr
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This unique volume addresses the financial mechanisms that enable human trafficking - its actors, structures, and logistics. Viewing each stage of the market, human traffickers may need significant financial resources for recruitment, transportation, and exploitation. Drawing upon …
Islamist Extremism in Kosovo and the Countries of the Region
Häftad, 2019
552 kr
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This brief analyzes the social, historical and societal circumstances influencing the emergence of Islamist extremism in Kosovo and countries of the region. It discusses the creation of propagandist infrastructure by foreign organizations to spread radical ideology and instigate inter-religious …
Violence and Mental Illness
An Overview
Av Lia Ahonen
Häftad, 2019
592 kr
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This brief summarizes the existing body of knowledge about the links between mental illness and violence, recommends improved methods to deal with potentially violent individuals with mental illness, and identifies pressing implementation and research needs. In public perception and media reports, …
Police Policy Shifts After 9/11
From Community Policing to Homeland Security: A New York Case Study
Häftad, 2019
555 kr
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This volume addresses the impact of the September 11th terror attacks on funded programs in policing. Comparing New York City's policing, community policing, and homeland security programs, this brief examines twenty-four years of federal grants to identify shifts in policy. Using focusing events …
Dual Nature of Legitimacy in the Prison Environment
An Inquiry in Slovenian Prisons
Häftad, 2019
554 kr
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This book explores the dual nature of legitimacy in prison. It examines the inter-connectivity between audience perception of legitimacy (the prisoners’ perception) and the power-holders’ perception of legitimacy (the prison staff perception). It defines legitimacy in this scenario as the ability …
County Lines
Criminal Networks and Evolving Drug Markets in Britain
Av Robert McLean, Grace Robinson m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
718 kr
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This brief sheds light on evolving drug markets and the county lines phenomenon in the British context. Drawing upon empirical research gathered in the field between 2012-2019 across two sites, Scotland’s West Coast and Merseyside in England, this book adopts a grounded approach to the drug supply …
Opioid Prescribing Rates and Criminal Justice and Health Outcomes
Av Wesley G. Jennings, Nicholas Perez m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
571 kr
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This brief uses California’s CURES (Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System) 2.0 data to analyze county-level opioid prescribing rates in California from 2012 to 2017 from multiple perspectives. The book summarizes California’s county-level opioid prescribing trends, examines …
Technology in Human Smuggling and Trafficking
Case Studies from Italy and the United Kingdom
Av Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Gabriele Baratto m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
552 kr
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This brief offers a unique and innovative account of the role of internet and digital technologies in human smuggling and trafficking. It explores new illegal paths through the web by analyzing how traffickers and smugglers use the visible and dark web during different phases of the process, …
Education Level and Police Use of Force
The Impact of a College Degree
Häftad, 2020
552 kr
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This brief presents a study addressing the impact of a college degree upon officer use of force. The average American municipal police academy only requires 26 weeks of training, despite previous studies showing overwhelming support that college educated police officers apply more discretion in …
Studying Situational Interaction
Explaining Behaviour By Analysing Person-Environment Convergence
Av Beth Hardie
Häftad, 2020
592 kr
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In response to misconceptions and sub-optimal assessment of situational interaction in the criminological literature, this volume is a comprehensive resource for researchers of person-environment interaction in human behavioural outcomes, with a focus on acts of crime. It provides a bridge between …
Corporate Responses to Financial Crime
From Exposure to Investigation
Häftad, 2020
555 kr
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This brief extends studies on how corporations respond to scandals by examining the evolution of the accounts that corporate agents develop after a scandal becomes public. Guided by the theory of accounts and a recently developed perspective on crisis management, its examines how the accounts …
Measurement of Hate Crimes in America
Av Frank S. Pezzella, Matthew D. Fetzer
Häftad, 2020
660 kr
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Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Hate Crime Statistics Program and the National Crime Victimization Survey, this brief highlights the uniqueness of hate or bias crime victimization. It compares these to non-bias crimes and delineates the situational circumstances that distinguish bias …
Illegal Trade of Medicines on Social Media
Evaluating Situational Crime Prevention Measures
Häftad, 2020
508 kr
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This book evaluates the impact of situational crime prevention measures implemented by social media platforms to identifying, blocking, and removing content linked to illegal traded medicines. It discusses the extent of social media usage in trafficking of medicines; the ease of access; visibility …
Safety and Security in Hotels and Home Sharing
Av Chelsea A. Binns, Robin J. Kempf
Häftad, 2020
610 kr
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This brief comparatively reviews the security and safety features of hotels and home sharing services. It reviews crime data, laws, and applicable theories – such as defensible space, rational choice, and routine activity theories - to determine how responsibility for crime control and accident …
