This book features the empirical work of internationally known scholars, providing an in-depth examination of the overlap between online and offline victimization and offending.
This book examines the representation and misrepresentation of queer people in true crime, addressing their status as both victims and perpetrators in actual crime, as well as how the media portrays them.
Preventing Prison Violence introduces the idea of 'prison ecologies' - a multi-layered perspective to understanding prison violence as a 'product' of human, environment (social and physical), systemic, and societal influences - and how an ecological approach is helpful to prevention efforts.
This edited volume showcases research on vulnerable victimizations, or more specifically, on individuals and/or populations that, due to their status, have less power in society, are socially controlled in unique ways in the criminal-legal system, or are members of marginalized groups with specialized considerations surrounding their victimization experiences, such as LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants, incarcerated persons, children, and females.
This edited volume showcases research on vulnerable victimizations, or more specifically, on individuals and/or populations that, due to their status, have less power in society, are socially controlled in unique ways in the criminal-legal system, or are members of marginalized groups with specialized considerations surrounding their victimization experiences, such as LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants, incarcerated persons, children, and females.
This book taps neuroscience and neuropsychology to provide hard facts about brain conditions and the behavior that emerges from powerful brain chemistry-a fascinating read for adolescents, parents, and teachers alike.
This book taps neuroscience and neuropsychology to provide hard facts about brain conditions and the behavior that emerges from powerful brain chemistry-a fascinating read for adolescents, parents, and teachers alike.
Producto de varias investigaciones realizadas en Colombia, este libro presenta en cuatro capítulos elementos de aplicación de la psicología que permiten comprender patrones criminales y análisis de la huella conductual en delitos como homicidios seriales, muertes violentas y ataques con agentes químicos.
The New Phase of Global Terrorism explores the nuances of the shift in the organization, strategy, and operation of terrorist groups into smaller and more robust terror groups in both the United States and international levels.
Advanced Research Methods for Applied Psychology provides a comprehensive discussion of 21 key topics for the completion of an applied psychology (or similar) research thesis/project.
The new edition of this popular, evidence-based guide compiles and reviews all the latest knowledge on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood maltreatment - including neglect and physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional abuse.
The new edition of this popular, evidence-based guide compiles and reviews all the latest knowledge on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood maltreatment - including neglect and physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional abuse.
Geiselnahmen und erpresserischer Menschenraub, Amok, größere Menschenansammlungen bei Demonstrationen in Fußballstadien, Vernehmungssituationen, aber auch der unmittelbare Kontakt mit dem Bürger sind Themen, die im Mittelpunkt polizeipsychologischer Arbeit stehen.
Die Hirnforschung, genauer gesagt die Neurobiologie, hat in den letzten Jahren die Behauptung aufgestellt, dass der Geist nichts anderes sei als das Gehirn.
Kriminalprognostische Einschätzungen haben zum Ziel, zukünftige Risiken fremdschädigender Verhaltensweisen zu beurteilen und daraus entsprechende Präventivmaßnahmen zu entwickeln.
Das ForTiS ist ein forensisches Therapieprogramm für junge Straftäter, die adoleszenztypische Delikte insbesondere im Bereich Vermögen, Gewalt oder Verkehr begangen haben.
Deviantes Verkehrsverhalten, also schwerwiegende Verkehrsverstöße sowie mehrmaliges regelverletzendes Verhalten im Straßenverkehr, gefährdet neben dem eigenen Leben vor allem jenes unschuldiger Verkehrsteilnehmer.
Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress, Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838.
Muchos años después del advenimiento de las democracias en nuestros países de América Latina y el Caribe, y ya sin gobiernos militares, continúan habiendo masacres, violaciones masivas de derechos humanos en el corazón mismo de los sistemas de justicia penal, cuya función es, paradójicamente, hacer justicia.
El mal ha sido un compañero obligado desde los tiempos que llamamos "primitivos" (palabra de la que los seres humanos disfrutamos al utilizarla porque nos permite definirnos como "modernos" o "civilizados" sin haber tenido que realizar un gran esfuerzo para obtener esa clasificación).
En la presente obra se hace un exhaustivo análisis doctrinario y jurisprudencial acerca de los desafíos de la prueba digital vinculada con aplicaciones de mensajería instantánea, redes sociales, computación en la nube, plataformas web para compartir videos, comunicaciones y documentos electrónicos y Blockchain, smart contracts.
Este es, sin lugar a dudas, un libro fascinante y de fácil lectura, que nos llevará por lugares misteriosos y cambiará nuestra visión acerca del mundo de las drogas y las adicciones.
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Including a peer-support workbook with exercises, this book demonstrates the therapeutic value of art practice, both inside and outside institutions, as a more humane approach for children and adolescents affected by mass incarceration.
Each year, about 33 percent of all women and 3 percent of all men murdered in the United States, are killed by a so-called intimate, a spouse, partner, or lover.
Facilitated by developments in technologies, the non-consensual posting of sexually explicit images of someone else for revenge, entertainment or political motive - so-called revenge porn - has become a global phenomenon.
This book critically assesses legal frameworks involving the bulk processing of personal data, initially collected by the private sector, to predict and prevent crime through advanced profiling technologies.
From time to time, into the news burst accounts of regular people who commit crimes that seem totally out of character according to those who know them well.
This collection brings together international contributors from multiple disciplines to discuss the current public, social and governmental understandings and responses to sexual violence.
One of the most elusive pursuits in the study of organized crime is developing a definition, description, or conceptual model that captures its complexity, diversity, and ever-changing nature.
