Young Homicide Offenders and Victims Risk Factors, Prediction, and Prevention from Childhood
Afbeeldingen
Sla de afbeeldingen overArtikel vergelijken
- Engels
- Hardcover
- 9781441999481
- 02 augustus 2011
- 202 pagina's
Samenvatting
The first decade of the new century proved to be a deadly one for many children and young people in the United States. Despite increased policing on the streets, higher rates of incarceration, harsher sentencing, stricter control of illegal drugs, and attempts to reduce access to firearms, FBI reports show that more than 7,300 young people between the ages of 15 and 29 were murdered in 2008 alone. It’s clear that traditional crime reduction strategies have not stemmed the rising tide of homicides perpetrated by and upon one of society’s most vulnerable populations. Innovative, practicable solutions are needed to staunch this lethal trend.
Based on the findings of a unique longitudinal study, Young Homicide Offenders and Victims: Risk Factors, Prediction, and Prevention from Childhood now provides experts with unprecedented analysis of prospectively collected data on 1,517 boys and young men who grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Following these males from childhood into early adulthood, examining their lives and the conditions under which they grew up in a representative mid-sized American city, the study forms the basis of this unique volume designed to stimulate debate on key questions of prevention and intervention as well as dispel popular myths about the childhood and adolescent features of homicide offenders and homicide victims.
Key areas of coverage include:
- Early childhood risk factors of young homicide offenders and victims.
- Insights into homicide offenders’ lives as told in their own words.
- The effectiveness of screening for at-risk youth.
- Risk factor–based prevention and intervention strategies.
- The impact of interventions on homicide rates.
- Policy implications at the local, state, and national levels.
Young Homicide Offenders and Victims: Risk Factors, Prediction, and Prevention from Childhood is essential reading for researchers,practitioners, and policy makers across the fields of juvenile justice and criminology, developmental psychology, sociology, psychiatry, public health, and policy making.
-------
“This book changes the game in violence research … The analysis is masterful, the prose is readable, and the achievement is nothing short of stunning.”
Richard Rosenfeld, Ph.D. / Curators Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis
“This book will stand the test of time as a landmark homicide study.”
James C. Howell, Ph.D. / Senior Research Associate, National Gang Center
“This is a fascinating, pioneering book … The authors’ sophisticated analyses demonstrate convincingly the considerable value of prospective longitudinal data for enhancing our understanding of the etiology and control of lethal violence.”
Steven F. Messner, Ph.D. / Distinguished Teacher Professor, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY / President, American Society of Criminology
The first decade of the new century proved to be a deadly one for many children and young people in the United States. Despite increased policing on the streets, higher rates of incarceration, harsher sentencing, stricter control of illegal drugs, and attempts to reduce access to firearms, FBI reports show that more than 7,300 young people between the ages of 15 and 29 were murdered in 2008 alone. It’s clear that traditional crime reduction strategies have not stemmed the rising tide of homicides perpetrated by and upon one of society’s most vulnerable populations. Innovative, practicable solutions are needed to staunch this lethal trend.
Based on the findings of a unique longitudinal study, Young Homicide Offenders and Victims: Risk Factors, Prediction, and Prevention from Childhood now provides experts with unprecedented analysis of prospectively collected data on 1,517 boys and young men who grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Following these males from childhood into early adulthood, examining their lives and the conditions under which they grew up in a representative mid-sized American city, the study forms the basis of this unique volume designed to stimulate debate on key questions of prevention and intervention as well as dispel popular myths about the childhood and adolescent features of homicide offenders and homicide victims.
Key areas of coverage include:
- Early childhood risk factors of young homicide offenders and victims.
- Insights into homicide offenders’ lives as told in their own words.
- The effectiveness of screening for at-risk youth.
- Risk factor–based prevention and intervention strategies.
- The impact of interventions on homicide rates.
- Policy implications at the local, state, and national levels.
Young Homicide Offenders and Victims: Risk Factors, Prediction, and Prevention from Childhood is essential reading for researchers,practitioners, and policy makers across the fields of juvenile justice and criminology, developmental psychology, sociology, psychiatry, public health, and policy making.
-------
“This book changes the game in violence research … The analysis is masterful, the prose is readable, and the achievement is nothing short of stunning.”
Richard Rosenfeld, Ph.D. / Curators Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis
“This book will stand the test of time as a landmark homicide study.”
James C. Howell, Ph.D. / Senior Research Associate, National Gang Center
“This is a fascinating, pioneering book … The authors’ sophisticated analyses demonstrate convincingly the considerable value of prospective longitudinal data for enhancing our understanding of the etiology and control of lethal violence.”
Steven F. Messner, Ph.D. / Distinguished Teacher Professor, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY / President, American Society of Criminology
Productspecificaties
Inhoud
- Taal
- en
- Bindwijze
- Hardcover
- Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
- 02 augustus 2011
- Aantal pagina's
- 202
- Illustraties
- Nee
Betrokkenen
- Hoofdauteur
- Rolf Loeber
- Tweede Auteur
- David P. Farrington
- Co Auteur
- David P. Farrington
- Hoofduitgeverij
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Overige kenmerken
- Editie
- 2011 ed.
- Extra groot lettertype
- Nee
- Product breedte
- 165 mm
- Product hoogte
- 19 mm
- Product lengte
- 235 mm
- Studieboek
- Nee
- Verpakking breedte
- 165 mm
- Verpakking hoogte
- 19 mm
- Verpakking lengte
- 235 mm
- Verpakkingsgewicht
- 499 g
EAN
- EAN
- 9781441999481
Je vindt dit artikel in
- Categorieën
- Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
- Boek
- Taal
- Engels
- Land
- Verenigde Staten
- Studieboek of algemeen
- Algemene boeken
Kies gewenste uitvoering
Prijsinformatie en bestellen
Rapporteer dit artikel
Je wilt melding doen van illegale inhoud over dit artikel:
- Ik wil melding doen als klant
- Ik wil melding doen als autoriteit of trusted flagger
- Ik wil melding doen als partner
- Ik wil melding doen als merkhouder
Geen klant, autoriteit, trusted flagger, merkhouder of partner? Gebruik dan onderstaande link om melding te doen.