The Psychology of Vandalism

1996
ISBN: 978-0-306-45140-9
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1390 g

Reihe: The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology

In , Arnold P. Goldstein thoroughly examines the status, causation, prevention, and remediation of vandalistic behavior. Goldstein provides vandal- and environment-oriented explanations and interventions. He includes 169 tactics to reduce vandalism as well as ways for selecting and combining these tactics into programs. A selection of exemplary research reports evaluate diverse vandalism interventions. This reference will benefit graduate students, practitioners, and academics in clinical, social, and environmental psychology as well as criminology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goldstein, Arnold P.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Why Study Vandalism?.- 2 Definitions and Demographics.- 3 Causation.- 4 Intervention: Alternative Strategies.- 5 Intervention: Implementation Tactics.- 6 Intervention: Combinations and Evaluations.- 7 Ecovandalism and Psychological Inquiry.- Research Appendix.- Cultural Resource Protection: A Predictive Framework for Identifying Site Vulnerability, Protection Priorities, and Effective Protection Strategies.- Preventing School Vandalism and Improving Discipline: A Three-Year Study.- Countering Sign Vandalism with Public Service Advertising.- Theft and Mutilation of Library Materials.- The Equity Control Model as a Predictor of Vandalism among College Students.- Shame and Embarrassment as Deterrents to Noncompliance with the Law: The Case of an Antilittering Campaign.- A Search for the Elusive Setting Events of School Vandalism: A Correlational Study.- Environmental Correlates of School Vandalism.- The Spatial Ecology of Stripped Cars.- Environmental Cues and Vandalism: An Exploratory Study of Picnic Table Carving.- Increasing Public Involvement to Reduce Depreciative Behavior in Recreation Settings.- Field and Laboratory Studies of Littering.