Violent Property Crime

1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-1-86287-173-1
Verlag: Federation Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Gewicht: 436 g

Why do offenders use violence? This is one of the most frequently asked questions and one that is explored directly through an analysis of 123 accounts of violent property crime. This book puts the rise in acquisitive crimes in a social context and asks questions about the needs of young males in Australian society. It also contains an analysis of approaches to crime prevention.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Indermaur, David

Weitere Mitwirkende

Zimring, Professor Frank

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Foreword by Professor Frank Zimring, (Director of the Earl Warren Legal Institute at the University of California) Introduction The Myth of Reasonable Violence Violence and Property Crime The Dynamics of Victim-Offender Confrontations Background Factors Motives for Violence Table of Cases/ Table of Statutes/ IndexTrends in violent property crime Trends in Violent Property Crime Violent Property Crime in Western Australia Types of Violent Property Crime Types of Violent Property Crime Perspectives on Violent Property Crime Offenders’ Perspectives on Violent Property Crime Victims’ Perspectives on Violent Property Crime Responding to violent property Crime Understanding Violent Property Crime Prevention of Violent Property Crime Appendices/ References/ Index