Epidemiological criminology : a public health approach to crime and violence / Timothy A. Akers, Roberto H. Potter, Carl V. Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akers, Timothy A., 1961-

Contributor:

Potter, Roberto Hugh.

Hill, Carl V., 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology.

Crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (462 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Epidemiological Criminology: A Public Health Approach to Crime and Violence Epidemiological Criminology offers an introduction to the sources and methods of epidemiological criminology and shows how to apply these methods to some of the most vexing problems now confronting researchers and practitioners in public health epidemiology, criminology, and criminal justice. The book describes, explains, and applies the newly formulated practice of epidemiological criminology, an emerging discipline that finds the intersection across theories, methods, and statistical models of publi

Contents:

Epidemiological Criminology: A Public Health Approach to Crime and Violence; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Authors; Introduction: Crime, Criminal Justice, Health, and Victims; Levels of Theoretical Analysis; Why the Meso Is Important; Revising the Epidemiological Trinity; Environment; Community; Justice Systems; Hosts, Agents, Agency, and Behavior; Risk, Deviance, Crime, and Health; Summary; Part One: Foundation for an Emerging Paradigm: Epidemiological Criminology; Chapter 1 Establishing a Historical Framework for Epidemiological Criminology

The War on PovertyThe War on Crime; The War on Drugs; The War on Terror; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 2 Where Two Worlds Collide: Toward an Integrated Theory of Epidemiological Criminology; Roots and Forks in the Road; History; Determining When or Where to Start an Investigation; Defining an Emerging Paradigm; Epidemiology; Public Health; Criminal Justice; Criminology; Epidemiological Criminology; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 3 The Lexicon of Terminology: Developing an Emerging Paradigm; Scientific and Practice Integration: Building an Emerging Paradigm

Theories and Models: An Integrative ParadigmTheories and Models: Framing the Paradigm; Biological Factors; Psychological Factors; Sociological Factors; Environmental Factors; Units of Analysis; Health and Crime: Biomedical and Behavioral Disparities; Prevention Interventions; Primary Prevention (Before the Event); Secondary Prevention (During the Event); Tertiary Prevention (After the Event); Causation: The Epidemiologic Triad; Conclusion; Summary; Part Two: Theories, Concepts, and Methods; Chapter 4 Criminology, Criminal Justice, and the Social Sciences; Criminology; Criminal Justice

Where Does That Leave Epidemiological Criminology?Public Health; Lessons from the Foundation of Sociology; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 5 Research Methods in Epidemiology and Criminology: A Bridge Between?; Surveillance or Monitoring?; Monitoring, Surveillance, and Epidemiological Criminology; Method, Technique, and Theory; The Evidence Base; In the Field and on the Streets; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 6 Integrating the Interdisciplinary Sciences: Theoretical Foundations of the Epidemiological Criminology Framework; Criminogenics: The Evidence Base of Individual Criminal Behavior

Propensity Versus Typology: How Changeable Are Criminogenics?Dynamic Risks; Implications for Public Health Interventions; Social Learning and Social Structure: Moving Evidence to the Next Social Levels; Primary Groups, Socialization, and Criminal Behavior; Organizations (Secondary Groups), Societal Reaction, and Control; A Shift to the Macro; Epidemiological Criminology Implications for Public Health Interventions; Conclusion; Summary; Part Three: Applying Epidemiological Criminology in Practice and Policy; Chapter 7 Health Disparities and Epidemiological Criminology; Health Disparities

Conceptualizing Criminogenic Health Disparities

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-86963-2

1-118-22083-8

OCLC:

808010136