Epidemiological criminology : theory to practice / edited by Eve Waltermaurer and Timothy A. Akers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Waltermaurer, Eve, editor.

Akers, Timothy A., 1961- editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Series:

Routledge frontiers of criminal justice ; 11.

Routledge frontiers of criminal justice ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epidemiology.

Criminology--Research--Methodology.

Criminology.

Criminal statistics.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Criminology--methods.

Crime.

Health Status Disparities.

Public Health Practice.

Medical Subjects:

Epidemiologic Methods.

Criminology--methods.

Crime.

Health Status Disparities.

Public Health Practice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 260 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1. Understanding Health Disparities in an Age of Mass Imprisonment / Bryan Sykes and Pierre Vachon

2. Applying Criminology Theory to Understand Health Outcomes / Victoria Frye and Phillip T. Yanos

3. The Social Interaction between Crime, Incarceration, Sexual Risk Behavior, and Community-Level Epidemiology / Jeffrey A. Walsh and Jessie Krienert

4. Criminological Epidemiology or Epidemiological Criminology: Integrating National Surveillance Systems / Timothy Akers

5. Applying Epidemiological Criminology to Understand the Health Outcomes of Police Officers / Eve Waltermaurer

6. Epidemiological Criminology: At the Crossroads of Youth Violence Prevention / Paul Juarez

7. The Multiple Risks for US Black Males: A Priority Case for Criminogenic Health Disparities Research / Carl Hill and Tawana Cummings

8. Crime and Victimization among Latinas / Venus Gines and William Hervey

9. The Health Crisis Among Incarcerated Women and Girls / Joanne Belknap and Elizabeth Whalley

10. The Epidemiology of Elderly Victimization / Ronet Bachman

11. The Epidemiological Criminology of Child Victimization: The Evolution of Hybrid Gang Families and Violence / Stacy Smith, Kevin Daniels and Timothy A. Akers

12. Health Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence / Louise-Anne McNutt and Jamie Krammer

13. Youth and School Violence: An Epidemiological Criminology Perspective / Alexander Crosby, Jeffrey Hall and Sharyn Parks

14. Chronic Disease and Mental Health Within Correctional Facilities / Roberto Potter

15. Infectious Disease in State Prisons / Soffiyah Elijah, Scott Paltrowitz and Jack Beck

16. Epidemiological Criminology and Penitentiary Offense Behaviors / David X. Williams

17. Leveraging Technology to Enhance Corrections-Health/Human Service Information Sharing and Offender Reentry / Adam K. Matz

18. Criminal Justice System Reform as Interventions to Eliminate Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities in the United States / Eve Waltermaurer and Timothy A. Akers

19. Health and Social Policy: An Evidence-Based Imperative for Epidemiological Criminology / Thomas W. Brewer, Krystel Tossone and Jonathan VanGeest

20. A Guide to Violence Prevention within the Juvenile Justice System: Applying the Epidemiological Criminology Framework / Scott A. Rowan, Aaron Mendelsohn and Timothy A. Akers

21. Cure Violence: A Disease Control Approach to Reduce Violence and Change Behavior / Charles L. Ransford, Candice Kane and Gary Slutkin

22. Why and How Neighborhoods Matter for Health: An Epidemiological Criminology Framework / Eileen E. Bjornstrom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

9780203083420

0203083423

Publisher Number:

99977537295

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.