Environmental criminology : spatial analysis and regional issues / Liam Leonard (California State University).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leonard, Liam, author.

Series:

Advances in sustainability and environmental justice ; 2051-5030 v.20.

Advances in sustainability and environmental justice, 2051-5030 ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Regional disparities--Case studies.

Crime.

Criminology--Social aspects.

Criminology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, [England] : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.

Summary:

Environmental Criminology: Spatial Analysis and Regional Issues combines various academic perspectives to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to examining environmental criminology. Using sociological, criminological, anthropological, historical and media analysis, this volume examines local and regional issues in crime. The interdisciplinary nature of the collection makes the book ideal for students or researchers who wish to expand their approach to environmental criminology.

Contents:

Prelims

Framing injustice in green criminology: activism, social movements and geography

Anthropology at the Red-Green Crossroads

The Ferguson shooting, 2014: A spatial and media analysis

Spatial patterns of mass shootings in the United States, 2013 - 2014

Homeless demography in Los Angeles County

Police culture, gender and crime in the Irish Free State

A spatial analysis of crime: 'The Wire' and depictions of urban crime

Toward a spatial analysis of methamphetamine in North America

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781787434585

1787434583

9781787433779

1787433773