Crime rates, types and hot spots / Alexander D. Morina, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morina, Alexander D.

Series:

Law, crime and law enforcement.

Social issues, justice and status series.

Law, crime and law enforcement

Social issues, justice and status

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of crime rates, types and hot spots. Topics discussed include a forensic and social approach to drug facilitated crimes; violent crime in South Africa and apartheid; institutional corruption and 'fixers'; ambient population data as a denominator in crime rates and identified hot spots; and, white collar crime in Sweden and law enforcement and digital crime.

Contents:

Intro

CRIME RATES, TYPES AND HOT SPOTS

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 A FORENSIC AND SOCIAL APPROACH TO DRUG-FACILITATED CRIMES

ABSTRACT

ABBREVIATION LIST

SUBSTANCES

Club Drugs

Alcohol (Ethanol)

Ketamine

GHB (Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate)

Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)

Amphetamines and Methamphetamine

MDMA (ECSTASY)

PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS

Barbiturates

OPIATES

COCAINE

HALLUCINOGENS

LSD (LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE)

Marijuana

Phencyclidine (PCP)

INHALANTS

DESIGNER DRUGS

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CRIME

EVIDENCES AND COLLECTIONS

Crime Scene Evidences

Suspected Drugs

Biological Evidences

Urine

Blood

Hair

Oral Fluid

Nail

Sweat

DRUG ANALYSIS

Microscopic Examination

Screening Tests

Confirmation Techniques

CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 VIOLENT CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA: IS THE SUBCULTURE OF APARTHEID TO BLAME?

INTRODUCTION

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Migrant Labor System

Group Areas Act

Bantu Education Act

LITERATURE REVIEW

Micro-Level of Analysis

Macro-Level of Analysis

DATA AND METHOD

Dependent Variable

Independent Variables

Empirical Specification

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

LIMITATIONS

Chapter 3 DO ACTORS BIAS THE JUDGMENTS OF LIE DETECTORS MORE THAN NON-ACTORS?

METHOD

Participants

Procedure

RESULTS

Senders' Self-Assessments of Lie-Telling and Lie-Detection Abilities

Judges' Self-Assessments of Lie-Telling and Lie-Detection Abilities

Overall Detection Accuracy

Actors' and Non-Actors' Ability to Convince the Judges of Their Truthfulness

Accuracy in Judging Actors' and Non-Actors' Statements

Confidence in Judgment.

Do Lying Actors Suppress Behavioral Cues That Are Believed to Be Associated with Deception?

Gaze Aversion

Smiling

Bodily Movements

Smiles and the Judges' Performance

DISCUSSION

Actors and Non-Actors' Lying Ability

Confidence in Judgment

Self-Assessed Abilities to Tell and Detect Lies and Truths

Chapter 4 FIXERS AND CORRUPTION: SHADOW 'PUBLIC SERVANTS'

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE PHENOMENON OF FIXERS IN LIGHT OF THEORIES OF BUREAUCRATIC CORRUPTION

Fixing in View of Network Economy Theory

Fixers in View of the Spillover Effect Theory of Corruption

Fixers in View of Revisionists Theory of Corruption

3. ROOTS, PATTERNS AND SCOPE OF MACHERS' ACTIVITIES IN ISRAEL

3. STIMULATING SOCIO-CULTURAL AND BUREAUCRATIC FORCES OF MACHERS IN ISRAEL

The Stimulating Forces of Fixing In Israel

4. TOWARD A TYPOLOGY OF FIXERS

Inside Bureaucracy Fixers and Outside Bureaucracy Fixers

Classification of Fixers in Accordance with the Scope of the Transactions and the Remuneration

5. POLICY MEASURES TO CONTROL THE SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES OF FIXERS IN ISRAEL

1. Administrative Measures

2. e -Government

3. Bureaucratic Transparency

4. Tightening Control over the Management of Tenders

5. Investigation and Punishment Measures

SUMMARY

Chapter 5 THE EVENT EFFECT: DEMONSTRATING THE IMPACT OF DENOMINATOR SELECTION ON 'FLOOR' AND 'CEILING' CRIME RATE ESTIMATES IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC EVENTS

History and Use of Crime Rates

Theoretical Examples

Hypothetical Crime Rate Scenario 1

Hypothetical Crime Rate Scenario 2

METHODS AND ANALYSES

The Research Site

Research Strategy

Descriptive Statistics

Denominator Impact on Crime Rates

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES.

Chapter 6 THE RATE OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME: THE HOT SPOT OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME IN SWEDEN DURING THE 2000 DECADE

PREVIOUS RESEARCH ON WHITE COLLAR CRIME RATE VARIATION OF SWEDEN IN INTERNATIONAL SURVEYS

WHITE COLLAR CRIME AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS

CONCLUSION

Chapter 7 THE CHASM BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DIGITAL CRIME

GLOBAL CONSIDERATIONS

DIGITAL CRIME TRENDS

DIGITAL CRIME AND EDUCATION

A New Approach

BIOGRAPHY

Chapter 8 REDUCE CRIME STATISTICS-EDUCATE PRISONERS BEHIND BARS

PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE NECESSARY

DR. JAMES S. VACCA

INDEX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61324-816-4