Research handbook on violent crime and society / edited by Wendy C. Regoeczi (Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina) and Terance D. Miethe (Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Regoeczi, Wendy C., editor.

Miethe, Terance D., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violent crimes--Social aspects.

Violent crimes.

Violent crimes--Prevention.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (680 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This comprehensive Handbook examines the various forms of violence that occur within and across societies. It explores the multiple psychological, sociological, and environmental causes underlying violence as well as the nature of its distribution across different social groups, geographical areas and time periods. Leading experts synthesize existing literature on violent crime from a cross-national and interdisciplinary perspective, outlining the risk factors linked to the onset and persistence of violent behaviour. They identify the victimization of vulnerable subpopulations, such as sexual and gender diverse individuals, indigenous communities and older adults. With detailed case studies including firearm violence in the United States, emerging forms of cyberviolence and cyberhate and an analysis of the global use of capital punishment, this Handbook illustrates the multiple contexts in which violence occurs. It discusses the best practices for the intervention and prevention of violence in and across societies and critically investigates institutional responses to the issue. Students and scholars of criminology, social policy, violent crime and responses to violence will greatly benefit from this informative Handbook. It is also an essential resource for practitioners and policymakers who are seeking effective solutions to reduce and prevent violence"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Introduction

1. Violent crime and society: An overview / Wendy C. Regoeczi and Terance D. Miethe

2. Data sources for studying violence over place and time / Terance D. Miethe, Christopher A. Forepaugh and Timothy C. Hart

Part II: Collective forms of violence

3. The symphony of disorder: The anatomy of crowd violence and future challenges / Tom van Ham

4. Bias violence / Jeff Gruenewald, Brynn Schuetter and Taylor June

5. Memorializing war crimes and how we remember to forget: The vietnam war, collective memory and america's forever wars / John Hagan and Joachim J. Savelsberg

6. Corporate violence / Jana Macfarlane Horn and Steve Tombs

Part III: Violence against vulnerable subpopulations in society

7. Juvenile violence / Kathleen M. Heide

8. Violence against older adults: Elder abuse and beyond / Lynn A. Addington

9. Intimate partner violence / Magaly L. García-Senlle and Manuel Martín-Fernándex

10. Child-parent violence / Hannah Sedlacek

11. Sexual violence / Patrick Lussier, Elisabeth St-Pierre and Nadine Deslauriers-Varin

12. Human trafficking and violent crime: Understanding the extent, drivers, consequences and how to respond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035317868 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.