Crime and Crime Reduction: The Importance of Group Processes

ISBN-13: 9781848720831 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 224 str.

Jane L Wood

Opis

The problems associated with groups that commit crime are well known and notoriously complex. However, there are many questions that we still cannot answer with certainty. This book seeks to deepen understanding of the group processes involved in crime and the treatment of offenders' thoughts and behaviour.

Spis treści

The Social Influence of Groups on Individuals, G. T.Viki, D. Abrams. Street Gangs: The Inter- and Intra-Group Processes, J. L. Wood, E. Alleyne. Gangs: Displaced and Group-Based Aggression, E. A. Vasquez, B. Lickel, K.Hennigan. A Multi-Factorial Approach to Understanding Multiple Perpetrator Sexual Offending, L. Harkins, L. Dixon. The Role of Group Processes in Terrorism, M. A. Wilson, E. Bradford, L. Lemanski. Organized Crime: Criminal Organizations or Organized Criminals? V. Egan, S. Lock Surviving and Thriving: The Growth, Influence and Administrative Control of Prison Gangs, M. L. Griffin, D. Pyrooz, S.H. Decker. Features of Treatment Delivery and Group Processes that Maximize the Effects of Offender Programs, W. L. Marshall, D. L. Burton, L. E. Marshall. Should Group Membership be Considered for Treatment to be Effective? J. Thakker.