Ungdomsbrottslingar

Ungdomsbrottslighet framstår som ett av de centrala problem¿områdena i såväl kriminologisk forskning som i svensk samhällsdebatt. Men hur väl stämmer den bild av ungdomsbrottslighet som finns tillgänglig i våra medier med verkligheten? I den här a...

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I boken beskrivs inledningsvis de allmänt brottsförebyggande insatser som särskilt avser unga människor. Härefter följer en beskrivning av samhällets åtgärder när ungdomar begår brott fr&ari...

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1. Unlike more conventional texts, this book offers over 50 pithy and thought-provoking essays on a wide range of socially and legally prohibited acts, offering students a critical analysis of these issues. 2. Each entry offers further readings an...

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Socionomer har en viktig roll när ungdomar under arton år misstänks för brott. De yttranden som socialtjänsten överlämnar till rättsväsendet vid misstanke om brott eller i samband med rättegång kan påverka möjligheterna för en ung människa att få ...

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Drawing on the latest evidence, Saving Children from a Life of Crime is the first book to assess the early causes of offending and what works best to prevent it. Preschool intellectual enrichment, child skills training, parent management training,...

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RIGHT OR WRONG? Only nine criminals in the UK have been granted lifelong anonymity. Their crimes so heinous that their identities are permanently changed for their own safety. CRIMINAL OR VICTIM? Upon release, they're given a second chance: new id...

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In the last decade, school shootings have decimated communities and terrified parents, teachers, and children in even the most family friendly" American towns and suburbs. These tragedies appear to be the spontaneous acts of disconnected teen...

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Comprehensive, critical and accessible, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers an authoritative overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to pressing contemporary issues such as the globalisation of crime, ...

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Comprehensive, critical and accessible, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers an authoritative overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to pressing contemporary issues such as the globalisation of crime, ...

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Uppfostringsanstalten är en misslyckad social uppfinning. Hela historien kring denna institution i dess olika namnförklädnader ("skyddshem", "ungdomsvårdssskola" etc) visar att den skapar problem, men inte löser några. I efterh...

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This book examines the findings, theoretical basis, and new methodology of The Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study (PADS+). This major longitudinal study investigates the role of the social environment on crime causation, inv...

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Shades of Deviance is a turbo-driven guide to crime and deviance. It offers politically engaged, thought-provoking and accessibly written accounts of a wide range of socially and legally prohibited acts. This updated and revised edition is designe...

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Finding the Truth in the Courtroom combines the science behind deception and memory and their relation in court. Testimonies are oftentimes the most important piece of evidence in legal cases. Hence, this book shows how such testimonies can be rid...

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This book analyzes newly collected data on crime and social development up to age 70 for 500 men who were remanded to reform school in the 1940s. Born in Boston in the late 1920s and early 1930s, these men were the subjects of the classic study Un...

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Why do certain people commit acts of crime? Why does crime happen in certain places? Presenting an ambitious new study designed to test a pioneering new theory of the causes of crime, Breaking Rules: The Social and Situational Dynamics of Young Pe...

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Legacies of Crime explores the lives of seriously delinquent girls and boys in the United States who were followed over a twenty-year period as they grew to adulthood. In-depth interviews with these women and men and their children - a majority no...

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Young offenders given custodial sentences in youth institutions constitute an important group in the context of crime prevention research, given that offenders within this group are at high risk of reoffending or continuing with a criminal career ...

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After decades of rigorous study in the United States and across the Western world, a great deal is known about the early risk factors for offending. High impulsiveness, low attainment, criminal parents, parental conflict, and growing up in a depri...

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This book presents a study of co-offering relations among youths under twenty-one suspected of criminal offences in Stockholm during 1991-5. In total, the study includes just over 22,000 individuals suspected of around 29,000 offences. Jerzy Sarne...

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'Engaging... Dunne argues cogently, coherently and from experience that to have choices in life you also have to have chances.' The Observer, Book of the Day'A much-needed burst of light in the dark meadow of time.' Lemn SissayIn 2011 Jacob Dunne ...

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?Engaging? Dunne argues cogently, coherently and from experience that to have choices in life you also have to have chances.? The Observer, Book of the Day?A much-needed burst of light in the dark meadow of time.? Lemn SissayIn 2011 Jacob Dunne th...

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'Engaging... Dunne argues cogently, coherently and from experience that to have choices in life you also have to have chances.' The Observer, Book of the Day 'A much-needed burst of light in the dark meadow of time.' Lemn Sissay In 2011 Jacob Dunn...

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Handbook of Conceptualization and Treatment of Child Psychopathology evaluates and illustrates the integration of conceptualization and treatment of child and adolescent psychopathology. Organized into seven parts, this book first discusses the is...

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Handbook of Conceptualization and Treatment of Child Psychopathology evaluates and illustrates the integration of conceptualization and treatment of child and adolescent psychopathology. Organized into seven parts, this book first discusses the is...

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This text reference provides state-of-the-art information on juvenile firesetters and reviews the current research on youthful firesetters and arsonists. The work illustrates methods of fire scene investigation and assessment relating to child-par...

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This text reference provides state-of-the-art information on juvenile firesetters and reviews the current research on youthful firesetters and arsonists. The work illustrates methods of fire scene investigation and assessment relating to child-par...

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Hydrogen, Batteries and Fuel Cells provides the science necessary to understand these important areas, considering theory and practice, practical problem-solving, descriptions of bottlenecks, and future energy system applications. The title covers...

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Hydrogen, Batteries and Fuel Cells provides the science necessary to understand these important areas, considering theory and practice, practical problem-solving, descriptions of bottlenecks, and future energy system applications. The title covers...

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Environment and Society relates to a diverse audience and encompasses viewpoints from a variety of natural and social science approaches. This integrative book about human-environment relations connects many issues about human societies, ecologica...

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An in-depth look at juvenile justice lets students see into the minds of delinquents, victims, and field professionals. Juvenile Justice in America provides an in-depth look at the lives of juveniles, their experiences in society, and the conseque...

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