Social services and welfare, criminology Books

Die Beitragsautoren dieses Bandes thematisieren das Quartier in seiner zunehmend wichtigen Funktion für die Gesundheit der Bevölkerung. Sie gehen der Frage nach, wie die Verbindung zwischen Quartiersentwicklung und Gesundheitsförderung konzeptualisiert...

Florian Brauner addresses the risk reduction effects of security measures (SecMe) as well as economic and social effects using terrorist threats in public transportation as use case. SecMe increase the level of security but cause interferences and...

Tina Hollstein fragt in ihrer Studie nach Bewältigungs- und Unterstützungsprozessen von Personen ohne legalen Aufenthaltsstatus in Deutschland. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass sich das Bewältigungshandeln der Akteure nicht auf aufenthaltrechtliche...

In diesem Buch dreht sich alles um Ziele von Erziehungshilfen, um ihre Erreichung und ihre Qualität und um die Frage, wie sich beides empirisch bestimmen lässt. Auf der Basis einer ausführlichen Darstellung des Fachkonzepts der Sozialraumorientierung...

Ulrich Glöckler präzisiert die Perspektiven des von ihm 2011 publizierten Konzeptes einer Sozialen Arbeit der Ermöglichung, das die Entfaltung kultureller, sozialer und symbolischer Ressourcen und die bestmögliche Nutzung von Lebenschancen der betreuten...

Autorität ist das Thema dieses Buches. Eskalationen im Polizeidienst, die offenbar im Zuge der Individualisierung eine neue Qualität erreicht haben, erfordern ein Umdenken der Polizei. Das betrifft besonders das antiquierte Autoritätsverständnis der...

Die AutorInnen dieses Bandes beleuchten die systembildende, systemverändernde und systemüberdauernde strukturelle Wirkung von (Versorgungs-)Netzwerken im Falle von Krankheit und Pflege. Dabei wird deutlich: Durch Vernetzung geschieht Evolution!...

How is it possible to fight against Female GenitalMutilation (FGM) without disrespecting traditional values? This study analyses'film' as a tool for Human RightsEducation in Burkina Faso, especially when it includes thoughtstructures of the local...

Based on social research conducted in different countries in Europe, the U.S. and Australia, this anthology is the first to provide detailed insights into small-scale drug distribution. A main focus is the phenomenon of 'social supply', i.e. buying...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht und Kriminalität, Note: 1,4, Hochschule Mittweida (FH) (Soziale Arbeit), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Aussteiger - Raus aus der rechten Szene. In meiner studienfreien Zeit besuchte ich...

The volume at hand contains the proceedings of the conference "Restructuring the Welfare State: Ethical Issues of Social Policy in an International Perspective" held with the support of the Stiftung Forschungsinstitut fur...

Does an offender have the right to be punished? "The right to be punished" may sound like an oxymoron, but it is not necessarily so. With the emergence of modern criminal law, the offender gained the right to be punished by rational criminal law rather...

The book focuses on one of the most problematic areas of Turkish penal justice: the overreliance on custodial measures and a corresponding growth in the prison population, and compares Turkey with two major European countries in this respect: England and...

Modern terrorist networks pose an unprecedented threat to international security. The question of how to neutralize that threat is complicated radically by their fluid, non-hierarchical structures, religious and ideological motivations, and predominantly...

Just a few months after the entry into force of the EU Framework Decision on the fight against organized crime, this book provides an unprecedented analysis of the national and European legislation on organized crime. The book provides a critical...

Derivative criminal liability includes inchoate offenses (criminal attempt, conspiracy, preparatory offenses, etc.), complicity (joint perpetration, perpetration through another, incitement, solicitation, accessoryship, etc.), organized crime, natural...

Striking a balance between peace and justice has long been debated by scholars and practitioners. There has been definite progress in a world in which blanket amnesties were at times granted with little hesitation. There is a growing understanding that...

General.- Germane Considerations.- Selected Pertinent Issues.- The Joint Criminal Enterprise Doctrine: A "Monster Theory of Liability" or a Legitimate and Satisfactory Tool in the Prosecution of the Perpetrators of Core International Crimes?.- The...

This volume provides an up-to-date overview of activation strategies in unemployment benefit systems and social assistance in selected European countries and the United States. A particular focus lies on the development of...

Literature Review from the year 2011 in the subject Sociology - Law and Delinquency, grade: A, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (-), language: English, abstract: The increase in criminal behavior among the youth population in Trinidad...

Examensarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht und Kriminalität, Note: 2,0, Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „ It would be cool to kill people"(Barry Loukaitis, 14 Jahre) Jeder kennt die Bilder der...

The mental suffering and agony, the ruined lives, the broken homes and hearts, the desolation and yearning and despair - who can measure the cost of crime? Eugene Smith, 1901 The anxiety people feel towards another people - the...

This book is based on the author's Ph.D. thesis which was selected during the 1994 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Competition as one of the two co-winning works. T.V. Raman did his Ph.D. work at Cornell University with Professor...

Success and e?ciency are the latest standards and scales of our society. Virtual surroundings and communication rooms, electronic portals and platforms are pushing us into a new world of personal and professional interaction...

Das Buch wendet sich einem Feld zu, das in den letzten Jahren zunehmend an Bedeutung gewonnen hat: der Familienpolitik. Dass dieser Bereich in den letzten Jahren eine nachhaltige Aufwertung in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen...

An analysis of criminal behavior from the perspectives of rational choice theory leading to suggestions for a criminal policy. Previous edition sold 900 copies world wide since its release in June 2001.

Die Inhalte interkulturellen Lernens sind für die Umsetzung von Maßnahmen des interkulturellen Jugendaustauschs von großer Bedeutung. Susanne Ritter untersucht, wie Jugendliche das Internet für längere Auslandsaufenthalte nutzen. Die Perspektive ihrer...

Mit Beiträgen von Markus Ottersbach, Claus-Ulrich Prölß, Notker Schneider, Franck Düvell, Stefan Telöken, Frithjof Zerger, Gerda Heck, Marei Pelzer, Karl Kopp, Insa Breyer und Andreas Deimann

„Junge Sozialarbeitswissenschaft" zeichnet ein ungewöhnliches Bild. Der S- melband skizziert eine in der hochschulischen Bildungslandschaft einmalige Situation, nämlich die knappe Periode der sozialarbeiterischen Diplomstudi-...

Wie sieht die gegenwärtige Praxis der Schulsozialarbeit aus? In diesem Band werden Forschungsergebnisse aus Evaluationen von Schulsozialarbeit in der deutschsprachigen Schweiz dargestellt und im Rahmen von Sekundäranalysen...

Das Thema des internationalen Austauschs in der Sozialen Arbeit steht im Zentrum dieses Bandes: in seinen verschiedenen Facetten und unter Einbeziehung der historischen Dimension. Angesichts zurzeit allseits präsenter Forderungen nach Internationalität...

teilen. Bei den dominanten Akteuren sind es zunächst die politischen Akteure, welche die Normbildung und Rechtsetzung auf nationaler Ebene und auf inter- tionaler Ebene gestalten (nationale Gesetzgeber, EU-Ministerrat,...

Momentan sind in der Fachwelt die Begriffe Resilienz und Resilienzförderung in aller Munde. In einem Augenblick, in dem hierzulande noch kaum Konzepte zur praktischen Umsetzung vorliegen, Resilienzförderung aber manchmal wie...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Soziale Arbeit / Sozialarbeit, Note: 1,3, Medical School Hamburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Hausarbeit befasst sich mit den geschlechtsspezifischen Unterschieden bei Alkoholabhängigkeit bei...

Domestic burglary has fallen significantly over the past 20 years in many countries, but still remains a high volume crime. On top of substantial financial loss and property damage, burglary also leads to high levels of anxiety and fear of crime. The...

This compelling example of auto-ethnography follows the journey of a psychologist pursuing her career in apartheid-era South Africa-and reappraising her work and her worldview in the post-apartheid years. The author describes her development of a human...

The chapters in this book present the work of researchers, scientists, engineers, and teachers engaged with developing unified foundations, principles, and technologies for cyber-physical security. They adopt a multidisciplinary approach to solving...

This collection provides new insights into the 'Age of Revolutions', focussing on state trials for treason and sedition, and expands the sophisticated discussion that has marked the historiography of that period by examining political trials in...

This book brings together a thought-provoking collection of original contributions to the study of sexual crime prevention. Written in an accessible and practical style, the book begins with an exploration of the theoretical underpinnings of sexual crime...

This book examines three decades of research on behavioral inhibition (BI), addressing its underlying biological, psychological, and social markers of development and functioning. It offers a theory-to-practice overview of behavioral inhibition and...

This volume discusses EU criminal justice from three perspectives. The first concerns fundamental rights following the adoption of the directives that have progressively reinforced the cornerstone of procedural rights of suspects and defendants in...

This innovative book examines the use of ethnography and fieldwork in Criminology and Criminal Justice Research. Using a combination of case studies, as well as "behind the scenes" contributions, it provides an comprehensive look at both the insights...

This book examines the continuum of bullying services, including prevention, intervention, and recovery. It reviews current theories, studies, and programs relating to this issue as well as outcome-based solutions to enhance best practices. Chapters...

This collection considers human rights and incarceration in relation to the liberal-democratic states of Australia, New Zealand and the UK. It presents original case-study material on groups that are disproportionately affected by incarceration,...

This book addresses the ongoing scientific debates regarding video games and their effects on players. The book features opposing perspectives and offers point and counterpoint exchanges in which researchers on both sides of a specific topic make their...

This book presents the latest research and novel case studies on crime and corruption in the tourism and hospitality industry. It approaches tourism as both a globalised business impacting the livelihood of millions of people, and a highly challenging...