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Toward a Criminology of Disaster
Frailing, Kelly; Harper, Dee Wood
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Description for Toward a Criminology of Disaster
Hardback. Series: Disaster Studies. Num Pages: 185 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JKV; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book puts forward a comprehensive criminology of disaster by drawing - and building - upon existing theories which attempt to explain disaster crime. Although antisocial behaviour in disasters has long been viewed as a rarity, the authors present ample evidence that a variety of crime occurs in the wake of disaster. Frailing and Harper's explorations of property crime, interpersonal violence and fraud during disaster reveal the importance of methodological approaches to understanding these phenomena. They highlight the need for the application of social disorganization, routine activity and general strain theories of crime in the development of disaster crime prevention strategies. An ... Read more
This book puts forward a comprehensive criminology of disaster by drawing - and building - upon existing theories which attempt to explain disaster crime. Although antisocial behaviour in disasters has long been viewed as a rarity, the authors present ample evidence that a variety of crime occurs in the wake of disaster. Frailing and Harper's explorations of property crime, interpersonal violence and fraud during disaster reveal the importance of methodological approaches to understanding these phenomena. They highlight the need for the application of social disorganization, routine activity and general strain theories of crime in the development of disaster crime prevention strategies. An ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
Series
Disaster Studies
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137469137
SKU
V9781137469137
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About Frailing, Kelly; Harper, Dee Wood
Dr. Kelly Frailing is an Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice at Loyola University New Orleans, USA. Dr. Dee Wood Harper is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and of Criminology and Justice at Loyola University New Orleans, USA.
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