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Book SynopsisEnvironmental Criminology: Spatial Analysis and Regional Issues combines various academic perspectives to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to examining environmental criminology. Using sociological, criminological, anthropological, historical and media analysis, this volume examines local and regional issues in crime. The interdisciplinary nature of the collection makes the book ideal for students or researchers who wish to expand their approach to environmental criminology.
Trade ReviewCriminologists review research that combines a spatial analysis with environmental criminology, mapping crime and deviance across different locations globally. They cover framing injustice in green criminology: activism, social movements, and geography; anthropology at the red-green crossroads; the Ferguson shooting, 2014: a spatial and media analysis; spatial patterns of mass shootings in the US 2013-14; homeless demography in Los Angeles County; police culture, gender, and crime in the Irish Free State; a spatial analysis of crime: The Wire television series and depictions of urban crime; and toward a spatial analysis of methamphetamine in North America. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *
Table of Contents1. Framing Injustice in Green Criminology: Activism, Social Movements and Geography; Darren McCauley 2. Anthropology at the Red-Green Crossroads; Brian McKenna 3. The Ferguson Shooting, 2014: A Spatial and Media Analysis; Liam J. Leonard 4. Spatial Patterns of Mass Shootings in the United States, 2013-2014; Dinur Blum and Christian Gonzalez Jaworski 5. Homeless Demography in Los Angeles County; Hugo Aguas 6. Police Culture, Gender and Crime in the Irish Free State; Michael Keating 7. A Spatial Analysis of Crime: "The Wire" and Depictions of Urban Crime; Shane C. Leonard 8. Towards a Spatial Analysis of Methamphetamine in North America; Kevin Bucciero
