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Crime and Violence in the Caribbean
Lessons from Jamaica|
97,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 12.12.2018 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781498549301 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 264 |
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<p><span>This volume provides an overview of the Caribbean countries, its colonial history, causes, costs and consequences of crime and violence in the Caribbean. The contributors pull from primary research and the available data from multiple sources including national and country specific reports to assess the magnitude, characteristics, and the changing nature of crimes in various Caribbean countries. Discussion is offered on the following crime issue: gender-based violence, homicides, drugs, gangs, money laundering, murder suicided, deportation and the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) to fight crime. In addition, the book provides a discussion of the crime prevention capabilities of selected countries looking at the nature of the crime problem, offers an assessment of the crime prevention capabilities and makes suggestions for policy development. </span></p>
<span>This book discusses the recent crime and violence trends in the Caribbean highlighting its history and current challenges that continue to impede its development. Theoretical explanations are offered for the existing conditions and discussion of the need of a paradigm shift in policy development to combat the crime problem.</span>
<p><span>Part 1: Crime and Violence Trends in the Caribbean</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 1: A Profile of the Caribbean Region: Recent Trends in Crime and Violence by Marika Dawkins</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 2: Causes and Consequences of Crime and Violence: An Overview by Sherill Morris-Francis</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 3: Geospatial Aspects of Crime in Jamaica and Governmental Responses by Jacqueline Rhoden-Trader</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 4: An Analysis of Recent Homicide Trends in Jamaica: A Case study by Camille Gibson and Lorna Grant</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 5: Gangs on the Caribbean by Andy Bain</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 6: Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean: A Jamaican Case Study by Marika Dawkins</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 7: Cases of Murder Suicide among Jamaican Immigrants in the United States by Christopher Charles and Shau-Kim McLean</span></p>
<p><span>Part 2: Transnational Crime in the Caribbean</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 8: An Analysis of Money Laundering in the Caribbean by Lorna Grant</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 9: Securing the Financial Sector: Combating Money Laundering in Jamaica by Tameka Samuels-Jones and Taneisha Brown</span></p>
<p><span>Part 3: Deportation and Crime</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 10: Deportation and Crime in the Caribbean: An Overview by Sherill Morris-Francis</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 11: The Socio-cultural Nature of Crime and Deportee in the Caribbean by Orville Beckford</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 1: A Profile of the Caribbean Region: Recent Trends in Crime and Violence by Marika Dawkins</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 2: Causes and Consequences of Crime and Violence: An Overview by Sherill Morris-Francis</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 3: Geospatial Aspects of Crime in Jamaica and Governmental Responses by Jacqueline Rhoden-Trader</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 4: An Analysis of Recent Homicide Trends in Jamaica: A Case study by Camille Gibson and Lorna Grant</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 5: Gangs on the Caribbean by Andy Bain</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 6: Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean: A Jamaican Case Study by Marika Dawkins</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 7: Cases of Murder Suicide among Jamaican Immigrants in the United States by Christopher Charles and Shau-Kim McLean</span></p>
<p><span>Part 2: Transnational Crime in the Caribbean</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 8: An Analysis of Money Laundering in the Caribbean by Lorna Grant</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 9: Securing the Financial Sector: Combating Money Laundering in Jamaica by Tameka Samuels-Jones and Taneisha Brown</span></p>
<p><span>Part 3: Deportation and Crime</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 10: Deportation and Crime in the Caribbean: An Overview by Sherill Morris-Francis</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 11: The Socio-cultural Nature of Crime and Deportee in the Caribbean by Orville Beckford</span></p>
<span>Sherill V. C. Morris-Francis</span>
<span> is assistant professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Criminal Justice at Mississippi Valley State University.<br><br></span>
<span>Camille Gibson</span>
<span>is Interim Dean of Juvenile Justice & Psychology and Executive Director of the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University in Texas.</span>
<span><br><br></span>
<span>Lorna Elaine Grant</span>
<span> is associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at North Carolina Central University. </span>
<span> is assistant professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Criminal Justice at Mississippi Valley State University.<br><br></span>
<span>Camille Gibson</span>
<span>is Interim Dean of Juvenile Justice & Psychology and Executive Director of the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University in Texas.</span>
<span><br><br></span>
<span>Lorna Elaine Grant</span>
<span> is associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at North Carolina Central University. </span>
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