Field Studies in Environmental Criminology

This book includes fieldwork from five continents and demonstrates the breadth of techniques used by environmental criminologists to understand crime.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Provoked poachers? Applying a situational precipitator framework to examine the nexus between human- wildlife conflict, retaliatory killings, and poaching 2. When a loved one is on community supervision: the crime controller strategies used by 'PoPPs' (parents/ partners/ peers of probationers and parolees) 3. Putting qualitative methodology in perspective: reflections on the relevance of fieldwork into the field of Environmental Criminology 4. Exploring the influence of daily microroutines on residential guardianship and monitoring patterns 5. Yelping about a good time: casino popularity and crime 6. Porch pirates: examining unattended package theft through crime script analysis 7. Fieldwork protocol as a safety inventory tool in public places

About the author

Ben Stickle is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Middle Tennessee State University. With nearly twenty years of practitioner experience, his research interests include policing, crime prevention, and property crime (e.g., metal theft and package theft). He has published widely in scholarly journals, books, and other outlets.

Summary

This book includes fieldwork from five continents and demonstrates the breadth of techniques used by environmental criminologists to understand crime.

Product details

• Authors: Ben (Middle Tennessee State University) Stickle
• Assisted by: Ben Stickle (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032146348
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3214634-8
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Urban & municipal planning, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Criminal justice law, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness