Essays about: "Violent offenders"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words Violent offenders.

  1. 6. An Unfamiliar Crime Prevention Strategy : Collective Opinion on Restorative Justice Conferences

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Elin Fjellborg; [2016]
    Keywords : public opinion; restorative justice conferences; mediation; reintegrative shaming; recidivism;

    Abstract : Introduction: Renewed efforts for controlling criminality in Sweden are demanded by the Swedish Government. Restorative justice conferences (RJC), in Sweden known as mediation, can be described as a meeting mediated by a trained facilitator in which the offender and the victim of a crime meets, sometimes together with their friends and family. READ MORE

  3. 7. Serious violent offenders : Are they unique in the offendingbehavioural profile?

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Adi Mesanovic; [2016]
    Keywords : dimensions; goal-directedness; provocation; planning; serious violent offenders; psychopathy; self-control.;

    Abstract : Introduction. Serious violent offenders and their offending behaviour stood in focus of thisstudy. READ MORE

  4. 8. Self-control and its association to persistent violent criminal behavior: A study of a representative prison cohort.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : André Tärnhäll; Karl Engman; [2016]
    Keywords : Self-control; criminal behavior; violent crime; persistence; executive function; development; psychopathology; självkontroll; kriminellt beteende; våldsbrottslighet; persistens; exekutiv funktion; utvecklingspsykopatologi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Studies have shown that a small group of offenders, persistent in violent criminal behavior are responsible for the majority of criminal convictions. The aim of the current study was to broaden the understanding of persistent criminal behavior by investigating its associations to self-control. READ MORE

  5. 9. Violent Rapists and Depraved Paedophiles: Linguistic Representation of Sex Offenders in the British Tabloid Press - A Comparative Corpus-Based Study

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Anne Blauenfeldt; [2015]
    Keywords : critical discourse analysis; social actors; corpus linguistics; representation; media; sex offender;

    Abstract : Through a combination of corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis, this paper looks at the hidden ideological discourses surrounding sex offenders in the British media. Corpus linguistics provides an excellent framework to discover such discourse patterns and the critical discourse analysis framework helps contextualise the findings. READ MORE

  6. 10. Fear of Crime- Among Business Representatives and how it is Affected Through the Security Measures of the Business

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Hampus Hartman; [2015]
    Keywords : Crime against businesses; Fear of Crime; High and low risks businesses; Security Measures; Situational Crime prevention;

    Abstract : This study examines how fear of crime is altered in regards to crime-preventive strategies and programs among individuals within businesses. The study also investigates whether perceived risk, previous victimization, and demographics influence the individuals within the businesses fear of crime against their businesses. READ MORE