Full Description
This book critically examines violence and violent crime through sociological, psychological, and theoretical perspectives, analyzing the complex relationships between policing, community conflict, and crime control. Bringing together leading experts, it explores the underlying factors that contribute to violence, the impact of police practices, and the challenges of balancing law enforcement with public trust. The chapters are organized thematically to address key issues, including the psychology of violence, the role of communities in crime prevention, police brutality and accountability, and the increasing violence targeting law enforcement. Taking a global and comparative approach, the book investigates case studies from North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Pacific to assess how different societies respond to violent crime. It further considers policy implications, proposing evidence-based strategies to reduce violence, improve policing practices, and enhance institutional integrity in an evolving security landscape.
Contents
Chapter 1. Analyzing Variables in Police-Public Encounters and the Potential for Police-Community Misunderstanding and Conflict.- Chapter 2. Police Psychology and Violence Escalation: The Use of Bystander Interventions to Mitigate Outcomes.- Chapter 3. The Impact of Threats of Violence on Communities: Examining Swatting and related Costs and Risks.- Chapter 4. Will the Criminal Justice System ever prioritize Victims of Crime?.- Chapter 5. Police Reform Measures to enhance Service Delivery and Prevent Violence, Crime and Disorder.- Chapter 6. Police Brutality and Excessive Force in the United States: Evaluating National Data and Examining Criminological Explanations.- Chapter 7. Investigating the Prevalence of Ambush Attacks on Police Officers in the United States.- Chapter 8. Police Officers Murdered and Injured in Canada: An Analysis of Violence in the Workplace.- Chapter 9. The Legacy of Waging "War on Crime:" Examining the Origins and Consequences of Militarizing Police.- Chapter 10. Firearm Violence in New Zealand: Have Police Officers become a Target?.- Chapter 11. Breaking Point: Examining Murdered Police Officers, Abandoned Posts, and Burnt Police Stations in Bangladesh's Government Collapse.- Chapter 12. Police Leadership in Times of Tragedy: the Responsibilities of Senior Executives when a Police Officer is Killed in the Line of Duty in Norway.- Chapter 13. Examining the Disconnect between Violence Control Strategies and the Realities in Society in the United Kingdom.- Chapter 14. An examination of firearms-related crime in Australia: focus on New South Wales.- Chapter 15. Policing Gender-Based Violence and Cross-Border Human Trafficking in Bangladesh: The Role of State and Non-State Actors.
