Geographies of Behavioural Health, Crime, and Disorder
The Intersection of Social Problems and Place
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Beschreibung
This book focuses on the intersection of place and overall community health thereby focusing on some of the most critical contemporary social problems, including the opioid crisis, suicide, socioeconomic status and ethnicity, mental illness, crime, homelessness, green criminology, and social and environmental justice. Scholars from a variety of disciplines, including geography, sociology, criminology, mental health, social work, and behavioural sciences discuss the importance of geography in our quality of life. Each chapter introduces the reader to an overview of the topic, presents theoretical frameworks and the most recent empirical evidence, and discusses real world policy implications. As such this book is a key resource for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners working in the field.
This book focuses on the intersection of place and overall community health thereby focusing on some of the most critical contemporary social problems, including the opioid crisis, suicide, socioeconomic status and ethnicity, mental illness, crime, homelessness, green criminology, and social and environmental justice. Scholars from a variety of disciplines, including geography, sociology, criminology, mental health, social work, and behavioural sciences discuss the importance of geography in our quality of life. Each chapter introduces the reader to an overview of the topic, presents theoretical frameworks and the most recent empirical evidence, and discusses real world policy implications. As such this book is a key resource for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners working in the field.
Unique reader on the geography of mental health, crime, and disorder Focusses on the broad impact of geography on the overall community’s quality of life Highlights methods used by crime analysts to identify geographic clusters of crime and disorder
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Kim M. Lersch
Themen in »Geographies of Behavioural Health, Crime, and Disorder«
Human Geography Behavioural Health Substance Abuse Green Criminology Suicide and Mental Health Opioid and Substance Abuse Quality of Life Homelessness Environmental Justice urban geography and urbanism