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UNINA9910131251003321 |
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Titolo |
The Criminal Act [[electronic resource] ] : The Role and Influence of Routine Activity Theory / / edited by M. Andresen, G. Farrell |
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London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 |
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1-349-48291-9 |
1-137-39132-4 |
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[1st ed. 2015.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Criminology |
Organized crime |
Crime—Sociological aspects |
Forensic science |
Sociology |
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general |
Criminological Theory |
Organized Crime |
Crime and Society |
Forensic Science |
Sociology, general |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Meaningfully and Artfully Reinterpreting Crime for Useful Science: An Essay on the Value of Building with Simple Theory; 3 Routine Activity Theory in Crime Investigation; 4 The Routine Nature of Transnational Crime; 5 Target Suitability and the Crime Drop; 6 Distributive Justice and the Crime Drop; 7 Opportunities for Dispute-Related Violence; 8 Routine Activity Theory: A Cornerstone of Police Crime Analyst Work; 9 Poetry in Motion: The Case of Insider and Outsider Offenders |
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10 Understanding Crime with Computational Topology11 Factors Associated with Homeless Encampment Locations in Anchorage, Alaska; 12 Nature and Cycle of Cycle Thefts; 13 Time Use Matters for Risk Assessments: Time-Based Victimization Rates for Specific Types of Place; 14 Whistle-blowers as Capable Guardians: The Decision to Report Wrongdoing as a (Boundedly) Rational Choice; 15 Burglary in a Segregated City: Race of Offenders and Community of Offending; 16 Letters to Marcus Felson; Index |
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This volume provides a unique collection of essays in honour of the work of Marcus Felson and his notable contribution to routine activity theory, environmental criminology and the discipline more broadly. Chapter 5 of this book is open access under a CC BY license. |
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UNINA9910813406903321 |
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Autore |
Hirsch Susan F. |
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Mountaintop mining in Appalachia : understanding stakeholders and change in environmental conflict / / Susan F. Hirsch and E. Franklin Dukes |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (162 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Conflict, Justice, and Social Change |
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SOC053000SOC055000POL044000 |
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Disciplina |
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Mountaintop removal mining - Environmental aspects - Appalachian Region |
Environmental policy - Appalachian Region |
Environmentalism - Appalachian Region |
Mountaintop removal mining - Government policy - Appalachian Region |
Mountaintop removal mining - Social aspects - Appalachian Region |
Appalachian Region Environmental conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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One; Two; Three; Four; Five; Six; Seven; Notes; References; Index |
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Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining-that is, the removal and disposal in nearby valleys of soil and rock in order to reach underlying coal seams. Companies and some miners claim that the practice has reduced energy prices, earned income for shareholders, and provided needed jobs. Opponents of mountaintop mining argue that it poisons Appalachia's waters and devastates entire communities for the sake of short- |
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