Crime, mental health and the criminal justice system in Africa : a psycho-criminological perspective / / edited by Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Samuel Adjorlolo |
Edizione | [First edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVIII, 411 pages) : 2 illustrations |
Disciplina | 364.968 |
Soggetto topico | Criminal justice, Administration of - South Africa |
ISBN | 3-030-71024-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction; Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan and Samuel Adjorlolo -- Part One: Theory and Research -- Chapter 2: Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, and Behavior among African Youths: A Psycho-social and Criminological Analysis; Richard A. Aborisade -- Chapter 3: Situating Suicide Attempt within the Notion of "Social Suffering": A New Public Mental Health Approach for Addressing a Psycho-criminological Problem in Ghana; Johnny Andoh Arthur -- Chapter 4: A Review of the Violent Nature of Criminal Victimization in South Africa; By: Johan van Graan -- Chapter 5: An Exploratory Study of Kidnapping as an Emerging Crime in Nigeria; By: Alaba Oludare -- Chapter 6: "What is the Problem"? Citizen's Experiences with the Police and Court in Ghana; Akosua A. Adu-Poku-- Chapter 7: "Before I could, say Jack, I was in the Grip of the Police": Experiences of Persons who Use Drugs and Their Encounters with the Police in Ghana; Feikoab Parimah, Charlotte O. Kwakye-Nuako, Maria Goretti Ane-Loglo, Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Timothy P. Debrah, & Samuel Hanu -- Chapter 8: Evaluating the Predictors of Stress among Police Officers in Nigeria: A Psychosocial Analysis; Oluwagbenga (Michael) Akinlabi -- Chapter 9: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment among Prison Officers in Ghana: A Qualitative Exploration;Thomas D. Akoensi -- Part Two: Policy and Practice -- Chapter 10: An Overview of Serial Murder and its Investigation in South Africa; Gerard N. Labuschagne -- Chapter 11: The Constitutional Imperative, Common Law Position and Domestic Legislation in the Context of Mental Health Care in South Africa; Magdalen Swanepoel-- Chapter 12: Issues of Competence, Experience, and Psychological Awareness among Police Prosecutors Working on Cases of Child Sexual Abuse in Ghana; Charlotte O. Kwakye-Nuako -- Chapter 13: Mental Health of Prison Inmates within the Nigerian Criminal Justice System; Chiedu Eseadi -- Chapter 14: Crossing the Social Boundary: Black Female Offenders inside South African Institutions of Incarceration; NP Dastile -- Chapter 15: Conclusion; Samuel Adjorlolo and Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495221903321 |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Psycho-criminological approaches to stalking behavior : an international perspective / / edited by Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan and Lorraine Sheridan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (419 pages) |
Disciplina | 364.15 |
Collana | Wiley series in psychology of crime, policing, and law |
Soggetto topico |
Stalking
Cyberstalking |
ISBN |
1-119-56546-4
1-119-56547-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794167503321 |
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Psycho-criminological approaches to stalking behavior : an international perspective / / edited by Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan and Lorraine Sheridan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (419 pages) |
Disciplina | 364.15 |
Collana | Wiley series in psychology of crime, policing, and law |
Soggetto topico |
Stalking
Cyberstalking |
ISBN |
1-119-56546-4
1-119-56547-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826579003321 |
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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