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Violence in the Balkans : First Findings from the Balkan Homicide Study.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Getos Kalac, Anna-Maria.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Criminology Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to the Balkan Homicide Study
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 Conceptual Framework
  • 1.3 Terminology
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Balkanisation in European Homicide Research
  • 2.1 Homicide as a Yardstick
  • 2.2 A Stocktaking of European Homicide Research
  • 2.3 The European Homicide Monitor
  • 2.4 Unique Challenges in a Balkanised Setting
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Criminological Violence Research in the Balkans: Context and Setting
  • 3.1 Historical, Cultural, and Legal Context
  • 3.1.1 Violent Balkan Images and Stereotypes
  • 3.1.2 The Balkans as a Historical Space Sui Generis
  • 3.1.3 The Balkans as a Legal and Cultural Region
  • 3.2 Criminological Research Setting
  • 3.2.1 Criminology in Southeastern Europe
  • 3.2.2 The "Balkan Way" of Funding Research
  • 3.2.3 Criminal Justice Systems of the Balkans
  • References
  • Chapter 4: The Balkan Homicide Study: Research Design and Operationalization
  • 4.1 Objectives
  • 4.1.1 Social Construction of Violence
  • 4.1.2 Empirical Realities of Violence
  • 4.2 Methodology
  • 4.2.1 Case File Analysis
  • 4.2.2 Research Instrument
  • 4.2.3 BHS Violence Typology
  • 4.2.4 Cautious Use of BHS Typology and Data
  • 4.3 Sample
  • 4.3.1 Sampling
  • 4.3.2 Statistical Context: BHS Representativeness
  • 4.3.3 Normative Context: BHS Comparability
  • 4.3.4 Sample Description
  • 4.4 Field Work
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Violence in the Balkans: Regional Commons and Country Specifics
  • 5.1 Incident Characteristics
  • 5.1.1 Missing Incident Data
  • 5.1.2 Attempted vs. Completed Homicides
  • 5.1.3 Types of (Non)Lethal Violence
  • 5.1.4 (Lethal) Violence Between Strangers
  • 5.1.5 Intimate Partner Violence
  • 5.1.6 (Attempted) Homicide Followed by Suicide
  • 5.1.7 Firearms and (Lethal) Violence
  • 5.1.8 Alcohol and (Lethal) Violence.
  • 5.1.9 The Organized Crime Violence Nexus
  • 5.1.10 (Lethal) Violence and Cruelty
  • 5.2 Offender Characteristics
  • 5.2.1 Missing Offender Data
  • 5.2.2 Merging Databases with Different Counting Units
  • 5.2.3 General Offender Characteristics
  • 5.2.4 Male (Lethal) Violence
  • 5.3 Victim Characteristics
  • 5.3.1 Missing Victim Data
  • 5.3.2 General Victim Characteristics
  • 5.3.3 Victimization and Victim-Offender Alcohol Intoxication
  • 5.4 Procedural Characteristics
  • 5.4.1 Missing Procedural Data
  • 5.4.2 Detection of (Lethal) Violence
  • 5.4.3 Detention and Criminal Procedure
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Key Findings and Preliminary Conclusions
  • 6.1 The BHS Research Questions in Light of Its Findings
  • 6.2 The Power to (Re)Define and Deal with (Lethal) Violence
  • 6.3 The Phenomenology of (Lethal) Violence in the Balkans
  • 6.4 On the Definability, Measurability, Severity, and Homicidality of Violence
  • Appendix: Scope of Missing Data by Variable and Country
  • Index.

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