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Psychology of Gang Involvement

Beschreibung

Psychology of Gangs expands existing knowledge by applying psychological knowledge to gangs, including how gang members think, their mental and emotional wellbeing, and their perceptions of gang involvement, as well as issues relating to gang prevention and intervention strategies.

Autor

Jane L. Wood is Professor of Forensic Psychology, Registered and Chartered Forensic Psychologist in the Centre of Research and Education, School of Psychology, University of Kent, UK. She has published widely for the past 20 years on the psychology of both prison and street gang involvement. Jaimee S. Mallion is Doctor of Forensic Psychology at London South Bank University. Her areas of interest are the formation, maintenance, disengagement, and mental health of street gang members, and offender rehabilitation. She focuses on applying the Good Lives Model as a framework for street gang intervention. Sarah Frisby-Osman completed her doctorate in Forensic Psychology at the University of Kent. Having worked with vulnerable youth since 2012, her research on gang-affiliated youth examines the interplay between gang membership and behavioral, emotional, and psychological factors. She currently works as Research Development Manager at the University of Sussex.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9781032151519
• ISBN-10: 103215151X
• Artikelnr.: 64621578