Arnold P. Goldstein

The Psychology of Vandalism

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Psychology of Vandalism, Arnold P. Goldstein thoroughly examines the status, causation, prevention, and remediation of vandalistic behavior. Goldstein provides vandal- and environment-oriented explanations and interventions. He includes 169 tactics to reduce vandalism as well as ways for selecting and combining these tactics into programs. A selection of exemplary research reports evaluate diverse vandalism interventions. This reference will benefit graduate students, practitioners, and academics in clinical, social, and environmental psychology as well as criminology.

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Produktdetails

• The Springer Series in Social/Clinical Psychology
• Verlag: Springer / Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4899-0178-1
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 455g
• ISBN-13: 9781489901781
• ISBN-10: 1489901787
• Artikelnr.: 39939544

Inhaltsangabe

1 Why Study Vandalism?.- 2 Definitions and Demographics.- 3 Causation.- 4 Intervention: Alternative Strategies.- 5 Intervention: Implementation Tactics.- 6 Intervention: Combinations and Evaluations.- 7 Ecovandalism and Psychological Inquiry.- Research Appendix.- Cultural Resource Protection: A Predictive Framework for Identifying Site Vulnerability, Protection Priorities, and Effective Protection Strategies.- Preventing School Vandalism and Improving Discipline: A Three-Year Study.- Countering Sign Vandalism with Public Service Advertising.- Theft and Mutilation of Library Materials.- The Equity Control Model as a Predictor of Vandalism among College Students.- Shame and Embarrassment as Deterrents to Noncompliance with the Law: The Case of an Antilittering Campaign.- A Search for the Elusive Setting Events of School Vandalism: A Correlational Study.- Environmental Correlates of School Vandalism.- The Spatial Ecology of Stripped Cars.- Environmental Cues and Vandalism: An Exploratory Study of Picnic Table Carving.- Increasing Public Involvement to Reduce Depreciative Behavior in Recreation Settings.- Field and Laboratory Studies of Littering.

Rezensionen

`An excellent introduction to the psychology of vandalism....Useful to anyone interested in combating it.'
Contemporary Psychology

`An excellent introduction to the psychology of vandalism....Useful to anyone interested in combating it.'
Contemporary Psychology