Overview
- The first volume using original empirical data from the Balkan Homicide study
- Performs analysis from 3000 case files from 6 Balkans countries
- Addresses prosecution case files as well as judicial case files, enabling methodological and phenomenological investigation into the nature of (lethal) violence in the Balkans
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology (BRIEFSCRIMINOL)
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- What types of homicides occur in the Balkans?
- Who are the perpetrators and what motivates them?
- Who are the victims and what potential protective factors are on their side?
- Why do prosecutors dismiss homicide investigations?
Amongst other questions and considerations, this brief discusses regional commonalities throughout the Balkans in view of their cultural,historical and normative context. Dismantling negative stereotypes of a growing and thriving Balkan society, this volume will be of interest to researchers in the Balkans, researchers of post-conflict regions, and those interested in the nature of homicide and its motivation, prevention, and various criminal justice approaches.
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Book Title: Violence in the Balkans
Book Subtitle: First findings from the Balkan Homicide Study
Authors: Anna-Maria Getoš Kalac
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Criminology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74494-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-74493-9Published: 10 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-74494-6Published: 09 September 2021
Series ISSN: 2192-8533
Series E-ISSN: 2192-8541
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 113
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Violence and Crime, Crime Prevention