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oapen-20.500.12657-507132021-10-06T02:43:55Z Violence in the Balkans Getoš Kalac, Anna-Maria violence homicide Balkans Balkan criminology Balkans homicide study european homicide research lethal violence Croatia Slovenia Hungary Romania Kosovo Macedonia bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKV Crime & criminology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKV Crime & criminology::JKVC Causes & prevention of crime This is the first volume to offer an in-depth look at (lethal) violence in the Balkans. The Balkans Homicide Study analyses 3,000 (attempted) homicide cases from Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania and Slovenia. Shedding light on a region long neglected in terms of empirical violence research, the study at hand asks: - 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. 2021-10-05T14:05:22Z 2021-10-05T14:05:22Z 2021 book ONIX_20211005_9783030744946_11 9783030744946 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50713 eng SpringerBriefs in Criminology application/pdf n/a 978-3-030-74494-6.pdf https://www.springer.com/9789811651380 Springer Nature Springer 10.1007/978-3-030-74494-6 10.1007/978-3-030-74494-6 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 9783030744946 Springer 113 open access
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This is the first volume to offer an in-depth look at (lethal) violence in the Balkans. The Balkans Homicide Study analyses 3,000 (attempted) homicide cases from Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania and Slovenia. Shedding light on a region long neglected in terms of empirical violence research, the study at hand asks: - 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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