ABSTRACT

Epidemiological criminology is an emerging paradigm which explores the public health outcomes associated with engagement in crime and criminal justice. This book engages with this new theory and practice-based discipline drawing on knowledge from criminology, criminal justice, public health, epidemiology, public policy, and law to illustrate how the merging of epidemiology into the field of criminology allows for the work of both disciplines to be more interdisciplinary, evidence-based, enriched and expansive.

This book brings together an innovative group of exemplary researchers and practitioners to discuss applications and provide examples of epidemiological criminology. It is divided into three sections; the first explores the integration of epidemiology and criminology through theory and methods, the second section focuses on special populations in epidemiological criminology research and the role of race, ethnicity, age, gender and space as it plays out in health outcomes among offenders and victims of crime, and the final section explores the role policy and practice plays in worsening and improving the health outcomes among those engaged in the criminal justice system.

Epidemiological Criminology is the first text to bring together, in one source, the existing interdisciplinary work of academics and professionals that merge the fields of criminology and criminal justice to public health and epidemiology. It will be of interest to academics and students in the fields of criminology, epidemiology, and public health, as well as clinical psychologists, law and government policy analysts and those working within the criminal justice system.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

Framing the evolution of a new paradigm

part 1|65 pages

Integrating criminology and public health through theory and methods

part section 2|29 pages

Applying criminological and public health methods to understanding the intersection between crime and health outcomes

chapter 4|10 pages

Criminological epidemiology or epidemiological criminology

Integrating national surveillance systems

chapter 5|9 pages

Epidemiological criminology

At the crossroads of youth violence prevention

part 2|107 pages

Special populations in crime and health

part |29 pages

Race, class, and gender influences on the intersection between crime and health

part section II_2|45 pages

Victimization and health among vulnerable populations

part 3|70 pages

Intersection of criminological and public health policy and practice

part section III_1|33 pages

The implications of criminal justice law and policy on health outcomes

part section III_2|34 pages

Moving forward toward improved outcomes in crime and health

chapter 20|11 pages

A guide to violence prevention within the juvenile justice system

Applying the epidemiological criminology framework

chapter 21|11 pages

Cure Violence

A disease control approach to reduce violence and change behavior

chapter 22|10 pages

Why and how neighborhoods matter for health

An epidemiological criminology framework