Anmeldelse af Elisabeth Myhre Lie: I forkant. Kriminalitetsforebyggende politiarbeid.

Review of Elisabeth Myhre Lie: I forkant. Kriminalitetsforebyggende politiarbeid

Environmental Consciousness, Sustainability, and the Character of Philosophy of Education

Violence against women is a major global public health issue, and experiencing violence has substantial consequences for the lives of abused women. This study aims to illustrate experiences of abuse and its influence on mental ill health among women seeking general psychiatric care. Ten women seeking general psychiatric care in southern Sweden participated in a qualitative interview study. Content analysis resulted in four categories: Living in fear that persistently influences the substance of life, living with the sense of being worthless, living with a constant question about who you are and living between hope and despair. The theme evolving from the analysis was: Being vulnerable and without protection in a frightful reality that limits one’s possibilities of living and being the person one wishes to be. The results showed that the women described their mental ill health not only in terms of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation and self-harm, but also in relation to feelings of hope and despair, fear, worthlessness and living with a constant question about who they are. The abuse reduces freedom of action, and leads to feelings of insecurity, of not having any boundaries, isolation, and self-contempt and a need to escape. This study provides knowledge of abused women self-reported mental ill health in relation to abuse

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN KOSOVO - MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL AMENDMENTS

Mentor: Prof. Dr. Vjollca Hasan

Pathways to child and adolescent psychiatric clinics: a multilevel study of the significance of ethnicity and neighbourhood social characteristics on source of referral

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the Swedish society, as in many other societies, many children and adolescents with mental health problems do not receive the help they need. As the Swedish society becomes increasingly multicultural, and as ethnic and economic residential segregation become more pronounced, this study utilises ethnicity and neighbourhood context to examine referral pathways to child and adolescent psychiatric (CAP) clinics.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The analysis examines four different sources of referrals: family referrals, social/legal agency referrals, school referrals and health/mental health referrals. The referrals of 2054 children aged 11-19 from the Stockholm Child-Psychiatric Database were studied using multilevel logistic regression analyses.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Results indicate that ethnicity played an important role in how children and adolescents were referred to CAP-clinics. Family referrals were more common among children and adolescents with a Swedish background than among those with an immigrant background. Referrals by social/legal agencies were more common among children and adolescents with African and Asian backgrounds. Children with Asian or South American backgrounds were more likely to have been referred by schools or by the health/mental health care sector. A significant neighbourhood effect was found in relation to family referrals. Children and adolescents from neighbourhoods with low levels of socioeconomic deprivation were more likely to be referred to CAP-clinics by their families in comparison to children from other neighbourhoods. Such differences were not found in relation in relation to the other sources of referral.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This article reports findings that can be an important first step toward increasing knowledge on reasons behind differential referral rates and uptake of psychiatric care in an ethnically diverse Swedish sample. These findings have implications for the design and evaluation of community mental health outreach programs and should be considered when developing measures and strategies intended to reach and help children with mental health problems. This might involve providing information about the availability and accessibility of health care for children and adolescents with mental health problems to families in certain neighbourhoods and with different ethnic backgrounds.</p

Lokala problem, brott och trygghet i Gävleborgs län

This study is a collaboration between Stockholm University and Gävleborg Police District. The overreaching aim of the study is to improve the ability to plan and execute crime prevention in Gävleborg. Aim - to measure exposure and feelings of unsafety among citizens of Gävleborg. - create oppurtinities to develop stratgies and activities for crime prevention.Undersökning har genomförts tillsammans med Stockholms universitet och polisområde Gävleborg. Undersökningen görs utifrån ett behov av att bättre kunna planera och utföra det trygghetsskapande och brottsförebyggande arbetet. Syfte - mäta utsatthet och otrygghet bland invånarna i Gävleborg - skapa förutsättningar för att utforma strategier och åtgärder för det trygghetsskapande och brottsförebyggande arbetet Data kommer från två separata insamlingar, 1995 och 1996

Lokala problem, brott och trygghet i Gävleborgs län

This study is a collaboration between Stockholm University and Gävleborg Police District. The overreaching aim of the study is to improve the ability to plan and execute crime prevention in Gävleborg. Aim - to measure exposure and feelings of unsafety among citizens of Gävleborg. - create oppurtinities to develop stratgies and activities for crime prevention.Undersökning har genomförts tillsammans med Stockholms universitet och polisområde Gävleborg. Undersökningen görs utifrån ett behov av att bättre kunna planera och utföra det trygghetsskapande och brottsförebyggande arbetet. Syfte - mäta utsatthet och otrygghet bland invånarna i Gävleborg - skapa förutsättningar för att utforma strategier och åtgärder för det trygghetsskapande och brottsförebyggande arbetet Data kommer från två separata insamlingar, 1995 och 1996

kriminella karriärmönster hos kvinnor

Att män begår betydligt fler brott än kvinnor och också utvecklar mer varaktiga brottskarriärer är sedan länge känt, men vad ligger bakom dessa skillnader mellan könen? Ser orsaksmekanismerna bakom kvinnors brott annorlunda ut än för männe

Self-control in criminology: we need a broader conceptualization and links to psychiatric diagnoses

BackgroundPoor self-control is a strong correlate of criminal propensity. It is conceptualized and operationalized differently in criminology than in other scientific traditions.Aims(1) To verify the dimensionality of the criminological Grasmick self-control items, other self-regulation items and morality ones. (2) To re-interpret the dimensions using a clinical perspective, a taxonomic/diagnostic model and references to possible “biological underpinnings.” (3) Validate the dimensions by associations with crime.MethodPopulation: all persons born 1995 in Malmö and living there at age 12. A random sample (N = 525) filled in a comprehensive self-report questionnaire on themes like personality, crime/abuse and social aspects at age 15, 16 and 18. Age 18 data were analysed: 191 men and 220 women.ResultsSelf-regulation items were 4-dimensional: ADHD problems (Behavior control and Executive skills) and two Aggression factors. Morality items formed a fifth dimension. Negative Affect and Social interaction factors covered the rest of the variance. The validity of these factors was backed up by correlations with similar items/factors. Self-regulation subscales predicted crimes better than the Grasmick scale; an interaction with morality improved prediction still further. Sex differences were over-all small with three exceptions: Aggression, Morality and Negative affect.ConclusionWe identified four dimensions of the 20-item Grasmick instrument: Cognitive action control (impulsiveness/sensation seeking, response inhibition), Executive skills/future orientation, Affective/aggression reactivity and Aggression control. All should be possible to link to brain functional modules. Much can be gained if we are able to formulate an integrated model of self-regulation including distinct brain functional modules, process-and trait-oriented models, relevant diagnoses and clinical experiences of individual cases

Kronisk kriminalitet som livsstil

Arbetet mot livsstilskriminellas brottslighet har hög prioritet inom svensk polis. I ett regeringsuppdrag ska svensk polis bland annat utarbeta nya och förbättrade arbetsmetoder mot de livsstilskriminella och deras brottslighet. Arbetsmetoderna ska baseras på forskning och kunskap. Det är därför särskilt angeläget att belysa innebörden av det komplexa begreppet livsstilskriminella utifrån forskningslitteraturen. Rikspolisstyrelsens verksledningskansli har därför uppdragit åt professor Marie Torstensson Levander att ge en överblick över begreppet livsstilskriminella och alternativa begrepp såsom kroniker, vanekriminella eller återfallsbrottslingar utifrån den mest betydelsefulla forskningslitteraturen. I rapportens första del diskuterar författaren begreppens innebörd och hur man skulle kunna operationalisera dessa. I rapportens andra del presenterar författaren en kunskapsöversikt med fokus på vad vi vet om livsstilskriminellas kriminalitet och vilka förebyggande åtgärder som skulle kunna användas i arbetet mot denna grupp. Genom denna rapport är förhoppningen att alla som arbetar med livsstilskriminella ska få en fördjupad förståelse för innebörden av begreppet livsstilskriminella så att arbetat mot dem kan genomföras på ett effektivt och kunskapsbaserat sätt. Docent Anders Nilsson, Kriminologiska institutionen vid Stockholms Universitet har läst manus och bidragit med värdefulla synpunkter på innehållet