Violence in the Balkans : : First Findings from the Balkan Homicide Study.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Criminology Series
• Author: Getos Kalac, Anna-Maria.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (124 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Chapter 1: Introduction to the Balkan Homicide Study
• 1.1 Background
• 1.2 Conceptual Framework
• 1.3 Terminology
• References
• Chapter 2: Balkanisation in European Homicide Research
• 2.1 Homicide as a Yardstick
• 2.2 A Stocktaking of European Homicide Research
• 2.3 The European Homicide Monitor
• 2.4 Unique Challenges in a Balkanised Setting
• References
• Chapter 3: Criminological Violence Research in the Balkans: Context and Setting
• 3.1 Historical, Cultural, and Legal Context
• 3.1.1 Violent Balkan Images and Stereotypes
• 3.1.2 The Balkans as a Historical Space Sui Generis
• 3.1.3 The Balkans as a Legal and Cultural Region
• 3.2 Criminological Research Setting
• 3.2.1 Criminology in Southeastern Europe
• 3.2.2 The "Balkan Way" of Funding Research
• 3.2.3 Criminal Justice Systems of the Balkans
• References
• Chapter 4: The Balkan Homicide Study: Research Design and Operationalization
• 4.1 Objectives
• 4.1.1 Social Construction of Violence
• 4.1.2 Empirical Realities of Violence
• 4.2 Methodology
• 4.2.1 Case File Analysis
• 4.2.2 Research Instrument
• 4.2.3 BHS Violence Typology
• 4.2.4 Cautious Use of BHS Typology and Data
• 4.3 Sample
• 4.3.1 Sampling
• 4.3.2 Statistical Context: BHS Representativeness
• 4.3.3 Normative Context: BHS Comparability
• 4.3.4 Sample Description
• 4.4 Field Work
• References
• Chapter 5: Violence in the Balkans: Regional Commons and Country Specifics
• 5.1 Incident Characteristics
• 5.1.1 Missing Incident Data
• 5.1.2 Attempted vs. Completed Homicides
• 5.1.3 Types of (Non)Lethal Violence
• 5.1.4 (Lethal) Violence Between Strangers
• 5.1.5 Intimate Partner Violence
• 5.1.6 (Attempted) Homicide Followed by Suicide
• 5.1.7 Firearms and (Lethal) Violence
• 5.1.8 Alcohol and (Lethal) Violence.
• 5.1.9 The Organized Crime Violence Nexus
• 5.1.10 (Lethal) Violence and Cruelty
• 5.2 Offender Characteristics
• 5.2.1 Missing Offender Data
• 5.2.2 Merging Databases with Different Counting Units
• 5.2.3 General Offender Characteristics
• 5.2.4 Male (Lethal) Violence
• 5.3 Victim Characteristics
• 5.3.1 Missing Victim Data
• 5.3.2 General Victim Characteristics
• 5.3.3 Victimization and Victim-Offender Alcohol Intoxication
• 5.4 Procedural Characteristics
• 5.4.1 Missing Procedural Data
• 5.4.2 Detection of (Lethal) Violence
• 5.4.3 Detention and Criminal Procedure
• References
• Chapter 6: Key Findings and Preliminary Conclusions
• 6.1 The BHS Research Questions in Light of Its Findings
• 6.2 The Power to (Re)Define and Deal with (Lethal) Violence
• 6.3 The Phenomenology of (Lethal) Violence in the Balkans
• 6.4 On the Definability, Measurability, Severity, and Homicidality of Violence
• Appendix: Scope of Missing Data by Variable and Country
• Index.