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Honor-based violence : policing and prevention /

"Investigating honor-based violence can be difficult without a firm grasp of the cultural underpinnings behind the behavior. This volume explores the characteristics and causes of honor-based violence and offers practical insights into effective methods of policing. The research and best practi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, Karl Anton
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Campbell, Gerry, 1967-, Lloyd, Glen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]
Series:Advances in police theory and practice series.
Advances in Police Theory and Practice.
Subjects:
Women > Crimes against > Great Britain > Prevention.
Women > Crimes against > Great Britain.
Women's rights > Great Britain.
Femmes > Crimes contre > Grande-Bretagne.
Femmes > Droits > Grande-Bretagne.
Women > Crimes against
Women > Crimes against > Prevention
Women's rights
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • What is honor based violence?
  • Explanatory theories of honor based violence
  • Effective investigation of honour based violence 1: primary investigation
  • Effective investigation of HBV 2: secondary investigation
  • Effective investigation of f HBV 3: secondary investigation, issues with offence types
  • Effective investigation of f HBV offences 4: secondary investigation, family liaison officers, supervision and prosecution
  • Risk management: victim risk and community impact assessment
  • Multiagency working and hbv
  • Communication strategies
  • Children and honor based violence
  • Concluding remarks.