TY - BOOK
T1 - Geographies of Behavioural Health, Crime, and Disorder
T2 - Geographies of Behavioural Health, Crime, and Disorder
AU - Lersch, Kim M.
AU - Chakraborty, Jayajit
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - This book focuses on the intersection of place and overall community health thereby focusing on some of the most critical contemporary social problems, including the opioid crisis, suicide, socioeconomic status and ethnicity, mental illness, crime, homelessness, green criminology, and social and environmental justice. Scholars from a variety of disciplines, including geography, sociology, criminology, mental health, social work, and behavioural sciences discuss the importance of geography in our quality of life. Each chapter introduces the reader to an overview of the topic, presents theoretical frameworks and the most recent empirical evidence, and discusses real world policy implications. As such this book is a key resource for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners working in the field.
AB - This book focuses on the intersection of place and overall community health thereby focusing on some of the most critical contemporary social problems, including the opioid crisis, suicide, socioeconomic status and ethnicity, mental illness, crime, homelessness, green criminology, and social and environmental justice. Scholars from a variety of disciplines, including geography, sociology, criminology, mental health, social work, and behavioural sciences discuss the importance of geography in our quality of life. Each chapter introduces the reader to an overview of the topic, presents theoretical frameworks and the most recent empirical evidence, and discusses real world policy implications. As such this book is a key resource for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners working in the field.
KW - Human Geography
KW - Behavioural Health
KW - Substance Abuse
KW - Green Criminology
KW - Suicide and Mental Health
KW - Opioid and Substance Abuse
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Homelessness Environmental Justice
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/si_facpub/555
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33467-3
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-33467-3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-33467-3
M3 - Book
BT - Geographies of Behavioural Health, Crime, and Disorder
PB - Geographies of Behavioural Health, Crime, and Disorder
ER -