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Epidemiological Criminology: A Public Health Approach to Crime and Violence
Author(s): Timothy A. Akers (Author), Roberto H. Potter (Author), Carl V. Hill (Author)
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
- Publication Date: 29 Jan. 2013
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 464 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780470638897
- ISBN-13: 9780470638897
Book Description
Written by the three leading experts in the field, this book combines an introduction to the sources and methods of epidemiological criminology and an application of these methods to some of the most vexing problems now confronting researchers and practitioners in public health and criminology. The book describes, explains, and applies the newly formulated practice of epidemiological criminology, an emerging discipline that links methods and statistical models of public health, particularly epidemiological theory, methods, and models, with the corresponding tools of their criminal justice counterparts. The book also applies epidemiological criminology as a practical tool to address population issues of violence and crime on a national and global basis.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Akers, Potter, and Hill s text comes at a time when theoretical integration and an interdisciplinary approach to theorizing have never been more important. The authors focus their attention on the fields of public health, criminology, and criminal justice and make a very strong case for it. Critical Criminology, June 2013
About the Author
Timothy A. Akers, M.S., Ph.D., is a professor of public health and associate dean for graduate studies and research in the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences and director of the Center for Health Informatics, Planning and Policy at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.? Roberto H. Potter, Ph.D., is the director of research partnerships at the Department of Criminal Justice, College of Health and Public Affairs at the University of Central Florida. Carl V. Hill, M.P.H, Ph.D., is a health scientist administrator and contract officer’s representative with the National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.?
