Geographies of Behavioural Health, Crime, and Disorder: The Intersection of Social Problems and Place (GeoJournal Library (126))

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-vi Introduction: Connecting Behavioral Health, Crime, and Neighborhood Disorder (Kim M. Lersch, Jayajit Chakraborty)....Pages 1-9 Front Matter ....Pages 11-11 The Geography of Mental Health: An Examination of Police Calls for Service (Kim M. Lersch, Annette Christy)....Pages 13-36 Improving Estimates of the Quantity and Quality of Persons Involved in the Opioid Crisis (A. D. Vaughan)....Pages 37-57 Front Matter ....Pages 59-59 Crime Hot Spots, Crime Corridors and the Journey to Crime: An Expanded Theoretical Model of the Generation of Crime Concentrations (Paul J. Brantingham, Patricia L. Brantingham, Justin Song, Valerie Spicer)....Pages 61-86 Hot Spots of Crime: Methods and Predictive Analytics (Timothy C. Hart)....Pages 87-103 Geographic Variations in, and Correlates of Green/Environmental Crime Across US States: A Preliminary Assessment (Michael J. Lynch, Michael A. Long, Paul B. Stretesky)....Pages 105-134 Front Matter ....Pages 135-135 Fear of Crime, Disorder, and Quality of Life (Michael Chataway, Alexandra Bourke)....Pages 137-163 Homelessness as a Fusion Policy Problem (Abe Oudshoorn)....Pages 165-186 Environmental Justice in the US and Beyond: Frameworks, Evidence, and Social Action (Shawna Nadybal, Sara Grineski, Timothy Collins, Alyssa Castor, Aaron Flores, Angel Griego et al.)....Pages 187-209