Search for dissertations about: "offender"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the word offender.

  2. 1. The female offender : patterning of antisocial and criminal behaviour over the life-course

    Author : Frida Andersson; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : criminal career; female offending; trajectories; sex differences; adult onset; chronics; life-course;

    Abstract : The studies included in the thesis illustrate the patterning of female offending over the life course. The overarching aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the female offender and of the heterogeneity in female criminal offending trajectories over the life course, and also of factors that differentiate between these trajectories. READ MORE

  4. 2. Offender Profiling in Cases of Swedish Stranger Rapes

    Author : Jelena Corovic; Sven Å. Christianson; Lars R. Bergman; C. Gabrielle Salfati; Pekka Santtila; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Offender profiling; criminal profiling; stranger rape; serial rapists; prediction; rape themes; crime scene behavior; offender characteristics; situational features; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : Swedish national statistics suggest that the number of reported stranger rapes is steadily increasing. Stranger rape is one of the most difficult types of crime for the police to investigate because there is no natural tie between the victim and offender. READ MORE

  5. 3. Developing child protection strategies: a critical study of offenders’ use of information technology for the sexual exploitation of children

    Author : Marie Eneman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; critical IS research; sexual exploitation of children; child abusive material; grooming; information technology; offender; regulation; informatics;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to critically explore offenders’ use of information technology for the sexual exploitation of children, focusing upon child abusive material and grooming, in relation to the societal response, i.e. legal and technological regulation models. READ MORE

  6. 4. Daily Occupations in Mentally Disordered Offenders in Sweden : Exploring Occupational Performance and Social Participating

    Author : Helena Lindstedt; Anne Söderlund; Gunilla Stålenheim; Mona Eklund; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring sciences; forensic psychiatry; offender; occupational therapy; treatment planning; longitudinal; Vårdvetenskap; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : The major aim was to explore perceived daily occupations in mentally disordered offenders (MDO) through occupational performance (OP) and social participation (SP) with descriptive, comparative and longitudinal designs. The 74 consecutively included MDOs were visited onsite for data collection. READ MORE

  7. 5. Child Sexual Abuse: Crimes, Victims, Offender Characteristics, and Recidivism

    Author : Anita Carlstedt; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child sexual abuse; sexology; mental disorder; pedophilia; risk assessment;

    Abstract : Background: Epidemiological research on child sexual abuse relies on health care surveys, anonymized population surveys, and criminal statistics, each with its methodological limitations. This study aims at compensating for these limitations by combining a population-based cohort from a large, representative region of Sweden and a clinic-referred group from the whole of Sweden. READ MORE