Honor-Based Violence: Policing and Prevention

by Glen Lloyd, Gerry Campbell, Karl Anton Roberts

Book Overview

Honor-based violence (HBV) is a crime committed to protect or defend the honor of a family and/or a community. It is usually triggered by the victim's behavior, which the family and/or community regards as causing offense or dishonor. HBV has existed for thousands of years but has only very recently become a focus of law enforcement, policy makers, and statutory and non-statutory agencies. A volume in the Advances in Police Theory and Practice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367867435
• ISBN13: 9780367867430
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"