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- Ceccato, Vania, Professor, 1968-
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Eyes and Apps on the Streets : From Surveillance to Sousveillance Using Smartphones
- 2019
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In: Criminal Justice Review. - : SAGE Publications Inc.. - 0734-0168 .- 1556-3839. ; 44:1, s. 25-41
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article explores the concept of surveillance by assessing the nature of data gathered by users of a smartphone-based tool (app) developed in Sweden to assist citizens in reporting incidents in public spaces. This article first illustrates spatial and temporal patterns of records gathered over 9 months in Stockholm County using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to exemplify the process of sousveillance via app. Then, the experiences of user group members, collected using an app-based survey, are analyzed. Findings show that the incident reporting app is more often used to report an incident and less often to prevent it. Preexistent social networks in neighborhoods are fundamental for widespread adoption of the app, often used as a tool in Neighborhood Watch schemes in high-crime areas. Although the potentialities of using app data are open, these results call for more in-depth evaluations of smartphone data for safety interventions.
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- Ceccato, Vania, Professor, 1968-, et al.
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Lethal Violence in Brazil : A Systematic Review of Portuguese-Language Literature From 2000 to 2020
- 2021
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In: Criminal Justice Review. - : SAGE Open. - 0734-0168 .- 1556-3839. ; , s. 1-31
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Reviewing national literature on homicides in Brazil, this article explores questions that relate to the nature, trends, determinants, and impact of these crimes on society, as well as interventions to combat this type of violence. The article contributes to the international literature by reviewing and critically discussing a sample of 112 theses on homicides from the Portuguese-language literature using the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations from 2000 to 2020. Highlighting an issue that primarily affects young, poor Black men, the article helps advocate for a better understanding of other types of lethal violence that affect women, LGBQTI and other minorities. The article calls for a better understanding of the role of the state, the police and other criminal justice actors as generators and/or controllers of violence, as well as the need for other perspectives on homicide prevention, which include the microsituational aspects of killing, organized crime, and interaction between the individual and the environment.
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- Ceccato, Vania, Professor, 1968-
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Special Issue : Crime and Control in the Digital Era
- 2019
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In: Criminal Justice Review. - : SAGE Publications Inc.. - 0734-0168 .- 1556-3839. ; 44:1, s. 5-10
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In the digital age, “eyes” are complemented by technologies such as smartphones, “apps,” or body worn cameras, giving expression to new ways of depicting what happens in public space. This special issue (SI) brings together five articles that characterize the nature of control, surveillance, and guardianship in the context of today’s technological advancements. The articles help inform criminology by reporting on examples and impacts of technologies as well as by providing a better understanding of how the massive use of these technologies and new practices might be just redefining public space.
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- Ceccato, Vania, Professor, 1968-
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Special Issue—Contemporary Issues in Brazilian Criminology
- 2021
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In: Criminal Justice Review. - : SAGE Publications Inc. - 0734-0168 .- 1556-3839.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This special issue features seven articles among those presented at the workshop ?Crime and Perceived Safety in Brazil? (Crime e Percepç?o de Segurança in Brazil) in Campinas, Brazil, in December 2019. The special issue reflects an array of themes of contemporary criminology in Brazil, from homicides and corruption to fear of crime and crime prevention. This special issue reflects the interdisciplinary character of the workshop with participating researchers from several Brazilian universities. For a selection of other articles from this workshop, see the second special issue to be published in the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice in 2022.
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- Ceccato, Vania, 1968-, et al.
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Violence in the Rural Global South : Trends, Patterns, and Tales From the Brazilian Countryside
- 2017
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In: Criminal Justice Review. - : SAGE Publications Inc.. - 0734-0168 .- 1556-3839. ; 42:3, s. 270-290
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this article is to discuss the trends and nature of rural violence in Brazil. Assuming the hypothesis of an increase in violence rates, urban–rural violence rates are compared at three geographical levels: national (Brazil), state (São Paulo), and municipal (Rio Claro). The study combines the analyses of official statistics with newspaper reports, videos, and articles published by the national media. Findings indicate an increase in violence in rural areas in recent decades but such a rise is far from homogenous across the country; it shows links to patterns of population change, economic expansion, and organized crime. Although violence has long being an inherent characteristic of rural Brazil—a place of conflicts and struggles—it is argued here that the more recent rise in violence is distinct from the past, at least in its portrayal by the media. The article finalizes by suggesting a research agenda to improve the understanding of the dynamics of violence in the Brazilian context.
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