Borderlands are critical security zones but remain poorly understood. In regions plagued by drug violence and conflict, violent groups compete for territorial control, cooperate in illegal cross-border activities, and substitute for the functions of the state in these areas. Despite undermining physical security, fuelling fear, and challenging the state’s sovereignty, the exact modi operandi of these groups are little known. Against this backdrop, this thesis explores how different interactions among violent non-state actors (VNSAs) in the Colombian-Ecuadorian and Colombian-Venezuelan borderlands impact on citizen security. These border areas attract rebels, paramilitaries and criminal organisations alike: they constitute geo-strategic corridors for the global cocaine industry and are sites of supply and operation for the major actors involved in Colombia’s decades-long armed internal conflict. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this thesis consolidates the literature on conflict, security and organised crime, borders and borderlands, and anthropological approaches to fear and violence. It integrates theories of cooperation among social actors with original empirical research. It is based on a comparative, multi-sited case-study design, using ethnographic methods complemented by quantitative data. The research involved over twelve months of fieldwork with 433 interviews and participant observation on both sides of the crisis-affected Colombia-Ecuador and Colombia-Venezuela borders, and in Bogotá, Caracas and Quito. Developing a typology of VNSA interactions, I argue that these create not only physical violence but also less visible types of insecurity: when VNSAs fight each other, citizens are exposed to violence but follow the rules imposed by the opposing parties. Fragile alliances produce uncertainty among communities and erode the social fabric by fuelling interpersonal mistrust. Where VNSAs provide security and are socially recognised, "shadow citizen security" arises: security based on undemocratic means. I show that the geography of borderlands reinforces the distinct impacts of VNSA arrangements on citizen security yet renders them less visible.

Sur le thème du djihad, le discours islamiste radical qui se propage dans le cyberespace, suite aux attentats du 11 septembre, se nourrit d’une interaction entre la reconfiguration d’un héritage religieux et la technique numérique. En cela, la rhétorique déployée par les acteurs centraux d’Al Qaida fait émerger un espace de représentation et d’action inédit d’une violence prônée au nom du djihad. Ce concept, initialement fruit d’une construction juridique qui en fait une « doctrine déontologique », se retrouve vidé de sa substance normative et symbolique pour se rigidifier dans une clôture réflexive et n’être plus qu’un faire-valoir à des théories et des pratiques terroristes. Il s’agit, dés lors, de saisir les dynamiques qui sont à l’œuvre autour des captures de sens opérées par les acteurs du discours radical contemporain. Fondamental est l’enjeu de la mémoire collective et la manière dont le discours radical la capte de manière sélective pour la détourner au profit d’un bricolage conceptuel. Associée aux modalités techniques du medium Internet, la virtualisation constitue un puissant vecteur d’action performative. À cet égard, une analyse des interactions liant de manière consubstantielle action physique et action discursive, activisme et discours, contribuera à prendre la mesure d’une pragmatique discursive dans ses épaisseurs à la fois sémantiques et contextuelles. / Concerning the topic of djihad, radical Islamist discourse that spreads in the cyberspace following the attacks of September 11, feeds on an interaction between the reconfiguration of a religious heritage and the digital technology. Thus, the rhetoric deployed by the central actors of Al Qaeda generates a new space of performance and action of a violence advocated in the name of djihad. This concept, which initially is the result of a legal construction which makes it an “ethical doctrine”, becomes emptied of its normative and symbolic substance to stiffen in a reflexive closure used to assert the theories and the terrorist practices. Henceforth, it is necessary to grasp the dynamics at work in the seizures of the significations operated by the actors of contemporary radical discourse. Fundamental is the issue of the collective memory and the way that the radical discourse captures it, selectively, to divert it for the benefit of a conceptual bricolage. Associated with the technical modalities of the Internet medium, the virtualization is a powerful vector of performative action. In this regard, an analysis of the interactions linking in a consubstantial way the physical and discursive action, activism and discourse, will take the measure of the discursive pragmatics in its both semantic and contextual thickness.

Syftet med detta examensarbete var att studera hur våldsbrottsoffer porträtteras inom svensk textbaserad media och att studera eventuella genusskillnader för dessa beskrivningar. Detta gjordes genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys av 24 tidningsartiklar från Aftonbladet och Expressen. Analysen och kodningen tog sitt stöd i Butlers teori om genus och Christies teori om det ideala offret. Vi fann flera likheter och skillnader mellan de kvinnliga- respektive manliga offren. Största likheten var porträtteringen av offren som värdiga och legitima offer, trots att ingen av de 24 fallen egentligen föll under den mest stereotypa bilden av ett brottsoffer. Den skillnad vi fann mest intressant var männens uppnådda legitimitet och värdighet trots att flertalet påvisade en viss tvivelaktig livsstil. / The purpose of this bachelor thesis was to study how Swedish text- based media constructed their portrayal of victims suffering from criminal violence and also to see if there were any gender differences in these portrayals. The study was made by using a qualitative content analysis based on 24 newspaper articles from the Swedish newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen. The analysis and coding took support from Butler’s gender- theory and Christie’s “ideal type victim”- theory. The analysis resulted in multiple similarities and differences between the female- and male victims. The greatest similarity was the portrayal of the victims as legitimate, although none of the 24 cases fell under the most stereotypical portrait of a crime- victim. The most interesting difference in the results was that the men’s obtained legitimate and dignity despite several showed some kind of doubtful lifestyle.

O objetivo desta tese foi analisar as representações e as políticas de controle para as mortes violentas na Tríplice Fronteira Brasil-Paraguai-Argentina. A teoria de base foi a da Criminologia Cultural e a abordagem foi comparativa. Os dados foram obtidos a partir de pesquisa documental e de entrevistas realizadas mediante um questionário semi-estruturado. A análise desses dados resultou na conclusão de que as forças culturais dominantes do lado brasileiro representam as letalidades relacionadas aos mercados ilícitos transnacionais. No lado paraguaio verificou-se uma divisão entre os motivadores relacionados ao narcotráfico e aos motivadores não relacionados ao narcotráfico. Por fim, no lado argentino predomina a representação sobre motivadores interpessoais. No Brasil, como consequência dessas representações para a formulação de políticas ocorreu a implementação de políticas de controle com perfis distintos: duas fases são políticas de urbanização e uma de operações policiais. A primeira política foi o Projeto “Beira Rio”, que promoveu a remoção das favelas que estavam na barranca do rio Paraná. Uma das consequências dessa política foi o aumento das taxas de letalidades em Foz do Iguaçu, entre os anos 1993 a 2006. A segunda política adotada no lado brasileiro foi a intensificação das forças de segurança para coibir o “circuito sacoleiro”. O resultado imediato dessa política foi o desencadeamento de uma série de mudanças nas práticas ilícitas, que se difundiram para toda a região. Como consequência, as taxas de letalidades de Foz do Iguaçu caíram a partir do ano de 2006, mas difundiram-se para os municípios vizinhos A terceira política de controle está em desenvolvimento e trata-se do Projeto “Beira Foz”, que ganhou apoio da Itaipu Binacional e dos governos estadual e federal. No lado argentino, a construção da “Avenida Costaneira” com caráter urbanístico não influenciou no comportamento das letalidades em Puerto Iguazú. No lado paraguaio, a reestruturação da Praça San Blas e das “Etapas I, II, III e IV” também não influenciaram no comportamento das taxas das mortes violentas. A política implantada para conter o “circuito sacoleiro” pelo Brasil não foi arquitetada pelas forças culturais do local, mas implementadas pelo governo federal, juntamente com o governo do estado do Paraná, por pressões do governo americano, em um plano maior de seguridade para a Tríplice Fronteira: a “guerra ao terror”, com o propósito de atingir o comércio dos árabes de Ciudad del Este. Essa intervenção revela que a Tríplice Fronteira e suas questões de segurança não foram pensadas somente em nível local, mas também em nível nacional e global. O setor subcultural brasileiro contraria a ideia de que a fronteira e esses mercados transnacionais seriam os causadores das mortes violentas. Esses espaços periféricos, inflados pelos mercados ilícitos, fazem valer os códigos de conduta e os códigos de honra. / The objective of this thesis was to analyze the representations and control policies for violent deaths in the Triple Border Brazil-Paraguay-Argentina. The basic theory was the Cultural Criminology and the approach was comparative. Data were obtained from desk research and interviews conducted by a semi-structured questionnaire. Analysis of these data resulted in the conclusion that the dominant cultural forces of the Brazilian side represent the lethality related to transnational illicit markets. On the Paraguayan side there was a division among the motivators related to drug trafficking and motivators unrelated to drug trafficking. Finally, on the Argentine side dominates the representation of interpersonal motivators. In Brazil, the consequences of these representations for the formulation of control policies were the implementation of control policies with different profiles: two phases are development policies and police operations. The first policy was the “Beira Rio” Project, which promoted the removal of slums that were in the Paraná river gorge. One consequence of this policy was the increase in mortality rates in Foz do Iguaçu, between the years 1993-2006. The second policy adopted on the Brazilian side was the intensification of security forces to curb the “sacoleiro circuit”. The immediate result of this policy was the development of a series of changes in the illicit practices that have spread to the entire region. As a result, the Foz do Iguaçu mortality rates fell from 2006, but spread to neighboring municipalities The third control policy is under development and it is the “Beira Foz” Project, which won support from Itaipu Binacional and the state and federal governments. On the Argentine side, the construction of the “Costanera Avenue” with urban character did not influence the behavior of lethality in Puerto Iguazú. On the Paraguayan side, the restructuring of the San Blas Square and the “Stages I, II, III and IV” did not influence the behavior of rates of violent deaths. The policy implemented to contain the “sacoleiro circuit” in Brazil, was not architected for cultural local forces, but implemented by the federal government, along with the government of the state of Paraná, by the American government pressures in a larger plan of security for Triple Frontier: the “war on terror”, in order to achieve trade of the Arabs of Ciudad del Este. This intervention shows that the Triple Border and its security issues have not been thought only locally, but also nationally and globally. The Brazilian subcultural sector contradicts the idea that the border and these transnational markets would be the cause of violent deaths. These peripheral areas, inflamed by illicit markets, do enforce codes of conduct and codes of honor. / El objetivo de esta tesis es analizar las representaciones y las políticas de control de las muertes violentas en la triple frontera Brasil-Paraguay-Argentina. La teoría básica fue la criminología cultural y el enfoque fue comparado. Los datos se obtuvieron a partir de la investigación documental y entrevistas realizadas por un cuestionario semi-estructurado. El análisis de estos datos dio lugar a la conclusión de que las fuerzas culturales dominantes del lado brasileño representan las letalidades relacionadas con los mercados ilícitos transnacionales. En el lado paraguayo había una división entre los motivadores relacionados con el tráfico de drogas y motivadores no relacionadas con el tráfico de drogas. Por último, en el lado argentino domina la representación de los motivadores interpersonales. En Brasil, como resultado de estas representaciones para la formulación de políticas se puso en práctica políticas de control con diferentes perfiles: dos fases son las políticas de desarrollo y una de operación policial. La primera política fue el Proyecto “Beira Rio”, que promueve la eliminación de los barrios pobres que estaban en la garganta del río Paraná. Una consecuencia de esta política fue el aumento de las tasas de mortalidad en Foz de Iguazú, entre los años 1993-2006. La segunda política adoptada en el lado brasileño fue la intensificación de las fuerzas de seguridad para frenar el “circuito sacoleiro”. El resultado inmediato de esta política fue el desarrollo de una serie de cambios en las prácticas ilícitas que se han extendido a toda la región Como resultado, la tasas de la mortalidad de Foz de Iguazú disminuyeron a partir de 2006, sino que se extienden a los municipios vecinos. La tercera política de control está en desarrollo y que es el Proyecto “Beira Foz”, que obtuvo el apoyo de la Itaipú Binacional y los gobiernos estatales y federales. En el lado argentino, la construcción de la “Avenida Costanera” con carácter urbano no influyó en el comportamiento de letalidad en Puerto Iguazú. En el lado paraguayo, la reestructuración de la plaza de San Blas y las “Etapas I, II, III y IV” no influyó en el comportamiento de las tasas de muertes violentas. La política implementada para contener el “circuito sacoleiro” por el Brasil no fue arquitectura para las fuerzas locales culturales, pero aplicadas por el gobierno federal, junto con el gobierno del estado de Paraná, por las presiones del gobierno estadounidense en un plan más amplio de seguridad para Triple Frontera: la “guerra contra el terror”, con el fin de lograr un comercio de los árabes de Ciudad del Este. Esta intervención se comprobara que la Triple Frontera y sus problemas de seguridad no se han pensado sólo a nivel local, sino también a nivel nacional como a nivel mundial. El sector subcultural brasileña contradice la idea de que la frontera y estos mercados transnacionales serían la causa de las muertes violentas. Estas áreas periféricas, inflamados por los mercados ilícitos, hacer cumplir los códigos de conducta y códigos de honor.

Desde al menos Aristóteles, los filósofos han intentado explicar la vida pasional de los seres humanos. El propósito de esta tesis es mostrar la teoría de las pasiones de Hume. Este autor analiza las pasiones como parte de la ciencia del hombre en el Libro II del Tratado de la naturaleza humana y en la posterior Disertación de las pasiones. Hume distingue entre pasiones “serenas” y “violentas”. Él identifica los sentimientos estéticos y morales como ejemplos de pasiones “serenas”, mientras que caracteriza como “violentas” sentimientos tales como “el amor y el odio, la alegría y la tristeza, el orgullo y la humildad”. A continuación, Hume divide las pasiones en “directas”, que surgen inmediatamente del placer o dolor, e “indirectas”, que proceden de los mismos principios, pero en conjunción con otras cualidades. El análisis de las pasiones “indirectas” es original de Hume. Por otro lado, al igual que las teorías epistemológica y moral, la explicación de las pasiones en Hume constituye una teoría crítica. / From at least Aristotle on, philosophers have attempted to explain the pasional life of human beings. The purpose of this paper is to show Hume´s theory of the passions. Hume analyzes passions as part of his science of man in Book 2 of A Treatise of Human Nature and subsequent Dissertation on the Passions. Hume distinguishes between “calm” and “violent” passions. He identifies the aesthetic and moral sentiments as examples of “calm” passions, while characterizing as “violent” sentiments such as “love and hatred, grief and joy, pride and humility”. Next, passions are divided by Hume into “direct”, which arise immediately from pain or pleasure and “indirect”, which proceed from the same principles, but by the conjunction of other qualities. The analysis of “indirect” passions is original. On the other hand, like epistemological and ethical theories, Hume´s account of passions is also a critical theory.

A violência e a agressividade fazem são parte integral do comportamento humano. Crianças criadas em ambientes violentos apresentam maior chance de desenvolver psicopatologias como ansiedade e depressão, apresentam menor desempenho escolar e regulação alterada do eixo de resposta ao estresse. Os mecanismos que levam a tais desfechos são complexos e difíceis de estudar em humanos. Até o presente momento, não existem modelos animais especificamente desenvolvidos para estudo do ambiente violento precoce e suas consequências. O presente trabalho objetivou o desenvolvimento e caracterização de um modelo animal para estudo do impacto do ambiente violento precoce sobre o desenvolvimento, com validade de construto, validade de face (aparente) e validade preditiva. Para tal, utilizamos o estresse social durante a lactação pela inserção de um macho intruso na caixa moradia da fêmea e sua prole por 5 minutos durante o ciclo claro nos dias 3, 5, 7 e 9 de vida pós-natal. Os desfechos avaliados para validade de face foram ansiedade juvenil e adulta, resposta ao estresse e capacidade cognitiva. Os desfechos avaliados para validade preditiva foram os efeitos da variação do comportamento maternal sobre os desfechos que conferem validade de face ao modelo. A intervenção com macho intruso teve forte impacto sobre a prole e a genitora. Houve redução do comportamento de amamentação nos 30 minutos após cada intervenção em comparação com ninhadas controles em horário semelhante. As genitoras do grupo violência apresentaram aumento da fração de corticosterona plasmática ligada a proteínas. Filhotes machos do grupo violência apresentaram redução da concentração basal de corticosterona 30-40 minutos após a segunda intervenção, perdurando na idade juvenil e adulta. A intervenção levou ao aumento do comportamento semelhante a ansiedade na idade juvenil em machos e fêmeas. Filhotes machos apresentaram aumento do comportamento semelhante à ansiedade e redução no desempenho cognitivo na idade adulta, além de redução da massa corporal ao longo de toda a vida e resposta exacerbada ao estresse psicológico repetido na idade adulta. Comportamentos maternais tidos como de qualidade (amamentação com dorso arqueado e lambida) foram frequentemente relacionados com proteção contra os efeitos do ambiente violento. Ansiedade da genitora teve correlação direta com os desfechos deletérios sobre os filhotes. Os desfechos de validação esperados foram confirmados. A Intervenção se mostrou um modelo consistente de ambiente violento precoce, com validade de construto, de face e preditiva. / Violence and aggressive behavior are part of human society from the begining. Although there are several public policies for violence control, it is still common and its consequences are present in modern society. Children raised in a violent environment have increased odds of developing psychopathology, like anxiety and depressive behavior, show decreased school performance and poor regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Mechanisms underlying those outcomes are complex and difficult to study in humans. Until present time, there are no animal models developed specifically for the study of early violent environment and its consequences. The aim of the present study was to develop and describe an animal model of early violent environment, with construct validity, face validity and predictive validity. We choose social stress during lactancy by the insertion of a male intruder in the dams home cage in the presence of its offspring as an intervention. A adult male rat was inserted for 5 minutes in dams home cage on post-natal days 3, 5, 7 and 9, during lights-on period. The outcomes assessed for face validity were Anxiety, stress response and cognitive performance. The outcomes assessed for predictive validity were maternal care variation and its impact on anxiety, cognitive performance and stress response regulation. The selected intervention had strong effects on the dams and offspring. Nursing behavior was decreased on the 30 minutes after each intervention. Violent environment dams displayed a shift in plasma corticosterone from the free to the bound fraction. Male pups showed decreased plasma corticosterone 30-40 minutes after the second intruder session, lasting throughout life. Male and female pups had increased juvenile anxiety. Male pups had increased anxiety, decreased cognitive performance and increased response to repeated psychological stress in adulthood. Maternal care quality was frequently associated with reduction better outcomes in the offspring. Maternal anxiety was found to be correlated to deleterious outcomes in the offspring. The intervention proved to be a consistent model of early violent environment, showing strong construct validity, face validity and predictive validity.

, , , , Les jeux dangereux et le harcèlement entre pairs sont des phénomènes complexes et très répandus en milieu scolaire. Les ‘jeux d’asphyxie’ et les ‘jeux d’agression’ sont des con-duites à risques, devenues des questions de santé publique pourtant peu connues des professionnels et peu explorées dans le domaine scientifique. L’objectif de cette recherche a été d’étudier les ‘jeux d’asphyxie’, les ‘jeux d’agression’ et l’éventuelle implication du harcèlement entre pairs pour l’adoption de ces comportements dangereux ; cela dans le contexte transculturel France-Brésil. Une étude descriptive sur le contexte d’initiation aux ‘jeux d’asphyxie’ et aux ‘jeux d’agression’ a été menée auprès de 1395 écoliers français et brésiliens âgés entre 9 à 12 ans grâce à un questionnaire ad hoc. Le harcèlement scolaire a été évalué par le questionnaire d’Olweus (rBVQ), adapté pour les deux cultures et validé par nos soins dans cette étude. Globalement, il a été observé qu’environ 40% des écoliers français et brésiliens avaient déjà pratiqué au moins une fois un ‘jeu d’agression’ ou un ‘jeu d’asphyxie’ et pour l’implication au harcèlement, environ 52% des élèves ne sont pas concernés (‘neutres’), 27% en sont ‘victimes’, 5% comme ‘agresseurs’ et 16% comme ‘agresseurs-victimes’. Environ 15% des enfants ont été contraints de participer à un ‘jeu d’asphyxie’ et un tiers, à un ‘jeu d’agression’. Bien qu’il existe certaines différences culturelles, les phénomènes étudiés restent comparables dans les deux cultures. L’ensemble des résultats permet d’avoir un panorama descriptif sur la prévalence des jeux dangereux, de mieux comprendre les profils des élèves impliqués tant sur le harcèlement que sur les jeux dangereux et offre des éléments pour des pistes de sensibilisation à ces comportements à risque. / Dangerous games and school bullying are complex phenomena occur at all ages of childhood and adolescence. ‘Self-asphyxial behaviors’ and ‘violent games’ and are taking-risk behaviors and have become a public health problem. However, they remain largely unknown by professionals and are still poorly researched. The aim of this study was to investigate ‘self-asphyxial behaviors’, ‘violent games’, and the possible involvement of school bullying in a France-Brazil cross-cultural study. A total of 1395 French and Brazilian schoolchildren aged 9 to 12 years were assessed. Demographic characteristics and dangerous game habits were collected by means of an ad hoc questionnaire. bullying was assessed by “The revised Bully/Victim Questionnaire” of D. Olweus which adaptation in both cultures and construct validation are presented in this study. We conducted a cross-analysis between these two kinds of dangerous games, the school bullying and some demographics variables. The results show that approximately 40% of French and Brazilian schoolchildren had practiced at least once a ‘violent games’ or a ‘self-asphyxial behavior’. bullying prevalence was of 52% non-concerned children (‘neutral’), 27% of ‘victims’, 5% of ‘bullies’ and 16% of ‘bully-victims’. Over 15% of schoolchildren were constrained to participate at least once in a ‘self-asphyxial behavior’ and a third in a ‘violent game’. These three phenomena are comparable in both cultures and have few significant differences. Our results helps to better understand the phenomenon of dangerous games in school children and its intricacy with school bullying and offer some elements for the prevention of taking-risk behaviors. / As brincadeiras perigosas e o bullying escolar são fenômenos complexos que se espal-ham rapidamente no contexto escolar. Os ‘jogos de asfixia’ e os ‘jogos de agressão’ são condutas de risco, tornando-se questão de saúde pública mas, sendo ainda pouco conhecidas dos profissionais e pouco exploradas no meio científico. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi investigar os os ‘jogos de asfixia’, ‘jogos de agressão’ e a eventual influência do bullying escolar para a adoção dos mesmos; dentro do contexto transcultural França-Brasil. Realizou-se estudo descritivo através de um questionário ad hoc sobre o contexto de iniciação aos ‘jogos de asfixia’ e aos ‘jogos de agressão’ com a participação de 1395 crianças francesas e brasileiras com idade entre 9 a 12 anos. O envolvimento em bullying foi avaliado pelo questionário de Olweus (rBVQ) adaptado para as duas culturas e validado por nossa equipe. Globalmente, foi observado que cerca de 40% das crianças francesas e brasileiras já haviam praticado, ao menos uma vez, um ‘jogo de agressão’ ou um ‘jogo de asfixia’; quanto ao envolvimento em bullying, cerca de 52% das crianças não estão envolvidas (‘neutros’), 27% o estão enquanto ‘vítimas’, 5% como ‘agressores’ e 16% como ‘agressores-vítimas’. Cerca de 15% dos escolares foram forçados a participar ao menos uma vez de um ‘jogo de asfixia’ e um terço, a um ‘jogo de agressão’. Ainda que existam certas diferenças culturais, os fenômenos estudados permanecem comparáveis nas duas culturas. Os resultados representam um panorama descritivo sobre a prevalência das brincadeiras perigosas no contexto escolar, e possibilitam melhor compreender o perfil dos escolares envolvidos, tanto em bullying como nas brincadeiras perigosas, oferecendo elementos para pistas de sensibilização aos comportamentos de risco.

A violência e a agressividade fazem são parte integral do comportamento humano. Crianças criadas em ambientes violentos apresentam maior chance de desenvolver psicopatologias como ansiedade e depressão, apresentam menor desempenho escolar e regulação alterada do eixo de resposta ao estresse. Os mecanismos que levam a tais desfechos são complexos e difíceis de estudar em humanos. Até o presente momento, não existem modelos animais especificamente desenvolvidos para estudo do ambiente violento precoce e suas consequências. O presente trabalho objetivou o desenvolvimento e caracterização de um modelo animal para estudo do impacto do ambiente violento precoce sobre o desenvolvimento, com validade de construto, validade de face (aparente) e validade preditiva. Para tal, utilizamos o estresse social durante a lactação pela inserção de um macho intruso na caixa moradia da fêmea e sua prole por 5 minutos durante o ciclo claro nos dias 3, 5, 7 e 9 de vida pós-natal. Os desfechos avaliados para validade de face foram ansiedade juvenil e adulta, resposta ao estresse e capacidade cognitiva. Os desfechos avaliados para validade preditiva foram os efeitos da variação do comportamento maternal sobre os desfechos que conferem validade de face ao modelo. A intervenção com macho intruso teve forte impacto sobre a prole e a genitora. Houve redução do comportamento de amamentação nos 30 minutos após cada intervenção em comparação com ninhadas controles em horário semelhante. As genitoras do grupo violência apresentaram aumento da fração de corticosterona plasmática ligada a proteínas. Filhotes machos do grupo violência apresentaram redução da concentração basal de corticosterona 30-40 minutos após a segunda intervenção, perdurando na idade juvenil e adulta. A intervenção levou ao aumento do comportamento semelhante a ansiedade na idade juvenil em machos e fêmeas. Filhotes machos apresentaram aumento do comportamento semelhante à ansiedade e redução no desempenho cognitivo na idade adulta, além de redução da massa corporal ao longo de toda a vida e resposta exacerbada ao estresse psicológico repetido na idade adulta. Comportamentos maternais tidos como de qualidade (amamentação com dorso arqueado e lambida) foram frequentemente relacionados com proteção contra os efeitos do ambiente violento. Ansiedade da genitora teve correlação direta com os desfechos deletérios sobre os filhotes. Os desfechos de validação esperados foram confirmados. A Intervenção se mostrou um modelo consistente de ambiente violento precoce, com validade de construto, de face e preditiva. / Violence and aggressive behavior are part of human society from the begining. Although there are several public policies for violence control, it is still common and its consequences are present in modern society. Children raised in a violent environment have increased odds of developing psychopathology, like anxiety and depressive behavior, show decreased school performance and poor regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Mechanisms underlying those outcomes are complex and difficult to study in humans. Until present time, there are no animal models developed specifically for the study of early violent environment and its consequences. The aim of the present study was to develop and describe an animal model of early violent environment, with construct validity, face validity and predictive validity. We choose social stress during lactancy by the insertion of a male intruder in the dams home cage in the presence of its offspring as an intervention. A adult male rat was inserted for 5 minutes in dams home cage on post-natal days 3, 5, 7 and 9, during lights-on period. The outcomes assessed for face validity were Anxiety, stress response and cognitive performance. The outcomes assessed for predictive validity were maternal care variation and its impact on anxiety, cognitive performance and stress response regulation. The selected intervention had strong effects on the dams and offspring. Nursing behavior was decreased on the 30 minutes after each intervention. Violent environment dams displayed a shift in plasma corticosterone from the free to the bound fraction. Male pups showed decreased plasma corticosterone 30-40 minutes after the second intruder session, lasting throughout life. Male and female pups had increased juvenile anxiety. Male pups had increased anxiety, decreased cognitive performance and increased response to repeated psychological stress in adulthood. Maternal care quality was frequently associated with reduction better outcomes in the offspring. Maternal anxiety was found to be correlated to deleterious outcomes in the offspring. The intervention proved to be a consistent model of early violent environment, showing strong construct validity, face validity and predictive validity.

This paper addresses the question of whether individual delinquent behaviour, or criminogenic risks that lead to it, can be reduced for convicted violence offenders with personality disorder, using the newly developed offence-oriented therapeutic program TERČ ("TARGET"). If so, how will these changes manifest in the recidivism rate, and how they will reflect the personality characteristics of inmates. TARGET was first systematically applied within a special treatment unit for prisoners with mental and behavioral disorders in Liberec Remand Prison in 2008. It is based on selected elements of the Ambulant intensive program (AIP) from Switzerland. A total of 100 convicts were entered TARGET from 2008 to 2015. 65 individuals completed the program successfully, and 57 were released again. The already released graduates of TARGET re-offended within 12 months in 10.4%. Of all admitted TARGET participants, a total of 30.2% either relapsed or failed during the program since 2009. Graduates showed positive, statistically significant changes in the monitored areas of life satisfaction, emotional stability, insight, self-control and aggression, while on scales representing personality disorder no positive, statistically significant effect was observed. For later re-offending prisoners, the changes were...

Text in English / Violent crime and more specifically armed robberies constitute a growing threat to shopping centres in terms of their vulnerability to such criminal acts. These violent crimes are becoming ever more organised and sophisticated. Shopping centres across South Africa have become the latest targets for these syndicates. Due to the increasing number of armed robberies and violent crimes at shopping centres and the nature of violence used in these attacks, it points to a need for improvements to be made to the security measures that are in place at shopping centres. This study explored the risks and vulnerabilities at shopping centres that have led to the phenomenon of armed robberies at shopping centres in Gauteng; evaluated the current physical protection systems that are in place at shopping centres in Gauteng in order to assist with the reduction of shopping centre armed robberies; and recommendations were made for the implementation of effective security risk control measures at shopping centre’s across South Africa and specifically the province of Gauteng. Self-administered questionnaire surveys were used to explore the phenomenon from the perspectives of both retail employees and customers. The data collected from the questionnaires, utilising the non-experimental research design, were quantitatively analysed. Based on the findings from the study recommendations for the improvement of shopping centre security were formulated along with recommendations for future research. / Security Risk Management / M.Tech. (Security Management)