Animals in Criminology

Violence Against Animals

• NIBRS
• Tracking Animal Cruelty
•  Animal Cruelty Category Added to NIBRS
• Institutional
  
• Animal Liberation as a Valid Response to Structural Violence
• Cultural
  
• The Psychology of Violence Against Animals
• Linking Animal/Human Violence
  
• National Link Coalition
• Animal/Domestic Violence 
• How Are Animal Abuse and Family Violence Linked?
• Animal Cruelty/Domestic Violence
  
• Sheltering Animals & Families Together (SAF-T)
  
• Start-Up Manual
• Understanding the Link between Violence to Animals and People
  
• Veterinarians: Discovering Animal Abuse
• Animal Abuse Response - Resources for Veterinarians
• The Veterinarian's Legal Role in Animal Cruelty Cases
  
• Animal Abuse and Interpersonal Violence: The Cruelty Connection and Its Implications for Veterinary Pathology
  
• Animal Abuser Registries
• NAVS: State Animal Abuser Registries

Agnew, R. (1998). The Causes of Animal Abuse:. Theoretical Criminology, 2(2), 177-209. doi:10.1177/1362480698002002003

Ascione, F. R., Weber, C. V., Thompson, T. M., Heath, J., Maruyama, M., & Hayashi, K. (2007). Battered Pets and Domestic Violence. Violence Against Women, 13(4), 354-373. doi:10.1177/1077801207299201

Beirne, P. (2011). Animal abuse and criminology: Introduction to a special issue. Crime, Law and Social Change, 55(5), 349-357. doi:10.1007/s10611-011-9306-5

Burchfield, K. B. (2017). The Nature of Animal Crime: Scope and Severity in Chicago. Crime & Delinquency, 64(14), 1904-1924. doi:10.1177/0011128717719515

Fletcher, C. and Cromartie-Mincey, D (2017). The Growing Trend of Animal-Abuser Registries. Florida Bar Journal. 91.10. p36+.

Hughes, G., & Lawson, C. (2011). RSPCA and the criminology of social control. Crime, Law and Social Change, 55(5), 375-389. doi:10.1007/s10611-011-9292-7

Johansson-Stenman, O. (2018). Animal Welfare and Social Decisions: Is It Time to Take Bentham Seriously? Ecological Economics, 145, 90-103. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.08.01

Kipperman, B. S. (2015). The role of the veterinary profession in promoting animal welfare. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association,246(5), 502-504. doi:10.2460/javma.246.5.502

Longobardi, C., & Badenes-Ribera, L. (2018). The relationship between animal cruelty in children and adolescent and interpersonal violence: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior. doi:10.1016/j.avb.2018.09.001

Resources:

• Ascione (2010). "The International Handbook of Animal Abuse and Cruelty."
• Bekoff (2013). "Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare."
• Cusack (2015). "Animals, Deviance, and Sex."
• Nibert (2013). "Animal Oppression and Human Violence: Domesecration, Capitalism, and Global Conflict."
• Nibert (2017). "Animal Oppression and Capitalism."
• Zilney (2007). "Linking Animal Cruelty and Family Violence."