| Description |
1 online resource (121 pages) |
| Series |
Compact Criminology Ser |
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Compact Criminology Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; contents; acknowledgements; 1 risk, crime and criminal justice; 2 risk and crime control; 3 crime, risk and excitement; 4 a risk-taking criminology; bibliography; index |
| Summary |
O'Malley, in this beautifully simple, insightful and erudite book, locates risk within a variety of mentalities that have been, and are being, deployed to govern crime"--In doing so he places risk, where it should be, at the very centre of criminological thought and practice. This is an important book.' - Clifford Shearing, Centre of Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town. Over recent years, the governance of crime - from policing and crime prevention to sentencing and prison organization - has moved away from a focus on reforming offenders toward preventing crime and mana |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Crime.
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Risk assessment.
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Risk management.
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Crime prevention.
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Risk -- Sociological aspects.
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Risk Assessment
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Risk Management
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risk assessment.
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risk management.
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Crime
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Crime prevention
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Criminal justice, Administration of
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Risk assessment
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Risk management
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Risk -- Sociological aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780857026989 |
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0857026984 |
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9781847873507 |
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1847873502 |
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9781446242018 |
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1446242013 |
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