| Description |
xviii, 1227 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1 Criminology: history and theory -- Of crimes and criminals: the development of criminology in Britain / David Garland -- Sociological theories of crime / Paul Rock -- Contemporary landscapes of crime, order, and control: governance, risk, and globalization / Ian Loader and Richard Sparks -- Feminism and criminology / Loraine Gelsthorp -- Criminological psychology / Clive R. Hollin -- Comparing criminal justice / David Nelken -- The History of cime and crime control institutions / Clive Emsley -- Part 2 The Social construction of crime and crime control -- Punishment and control / Barbara Hudson -- Legal constructions of crime / Nicola Lacey -- The Skeletons in the cupboard: the politics of law and order at the turn of the millennium / David Downes and Rod Morgan -- Crime statistics: the 'data explosion' and its implications / Mike Maguire -- Media made criminality: the representation of crime in the mass media / Robert Reiner -- Part 3 Dimensions of crime -- Victims / Lucia Zedner -- Crime and social exclusion / Jack Young -- Gender and crime / Frances Heidensohn -- Young people, crime, and youth justice / Tim Newburn -- Racism, ethnicity, crime and criminal justice / Coretta Phillips and Ben Bowling -- Environmental criminology / Anthony E. Bottoms and Paul Wiles -- Developmental criminology and risk-focused prevention / David P. Farrington -- Crime and the life course / David J. Smith -- Mentally disordered offenders, mental health, and crime / Jill Peay -- Part 4 Forms of crime -- Violent crime / Michael Levi with Mike Maguire -- White-collar crime -- The Organization of serious crime / Michael Levi -- Drugs, alcohol, and crime / Nigel South -- Part 5 reactions to crime -- Crime reduction / Ken Pease -- Policing and the police / Ben Bowling and Janet Foster -- From suspect to trial / Andrew Sanders and Richard Young -- Sentencing / Andrew Ashworth -- Imprisonment: a brief history, the contemporary scene, and likely prospects / Rod Morgan -- Community penalties: probation, punishment, and 'what works' / Peter Raynor -- Index |
| Summary |
Beginning with the history of criminology this updated and revised edition deals with topics as diverse as policing, substance abuse, juvenile crime, statistics, prisons, victims and organised crime in Britain |
| Analysis |
Crime |
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Crime Prevention |
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Criminals |
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Justice |
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Social Problems |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1997 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Criminology -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Criminology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Maguire, Mike.
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Morgan, Rodney.
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Reiner, Robert, 1946-
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| LC no. |
2002074282 |
| ISBN |
0199256098 hdbk |
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0199249377 paperback |
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