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"The history of modern crime control is usually presented as a narrative of how the state wrested control over the governance of crime from the civilian public. Most accounts trace the decline of a participatory, discretionary culture of crime control in the early modern era, an…
An in-depth sociological, historical, and personal analysis of the concept and reality of organized crime in the UK. With interviews from thieves, dealers, and criminal entrepreneurs the book explores the flexible nature of the criminal market the constructed nature of the notio…
La 4e de couverture indique : "Contrary to the stereotypically images of torture, narcotics and brutal sexual behaviour traditionally associated with Ottoman (or "Turkish") prisons, Kent F. Schull argues that these places were sites of immense reform and contestation during the …
Le site d'éditeur Routledge indique : "A literal construction of the EC and EU Treaties suggests that their framers intended to limit the positive competences of both the Community and the Union in the field of criminal law. However, the European Court of Justice has consistentl…
The 40% drop in crime that occurred across the U.S. from 1991 to 2000 largely remains an unsolved mystery. Even more puzzling then is the crime rate drop in New York City, which lasted twice long and was twice as large. This 80% drop in crime over nineteen years represents the l…
"Using a series of case studies this multidisciplinary book highlights the experiences of academics and practitioners to provide a much needed position statement of current practice in the mapping and analysis of crime date in the UK. It covers experiences of crime mapping and s…
Aimed specifically at understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal, this third edition takes into account major changes in the law, attitudes, research findings and procedures.
