The new politics of crime and punishment

This title provides an overview of recent government initiatives in the field of crime and punishment, reviewing both the policies themselves, the perceived problems and issues they wish to address.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Matthews, Roger, 1948- (-), Young, Jock
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cullompton, Devon, UK ; Portland, Or. : Willan Pub 2003.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The New Politics of Crime and Punishment; Copyright Page; Contents; Editors' Preface; About the contributors; 1 New labour, crime control and social exclusion; 2 Winning the fight against crime? New labour, populism and lost opportunities; 3 Institutional racism in policing: the Macpherson report and its consequences; 4 Youth justice in England and Wales; 5 It's the family, stupid: continuities and reinterpretations of the dysfunctional family as the cause of crime in three political periods; 6 Drugs: the great cannabis debate.
  • 7 Urban regeneration and crime reduction: contradictions and dilemmas8 The politics of policing: managerialism, modernization and performance; 9 Of crowds, crimes and carnivals; 10 probation into the millennium: the punishing service?; 11 Rethinking penal policy: towards a systems approach; Index.