Youth Justice: Critical Readingsbrings together for the first time the most influential international contributors to the emergent field of youth justice studies. This will be an essential sourcebook for students and teachers in the fields of criminology, youth studies, criminal justice, social work and social policy as well as for practitioners and managers in this increasingly important field of professional practice.
Youth Justice: Critical Readingsbrings together for the first time the most influential international contributors to the emergent field of...
Youth Justice: Critical Readingsbrings together for the first time the most influential international contributors to the emergent field of youth justice studies. This will be an essential sourcebook for students and teachers in the fields of criminology, youth studies, criminal justice, social work and social policy as well as for practitioners and managers in this increasingly important field of professional practice.
Youth Justice: Critical Readingsbrings together for the first time the most influential international contributors to the emergent field of...
By providing accessible and readable introductions to often neglected aspects of crime, the volume is a welcome change from texts focusing on the more conventionally constructed problems of juvenile crime, theft and violent crime'" - Reviewing Sociology
"This second edition of The Problem of Crime offers a comprehensive analysis of some of the most important developments in the study of crime. The book considers how the criminological gaze has shifted its focus from a preoccupation with 'crimes of the streets' to examining also the serious social harms and...
Praise of the First Edition
By providing accessible and readable introductions to often neglected aspects of crime, the volume is a welcome change ...
The Second Edition of Controlling Crime provides an important evaluation of criminal justice in the United Kingdom during a period of rapid social change. Each chapter encourages historical, comparative and critical reflection on the organizational logics, powers, procedures and practices of the criminal justice system.
Intended as essential reading for students of criminology, criminal justice, community safety, socio-legal studies, sociology of crime and deviance and social policy, Controlling Crime will also be of interest to anyone wishing to gain an understanding of the operation of...
The Second Edition of Controlling Crime provides an important evaluation of criminal justice in the United Kingdom during a period of rapid social cha...
This text represents a major contribution to the literature on crime prevention and community safety. It goes beyond existing literature in bringing together sophisticated theoretical analysis on these topics which are core issues for government at local as well as national levels. And it also brings a much needed international perspective to our understanding of the local governance of crime' - Kevin Stenson, Professor of Criminology, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides an essential introduction to the...
This text represents a major contribution to the literature on crime prevention and community safety. It goes beyond existing literature in bringing t...
This text represents a major contribution to the literature on crime prevention and community safety. It goes beyond existing literature in bringing together sophisticated theoretical analysis on these topics which are core issues for government at local as well as national levels. And it also brings a much needed international perspective to our understanding of the local governance of crime' - Kevin Stenson, Professor of Criminology, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides an essential introduction to the...
This text represents a major contribution to the literature on crime prevention and community safety. It goes beyond existing literature in bringing t...
Comparative Youth Justice is the first book to critically reflect on contemporary juvenile justice reform in England and Wales and across various other western jurisdictions including the US, Canada, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Belgium, Scotland, Japan, Italy and Finland. In doing so, it identifies major international differences in juvenile policy and practice. However, Contemporary Youth Justice is not simply an attempt to document national similarities and differences, but looks critically at how global trends are translated at the local level. This book also...
Comparative Youth Justice is the first book to critically reflect on contemporary juvenile justice reform in England and Wales and across various o...
This three-volume set of original (classic and contemporary) readings is designed to reveal the broad range of crime control strategies typically encountered in criminal justice systems worldwide. Such a collection is particularly timely not only because of growing concerns over the development of new punitive' responses to offenders (mass incarceration; new cultures of control, surveillance and security; naming and shaming) but also because of the imperative to unravel the impact that the emergence of supranational legal orders and international standards is likely to have on questions of...
This three-volume set of original (classic and contemporary) readings is designed to reveal the broad range of crime control strategies typically enco...
Set in Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, this bittersweet novel blends themes of art and passion to tell the story of two people learning to let go - and reaching for their heart's desire.
Set in Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, this bittersweet novel blends themes of art and passion to tell the story of two people learning to let...
This revised and expanded Third Edition of the internationally acclaimed Criminological Perspectives is the most comprehensive reader available in the field. Wide-ranging and global in scope and coverage, Criminological Perspectives will enable you to critically engage with the various concepts and theoretical positions that you'll encounter throughout your studies.
In addition to essays that have had a seminal influence on the development of criminology, new articles have been included to cover topics of contemporary criminological significance, including:
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This revised and expanded Third Edition of the internationally acclaimed Criminological Perspectives is the most comprehensive reader available in the...
