| Crime Unlimited?: Questions for the Twenty-First Century 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Carlen, Pat (Editor), Morgan, Rod (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333725026 ISBN-13: 9780333725023 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Law |
| Dewey: 364 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 217 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Crime Unlimited: Questions for the Twenty-First Century comprises nine chapters contexualising crime and social control within debates about modernism, globalism, risk, and technological innovation. It includes discussion of contemporary issues such as steroid use, gun control, privatised policing and youth scares involving alcopops and drugs. It also re-examines recurring issues about policing and punishment. The authors include: Rebecca and Russell Dobash, Chris Hale, Dick Hobbs, Ian Loader, Tim Newburn, Howard Parker, Richard Sparks, and Ian Taylor. |