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9781412920803

History and Crime

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  • ISBN13:

    9781412920803

  • ISBN10:

    1412920809

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-01-17
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

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Summary

This lively and accessible text provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control. It explains the historical background that is essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice, and examines the historical context for contemporary criminological debates. Topics covered include: " Crime statistics " Constructions of criminality " Policing " Prisons " Surveillance " Governance " White-collar crime " Immigration and crime For each topic, the book provides an overview of current research, comment on current arguments and links to wider debates.

Author Biography

Barry S. Godfrey is Director of the Research Institute of Law, Politics and Justice, Keele University Paul Lawrence is Senior Lecturer in European History, International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research, Open University Chris A. Williams is Lecturer in the History of Crime and Policing, International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research, Open University

Table of Contents

History, Criminology and 'Historical Criminology'
The History of Criminal Statistics
Police Governance - Enforcement, Discretion, Professionalism and Accountability
Changing Perceptions of Criminality
Immigration, Ethnicity, Race and Crime
Surveillance:
From the Workplace to the Streets?
Incarceration and Decarceration
Conclusion
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