Criminology and Criminal Justice

A collection of chapters authored by internationally known police leaders, academics, researchers, and professionals, this book focuses on the fact that the two worlds of practice and research are moving closer and closer. Using in-depth interviews and case studies demonstrating fruitful police–acad..

This book examines the nature of collective morality as it materializes in public commentary about crime in the Americas and identifies the ways in which the moral community is talked into being and how the imagined moral universe is mapped._x000D_  ..

This book examines the nature of collective morality as it materializes in public commentary about crime in the Americas and identifies the ways in which the moral community is talked into being and how the imagined moral universe is mapped._x005F_x000D_  ..

_x005F_x000D_ In this book David Mansley argues that the frequency with which violence intrudes on to the streets is related to both how society is governed and how it is policed. With the help of an innovative methodology, he quantifies and tests three variables – collective violence, democracy and..

_x000D_ In this book David Mansley argues that the frequency with which violence intrudes on to the streets is related to both how society is governed and how it is policed. With the help of an innovative methodology, he quantifies and tests three variables – collective violence, democracy and prote..

This book explores the theoretical and empirical dimensions of community crime prevention in China, examining in particular the role of social capital in a rapidly modernizing economic, social and political context...

This book explores the theoretical and empirical dimensions of community crime prevention in China, examining in particular the role of social capital in a rapidly modernizing economic, social and political context...

Drawing on a range of international case studies, this book offers a useful theoretical overview of key approaches to the subject of crime and community and considers the ways in which these have been applied in more practical settings...

This book aims to provide a critical appreciation of community justice, its origin and direction, and to engage with debates on the ways in which the trend towards community justice is changing the criminal justice system...

Community penalties are punishments that, in the courts' sentencing tariff, come between imprisonment and fines. They include electronic tagging, supervised unpaid work, and compulsory participation by offenders in treatment programmes. This book brings together many leading authors in this field in..

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book provides a critical analysis of concept of community policing worldwide, assessing evidence for its effectiveness, and highlighting the often inappropriate export of community policing models to failed and transitional societies...