The politics of crime control essays in honour of David Downes

Contributions cover such subjects as criminological theory and the new East End of London, the practice of comparative criminology including an analysis of variations in penal cultures within the US, restorative justice in Colombia, New Labour's politics and policy in relation to dangerous pers...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Downes, David M.
Other Authors: Newburn, Tim, Rock, Paul Elliott
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2009, 2009
Series:Clarendon studies in criminology / Clarendon studies in criminology
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Contributions cover such subjects as criminological theory and the new East End of London, the practice of comparative criminology including an analysis of variations in penal cultures within the US, restorative justice in Colombia, New Labour's politics and policy in relation to dangerous personality-disordered offenders, the legal construction of torture, and the future for a social democratic criminology
Physical Description:viii, 333 p.
ISBN:9780191701948