The Politics of Crime Control

The Politics of Crime Control
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 1446234363
ISBN-13 : 9781446234365
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Book Synopsis The Politics of Crime Control by : Professor Kevin Martin Stenson

Download or read book The Politics of Crime Control written by Professor Kevin Martin Stenson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1991-10-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is meant by crime, crime prevention and crime control? Who defines the acts which are deemed as criminal? Who devises the sanctions and who acts as agents of social control? This timely and challenging book brings together a group of leading international criminologists from all sides of the political spectrum. They first examine the formation and implementation of official crime prevention and control policies. In the second part they look at a range of critical perspectives which explore the definition of crime and discuss proposals for its prevention and control.


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