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This book reviews concepts, information and points of view that help to explain the context and constraints of the criminal justice system. The chapters summarize developments in public policy and crime control, and interweave themes central to the discussion: the impact of ideology, the role of the media, and the politicization of crime and criminal justice.
A combination of reprinted articles, most published during the past two years, and original contributions solicited for the anthology, offer a snapshot of the criminal justice understanding of various crimes relating to or involving sex. After a basic overview of sex in the 21st century, they look at nuisance sex behaviors and crime; homosexuality, transvestism, and transsexualism; juvenile sex crimes and behaviors of offenders and victims; dangerous sex crimes; rape; and special issues and concerns.
Situational crime prevention has drawn increasing interest in recent years,yet the debate has looked mainly at whether it 'works' to prevent crime. This volume addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention and also examines the place of situational crime prevention within criminology. The contributors are twelve distinguished criminologists who together advance our understanding of the ethical and societal questions underlying crime prevention. Contributors: Ron Clarke, Adam Crawford, Antony Duff, David Garland, Tim Hope, Richard Jones, John Kleinig, Clifford Shearing, David J. Smith, Richard Sparks, Andrew von Hirsch and Alison Wakefield. "..presents several unique questions regarding the use of crime prevention strategies." Robert Hanser writing in The Literature of Criminal Justice January 2001
Criminal Behavior explores crime as a developmental process from birth through early adulthood. It further examines the role that legal, political, and criminal justice systems play in the development of criminal behavior.
A critical examination of crime waves aimed at an undergraduate audience. Historical & contemporary examples are drawn primarily from the US, but international examples are threaded throughout for comparison.