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  • Reading Riots

    Protest and Violence in Late Modernity

    by Tim Newburn ...
    Riots and rioting are exceptional though not unusual social phenomena. Despite occurring irregularly, they are sufficiently common to be matters about which most of us have some knowledge. They have been the subject of considerable and extended scrutiny for more than a century, with sociologists, psychologists and historians at the forefront of scholarly inquiry.Tim Newburn's international and ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

  • Criminology

    by Tim Newburn ...
    Comprehensive and accessible, Tim Newburn’s bestselling Criminology provides an introduction to the fundamental themes, concepts, theories, methods and events that underpin the subject and form the basis for all undergraduate degree courses and modules in criminology and criminal justice.This fourth edition includes the following:A new chapter on ‘Southern criminology’ reflecting the changing ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

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  • Criminology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Tim Newburn ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Crime is big news. From murder to theft to drug gangs, crime and criminal justice affect the lives of millions of people worldwide. Hardly surprisingly, crime has been pushed high up the public policy agenda across the world. But how can we measure crime, or evaluate the effectiveness of preventative measures? Does the threat of prison reduce someone's likelihood of reoffending, or would ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Criminology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Tim Newburn ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Crime is big news. From murder to theft to drug gangs, crime and criminal justice affect the lives of millions of people worldwide. Hardly surprisingly, crime has been pushed high up the public policy agenda across the world. But how can we measure crime, or evaluate the effectiveness of preventative measures? Does the threat of prison reduce someone's likelihood of reoffending, or would ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Permission and Regulation

    Law and Morals in Post-War Britain

    by Tim Newburn ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1992, Permission and Regulation examines the period known as “the permissive age”: the 1960s. Perhaps more than any other decade in history, the 1960s have generated seemingly imperishable myths. This book seeks to separate myth from reality by focusing on a series of legislative changes commonly held to illustrate the permissive or liberal character of the era. Through central ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales

    Volume V: Policing Post-war Britain: Plus ça change

    by Tim Newburn ...
    Series series Government Official History Series
    This is the fifth and final volume in the Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales.This volume covers the uneven and often irresolute evolution of policing from the late 1940s to the end of the 1990s, concentrating on the impact of a succession of scandals on the reputation and regulation of the police; and the fluctuating relations between central government, local authorities ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Dealing with Disaffection

    In recent years increasing attention has been paid to issues of social exclusion and the problematic transition from youthful dependence to adult independence. Often this has had severe consequences, ranging from under achievement and disruptive behaviour in school, through the misuse of alcohol and drugs, to serious or persistent offending. Seeking to address these issues has become a major focus ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Policing, Surveillance and Social Control

    This book reports the result of research carried out in a busy London police station on the role and impact of closed-circuit television (CCTV) in the management and surveillance of suspects - the most thorough example of the use of CCTV by the police in the world. It focuses on the use of CCTV in a very different environment to that in which its impact has previously been studied, and draws upon ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • The Public Health Approach to Violence Reduction

    Stories, Movements, and Hope

    Series series Clarendon Studies in Criminology
    In recent years, the UK has seen the emergence of a new approach to violence reduction—the public health approach. This method prioritises early intervention and holistic support to prevent violence upstream. This movement, based in part on a perceived success story in Scotland, has led to the founding of more than twenty Violence Reduction Units in England and Wales, and more than £200m of ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • Orderly Britain

    How Britain has resolved everyday problems, from dog fouling to double parking

    How do British pavements remain free of dog mess? Why are paths not littered with cigarette butts or roads not lined with abandoned cars? What does the decline of the public lavatory say about us and is the national reputation for queuing still deserved today?Orderly Britain takes a topical look at modern society, examining how it is governed and how it organises itself. It considers the rules of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Just Boys Doing Business?

    Men, Masculinities and Crime

    What is it about crime that makes it `men's work'? Can we imagine masculinity without crime? This is the first book of its kind to bring contributors from three continents together to examine the relationship between masculinity and crime. Covering such areas as policing, prisons, violence against women, homicide, white-collar crime, and male victimisation, this book will force us to rethink many ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • How People Judge Policing

    When people witness occasions when police use their powers to investigate crime and arrest offenders, how do those members of the public assess what they have seen? This book reports research in which a variety of groups from the West Midlands watched short video-clips of such real-life incidents and then discussed their appraisal amongst themselves. What emerges from those discussions is that the ... Read more

    $65.69 USD