The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Public Policy

NOTE EDITORE

Criminologists are most interested in theory and control and not much in the crimes themselves. Much of the scholarly literature takes the criminal justice system functions, like prisons, sentencing, and deterrence, as the main topics for policy analysis. Using a fresh approach, The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Public Policy offers a comprehensive examination of crimes as public policy subjects to provide an authoritative overview of current knowledge about the nature, scale, and effects of diverse forms of criminal behavior and of efforts to prevent and control them. Michael Tonry, a leading authority on criminology, has brought together twenty-four of the most distinguished active scholars in the field to present a wide-ranging overview and analysis of violent crimes, property crimes, crimes against morality, transactional crimes, and transnational crimes. Straightforward and accessible, individual chapters cover traditional topics such as firearms violence, financial crimes, and organized crime as well as emerging subjects like terrorism, crimes against humanity, and internet child pornography. As the only work to focus on crimes as public policy problems, it will appeal to social scientists and public officials concerned with crime or criminal justice.

SOMMARIO

1 - Homicide and Serious Assaults2 - Sexual Violence3 - Firearms ViolencePhilip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig4 - Robbery5 - Domestic Violence6 - Child Abuse7 - Burglary8 - Auto Theft9 - Financial Crimes10 - Identity Theft11 - Organizational Crime12 - Organized Crime13 - Environmental Crime14 - Money Laundering15 - Tax Evasion16 - Human Smuggling17 - Terrorism18 - Trafficking in Cultural Artifacts19 - Cybercrime20 - Drug Abuse21 - Hate Crimes22 - Prostitution23 - Anti-social Behavior24 - Gambling

AUTORE

Michael Tonry is Sonosky Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota Law School, and Senior Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Free University Amsterdam. He is the author or editor of a number of books including The Future of Imprisonment and Thinking about Crime: Sense and Sensibility in American Penal Culture.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780195336177
• Collana: Oxford Handbooks
• Dimensioni: 175 x 50.8 x 249 mm Ø 1225 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 38 black and white line illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 656