"This companion addresses the history of crime and punishment through entries by expert contributors that select and define the central vocabulary and terminology for the study of the history of crime and punishment. Organized alphabetically, with useful cross-references and bibliographies, it goes beyond mere definitions to offer rigorous critical analysis of the terms and their use within the field, both now and in the past. It will be ..."
"This handbook sets out, defines, and analyzes the essential vocabulary and terminology involved in the study of state power, individual liberties, and rights. As part of the Companions series, it is organized alphabetically, taking up and defining key topics in these areas, particularly as they relate to the study of crime and harm. Topics addressed include state and corporate crime, terrorism, security, risk, legislation and policy, hu ..."
"This companion addresses the history of crime and punishment through entries by expert contributors that select and define the central vocabulary and terminology for the study of the history of crime and punishment. Organized alphabetically, with useful cross-references and bibliographies, it goes beyond mere definitions to offer rigorous critical analysis of the terms and their use within the field, both now and in the past. It will be ..."
"This handbook sets out, defines, and analyzes the essential vocabulary and terminology involved in the study of state power, individual liberties, and rights. As part of the Companions series, it is organized alphabetically, taking up and defining key topics in these areas, particularly as they relate to the study of crime and harm. Topics addressed include state and corporate crime, terrorism, security, risk, legislation and policy, hu ..."
"This is the first accessible, succinct text to provide definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts relating to the expanding field of crime, harm and victimisation. Written by a wide range of experts, it includes theories, ideas and case studies relating to victims of conventional crime and victims outside the remit of criminal law. It encapsulates the domestic and international nature, extent and measurement of victims of cr ..."
"Succinct, accessible, and comprehensive, this book is the first to provide definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts from the expanding field of crime, harm, and victimization. Contributions from a wide range of experts investigate theories, ideas, and case studies relating to victims of conventional crime and victims outside the remit of criminal law. The book explores both the domestic and international nature, extent, an ..."
"Exploring the relationship and critical debates between criminal justice and mental health care, this topical collection provides a reference guide to over 245 key terms and concepts in both fields, consolidating analysis of theory, policy, and practice for each. In addition to theoretical and ideological concerns, the authors provide readers with examples of practical debates surrounding risk assessment, treatment, control, and risk ma ..."
"Within the domains of criminal justice and mental health care, critical debate concerning 'care' versus 'control' and 'therapy' versus 'security' is now commonplace. Indeed, the 'hybridisation' of these areas is now a familiar theme. This unique and topical text provides an array of expert analyses from key contributors in the field that explore the interface between criminal justice and mental health. Using concise yet robust definiti ..."
"Corteen, Karen, Morley, Sharon. Office for National Statistics (2015) Nature of
crime Table 3.10. London: Office for National Statistics. Available at: www.ons.
gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/ crime-statistics/focus-on-violent-crime-and-sexual-
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Alcohol and violence: The nature of the relationship and the promise of
prevention. Plymouth: Lexington Books. Wickh ..."
"CARE IN THE COMMUNITY Care in thecommunity isthe policy of relocating
people with severemental health problems, formerly styled 'mental patients', from
mentalhospitals to sites in the community. Although it ... In his seminal
workAsylums (Goffman, 1961), USsociologist Erving Goffman captured the public
mood with his portrayals ofthe degradations ofasylum regimes. However ...
Goffman, E. (1961) Asylums: essays on the social situatio ..."
"Sexuality and the Politics of Violence offers a timely and critical exploration of issues of safety and security at the centre of responses to violence. Through a multi-disciplinary analysis, drawing on feminism, lesbian and gay studies, sociology, cultural geography, criminology and critical legal scholarship, the book offers to transform the way we understand and respond to the challenges raised by violence. It breaks new ground in it ..."
"Sexuality and the Politics of Violence offers a timely and critical exploration of issues of safety and security at the centre of responses to violence. Through a multi-disciplinary analysis, drawing on feminism, lesbian and gay studies, sociology, cultural geography, criminology and critical legal scholarship, the book offers to transform the way we understand and respond to the challenges raised by violence. It breaks new ground in it ..."
"Marc Cole aged 30 and Adrian McDonald aged 34 both tragically died after being tasered by the police while experiencing a mental health crisis (Change. org, 2022). Adrian McDonald was not only tasered, he was also bitten by a police dog ..."
"This book brings together a series of writings on the problems facing contemporary criminology, highlighting the main theoretical priorities of critical analysis and their application to substantive case studies of research in action. Its main aim is to establish the conceptual and practical foundations for a new generation of studies in criminology, and to set a new agenda for critical criminology. Each chapter will critically assess t ..."
"Ewing, K.D. (2001) 'The unbalanced constitution', in T. Campbell et al. ... Hayden,
P. and el-Ojeili, C. (2005) 'Confronting globalization in the twentyfirst century: an
introduction', in P. Hayden and C. el-Ojeili (eds) Confronting Globalization: ..."
"Alana Barton, Karen Corteen, David Scott, Dave Whyte. Chapter 1. Introduction:
developing. a. criminological. imagination. Future generations of social scientists
will look back ... (such as free leisure facilities for young people) were being
withdrawn. They will question why social issues, such. Alana. Barton,. Karen.
Corteen,. David. Scott. and. David. Whyte. Critical criminology and the
intensification of the authoritarian stat ..."