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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction charts the growth and development of victimology since the Second World War. Exploring competing theoretical perspectives, data sources, and policy emphases, it presents a critical overview of the field and suggests future directions of travel for researchers. Topics covered include trauma creep, witnessing pain, gaining knowledge of suffering, compensation, the role of offenders, and victim-centred justice.Key Features: Discusses victimology in its historical context Considers the ethical dilemmas of studying victimisation and suffering Adopts a global outlook, incorporating perspectives from the Global South Explores positivist, radical, critical, cultural, narrative, and feminist victimology Reviews key policy developments including restorative justice and reconciliation Examining key concepts in victimology and placing them in their policy context, this Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for scholars and students in criminology, sociology, social policy, and criminal justice. It will also prove a useful guide for activists and policy-makers seeking to centre victims in their work.Trade Review‘This book is essential reading for students, scholars, and policy makers looking for a rich, critical, and interdisciplinary understanding of victimology. Sandra Walklate's offering is destined to be a classic piece of scholarship, one that powerfully demonstrates that victimology is an important discipline in its own right.’ -- Walter S. DeKeseredy, West Virginia University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Victimology in historical context 2. Theorising victimhood 3. Knowing victimhood 4. Policy, victimhood, and trauma creep 5. Making amends 6. Southernising victimology 7. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction charts the growth and development of victimology since the Second World War. Exploring competing theoretical perspectives, data sources, and policy emphases, it presents a critical overview of the field and suggests future directions of travel for researchers. Topics covered include trauma creep, witnessing pain, gaining knowledge of suffering, compensation, the role of offenders, and victim-centred justice.Key Features: Discusses victimology in its historical context Considers the ethical dilemmas of studying victimisation and suffering Adopts a global outlook, incorporating perspectives from the Global South Explores positivist, radical, critical, cultural, narrative, and feminist victimology Reviews key policy developments including restorative justice and reconciliation Examining key concepts in victimology and placing them in their policy context, this Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for scholars and students in criminology, sociology, social policy, and criminal justice. It will also prove a useful guide for activists and policy-makers seeking to centre victims in their work.Trade Review‘This book is essential reading for students, scholars, and policy makers looking for a rich, critical, and interdisciplinary understanding of victimology. Sandra Walklate's offering is destined to be a classic piece of scholarship, one that powerfully demonstrates that victimology is an important discipline in its own right.’ -- Walter S. DeKeseredy, West Virginia University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Victimology in historical context 2. Theorising victimhood 3. Knowing victimhood 4. Policy, victimhood, and trauma creep 5. Making amends 6. Southernising victimology 7. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisInterest in true crime as a form of popular entertainment has sky-rocketed in recent years. Gender, True Crime and Criminology challenges traditional definitions of the genre, expanding representations of victimhood and how we understand true crime audiences in gendered terms.

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Book SynopsisIn this path-breaking book, Richard Zerbe introduces a new way to think about the concept of economic efficiency that is both consistent with its historical derivation and more useful than concepts currently used. He establishes an expanded version of Kaldor-Hicks efficiency as an axiomatic system that performs the following tasks: the new approach obviates certain technical and ethical criticisms that have been made of economic efficiency; it answers critics of efficiency; it allows an expanded range for efficiency analysis; it establishes the conditions under which economists can reasonably say that some state of the world is inefficient. He then applies the new analysis to a number of hard and fascinating cases, including the economics of duelling, cannibalism and rape. He develops a new theory of common law efficiency and indicates the circumstances under which the common law will be inefficient.The book will be of great interest to scholars, students, and practitioners interested in the concept of economic efficiency and how it should be applied to law and economics.Trade Review'Economic Efficiency in Law and Economics is an interesting and worthwhile book.' -- Megan Richardson, Economic Record'Zerbe's new book is high-powered and potentially important.' -- Bill Goodman, Monthly Labor ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. History of the Concept of Economic Efficiency 2. The Foundation: A New Measure for Economic Efficiency 3. The Nature of Economic Efficiency 4. The Nature of Inefficiency 5. Rights and the Relationship of Law to Efficiency 6. The Problem of Missing Values in Normative Law and Economic Analysis 7. The Failure of Market Failure 8. Of Distributive Justice and Economic Efficiency: An Integrated Theory of the Common Law 9. The Efficiency of the Common Law: An Economic Analysis of Dueling, Cannibalism, the Gold Rush, Racism, and Antitrust Law 10. A Recapitulation References Index

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Book SynopsisEconomic crime is, by definition, crime committed to gain profit within an otherwise legitimate business. Examples are illegal pollution, brand name infringement and tax evasion. The victims of such crimes may be private citizens, businesses and the state. The leading authors in this vital new book survey recent advances in the study of economic crime from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.The key areas examined are: the economics of corporate crime enforcing regulation law and economics of environmental crime corporate fraud and tax evasion the history of economic crime This important volume will be of interest to scholars and policymakers involved in examining and regulating economic crime in both developed and developing countries. Trade Review'This book brings together a collection of essays that gives the reader an up-to-date perspective on the current research in corporate crime, ranging from regulatory and tax non-compliance to fraud, money-laundering and the role of organised crime in legitimate enterprises. The essays don't provide all the answers but certainly ask all the right questions. This book will be of value to regulators, law enforcement agents, criminologists, economists and lawyers, and all students of the economics of crime.' -- Kent Matthews, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Economics of Business Crime 3. Corporate Crime, Markets and Enforcement: A Review 4. Enforcing Regulation: Do We Need the Criminal Law? 5. Law and Economics of Environmental Crime 6. Corporate Governance and Financial Distress 7. Tax Compliance by Business 8. Historical Perspectives: Swedish and International Examples Index

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Book SynopsisThe pursuit of the financial proceeds of criminal activity has become a central theme of contemporary crime control. Initially conceived to tackle the global trade in illegal drugs, these methods have been more recently employed in the context of terrorism. This work offers a judicious account of the national and international strategies which seek to cope with crime by attacking its financial underpinnings. The book focuses on the increasingly civil legal orientation of these strategies - a sea change from criminal prosecutions to civil legal instruments. The author focuses on developments of the civil strategy in the US and the UK beginning with its historical origins. The work reveals the contradictions that animate the civil approach to criminal finance and discloses the failure of civil devices, as presently constituted, to comply with rights. It bridges the gap between two jurisdictions prominent in this area; the United States and the United Kingdom. This comparative element distinguishes the project from other work in the field that focuses on a single jurisdiction. Critical in its perspective, the work brings balance and reflection to an emergent area of national and international interest.Money Laundering and the Proceeds of Crime analyzes rather than merely describes the proceeds of crime laws, anti-money laundering regimes and the civil legal approach to criminal finance and as such will have a wide readership. The book will appeal to, amongst others, government actors involved in constructing instruments to confront criminal finance, scholars and researchers working in the area and banks, financial institutions, lawyers and other professional private actors charged with anti-money laundering functions.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Financial Element of Crime 2. Confiscation, Proceeds and the Civil Standard of Proof 3. The Intersection of Civil Proceedings and Crime 4. Forfeiture and Criminal Assets 5. The American Model 6. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 7. Criminal Money, Civil Proceedings and European Law 8. Civil Devices and the Financial Element of Crime References Index

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating book gathers together an enviable range of experts from a variety of disciplines to study how trust and crime interact with new digital technologies. It provides a critical discussion on the prospects of the Internet and on the future of crime and crime prevention. It also presents a realistic vision of the implications and uncertainties of future developments in cyberspace, and identifies the key issues affecting the way in which today's complex information societies are evolving.The distinguished authors begin by exploring the social, economic and technological issues surrounding cyberspace. They identify the measures that need to be implemented to avoid the potential for the Internet to encourage new types of crime and to facilitate traditional crime. They then analyse topics such as the possible drivers of the evolution of cyberspace, the prospects created by innovations in technology, the threats and barriers to cyberspace development, and the feasibility and effectiveness of proposed crime prevention measures. They also address the important issues of risk, privacy and trust in cyberspace, and discuss the ethical, legal and regulatory issues. This important new book will be of immense value to academics and researchers with an interest in the social and technological aspects of information and communication technologies, law, criminology, public policy, Internet security and risk management. It will also appeal to a broad audience that is concerned about the potential threats posed by the advance of the information superhighway.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction Robin Mansell and Brian S. Collins PART I: STATE OF THE ART 2. Cyber Trust and Crime Prevention Brian S. Collins and Robin Mansell PART II: FUTURE CYBERSPACE SYSTEMS 3. Dependable, Pervasive Systems Cliff Jones and Brian Randell 4. Identities and Authentication Fred Piper, Matthew J.B. Robshaw and Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche 5. Knowledge Technologies and the Semantic Web Kieron O’Hara and Nigel Shadbolt 6. Trust in Agent-Based Software Sarvapali D. Ramchurn and Nicholas R. Jennings PART III: EXPERIENCING CYBERSPACE 7. Confidence and Risk on the Internet William H. Dutton and Adrian Shepherd 8. Perceptions of Risk in Cyberspace Jonathan Jackson, Nick Allum and George Gaskell 9. The Future of Privacy Protection Charles D. Raab 10. Usability and Trust in Information Systems M. Angela Sasse 11. Risk Management in Cyberspace James Backhouse, with Ayse Bener, Narisa Chauvidul-Aw, Frederick Wamala and Robert Willison 12. The Economics of Cyber Trust between Cyber Partners Jonathan Cave PART IV: COMMENTARY ON ETHICAL, MARKET, LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES 13. Cyberspace Markets, Social Capital and Trust W. Edward Steinmueller 14. The Ethics of Cyber Trust Kieron O’Hara 15. Cyber Trust and Crime Prevention: Towards Generally Accepted Digital Principles John Edwards Index

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Book SynopsisEconomic research on corruption aims both to isolate the economic effects of quid pro quo deals between agents and third parties, and to suggest how legal and institutional reforms might curb harms and enhance benefits. In this comprehensive Handbook, top scholars in the field provide specially commissioned essays, both theoretical and empirical, exploring both types of research. The Handbook begins with an introductory essay by the editor, followed by two chapters written by leading exponents of cross-country research. However, the focus of the Handbook is on research at the micro level, where policy can be made and evaluated. These microeconomic studies fall into several overlapping categories. The first group includes studies that link corrupt incentives to institutional structures, particularly the organization of the state. The second draws implications from surveys of households or businesses and from controlled experiments. The third concentrates on particular sectors such as education, tax administration, public works, customs services, and pharmaceuticals. Finally, two chapters assess corruption in the transition away from socialism in Europe and Asia.Trade Review'This book gives a deep understanding of the subject of corruption and could prove a useful means of citing established research by high-ranking professors, in the defence of cross-border corruption trials.' -- Sally Ramage, The Criminal Lawyer'The International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption is a comprehensive volume on the subject, which was first pioneered by the editor, Susan Rose-Ackerman. . . The work fills a significant gap in the literature on the economics of corruption. . . the volume is a must-have resource for economists studying corruption alone or as a facet of development or regulation.' -- Sara Hsu, Heterodox Economics Newsletter'. . . the volume is a must-have resource for economists studying corruption alone or as a facet of development or regulation.' -- Sara Hsu, Public Choice'This collection of articles offers a comprehensive assessment of the subtle but nevertheless pervasive economic infrastructure of corruption. It provides suitable core or adjunct reading for law school, graduate, and undergraduate courses on international economics, international relations and international law.' -- American Society of International LawTable of ContentsContents: Introduction and Overview Susan Rose-Ackerman PART I: CORRUPTION AND POOR GOVERNANCE AROUND THE WORLD 1. Causes and Consequences of Corruption: What Do We Know from a Cross-Section of Countries? Johann Graf Lambsdorff 2. Measuring Governance Using Cross-Country Perceptions Data Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay and Massimo Mastruzzi 3. Measuring Institutions Christopher Woodruff PART II: CORRUPTION AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE 4. Bargaining for Bribes: The Role of Institutions Ray Fisman and Roberta Gatti 5. Democratic Institutions and Corruption: Incentives and Constraints in Politics Jana Kunicová 6. Decentralization, Corruption and Government Accountability Pranab Bardhan and Dilip Mookherjee 7. Corruption, Hierarchies and Bureaucratic Structure Ajit Mishra 8. Determinants of Corruption in Developing Countries: The Limits of Conventional Economic Analysis Mushtaq H. Khan PART III: CORRUPTION IN THE TRANSITION FROM SOCIALISM 9. The Effectiveness of Anti-Corruption Programs: Preliminary Evidence from the Post-Communist Transition Countries Alan Rousso and Franklin Steves 10. Corruption in China and Russia Compared: Different Legacies of Central Planning Jens Andvig PART IV: SURVEYS AND EXPERIMENTS 11. Why Are Some Public Officials More Corrupt Than Others? Jennifer Hunt 12. Corruption and the Demand for Regulating Capitalists Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch 13. Corruption in International Business Transactions: The Perspective of Norwegian Firms Tina Søreide 14. Laboratory Experiments on Corruption Klaus Abbink PART V: SECTORAL ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICIES 15. How Corruption Affects Service Delivery and What Can Be Done About It Ritva Reinikka and Jakob Svensson 16. Corruption and the Management of Public Works in Italy Miriam Golden and Lucio Picci 17. Corruption in Tax Administration: Lessons from Institutional Reforms in Uganda Odd-Helge Fjeldstad 18. The Economics of Anti-Corruption: Lessons from a Widespread Customs Reform Dean Yang 19. Prescription for Abuse? Pharmaceutical Selection in Bulgarian Healthcare Patrick Meagher Index

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating book gathers together an enviable range of experts from a variety of disciplines to study how trust and crime interact with new digital technologies. It provides a critical discussion on the prospects of the Internet and on the future of crime and crime prevention. It also presents a realistic vision of the implications and uncertainties of future developments in cyberspace, and identifies the key issues affecting the way in which today's complex information societies are evolving.The distinguished authors begin by exploring the social, economic and technological issues surrounding cyberspace. They identify the measures that need to be implemented to avoid the potential for the Internet to encourage new types of crime and to facilitate traditional crime. They then analyse topics such as the possible drivers of the evolution of cyberspace, the prospects created by innovations in technology, the threats and barriers to cyberspace development, and the feasibility and effectiveness of proposed crime prevention measures. They also address the important issues of risk, privacy and trust in cyberspace, and discuss the ethical, legal and regulatory issues. This important new book will be of immense value to academics and researchers with an interest in the social and technological aspects of information and communication technologies, law, criminology, public policy, Internet security and risk management. It will also appeal to a broad audience that is concerned about the potential threats posed by the advance of the information superhighway.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction Robin Mansell and Brian S. Collins PART I: STATE OF THE ART 2. Cyber Trust and Crime Prevention Brian S. Collins and Robin Mansell PART II: FUTURE CYBERSPACE SYSTEMS 3. Dependable, Pervasive Systems Cliff Jones and Brian Randell 4. Identities and Authentication Fred Piper, Matthew J.B. Robshaw and Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche 5. Knowledge Technologies and the Semantic Web Kieron O’Hara and Nigel Shadbolt 6. Trust in Agent-Based Software Sarvapali D. Ramchurn and Nicholas R. Jennings PART III: EXPERIENCING CYBERSPACE 7. Confidence and Risk on the Internet William H. Dutton and Adrian Shepherd 8. Perceptions of Risk in Cyberspace Jonathan Jackson, Nick Allum and George Gaskell 9. The Future of Privacy Protection Charles D. Raab 10. Usability and Trust in Information Systems M. Angela Sasse 11. Risk Management in Cyberspace James Backhouse, with Ayse Bener, Narisa Chauvidul-Aw, Frederick Wamala and Robert Willison 12. The Economics of Cyber Trust between Cyber Partners Jonathan Cave PART IV: COMMENTARY ON ETHICAL, MARKET, LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES 13. Cyberspace Markets, Social Capital and Trust W. Edward Steinmueller 14. The Ethics of Cyber Trust Kieron O’Hara 15. Cyber Trust and Crime Prevention: Towards Generally Accepted Digital Principles John Edwards Index

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Book SynopsisEconomic research on corruption aims both to isolate the economic effects of quid pro quo deals between agents and third parties, and to suggest how legal and institutional reforms might curb harms and enhance benefits. In this comprehensive Handbook, top scholars in the field provide specially commissioned essays, both theoretical and empirical, exploring both types of research. The Handbook begins with an introductory essay by the editor, followed by two chapters written by leading exponents of cross-country research. However, the focus of the Handbook is on research at the micro level, where policy can be made and evaluated. These microeconomic studies fall into several overlapping categories. The first group includes studies that link corrupt incentives to institutional structures, particularly the organization of the state. The second draws implications from surveys of households or businesses and from controlled experiments. The third concentrates on particular sectors such as education, tax administration, public works, customs services, and pharmaceuticals. Finally, two chapters assess corruption in the transition away from socialism in Europe and Asia.Trade Review'This book gives a deep understanding of the subject of corruption and could prove a useful means of citing established research by high-ranking professors, in the defence of cross-border corruption trials.' -- Sally Ramage, The Criminal Lawyer'The International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption is a comprehensive volume on the subject, which was first pioneered by the editor, Susan Rose-Ackerman. . . The work fills a significant gap in the literature on the economics of corruption. . . the volume is a must-have resource for economists studying corruption alone or as a facet of development or regulation.' -- Sara Hsu, Heterodox Economics Newsletter'. . . the volume is a must-have resource for economists studying corruption alone or as a facet of development or regulation.' -- Sara Hsu, Public Choice'This collection of articles offers a comprehensive assessment of the subtle but nevertheless pervasive economic infrastructure of corruption. It provides suitable core or adjunct reading for law school, graduate, and undergraduate courses on international economics, international relations and international law.' -- American Society of International LawTable of ContentsContents: Introduction and Overview Susan Rose-Ackerman PART I: CORRUPTION AND POOR GOVERNANCE AROUND THE WORLD 1. Causes and Consequences of Corruption: What Do We Know from a Cross-Section of Countries? Johann Graf Lambsdorff 2. Measuring Governance Using Cross-Country Perceptions Data Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay and Massimo Mastruzzi 3. Measuring Institutions Christopher Woodruff PART II: CORRUPTION AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE 4. Bargaining for Bribes: The Role of Institutions Ray Fisman and Roberta Gatti 5. Democratic Institutions and Corruption: Incentives and Constraints in Politics Jana Kunicová 6. Decentralization, Corruption and Government Accountability Pranab Bardhan and Dilip Mookherjee 7. Corruption, Hierarchies and Bureaucratic Structure Ajit Mishra 8. Determinants of Corruption in Developing Countries: The Limits of Conventional Economic Analysis Mushtaq H. Khan PART III: CORRUPTION IN THE TRANSITION FROM SOCIALISM 9. The Effectiveness of Anti-Corruption Programs: Preliminary Evidence from the Post-Communist Transition Countries Alan Rousso and Franklin Steves 10. Corruption in China and Russia Compared: Different Legacies of Central Planning Jens Andvig PART IV: SURVEYS AND EXPERIMENTS 11. Why Are Some Public Officials More Corrupt Than Others? Jennifer Hunt 12. Corruption and the Demand for Regulating Capitalists Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch 13. Corruption in International Business Transactions: The Perspective of Norwegian Firms Tina Søreide 14. Laboratory Experiments on Corruption Klaus Abbink PART V: SECTORAL ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICIES 15. How Corruption Affects Service Delivery and What Can Be Done About It Ritva Reinikka and Jakob Svensson 16. Corruption and the Management of Public Works in Italy Miriam Golden and Lucio Picci 17. Corruption in Tax Administration: Lessons from Institutional Reforms in Uganda Odd-Helge Fjeldstad 18. The Economics of Anti-Corruption: Lessons from a Widespread Customs Reform Dean Yang 19. Prescription for Abuse? Pharmaceutical Selection in Bulgarian Healthcare Patrick Meagher Index

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Book SynopsisAlongside the current media public preoccupation with high-risk offenders, there has been a shift towards a greater focus on risk and public protection in UK criminal justice policy. Much of the academic debate has centered on the impact of the risk paradigm on adult offender management services; less attention has been given to the arena of youth justice and young adults. Yet, there are critical questions for both theory - are the principles of risk management the same when working with young people? - and practice - how can practitioners respond to those young people who cause serious harm to others? - that need to be considered. The distinguished contributors to "Young people and 'risk'" consider risk not only in terms of public protection but also in terms of young people's own vulnerability to being harmed (either by others or through self-inflicted behaviour). One of the report's key objectives is to explore the links between these two distinct, but related, aspects of risk. Maggie Blyth is a member of the Parole Board for England and Wales and independent chair of Nottingham City Youth Offending Team. She also works independently as a criminal justice consultant. Kerry Baker is a researcher in the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford and also a consultant to the Youth Justice Board on issues of assessment, risk and public protection. Enver Solomon is Deputy Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, an independent charity affiliated to the Law School at King's College London.Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Enver Solomon and Maggie Blyth; Risk assessment and risk management: the right approach? ~ Hazel Kemshall; Risk in practice: systems and practitioner judgement ~ Kerry Baker; Young people and violence: balancing public protection and meeting needs ~ Gwyneth Boswell; Mental health, risk and antisocial behaviour in young offenders: challenges and opportunities ~ Sue Bailey, Robert Vermeiren and Paul Mitchell; Serious incidents in the Youth Justice System: management and accountability ~ Maggie Blyth; Working with young people in a culture of public protection ~ Mike Nash; Never too early?: reflections on research and interventions for early developmental prevention of serious harm ~ Ros Burnett; End note ~ Rob Allen.

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Book SynopsisAnti-social behaviour (ASB) has been a major preoccupation of New Labour's project of social and political renewal, with ASBOs a controversial addition to crime and disorder management powers. Thought by some to be a dangerous extension of the power to criminalise, by others as a vital dimension of local governance, there remains a concerning lack of evidence as to whether or not they compound social exclusion. This collection, from an impressive panel of contributors, brings together opinion, commentary, research evidence, professional guidance, debate and critique in order to understand the phenomenon of anti-social behaviour. It considers the earliest available evidence in order to evaluate the Government's ASB strategy, debates contrasting definitions of anti-social behaviour and examines policy and practice issues affected by it. Contributors ask what the recent history of ASB governance tells us about how the issue will develop to shape public and social policies in the years to come. Reflecting the perspectives of practitioners, victims and perpetrators, the book should become the standard text in the field.Trade Review"this book will certainly be of interest to students, academics, practitioners and policy-makers alike. Engaging, well-structured and, at times, provocative.... ....of excellent quality." Prison Service Journal"Overall, this is a useful addition to an accumulating stock of excellent texts on the topic of anti-social behaviour. It will, I am sure, be added to reading lists by those who teach criminal justice policy to undergraduates, and who want to direct students to the range of areas in which the current obsession with ASBOs can be found." British Journal of CriminologyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why 'anti-social behaviour?' Debating ASBOs ~ Peter Squires; Part One: Why tackle anti-social behaviour? ~Jessica Jacobson, Andrew Millie and Mike Hough; Resilient Fabians? Anti-social behaviour and community safety work in Wales ~ Adam Edwards and Gordon Hughes; Towards a balanced and practical approach to anti-social behaviour management ~ Gillian Mayfield and Andy Mills; Lost in translation: interpreting and implementing anti-social behaviour policies ~ Roger Matthews and Daniel Briggs; Part Two: Governing through localism, contract and community: evidence from anti-social behaviour strategies in Scotland ~ Rionach Casey and John Flint; Anti-social behaviour and minority ethnic populations ~ David Prior and Basia Spalek; The ASBO and the shift to punishment ~ Elizabeth Burney; A probation officer's story ~ Mike Guilfoyle; Part Three: Rationalising family intervention projects ~ Sadie Parr and Judy Nixon; Street life, neighbourhood policing and 'the community' ~ Stephen Moore; Room for resistance? Parenting Orders, disciplinary power and the production of 'the bad parent' ~ Amanda Holt; Cameras, cops and contracts: what anti-social behaviour management feels like to young people ~ Carlie Goldsmith; 'ASBO youth': rhetoric and realities ~ Brian McIntosh; 'Binge drinking', anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related disorder: Examining the 2003 Licensing Act ~ Paul Norris and Derek Williams; The criminalisation of intoxication ~ Fiona Measham and Karenza Moore; ASBOs and working women: a new revolving door? ~ Jo Phoenix; Part Four: 'ASBOmania' ~ Shami Chakrabarti and Jago Russell; The responsibility of respecting justice: an open challenge to Tony Blair's successors ~ Dawn E Stephen; Asocial not anti-social: the 'Respect Agenda' and the 'therapeutic me' ~ Stuart Waiton; Conclusion: the future of anti-social behaviour? ~ Peter Squires.

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Book SynopsisAnti-social behaviour (ASB) has been a major preoccupation of New Labour's project of social and political renewal, with ASBOs a controversial addition to crime and disorder management powers. Thought by some to be a dangerous extension of the power to criminalise, by others as a vital dimension of local governance, there remains a concerning lack of evidence as to whether or not they compound social exclusion. This collection, from an impressive panel of contributors, brings together opinion, commentary, research evidence, professional guidance, debate and critique in order to understand the phenomenon of anti-social behaviour. It considers the earliest available evidence in order to evaluate the Government's ASB strategy, debates contrasting definitions of anti-social behaviour and examines policy and practice issues affected by it. Contributors ask what the recent history of ASB governance tells us about how the issue will develop to shape public and social policies in the years to come. Reflecting the perspectives of practitioners, victims and perpetrators, the book should become the standard text in the field.Trade Review"this book will certainly be of interest to students, academics, practitioners and policy-makers alike. Engaging, well-structured and, at times, provocative.... ....of excellent quality." Prison Service Journal"Overall, this is a useful addition to an accumulating stock of excellent texts on the topic of anti-social behaviour. It will, I am sure, be added to reading lists by those who teach criminal justice policy to undergraduates, and who want to direct students to the range of areas in which the current obsession with ASBOs can be found." British Journal of CriminologyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why 'anti-social behaviour?' Debating ASBOs ~ Peter Squires; Part One: Why tackle anti-social behaviour? ~Jessica Jacobson, Andrew Millie and Mike Hough; Resilient Fabians? Anti-social behaviour and community safety work in Wales ~ Adam Edwards and Gordon Hughes; Towards a balanced and practical approach to anti-social behaviour management ~ Gillian Mayfield and Andy Mills; Lost in translation: interpreting and implementing anti-social behaviour policies ~ Roger Matthews and Daniel Briggs; Part Two: Governing through localism, contract and community: evidence from anti-social behaviour strategies in Scotland ~ Rionach Casey and John Flint; Anti-social behaviour and minority ethnic populations ~ David Prior and Basia Spalek; The ASBO and the shift to punishment ~ Elizabeth Burney; A probation officer's story ~ Mike Guilfoyle; Part Three: Rationalising family intervention projects ~ Sadie Parr and Judy Nixon; Street life, neighbourhood policing and 'the community' ~ Stephen Moore; Room for resistance? Parenting Orders, disciplinary power and the production of 'the bad parent' ~ Amanda Holt; Cameras, cops and contracts: what anti-social behaviour management feels like to young people ~ Carlie Goldsmith; 'ASBO youth': rhetoric and realities ~ Brian McIntosh; 'Binge drinking', anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related disorder: Examining the 2003 Licensing Act ~ Paul Norris and Derek Williams; The criminalisation of intoxication ~ Fiona Measham and Karenza Moore; ASBOs and working women: a new revolving door? ~ Jo Phoenix; Part Four: 'ASBOmania' ~ Shami Chakrabarti and Jago Russell; The responsibility of respecting justice: an open challenge to Tony Blair's successors ~ Dawn E Stephen; Asocial not anti-social: the 'Respect Agenda' and the 'therapeutic me' ~ Stuart Waiton; Conclusion: the future of anti-social behaviour? ~ Peter Squires.

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Book SynopsisAnti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) have become the main sanction for dealing with anti-social behaviour in the UK. This book provides one of the first assessments of this sanction, which has become widely used but remains extremely controversial. The report is based on detailed interviews with ASBO recipients, practitioners and community representatives in areas affected by anti-social behaviour. Examining its use and impact from these various perspectives, the book assesses the effects of ASBOs on the behaviour and attitudes of recipients as well as examining the various issues which arise in relation to their implementation. The report should be read by academics and students who want to make sense of ASBOs, practitioners who are involved in implementing them as well as policy makers who are responsible for designing this sanction. It will also be of interest to all those who have an interest in addressing the issue of anti-social behaviour.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Views from agencies; The impact on offenders; The impact on communities and victims; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisOver recent years, the Government focus on anti-social behaviour has been replaced by a focus on respect. Tony Blair's 'Respect Action Plan' was launched in January 2006, Gordon Brown has spoken of "duty, responsibility, and respect for others", and the Conservatives have launched their 'Real Respect Agenda'. Within government, the respect agenda has a cross-departmental influence, but like anti-social behaviour before it, 'respect' has not yet been tightly defined. And what is it about the contemporary UK that sees respect as lacking, that in order to tackle anti-social behaviour we first need to 'secure respect'? Until now, there has been little attention in the academic and policy literature on the Government's push for respect. "Securing respect" contains ten essays from leading academics in the field that consider the origins, current interpretations and possible future for the Respect Agenda. The contributors explore various policy and theoretical discourses relating to 'respect', behavioural expectations and anti-social behaviour. The book follows the five key themes of: respect in context; young people and children; communities and families; city living; and issues of identity and values. "Securing respect" is inter-disciplinary, linking theory and practice, and will be of value to practitioners, academics and students with interests in criminology, socio-legal studies, social policy, urban geography, housing, social history, sociology and landscape.Trade Review"This timely and much-needed set of essays should help inform the ongoing public debate on anti-social behaviour, steering it in a realist social scientific direction, beyond the polarised sloganeering of both political opponents and proponents." Professor Gordon Hughes, Chair in Criminology, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Andrew Millie; Part One: Respect in context: Respect and the politics of behaviour ~ Elizabeth Burney; 'A Jekyll in the classroom, a Hyde in the street': Queen Victoria's hooligans ~ Geoffrey Pearson; Part Two: Respectful young people and children: Giving respect: the 'new' responsibilities of youth in the transition towards citizenship ~ Alan France and Jo Meredith; Every child matters in public open spaces ~ Helen Woolley: Part Three: Respectful communities and families: Disciplining women: anti-social behaviour and the governance of conduct ~ Judy Nixon and Caroline Hunter; 'The feeling's mutual': respect as the basis for cooperative interaction ~ Peter Somerville; Part Four: Respectful city living: Tolerance, respect and civility amid changing cities ~ Jon Bannister and Ade Kearns; Respect and city living: contest or cosmopolitanism? ~ Andrew Millie; Part Five: Respect, identities and values: Civilising offensives: education, football and 'eradicating' sectarianism in Scotland ~ John Flint and Ryan Powell; 'You lookin' at me?' Discourses of respect and disrespect, identity and violence ~ Peter Squires; Conclusions: promoting mutual respect and empathy ~ Andrew Millie.

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Book SynopsisOver recent years, the Government focus on anti-social behaviour has been replaced by a focus on respect. Tony Blair's 'Respect Action Plan' was launched in January 2006, Gordon Brown has spoken of "duty, responsibility, and respect for others", and the Conservatives have launched their 'Real Respect Agenda'. Within government, the respect agenda has a cross-departmental influence, but like anti-social behaviour before it, 'respect' has not yet been tightly defined. And what is it about the contemporary UK that sees respect as lacking, that in order to tackle anti-social behaviour we first need to 'secure respect'? Until now, there has been little attention in the academic and policy literature on the Government's push for respect. "Securing respect" contains ten essays from leading academics in the field that consider the origins, current interpretations and possible future for the Respect Agenda. The contributors explore various policy and theoretical discourses relating to 'respect', behavioural expectations and anti-social behaviour. The book follows the five key themes of: respect in context; young people and children; communities and families; city living; and issues of identity and values. "Securing respect" is inter-disciplinary, linking theory and practice, and will be of value to practitioners, academics and students with interests in criminology, socio-legal studies, social policy, urban geography, housing, social history, sociology and landscape.Trade Review"This timely and much-needed set of essays should help inform the ongoing public debate on anti-social behaviour, steering it in a realist social scientific direction, beyond the polarised sloganeering of both political opponents and proponents." Professor Gordon Hughes, Chair in Criminology, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Andrew Millie; Part One: Respect in context: Respect and the politics of behaviour ~ Elizabeth Burney; 'A Jekyll in the classroom, a Hyde in the street': Queen Victoria's hooligans ~ Geoffrey Pearson; Part Two: Respectful young people and children: Giving respect: the 'new' responsibilities of youth in the transition towards citizenship ~ Alan France and Jo Meredith; Every child matters in public open spaces ~ Helen Woolley: Part Three: Respectful communities and families: Disciplining women: anti-social behaviour and the governance of conduct ~ Judy Nixon and Caroline Hunter; 'The feeling's mutual': respect as the basis for cooperative interaction ~ Peter Somerville; Part Four: Respectful city living: Tolerance, respect and civility amid changing cities ~ Jon Bannister and Ade Kearns; Respect and city living: contest or cosmopolitanism? ~ Andrew Millie; Part Five: Respect, identities and values: Civilising offensives: education, football and 'eradicating' sectarianism in Scotland ~ John Flint and Ryan Powell; 'You lookin' at me?' Discourses of respect and disrespect, identity and violence ~ Peter Squires; Conclusions: promoting mutual respect and empathy ~ Andrew Millie.

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Book SynopsisRecent years have seen a 'quiet revolution' in the way that the sex industry is regulated and governed. The consensus around what the problems of prostitution are has broken down and in its place a plethora of contradictory themes has emerged. "Regulating sex for sale" examines the total package of reforms and proposals that have been introduced in this area since May 2000. Bringing together some of the most well-known writers, researchers and practitioners in the field, it provides a detailed analysis and critical reflection on the processes, assumptions and contradictions shaping the UK's emerging prostitution policy. What are the unintended consequences of recent policies and how do they impact on the populations that they regulate? Do they contain any possibility for radical intervention and/or new ways of governing prostitution? The book describes the impact these policies have on indoor sex workers, street-based sex workers, young people, men or those with drug misuse issues. It also looks at the assumptions made by policy makers about the various constituencies affected, including the communities in which sex work takes place. This is the first book to address the contradictions in current policy on prostitution in England and Wales and will be of interest to academics, postgraduate students and policy makers in criminal justice, as well as in other areas, including children and young people, community safety and urban studies.Trade Review"It is timely that Jo Phoenix's edited collection, Regulating Sex For Sale: Prostitution Policy Reform in the UK, should have made its way into print just after the Policing and Crime Act 2009 became law. She presents a lively and contemporary collection of works from some of the key writers, practitioners and researchers making a significant contribution to discussions about British sex-work markets." Times Higher Education"This excellent collection constitutes a timely and important intervention that captures the complex and contested nature of prostitution. It ought to be compulsory reading for all politicians, policy makers and academics claiming to have a say on this issue." Professor Sandra Walklate, Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of LiverpoolTable of ContentsFrameworks of understanding ~ Jo Phoenix; What's anti-social about sex work? Governance through the changing representation of prostitution's incivility ~ Jane Scoular, Jane Pitcher, Rosie Campbell, Phil Hubbard and Maggie O'Neill; Community safety, rights, redistribution and recognition: towards a coordinated prostitution strategy? ~ Maggie O'Neill; UK sex work policy: eyes wide shut to voluntary and indoor sex work ~ Teela Sanders; Out on the streets and out of control? Drug-using sex workers and the prostitution strategy ~ Margaret Melrose; Male sex work in the UK: forms, practice and policy implications ~ Mary Whowell and Justin Gaffney; Beyond child protection: young people, social exclusion and sexual exploitation ~ Jenny Pearce; From 'toleration' to zero tolerance: a view from the ground in Scotland ~ Ruth Morgan Thomas; Conclusion ~ Jo Phoenix.

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Book Synopsis"Tackling prison overcrowding" is a response to controversial proposals for prisons and sentencing set out in by Lord Patrick Carter's "Review of Prisons", published in 2007. The Carter review proposed the construction of vast 'Titan' prisons to deal with the immediate problem of prison overcrowding, the establishment of a Sentencing Commission as a mechanism for keeping judicial demand for prison places in line with supply, along with further use of the private sector, including private sector management methods. "Tackling prison overcrowding" comprises nine chapters by leading academic experts, who expose these proposals to critical scrutiny. They take the Carter Report to task for construing the problems too narrowly, in terms of efficiency and economy, and for failing to understand the wider issues of justice that need addressing. They argue that the crisis of prison overcrowding is first and foremost a political problem - arising from penal populism - for which political solutions need to be found. This accessible report will be of interest to policy makers, probation practitioners, academics and other commentators on criminal policy.Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Mike Hough and Enver Solomon; The prisoners' dilemma in England and Wales ~ Nicola Lacey; Building on sand: why expanding the prison estate is not the way to 'secure the future' ~ Carol Hedderman; A sentencing commission for England and Wales? ~ Jessica Jacobson, Julian Roberts and Mike Hough; 'Titan' prisons: do size, efficiency and legitimacy matter? ~ Alison Liebling; Private punishment? An examination of the expansion, development and employment relations of private prisons ~ Sanjiv Sachdev; Reducing the use of custody as a sanction: A review of recent international experiences ~ Julian Roberts; Where now? ~ Rod Morgan; Endnote ~ Rob Allen.

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Book Synopsis'Street capital' introduces the worlds of young black men dealing cannabis at a drug scene called The River in Oslo, Norway. The lives of these men are structured by a huge and complex cannabis economy and they are involved in fights, robberies and substance abuse. They lack jobs and education, and many of them do not have family or close friends, yet they do have 'street capital': the knowledge, skills and competence necessary to manage life on the streets. Centred on this concept of 'street capital', this unique book presents a new theoretical framework - inspired by and expanding on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, the French sociologist - for understanding street cultures. It is based on extensive fieldwork and repeated in-depth interviews with dealers aged between 15 and 30, which explore themes including marginalisation, discrimination, cannabis dealing and drug use, violence, masculinity, hip-hop culture, experiences with the welfare system, and issues of immigration and racism. The book also analyses the discursive practice of marginalised people on the street and identifies the narratives by which these young men live. Trade Review"This book is informative, thought-provoking, sensitive, heart-rending in parts and, in my opinion, an outstanding work of ethnography and sociological theory. It would make an excellent teaching book - both to engage college students at the beginning of their courses by showcasing the best type of theorizing, analysis and fieldwork, and also for the teaching of qualitative methods." British Journal of Criminology".....a good edition on any book shelf, specifically for those who are criminologically or sociologically minded or those who have an interest in Bourdieu or subcultural theories." Theoretical CriminologyTable of ContentsIntroduction; Trajectories to The River; Street capital; Marginalisation and resistance; Drugs and masculinity; Street dealing and drug markets; Violence and street culture; Between the street and the welfare state; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisMulti-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) are now one of the central features of government policy in the UK for managing the risk presented by violent and sexual offenders. Although there has been research and debate concerning the use of MAPPA with adult offenders, their application to young people has received relatively little attention until now. Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements & Youth Justice extends the existing literature on public protection. It provides a detailed exploration of MAPPA policy and practice in order to prompt further debate about the implications of the risk paradigm for young people and youth justice practitioners. In the book, key academics, practitioners and policy makers consider a range of theoretical and practical issues raised by the introduction of MAPPA including risk and children's rights, the use of professional discretion by practitioners, alternative approaches to risk management and suggestions for future policy development. It will be of interest to both professionals and academics working with young offenders and in youth justice.Trade Review"This well structured, short text provides an excellent introduction to the complex issues of risk, rights and young people and, in so doing, makes an important contribution to understanding wider issues of risk in a contemporary context." British Journal of Social Work, Vol 39: 5, July 2009Table of ContentsContents: Introduction ~ Alex Sutherland and Kerry Baker; Setting the scene: risk, welfare and rights ~ Sarah Jones and Kerry Baker; MAPPA: learning the lessons for young offenders~ Hazel Kemshall and Jason Wood; YOTs & MAPPA: past problems, current challenges and future prospects ~ Alex Sutherland; Promoting public protection in youth justice: challenges for policy and practice ~ David Monk; Young people, serious offending and managing risk: a Scottish perspective ~ Fergus McNeill; MAPPA as 'risk in action': discretion and decision making ~ Kerry Baker; MAPPA for kids: discourses of security, risk and children's rights ~ Noel Whitty; Conclusion ~ Kerry Baker and Alex Sutherland.

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Book SynopsisOver the last decade, the reformed youth justice system has seen increases in the numbers of children and young people in custody, a sharp rise in indeterminate sentences and the continuing deaths of young prisoners. The largest proportion of funding in youth justice at national level is spent on providing places for children and young people remanded and sentenced to custody. The publication of the Youth Crime Action Plan during 2008 and the increasing emphasis on early intervention provides a framework to consider again the interface between local services and secure residential placements. This report brings together contributions from leading experts on young people and criminal justice to critically examine current policy and practice. There are vital questions for both policy and practice on whether the use of custody reduces re-offending or whether other forms of residential placements are more effective long-term. The report looks at current approaches to the sentencing and custody of children and young people, prevention of re-offending and a range of alternative regimes.Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Maggie Blyth, Robert Newman and Chris Wright; Children in custody ~ Rod Morgan; Types of secure establishment ~ Jim Rose; The cost of custody: whose responsibility? ~ Rob Allen; Sentencing young people ~ Kerry Baker; Child deaths in the juvenile secure estate ~ Barry Goldson and Deborah Coles; Sentenced to education: the case for a 'hybrid' custodial sentence ~ Maggie Blyth and Robert Newman; Young people and parole: risk aware or risk averse? ~ Hazel Kemshall; Ten years on: conclusions ~ Robert Newman and Maggie Blyth.

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Book SynopsisNew Zealand was the first country in the world to decriminalise all sectors of sex work. This book provides an in-depth look at New Zealand's experience of decriminalisation. It provides first-hand views and experiences of this policy from the point of view of those involved in the sex industry, as well as people involved in developing, implementing, researching and reviewing the policies. Presenting an example of radical legal reform in an area of current policy debate it will be of interest to academics, researchers and postgraduates as well as policy makers and activists.Trade Review'This volume is a very well presented argument in favour of the decriminalisation of sex work, and shows that it benefits those who have the most to lose...Abel, Fitzgerald and Healy's study is a must-read for those wanting to really improve the working conditions of sex workers.' - BEHEMOTH A Journal on Civilisation (Rebecca Pates)Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald; Part one: Lead up to the passing of the Prostitution Reform Act (2003): Of whalers, diggers and 'soiled doves: a history of the sex industry in New Zealand ~ Jan Jordan; History of the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective ~ Catherine Healy, Calum Bennachie and Anna Reed; Lobbying for decriminalisation ~ Tim Barnett, Catherine Healy, Anna Reed and Calum Bennachie; The Prostitution Reform Act ~ Gillian Abel, Catherine Healy, Calum Bennachie and Anna Reed; Several sides to this story: feminist views of prostitution reform ~ Alison Laurie; Part two: Implementation and impact of the Prostitution Reform Act (2003): the first five years: Review of the PRA ~ Paul Fitzharris with Aline Taylor; Brothel operators' and support agencies' experiences of decriminalisation ~ Elaine Mossman; The (continuing) regulation of prostitution by local authorities ~ Dean Knight; CSoM study methodology and methods ~ Gillian Abel, Lisa Fitzgerald and Cheryl Brunton; Becoming inspectors of brothels: public health authorities' experience of implementing the PRA ~ Cheryl Brunton; The media and the PRA ~ Lisa Fitzgerald and Gillian Abel; Risk and risk management in sex work post PRA: a public health perspective ~ Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald; Decriminalisation and stigma ~ Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald;Conclusion ~ Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald.

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Book SynopsisThe shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell underground station in 2005 raised acute issues about operational practice, legitimacy, accountability and policy making regarding police use of fatal force. It dramatically exposed a policy, referred to popularly as 'shoot to kill', which came not from Parliament but from the non-statutory ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers). This vital and timely book unravels these often misunderstood matters with a fresh look at firearms practice and policy in a traditionally 'unarmed' police service. It is essential reading for all those interested in the state's role in defining coercion and in policing a democracy. Trade Review"A considered, insightful and accessible treatment of a 21st century police policy dilemma." British Journal of Criminology"Since international terrorism came to London streets and the mistaken shooting dead of Jean Charles de Menezes in 2005, issues around armed policing have yearned for serious, in-depth analysis. This excellent book achieves this and it should be a 'must read' for all those involved with, or interested in, the profound issues of life and death that lie at the heart of Maurice Punch's analysis." P.A.J. Waddington, University of Wolverhampton"This book provides a lively and accessible overview of a neglected and widely misunderstood subject. It is essential reading for students, academics, police officers, policy makers, politicians and all those concerned about police use of deadly force." Ben Bowling, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, King's College LondonTable of ContentsContents: Part One: State-sanctioned killings: Use of fatal force by the state in the UK; International state and state agency deviance; Part Two: Dilemmas for the state arising from The Troubles in Northern Ireland: The slippery slope; Rough justice and dirty tricks; Part Three: Covert policy and evasion of accountability: Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThe shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell underground station in 2005 raised acute issues about operational practice, legitimacy, accountability and policy making regarding police use of fatal force. It dramatically exposed a policy, referred to popularly as 'shoot to kill', which came not from Parliament but from the non-statutory ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers). This vital and timely book unravels these often misunderstood matters with a fresh look at firearms practice and policy in a traditionally 'unarmed' police service. It is essential reading for all those interested in the state's role in defining coercion and in policing a democracy. Trade Review"A considered, insightful and accessible treatment of a 21st century police policy dilemma." British Journal of Criminology"This book provides a lively and accessible overview of a neglected and widely misunderstood subject. It is essential reading for students, academics, police officers, policy makers, politicians and all those concerned about police use of deadly force." Ben Bowling, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, King's College London"Since international terrorism came to London streets and the mistaken shooting dead of Jean Charles de Menezes in 2005, issues around armed policing have yearned for serious, in-depth analysis. This excellent book achieves this and it should be a 'must read' for all those involved with, or interested in, the profound issues of life and death that lie at the heart of Maurice Punch's analysis." P.A.J. Waddington, University of WolverhamptonTable of ContentsContents: Part One: State-sanctioned killings: Use of fatal force by the state in the UK; International state and state agency deviance; Part Two: Dilemmas for the state arising from The Troubles in Northern Ireland: The slippery slope; Rough justice and dirty tricks; Part Three: Covert policy and evasion of accountability: Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding crime and social policy explores the interface between crime and social policy, drawing upon international theoretical developments and empirical research from within Criminology and Social Policy. Written by an experienced author, it uses analysis of policy-making under the New Labour and Conservative-Liberal Democrat governments to reflect upon the multiplicity of influences which shape the formulation and delivery of crime control policies, the changing nature of government and governance in neo-liberal societies, and the enhanced role of the welfare state in 'solving' crime 'problems'. A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of policy examples including the resettlement of prisoners, problem drug use and 'troubled' families. Understanding crime and social policy encourages readers to reflect upon the close connections, and sometimes tensions, between crime reduction and social policy agendas and is aimed at two audiences. The first is students on courses in criminology, criminal justice and social policy. The second is practitioners from across the public, private and voluntary sector.Trade Review?"Provides a useful overview of the complex and often messy business of policy making through the use of some very contemporary and relevant examples of areas of crime and social policy concern." Journal of Social Policy"[Provides a] rigorous challenging of dominant assumptions while leading readers through a very complex policy-making landscape." People, Place and Policy"An engaging, wide-ranging and up-to-date introductory text for students and practitioners who wish to get to grips with the interconnections between criminology as the study of crime and social policy as the study of human well-being." Dr Ros Burnett, Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford."This is a welcome exploration of the linkages and relationships between criminal justice and social policy. Combining critical scholarship with a practical assessment of current policy, it will be of interest both to academics and practitioners." Richard Garside, Director, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies"A well-researched text written by a respected author." Nigel Rourke, University of Cumbria.Table of ContentsIntroducing crime and Social Policy; Crime and criminalisation; Influences on crime policy; Delivering crime policy; The resettlement of prisoners; When policy arenas collide: tackling problem drug use; Case study 1: Troubled’ or ‘Troublesome’ Families? Social Policy and Crime Prevention; Case study 2: anti-social behaviour; Case study 3: drug ‘misuse’; Concluding comments.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding crime and social policy explores the interface between crime and social policy, drawing upon international theoretical developments and empirical research from within Criminology and Social Policy. Written by an experienced author, it uses analysis of policy-making under the New Labour and Conservative-Liberal Democrat governments to reflect upon the multiplicity of influences which shape the formulation and delivery of crime control policies, the changing nature of government and governance in neo-liberal societies, and the enhanced role of the welfare state in 'solving' crime 'problems'. A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of policy examples including the resettlement of prisoners, problem drug use and 'troubled' families. Understanding crime and social policy encourages readers to reflect upon the close connections, and sometimes tensions, between crime reduction and social policy agendas and is aimed at two audiences. The first is students on courses in criminology, criminal justice and social policy. The second is practitioners from across the public, private and voluntary sector.Trade Review?"Provides a useful overview of the complex and often messy business of policy making through the use of some very contemporary and relevant examples of areas of crime and social policy concern." Journal of Social Policy"[Provides a] rigorous challenging of dominant assumptions while leading readers through a very complex policy-making landscape." People, Place and Policy"An engaging, wide-ranging and up-to-date introductory text for students and practitioners who wish to get to grips with the interconnections between criminology as the study of crime and social policy as the study of human well-being." Dr Ros Burnett, Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford."This is a welcome exploration of the linkages and relationships between criminal justice and social policy. Combining critical scholarship with a practical assessment of current policy, it will be of interest both to academics and practitioners." Richard Garside, Director, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies"A well-researched text written by a respected author." Nigel Rourke, University of Cumbria.Table of ContentsIntroducing crime and Social Policy; Crime and criminalisation; Influences on crime policy; Delivering crime policy; The resettlement of prisoners; When policy arenas collide: tackling problem drug use; Case study 1: Troubled’ or ‘Troublesome’ Families? Social Policy and Crime Prevention; Case study 2: anti-social behaviour; Case study 3: drug ‘misuse’; Concluding comments.

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Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Following on from International approaches to prostitution (The Policy Press, 2006), this book provides an overview of rape law and policy in 10 countries, including England, Australia, Canada, India and China. By introducing readers to national perspectives of issues relating to rape, the book presents a comparative approach that highlights the similarities and differences between countries, contexts, laws, key issues, policies and interventions. It is recommended for academics, students, practitioners and policy makers.Trade Review“Westmarland and Gangoli’s book is a call to action, an important reminder that practitioners and academics must devote more time and consideration to the undertheorized issues of national and global approaches to sexual violence.” Kerry Frances Crawford, Journal of Women"The global scope of this book is of enormous importance to the literature on rape law and policy. Taking a clear and jargon-free approach, this is a must-have addition for those interested in where we are now and for future reforms." Dr Helen Jones, Manchester Metropolitan University"This important book provides a distinctive comparative overview of progress and the continuing challenges in rape investigation and prosecution, using critical assessments of the current position in individual countries." Professor Jennifer Brown, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Nicole Westmarland and Geetanjali Gangoli; Sexual assault law in Australia: contextual challenges and changes ~ Patricia Easteal; Ending rape: the responsibility of the Canadian state ~ Lee Lakeman; Introduction to the issue of rape in China as a developing country ~ Qihua Ye; Still little justice for rape victim survivors: the void between policy and practice in England and Wales ~ Nicole Westmarland; Controlling women's sexuality: rape law in India ~ Geetanjali Gangoli; Breaking the silence: rape law in Iran and controlling women's sexuality ~ Nadia Aghtaie; Meeting the challenge? Responding to rape in Scotland ~ Sandy Brindley and Michele Burman; Paradox and policy: addressing rape in post-apartheid South Africa ~ Lisa Vetten; 'Impressive progress alongside persistent problems': rape law, policy and practice in the United States ~ Lynn Hecht Schafran and Jillian Weinberger.

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Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Following on from International approaches to prostitution (The Policy Press, 2006), this book provides an overview of rape law and policy in 10 countries, including England, Australia, Canada, India and China. By introducing readers to national perspectives of issues relating to rape, the book presents a comparative approach that highlights the similarities and differences between countries, contexts, laws, key issues, policies and interventions. It is recommended for academics, students, practitioners and policy makers.Trade Review“Westmarland and Gangoli’s book is a call to action, an important reminder that practitioners and academics must devote more time and consideration to the undertheorized issues of national and global approaches to sexual violence.” Kerry Frances Crawford, Journal of Women"This important book provides a distinctive comparative overview of progress and the continuing challenges in rape investigation and prosecution, using critical assessments of the current position in individual countries." Professor Jennifer Brown, London School of Economics and Political Science"The global scope of this book is of enormous importance to the literature on rape law and policy. Taking a clear and jargon-free approach, this is a must-have addition for those interested in where we are now and for future reforms." Dr Helen Jones, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Nicole Westmarland and Geetanjali Gangoli; Sexual assault law in Australia: contextual challenges and changes ~ Patricia Easteal; Ending rape: the responsibility of the Canadian state ~ Lee Lakeman; Introduction to the issue of rape in China as a developing country ~ Qihua Ye; Still little justice for rape victim survivors: the void between policy and practice in England and Wales ~ Nicole Westmarland; Controlling women's sexuality: rape law in India ~ Geetanjali Gangoli; Breaking the silence: rape law in Iran and controlling women's sexuality ~ Nadia Aghtaie; Meeting the challenge? Responding to rape in Scotland ~ Sandy Brindley and Michele Burman; Paradox and policy: addressing rape in post-apartheid South Africa ~ Lisa Vetten; 'Impressive progress alongside persistent problems': rape law, policy and practice in the United States ~ Lynn Hecht Schafran and Jillian Weinberger.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of assessment and intervention planning with young people who offend. It will help equip practitioners with the knowledge and professional skills central to these critically important tasks. The context for practice is changing rapidly and the authors take into account current policy developments along with a wide range of literature on assessment practice in criminal justice and social care. The book encourages readers to think critically and to take practical steps to enhance their own practice. It will be important reading for anyone working with young people who offend.Trade Review'Overall, the book is highly informative on both a theoretical and a practical level. It will be a real resource for social work students undertaking practice learning in youth offending teams and to social work practitioners who are contemplating moving into youth justice. All in all, this proved a thoroughly enjoyable read; it is a welcome addition to the literature on assessment in general and assessment in youth justice in particular.' British Journal of Social Work'This book is an important contribution to the fields of both social work and criminology.' British Journal of Social Work"Very useful in encouraging students to make links between risk factor research and risk assessment and management in youth justice" Faye Cosgrove, Sunderland University"A must read" - Howard Journal of Criminal Justice"This book could not be more timely. It will be of great value to practitioners, managers, policy makers and academics. For anyone with responsibilities for working with young people involved in offending to improve assessment, planning, management and supervision in the interests of young people and the community, this book is essential reading." Bill Whyte, University of Edinburgh"This is an important and timely book. With its emphasis upon knowledge, skills and decision making it is a refreshing antidote to the promulgation of risk assessment tools. Skills are rightly prioritised over tool use, and this will be a 'must read' for youth justice practitioners and managers." Hazel Kemshall, Professor of Community and Criminal Justice, De Montfort University.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part One: Professional practice in assessment and intervention planning: Essential foundations of assessment practice; Judgements and decision making; The knowledge base; Part Two: Tools and processes: Using assessment tools; Planning interventions; Reports; Communication and working with other agencies; Part Three: Skills and practice development: Skills in assessment; Developing assessment practice; Conclusion; Appendix: Assessment tools - additional references.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of assessment and intervention planning with young people who offend. It will help equip practitioners with the knowledge and professional skills central to these critically important tasks. The context for practice is changing rapidly and the authors take into account current policy developments along with a wide range of literature on assessment practice in criminal justice and social care. The book encourages readers to think critically and to take practical steps to enhance their own practice. It will be important reading for anyone working with young people who offend.Trade Review'Overall, the book is highly informative on both a theoretical and a practical level. It will be a real resource for social work students undertaking practice learning in youth offending teams and to social work practitioners who are contemplating moving into youth justice. All in all, this proved a thoroughly enjoyable read; it is a welcome addition to the literature on assessment in general and assessment in youth justice in particular.' British Journal of Social Work'This book is an important contribution to the fields of both social work and criminology.' British Journal of Social Work"Very useful in encouraging students to make links between risk factor research and risk assessment and management in youth justice" Faye Cosgrove, Sunderland University"A must read" - Howard Journal of Criminal Justice"This book could not be more timely. It will be of great value to practitioners, managers, policy makers and academics. For anyone with responsibilities for working with young people involved in offending to improve assessment, planning, management and supervision in the interests of young people and the community, this book is essential reading." Bill Whyte, University of Edinburgh"This is an important and timely book. With its emphasis upon knowledge, skills and decision making it is a refreshing antidote to the promulgation of risk assessment tools. Skills are rightly prioritised over tool use, and this will be a 'must read' for youth justice practitioners and managers." Hazel Kemshall, Professor of Community and Criminal Justice, De Montfort University.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part One: Professional practice in assessment and intervention planning: Essential foundations of assessment practice; Judgements and decision making; The knowledge base; Part Two: Tools and processes: Using assessment tools; Planning interventions; Reports; Communication and working with other agencies; Part Three: Skills and practice development: Skills in assessment; Developing assessment practice; Conclusion; Appendix: Assessment tools - additional references.

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Book SynopsisRestorative justice (RJ) and restorative approaches (RAs) are becoming increasingly valued as a way of responding to a wide range of conflicts, including problem and offending behaviours. The growth in the use of RJ and RAs has been described as a 'global social movement' that sets out to repair harm, reduce conflict and harmonise civil society. This report takes a close look at the implementation of an RJ approach in the challenging environment of children's residential care homes. It will appeal to people who are interested in the use of RJ, particularly its use with children and young people, as well as those interested in problem and offending behaviours in relation to children in care.Trade Review"Carol Hayden is one of the leading figures in the area of youth exclusion and restorative justice. She writes clearly and knowledgeably about the ways in which those working in the residential sector can make a real difference to children's lives through restorative justice. It will become a key text in the field." Dr Hilary Cremin, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge"The over-representation of young people from residential care backgrounds in the criminal justice system is an issue of growing concern and understanding what justice means for children in residential care is very important. This book is a timely and intelligent contribution to this complex policy and practice problem." Will McMahon, Chair, Care Leavers' Association and Policy Director, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Kings College, London.Table of ContentsRestorative justice: promises and pathways; Children in care: the policy context; Background to the research; Problem and offending behaviour in residential care; Using restorative justice: manager and care staff views; Children and young people's views; What happens during a period of residential care?; From Wagga Wagga to the children's home.

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Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is the first to examine how female drug user's identities, and hence their experiences, are shaped by drug policies. It analyses how the subjectivities ascribed to women users within drug policy sustain them in their problematic use and reinforce their social exclusion. Challenging popular misconceptions of female users, the book calls for the formulation of drug policies to be based on gender equity and social justice. It will appeal to academics in the social sciences, practitioners and policy makers.Trade Review"A must-read for anyone wanting to understand the various ways in which discourses of women’s drug use shape drug policies in the UK, USA and Canada and women’s sense of selves as drug users." Jo Phoenix, University of Leicester"A well-written, thorough account from women who inhabit social worlds that remain deeply misunderstood." Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey"A welcome addition to feminist scholarship. Natasha Du Rose vividly demonstrates how women’s identities and experiences are shaped by punitive and contradictory drug policies." Susan Boyd, University of Victoria, Canada“Beautifully written, innovative, readable and well researched, Natasha Du Rose's book is a sophisticated contribution to the very little knowledge there is about female drug users.” Pat Carlen, University of LeicesterTable of ContentsPart One; Introduction; Research Context; Political Context; Part Two; Prohibition; Medicalisation; Welfarisation; Part Three; Psychosocial Accounts; Social Stories; Conclusion; Appendix: Research methods.

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Book SynopsisIn An introduction to political crime, Jeffrey Ian Ross provides the most comprehensive and contemporary analysis of political crime addressing both violent and nonviolent crimes committed by and against the state (e.g. political corruption, illegal domestic surveillance, and human rights violations) in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and other advanced industrialized democracies since the 1960s. Written by a respected social scientist, this book reviews appropriate theories of political crime and explains numerous definitional and conceptual issues, causes of political crimes, ways to control it, and effects of different types of political crime. Ross integrates new scholarship on state crime, and post 9/11 developments in both scholarship and current affairs and uses numerous examples to help readers understand the issues. The book is supported by a companion website, containing additional materials for both students and lecturers, which is available from the link above.Trade Review"Traditionally, scholars of criminology and political science have had little to say to each other. This immensely valuable book succeeds admirably in bridging these disciplinary silos. Focusing on the intersection of crime and politics, it is a wonderfully accessible work that will appeal to students, teachers, and other readers alike." Peter Grabosky, Australian National University"Jeffrey Ross' book on the politics of crime and the crimes of politics is a most welcome text for the undergraduate student. It treats this most challenging and important of topics in a systematic, balanced and clearly presented fashion. " Gary T. Marx, Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"Jeffrey Ian Ross, a pioneering, prolific and perceptive criminological scholar of political (and state) crime and its control, here provides those engaged with the study of such crime with an up-to-date mapping of the terrain." David O. Friedrichs, Professor of Sociology/Criminal Justice and Distinguished University Fellow, University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA"The most comprehensive and accessible treatment of political crime, that not only incorporates the emerging literature on state crime but also occupational crimes and those committed against a government or state. Additionally, readers are given important historical examples to help the reader better contextualize the information." Dawn L Rothe, PhD., Chair, American Society of Criminology, Division of Critical Criminology Director, International State Crime Research Consortium, ISCRC Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University Norfolk, VATable of ContentsIntroduction; Theoretical explanations of political crime; Oppositional political crimes; Nonviolent oppositional political crimes; Violent oppositional political crimes: terrorism; State crime; Political corruption; Illegal domestic surveillance; Human rights violations; State violence; State-corporate crime; Conclusion: controlling oppositional and state crime.

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Book SynopsisIn An introduction to political crime, Jeffrey Ian Ross provides the most comprehensive and contemporary analysis of political crime addressing both violent and nonviolent crimes committed by and against the state (e.g. political corruption, illegal domestic surveillance, and human rights violations) in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and other advanced industrialized democracies since the 1960s. Written by a respected social scientist, this book reviews appropriate theories of political crime and explains numerous definitional and conceptual issues, causes of political crimes, ways to control it, and effects of different types of political crime. Ross integrates new scholarship on state crime, and post 9/11 developments in both scholarship and current affairs and uses numerous examples to help readers understand the issues. The book is supported by a companion website, containing additional materials for both students and lecturers, which is available from the link above.Trade Review"Traditionally, scholars of criminology and political science have had little to say to each other. This immensely valuable book succeeds admirably in bridging these disciplinary silos. Focusing on the intersection of crime and politics, it is a wonderfully accessible work that will appeal to students, teachers, and other readers alike." Peter Grabosky, Australian National University"Jeffrey Ross' book on the politics of crime and the crimes of politics is a most welcome text for the undergraduate student. It treats this most challenging and important of topics in a systematic, balanced and clearly presented fashion. " Gary T. Marx, Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"Jeffrey Ian Ross, a pioneering, prolific and perceptive criminological scholar of political (and state) crime and its control, here provides those engaged with the study of such crime with an up-to-date mapping of the terrain." David O. Friedrichs, Professor of Sociology/Criminal Justice and Distinguished University Fellow, University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA"The most comprehensive and accessible treatment of political crime, that not only incorporates the emerging literature on state crime but also occupational crimes and those committed against a government or state. Additionally, readers are given important historical examples to help the reader better contextualize the information." Dawn L Rothe, PhD., Chair, American Society of Criminology, Division of Critical Criminology Director, International State Crime Research Consortium, ISCRC Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University Norfolk, VATable of ContentsIntroduction; Theoretical explanations of political crime; Oppositional political crimes; Nonviolent oppositional political crimes; Violent oppositional political crimes: terrorism; State crime; Political corruption; Illegal domestic surveillance; Human rights violations; State violence; State-corporate crime; Conclusion: controlling oppositional and state crime.

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Book Synopsis'Offender management' for probation means continuing commitment to constructive work with individuals who break the law but in a changing multi-agency context. Providing a comprehensive introduction to criminal justice work, this book negotiates the structures set by law and policy and allows readers to think critically about roles, accountabilities and professional skills and judgement. Looking at key areas of practice and law, including youth justice, human rights and safeguarding children, the book will be essential for students and practitioners in criminal justice and probation studies.Trade Review'The book overall is an impressive achievement. It deals clearly and...accurately with a wide range of laws, policies and procedures. It is as up to date as it is possible for a book on probation and related themes to be.' - Internet Journal of Criminology"Have been waiting for such an accesible text for some time: Finally it's arrived!" Joe D'Angelo, Accrington & Rossendale College“The author has produced a guide to help practitioners and students navigate their way in humane fashion through an important component of an increasingly technical and complex criminal justice system…” – British Journal of Community Justice"This book provides a comprehensive account of the contexts and challenges of working with people convicted of criminal offences. The sustained consideration of the values underpinning practices is particularly welcome at this time!" Malcolm Cowburn, Principal Lecturer in Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University"Adds a useful and timely discussion on how insights from research into why people stop offending can be incorporated into modern probation practice: a 'must-read' for those interested in working with those trying to leave crime behind." Stephen Farrall, Sheffield University"This book is a welcome and accessible addition to the resources available for criminal justice practitioners and students. Its approach integrates key practice and policy developments with issues of values and concepts from research." Jane Dominey, De Montfort University"Anne Robinson’s Foundations for Offender Management should be required reading for those with an interest in adult and young offending. The book is informed by a coherent set of values and impressively comprehensive in its coverage." Sean Creaney, Trustee of the National Association for Youth Justice. Textbook adopterTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Offender management key considerations: Respecting rights and diversity; Modernisation and changing structures; Partnership and interagency-agency working; Reducing re-offending; Part two: Offender management key law and policy: Human Rights; Equalities; Dealing with risk and danger; Safeguarding Children; Procedures at court; Community sentencing; Custodial sentencing; Engagement and enforcement; Part three: Offender management key areas of practice: Work with victims; Youth justice; Substance misuse; Mentally disordered offenders; Sex offenders; Life sentence prisoners.

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Book Synopsis'Offender management' for probation means continuing commitment to constructive work with individuals who break the law but in a changing multi-agency context. Providing a comprehensive introduction to criminal justice work, this book negotiates the structures set by law and policy and allows readers to think critically about roles, accountabilities and professional skills and judgement. Looking at key areas of practice and law, including youth justice, human rights and safeguarding children, the book will be essential for students and practitioners in criminal justice and probation studies.Trade Review'The book overall is an impressive achievement. It deals clearly and...accurately with a wide range of laws, policies and procedures. It is as up to date as it is possible for a book on probation and related themes to be.' - Internet Journal of Criminology"Have been waiting for such an accesible text for some time: Finally it's arrived!" Joe D'Angelo, Accrington & Rossendale College“The author has produced a guide to help practitioners and students navigate their way in humane fashion through an important component of an increasingly technical and complex criminal justice system…” – British Journal of Community Justice"This book provides a comprehensive account of the contexts and challenges of working with people convicted of criminal offences. The sustained consideration of the values underpinning practices is particularly welcome at this time!" Malcolm Cowburn, Principal Lecturer in Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University"Adds a useful and timely discussion on how insights from research into why people stop offending can be incorporated into modern probation practice: a 'must-read' for those interested in working with those trying to leave crime behind." Stephen Farrall, Sheffield University"This book is a welcome and accessible addition to the resources available for criminal justice practitioners and students. Its approach integrates key practice and policy developments with issues of values and concepts from research." Jane Dominey, De Montfort University"Anne Robinson’s Foundations for Offender Management should be required reading for those with an interest in adult and young offending. The book is informed by a coherent set of values and impressively comprehensive in its coverage." Sean Creaney, Trustee of the National Association for Youth Justice. Textbook adopterTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Offender management key considerations: Respecting rights and diversity; Modernisation and changing structures; Partnership and interagency-agency working; Reducing re-offending; Part two: Offender management key law and policy: Human Rights; Equalities; Dealing with risk and danger; Safeguarding Children; Procedures at court; Community sentencing; Custodial sentencing; Engagement and enforcement; Part three: Offender management key areas of practice: Work with victims; Youth justice; Substance misuse; Mentally disordered offenders; Sex offenders; Life sentence prisoners.

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Book SynopsisWhile the notion of social harm has long interested critical criminologists it is now being explored as an alternative field of study, which provides more accurate analyses of the vicissitudes of life. However, important aspects of this notion remain undeveloped, in particular the definition of social harm, the question of responsibility and the methodologies for studying harm. This book, the first to theorise and define the social harm concept beyond criminology, seeks to address these omissions and questions why some capitalist societies appear to be more harmful than others. In doing so it provides a platform for future debates, in this series and beyond. It will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers across criminology, sociology, social policy, socio-legal studies and geography.Trade Review"Simon Pemberton’s groundbreaking volume provides a major step forward in understanding the causation and alleviation of widespread harm." Danny Dorling, University of Oxford“In a sense, criminology has been `waiting’ for this original and highly topical book. It is of theoretical, conceptual, methodological and empirical significance, making novel contributions in each respect.” Steve Tombs, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Defining social harm; Capitalist formations and the production of harm; Harm reduction regimes and the production of physical harm; Harm reduction regimes and the production of autonomy and relational harms; Harm reduction regimes, neoliberalism and the production of harm

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Book SynopsisWhile the notion of social harm has long interested critical criminologists it is now being explored as an alternative field of study, which provides more accurate analyses of the vicissitudes of life. However, important aspects of this notion remain undeveloped, in particular the definition of social harm, the question of responsibility and the methodologies for studying harm. This book, the first to theorise and define the social harm concept beyond criminology, seeks to address these omissions and questions why some capitalist societies appear to be more harmful than others. In doing so it provides a platform for future debates, in this series and beyond. It will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers across criminology, sociology, social policy, socio-legal studies and geography.Trade Review"Simon Pemberton’s groundbreaking volume provides a major step forward in understanding the causation and alleviation of widespread harm." Danny Dorling, University of Oxford“In a sense, criminology has been `waiting’ for this original and highly topical book. It is of theoretical, conceptual, methodological and empirical significance, making novel contributions in each respect.” Steve Tombs, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Defining social harm; Capitalist formations and the production of harm; Harm reduction regimes and the production of physical harm; Harm reduction regimes and the production of autonomy and relational harms; Harm reduction regimes, neoliberalism and the production of harm

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Book SynopsisJapanese youth and foreign migrants face stringent institutionalised controls in Japan. This book questions the efficacy of such social controls, focusing on the interrelation of inequality (powerlessness, discriminate controls and class inequality) and deviance (largely derived from power and the violation of informal and formal norms). It provides a comprehensive detailed description and explanation of inequality and deviance of Japanese youth and 17 foreign migrant groups. The book is aimed at individuals, students and academicians interested in Japan area studies.Trade Review"Provides a comprehensive detailed description and explanation of inequality and deviance of Japanese youth and 17 foreign migrant groups." Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books"A useful contribution to the fields of deviance, juvenile delinquency, and social inequality." CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction: power, inequality and deviance in Japan; Japanese youth: inequality and deviance; Foreign migrants: inequality and deviance; Labelling conflict theory: inequality and deviance; Conclusion

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Book SynopsisSuccessive governments have promised to reform criminal justice in England and Wales and to make it more efficient and more effective in preventing and reducing crime. And yet there is still a feeling that not enough has been achieved and more has to be done - a feeling that the English riots in August 2011 painfully revived. Where Next for Criminal Justice? offers a principled framework for the development of policy, legislation and practice, and argues with examples for an approach to criminal justice which acknowledges the limitations on what governments and reforms of criminal justice can achieve on their own, and where the focus is on promoting procedural justice and legitimacy; fostering human decency and civility; and enabling prevention, restoration and desistance from crime.Trade Review"Where Next for Criminal Justice? ... reviews the policies and the governance of criminal justice over the last thirty years as well as the latest developments and research evidence, and argues for a fundamental reassessment of what criminal justice is for and what it is realistically able to achieve." CrimeTalk.org.uk"In this timely volume the authors provide a succinct and penetrating critique of contemporary criminal justice. They set out a series of arguments that will be of great interest to scholars, practitioners and policy makers." Julian V. Roberts, University of Oxford"a passionate and comprehensive account of the path of travel policy has taken....considers the political and social trends...the book is an essential reference for a through overview of the UK justice system, past and present, and perhaps even future." Bethany E.Schmidt, PhD candidate, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Edited by Dr Marian Duggan, Sheffield Hallam University"The authors clearly set out their aims and meet them in a very accessible book which covers the broad history of UK criminal justice issues over the last thirty years and indicates a way forward for the current government." Internet Journal of Criminology"Between them, Faulkner and Burnett provide wise and incisive observations on crime prevention, policing, courts and sentencing, youth justice, probation and prisons, their chapter focus points. This is a valuable overview of our direction of policy travel over the last 30 years and ... is as valuable an introduction as students are likely to find." British Journal of Criminology"Between them, Faulkner and Burnett provide wise and incisive observations on crime prevention, policing, courts and sentencing, youth justice, probation and prisons, their chapter focus points. This is a valuable overview of our direction of policy travel over the last 30 years and ... is as valuable an introduction as students are likely to find." British Journal of Criminology"As well as providing a very good overview of criminal justice policy over the last thirty years, [Where next for criminal justice?] offers a vision that those thinking about the future of criminal justice, and I might add social work, could do well to embrace." British Journal of Social Work"The authors of this book are old-hands in the policy-making and policy-influencing process..Nonetheless, their willingness to..catalogue recent policy developments in criminal justice in such a comprehensive and fine-grained way..for a rational and compassionate criminal justice policy in England and Wales is a commendable service." The Howard Journal of Criminal JusticeTable of ContentsIntroduction; Social justice, legitimacy and criminal justice; What happened in criminal justice - the 1980s; A change of direction - the 1990s; Crime prevention, civil society and communities; Courts, punishment and sentencing; Police, policing and communities; Community sentences and desistance from crime; Prisons: Security, rehabilitation and humanity; The role of government in criminal justice; Policy, politics and the way forward.

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Book SynopsisSuccessive governments have promised to reform criminal justice in England and Wales and to make it more efficient and more effective in preventing and reducing crime. And yet there is still a feeling that not enough has been achieved and more has to be done - a feeling that the English riots in August 2011 painfully revived. Where Next for Criminal Justice? offers a principled framework for the development of policy, legislation and practice, and argues with examples for an approach to criminal justice which acknowledges the limitations on what governments and reforms of criminal justice can achieve on their own, and where the focus is on promoting procedural justice and legitimacy; fostering human decency and civility; and enabling prevention, restoration and desistance from crime.Trade Review"Where Next for Criminal Justice? ... reviews the policies and the governance of criminal justice over the last thirty years as well as the latest developments and research evidence, and argues for a fundamental reassessment of what criminal justice is for and what it is realistically able to achieve." CrimeTalk.org.uk"In this timely volume the authors provide a succinct and penetrating critique of contemporary criminal justice. They set out a series of arguments that will be of great interest to scholars, practitioners and policy makers." Julian V. Roberts, University of Oxford"The authors clearly set out their aims and meet them in a very accessible book which covers the broad history of UK criminal justice issues over the last thirty years and indicates a way forward for the current government." Internet Journal of Criminology"a passionate and comprehensive account of the path of travel policy has taken....considers the political and social trends...the book is an essential reference for a through overview of the UK justice system, past and present, and perhaps even future." Bethany E.Schmidt, PhD candidate, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Edited by Dr Marian Duggan, Sheffield Hallam University"The authors of this book are old-hands in the policy-making and policy-influencing process..Nonetheless, their willingness to..catalogue recent policy developments in criminal justice in such a comprehensive and fine-grained way..for a rational and compassionate criminal justice policy in England and Wales is a commendable service." The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice"Between them, Faulkner and Burnett provide wise and incisive observations on crime prevention, policing, courts and sentencing, youth justice, probation and prisons, their chapter focus points. This is a valuable overview of our direction of policy travel over the last 30 years and ... is as valuable an introduction as students are likely to find." British Journal of Criminology"Between them, Faulkner and Burnett provide wise and incisive observations on crime prevention, policing, courts and sentencing, youth justice, probation and prisons, their chapter focus points. This is a valuable overview of our direction of policy travel over the last 30 years and ... is as valuable an introduction as students are likely to find." British Journal of Criminology"As well as providing a very good overview of criminal justice policy over the last thirty years, [Where next for criminal justice?] offers a vision that those thinking about the future of criminal justice, and I might add social work, could do well to embrace." British Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction; Social justice, legitimacy and criminal justice; What happened in criminal justice - the 1980s; A change of direction - the 1990s; Crime prevention, civil society and communities; Courts, punishment and sentencing; Police, policing and communities; Community sentences and desistance from crime; Prisons: Security, rehabilitation and humanity; The role of government in criminal justice; Policy, politics and the way forward.

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Book Synopsis'Street capital' introduces the worlds of young black men dealing cannabis at a drug scene called The River in Oslo, Norway. The lives of these men are structured by a huge and complex cannabis economy and they are involved in fights, robberies and substance abuse. They lack jobs and education, and many of them do not have family or close friends, yet they do have 'street capital': the knowledge, skills and competence necessary to manage life on the streets. Centred on this concept of 'street capital', this unique book presents a new theoretical framework - inspired by and expanding on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, the French sociologist - for understanding street cultures. It is based on extensive fieldwork and repeated in-depth interviews with dealers aged between 15 and 30, which explore themes including marginalisation, discrimination, cannabis dealing and drug use, violence, masculinity, hip-hop culture, experiences with the welfare system, and issues of immigration and racism. The book also analyses the discursive practice of marginalised people on the street and identifies the narratives by which these young men live.Trade Review".....a good edition on any book shelf, specifically for those who are criminologically or sociologically minded or those who have an interest in Bourdieu or subcultural theories." Theoretical Criminology"This book is informative, thought-provoking, sensitive, heart-rending in parts and, in my opinion, an outstanding work of ethnography and sociological theory. It would make an excellent teaching book - both to engage college students at the beginning of their courses by showcasing the best type of theorizing, analysis and fieldwork, and also for the teaching of qualitative methods." British Journal of Criminology"Sandberg and Pedersen's book is a perceptive ethnographic study of a particular social world, giving a voice to multiple players in the street scene they study." Robin Room, Professor of Social Research in Alcohol, University of Melbourne"The authors make sense of the phenomenon of the persistence of street-based, down-and-out populations in a wealthy social democracy and offer paths out of the impasse. This sensitive ethnographic account reveals the youths search for respect in the underbelly of the Norwegian dream." Philippe Bourgois, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsIntroduction; Trajectories to The River; Street capital; Marginalisation and resistance; Drugs and masculinity; Street dealing and drug markets; Violence and street culture; Between the street and the welfare state; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisBail is a fundamental human right which measures society's democratic credentials. Taken alongside an increasing prison population, there is an urgent need to find alternatives to custodial remands which do not increase risks to the community. This important book evaluates a bail support scheme called the Effective Bail Scheme (EBS), which was the first such scheme directed at adults, and places its findings in the context of bail law and practice. Based on up-to-date research, this book will make a valuable contribution to an under-researched area and provide useful insights for policy makers and practitioners.Trade Review"If efforts to reduce the prison population are to succeed then anyone involved in developing new bail and remand policies, or their implementation, should read this report. It sets out, in a clear and expert way, the gains and pitfalls which occur when policy ideas come to be implemented in practice." Mark Drakeford, Professor of Social Work and Applied Social Studies, Cardiff UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Evaluation design and methodology; Effective Bail Scheme in Yorkshire and Humberside; The operation of the Effective Bail Scheme; The Effective Bail Scheme's work with defendants; Interviewees' perspectives on the Effective Bail Scheme; Interim outcomes of the Effective Bail Scheme; Conclusions; Appendices.

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book examines the influence of information systems on anti-money laundering (AML). It builds on systems theory in order to develop a coherent theoretical framework that can be used for AML research.By using a case study of a major financial institution in the EU-area, a number of technological influences on AML are deconstructed and are used to examine the role that technology plays within AML. The book provides a systems theoretical description of the effects of technology on AML and offers considerations on the risk-based approach - the most important contemporary evolution within regulatory initiatives on AML and terrorism financing. Technology and Anti-Money Laundering will appeal to researchers of financial crime and AML as well as those interested in information systems and systems theory. A number of considerations for practitioners are also discussed, including the risk-based approach and the integration of AML-technology in financial institutions, as well as an important data-mining application. Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs) in financial institutions and central bankers will also find much of interest in this book.Trade Review‘. . . a stimulating look at the hard work done in many specialisms that collectively seek to combat money laundering.’ -- Sally Ramage, The Criminal Lawyer‘While there is much noise about the control of money laundering, there are few whose work is able to rise above the din and in clear notes contribute in a constructive manner to the debate. This work is not only an intelligent discussion of many of the substantive issues relating to the control of money laundering, but a great deal more. Drawing on systems theory and seeing the control of money laundering particularly from the standpoint of technology as complex and integral to the proper and effective operation of financial institutions, the author addresses in a novel and practical way the design and management of risk based compliance. The theory is tested, not only in terms of viable technology, but also in an actual case study involving real issues in a bank. Consequently, those concerned with the formulation of policy, the design of controls and procedures and the implementation of such will find the contribution that this book makes of great significance.’ -- Barry Rider, Bryan Cave LLP, UK‘This book avoids the usual trap of interminably listing AML war stories. Instead Dr. Demetis presents a solid theoretical foundation for AML research and practice. He gives a damning critique of the way so-called technological solutions are used uncritically by some AML professionals, and analyses the risk-based approach, describing its problems and ways of avoiding them. He presents a fascinating in-depth case study of a financial institution, and a short case of a bank using technology to improve its True Positive Rate substantially to 17 per cent.’ -- Ian Angell, London School of Economics, UK‘Dr Demetis makes a great contribution to our understanding of anti-money laundering at both a systems and practical level. [He] writes as someone who not only thinks deeply about these issues but, as the in-depth case examples show, has tried to see how far technology can address some audacious goals. Readers will learn that while risk-based approaches to anti-money laundering have been an interesting regulatory development, practical implementation, despite the hype of technology vendors, is “still at a primordial state”.’ -- Michael Mainelli, Gresham College and Z/YEN Group, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering 3. On Systems Theory 4. The Case Study of Drosia Bank 5. Systems Theory – A Theory for AML 6. The Risk-based Approach and a Risk-based Data-mining Application References Index

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Book SynopsisA companion volume to the International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption published in 2006, the specially commissioned papers in Volume Two present some of the best policy-oriented research in the field. They stress the institutional roots of corruption and include new research on topics ranging from corruption in regulation and procurement to vote buying and private firm payoffs.Understanding the consequences of corrupt transactions requires one to know what is being bought with a bribe and how the behavior of public and private actors has been affected. The contributors therefore emphasize how the economic analysis of corruption must take account of the broader context within which bribery and self-dealing operate. Several chapters offer new approaches to empirical research on corruption that range from individual-level data to the macro-economy. Chapters with an explicit policy focus deal with the efficacy of anti-corruption agencies, multi-stakeholder initiatives, red flag warning systems and international conventions.This cutting-edge work will be an unmatched resource for scholars and students of corruption, professionals in international aid and finance organizations, and scholars and professionals with more general interests in economic and political development.Contributors: T.S. Aidt, D.M. Aldrighi, E. Auriol, F. Boehm, E. Buscaglia, B. Clausen, S. Cole, A. Estache, B. Flyvbjerg, Y. Jeong, C. Kenny, A. Kraay, A. Lambert-Mogiliansky, E. Molloy, P. Murrell, M. Musatova, L.V. Peisakhin, G. Piga, J.D. Potter, F. Recanatini, S. Rose-Ackerman, T. Søreide, S. Straub, M. Tavits, A. Tran, R. Truex, M. Vagliasindi, P.C. Vicente, R.J. Weiner, L. Wren-LewisTrade Review’Volume Two of the International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption presents a comprehensive, detailed, and in-depth analysis of corruption as well as its economic and policy implications. . . It will be a valuable resource not only for experts and students of corruption studies, but also for public officials, NGO employees, and scholars of economic and political development throughout the world.’ -- Ararat L. Osipian, Journal of Economic IssuesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Susan Rose-Ackerman and Tina Søreide PART I: GENERAL OVERVIEWS 1. Corruption and Sustainable Development Toke S. Aidt 2. Curbing Corruption with Political Institutions Joshua D. Potter and Margit Tavits PART II: PROCUREMENT AND CORRUPTION 3. Delusion, Deception and Corruption in Major Infrastructure Projects: Causes, Consequences and Cures Bent Flyvbjerg and Eamonn Molloy 4. Corruption and Collusion: Strategic Complements in Procurement Ariane Lambert-Mogiliansky 5. A Fighting Chance Against Corruption in Public Procurement? Gustavo Piga PART III: PRIVATIZATION AND SELF-DEALING IN PRIVATE FIRMS 6. Public versus Private Governance and Performance: Evidence from Public Utility Service Provision Maria Vagliasindi 7. Privatization of Rent-Generating Industries and Corruption Emmanuelle Auriol and Stéphane Straub 8. Risks of Wrongdoing in Public Companies and Ways to Cope with Them: The Case of Brazil Dante Mendes Aldrighi PART IV: PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION 9. Anti-Corruption Policy in Theories of Sector Regulation Antonio Estache and Liam Wren-Lewis 10. Is There an Anti-corruption Agenda in Regulation? Insights from Colombian and Zambian Water Regulation Frédéric Boehm PART V: MICRO-ANALYTIC RESEARCH: HOUSEHOLD AND FIRMS 11. Field Experimentation and the Study of Corruption Leonid V. Peisakhin 12. Oil, Corruption, and Vote-buying: A Review of the Case of São Tomé and Príncipe Pedro C. Vicente 13. Conflict and Corruption in International Trade: Who Helped Iraq Circumvent United Nations Sanctions? Yujin Jeong and Robert J. Weiner 14. Evidence from the Firm: A New Approach to Understanding Corruption Shawn Cole and Anh Tran 15. Does Respondent Reticence Affect the Results of Corruption Surveys? Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey for Nigeria Bianca Clausen, Aart Kraay and Peter Murrell PART VI: POLICY INITIATIVES: CRITIQUES AND EVALUATIONS 16. On Best and Not So Good Practices for Addressing High-level Corruption Worldwide: An Empirical Assessment Edgardo Buscaglia 17. Why Multi-Stakeholder Groups Succeed and Fail Rory Truex and Tina Søreide 18. ‘Red Flags of Corruption’ in World Bank Projects: An Analysis of Infrastructure Contracts Charles Kenny and Maria Musatova 19. Anti-Corruption Authorities: An Effective Tool to Curb Corruption? Francesca Recanatini Index

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Book Synopsis'To effectively combat corruption globally, the collection and dissemination of knowledge is crucial. This excellent book takes us a step forward in our collective efforts to better understand the causes and effects of corruption from an international perspective. Through its detailed analysis of the economic impact of corruption in a diverse range of countries, this publication provides us with a new resource to draw on in our future efforts to reduce corruption together worldwide.'- Dimitri Vlassis, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, AustriaCorruption presents many legal and regulatory challenges, but these challenges cannot be met by the law in isolation. This book presents economic analysis of crime as an essential tool for shaping an effective legal apparatus.The authors contend that in order to assess whether and how to regulate corruption, it is necessary to start with a thorough inquiry into the causes, institutional and social effects, and most of all, actual and potential economic and financial consequences of crimes. This, they argue, should inform and help shape a balanced legal and regulatory approach to corruption.Economic analysis is also the key to measuring the efficacy of current anti-corruption instruments, and in the light of this the book finds many existing legal counter-measures lacking. On the other hand, its assessment of new international instruments and their domestic implementation and enforcement, and the monitoring mechanisms embedded by certain international organizations, demonstrates a clear relationship between realistic economic analysis and effective solutions to the economic and legal problems posed by corruption.Offering a comprehensive legal study of corruption and grounded in economic analysis, this detailed book will appeal to scholars and researchers in crime and corruption, international public organizations and anti-corruption agencies.Contents: Foreword Preface Introduction Part I: Economics, Finance, and Governance Section 1: Economics 1. Opening Remarks: Corruption and Economic Analysis 2. Firms, Markets, and Corruption 3. Corruption and Macroeconomic Performance Section 2: Finance 4. Financial Markets: Bonds, Stocks, and Politically-connected Firms 5. The Impact of Corruption in Shares Returns of Euro-area Listed Industrial Firms 6. Operational Efficiency, Corruption, and Political Stability in Microfinance Section 3: Governance 7. Governance, Corruption, and Effects on Institutions Part II: Birth and Evolution of an Anti-corruption Global Legal Standard Trans-national Corruption and Effective Regulation Section 4: Cases of Trans-national Corruption: Description and Legal Issues 8. How Corruption Affects the Economic and Institutional Textures of States: three case examples Section 5: Horizontal Assessment of the International Hard Law Instruments 9. The US FCPA as the Archetype of the Supra-national Anti-bribery Regulation 10. The Emergence of an International Framework: Regional, International, and Multilateral Treaties and Initiatives 11. Criminalization of the Offence 12. Sanctions and Corporate Liability 13. Jurisdictional Issues 14. Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition 15. Preventive and Non-criminal Related Measures 16. Follow up Procedures as Specific Cases of International Supervision 17. Asset Recovery Afterword Bibliography IndexTrade Review'The volume offers a fascinating interdisciplinary analysis that examines the economics of corruption and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the international regulatory framework. It mainly focuses on one particular aspect of corruption, the dynamics of bribery between the private and public sector, but it also deals with the private-to-private (commercial) corruption. . . . this book will be valuable for economists, lawyers, and policymakers since it allows them to grasp the nature of corruption as well as the strengths of the available international legal instruments and the gaps that should be addressed to improve those instruments to make them more effective.' --Journal of International Economic Law'Overall, this book constitutes a fundamental research tool for all lawyers or political scientists interested in exploring the roots of corruption and in understanding the deep institutional and regulatory problems faced by policymakers in eliminating it. I am glad to have read it.' --Dr Federico Lupo-Pasini, Global Trade and Customs Journal'This book positively stands out from the mass of literature on corruption because of its in-depth treatment of themes which are relevant for business. It contains very detailed analysis and it is soundly rooted in extensive scientific research. The bibliography alone is 64 pages. Even those who have been researching corruption for many years will find in this book new ideas and new approaches.' --Olaf Meyer, Crime Law and Social ChangeTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface Introduction Part I: Economics, Finance, and Governance Section 1: Economics 1. Opening Remarks: Corruption and Economic Analysis 2. Firms, Markets, and Corruption 3. Corruption and Macroeconomic Performance Section 2: Finance 4. Financial Markets: Bonds, Stocks, and Politically-connected Firms 5. The Impact of Corruption in Shares’ Returns of Euro-area Listed Industrial Firms 6. Operational Efficiency, Corruption, and Political Stability in Microfinance Section 3: Governance 7. Governance, Corruption, and Effects on Institutions Part II: Birth and Evolution of an Anti-corruption Global Legal Standard Trans-national Corruption and Effective Regulation Section 4: Cases of Trans-national Corruption: Description and Legal Issues 8. How Corruption Affects the Economic and Institutional Textures of States: three case examples Section 5: Horizontal Assessment of the International Hard Law Instruments 9. The US FCPA as the Archetype of the Supra-national Anti-bribery Regulation 10. The Emergence of an International Framework: Regional, International, and Multilateral Treaties and Initiatives 11. Criminalization of the Offence 12. Sanctions and Corporate Liability 13. Jurisdictional Issues 14. Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition 15. Preventive and Non-criminal Related Measures 16. Follow up Procedures as Specific Cases of International Supervision 17. 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Book SynopsisThis authoritative and comprehensive collection contains the most important published papers and articles on the economics of crime. It presents a variety of different perspectives and will be an essential reference source for both researchers and policymakers.The book examines the theory and methodology of the economics of law enforcement and crime prevention as they affect both public authorities and private individuals. It explores the economics of organized crime from the point of view of the criminal, but also considers the costs to the community of criminal acts and their effects. It studies the causes of crime and the costs and effectiveness of deterrence and punishment.The editors have written a new authoritative introduction which gives a wide-ranging overview of the topics covered.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Isaac Ehrlich and Zhiqiang Liu PART I INTRODUCTION: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 1. Gary S. Becker (1968), ‘Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach’ 2. George J. Stigler (1970), ‘The Optimum Enforcement of Laws’ 3. Isaac Ehrlich (1996), ‘Crime, Punishment, and the Market for Offenses’ PART II SUPPLY OF OFFENSES – THEORY AND METHODOLOGY 4. Isaac Ehrlich (1973), ‘Participation in Illegitimate Activities: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation’ 5. M.K. Block and J.M. Heineke (1975), ‘A Labor Theoretic Analysis of the Criminal Choice’ 6. Raaj K. Sah (1991), ‘Social Osmosis and Patterns of Crime’ 7. Edward L. Glaeser, Bruce Sacerdote and José A. Scheinkman (1996), ‘Crime and Social Interactions’ PART III PRIVATE DEMAND FOR PROTECTION – THEORY AND METHODOLOGY A Private Demand for Self-protection – Negative Demand for Crime 8. Steven Shavell (1991), ‘Individual Precautions to Prevent Theft: Private versus Socially Optimal Behavior’ 9. Tomas J. Philipson and Richard A. Posner (1996), ‘The Economic Epidemiology of Crime’ 10. Charles T. Clotfelter (1977), ‘Public Services, Private Substitutes, and the Demand for Protection Against Crime’ 11. Ann P. Bartel (1975), ‘An Analysis of Firm Demand for Protection Against Crime’ B Private Enforcement of Laws 12. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1975), ‘The Private Enforcement of Law’ 13. David Friedman (1984), ‘Efficient Institutions for the Private Enforcement of Law’ 14. A. Mitchell Polinsky (1980), ‘Private versus Public Enforcement of Fines’ PART IV PUBLIC DEMAND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT – THEORY AND METHODOLOGY A The Production of Law Enforcement – Police, Prosecution, and Court 15. William M. Landes (1971), ‘An Economic Analysis of the Courts’ 16. Llad Phillips (1981), ‘The Criminal Justice System: Its Technology and Inefficiencies’ 17. Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong (1989), ‘Demand for Factors of Production in Municipal Police Department’ B Optimal Law Enforcement Strategies 18. Isaac Ehrlich (1982), ‘The Optimum Enforcement of Laws and the Concept of Justice: A Positive Analysis’ 19. A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell (1979), ‘The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines’ 20. David Friedman (1999), ‘Why Not Hang Them All: The Virtues of Inefficient Punishment’ 21. Gary S. Becker and George J. Stigler (1974), ‘Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers’ 22. Isaac Ehrlich and Joel C. Gibbons (1977), ‘On the Measurement of the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment and the Theory of Deterrence’ PART V MARKET EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS A General Applications 23. Isaac Ehrlich (1981), ‘On the Usefulness of Controlling Individuals: An Economic Analysis of Rehabilitation, Incapacitation, and Deterrence’ 24. Steven Balkin and John F. McDonald (1981), ‘The Market for Street Crime: An Economic Analysis of Victim-Offender Interaction’ 25. Jennifer F. Reinganum (1993), ‘The Law Enforcement Process and Criminal Choice’ B Organized Crime 26. James M. Buchanan (1973), ‘A Defense of Organized Crime?’ 27. Nuno Garoupa (2000), ‘The Economics of Organized Crime and Optimal Law Enforcement’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to all three volumes appears in Volume I PART I GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS – CRIME AND THE ECONOMY 1. Ayse Imrohoroglu, Antonio Merlo and Peter Rupert (2000), ‘On the Political Economy of Income Redistribution and Crime’ 2. Isaac Ehrlich and Francis T. Lui (1999), ‘Bureaucratic Corruption and Endogenous Economic Growth’ PART II EMPIRICAL IMPLEMENTATION A The Social Cost of Crime 3. David A. Anderson (1999), ‘The Aggregate Burden of Crime’ B Some Methodological Issues in Implementing the Economic Approach 4. W. Kip Viscusi (1986), ‘The Risks and Rewards of Criminal Activity: A Comprehensive Test of Criminal Deterrence’ 5. Isaac Ehrlich and George D. Brower (1987), ‘On the Issue of Causality in the Economic Model of Crime and Law Enforcement: Some Theoretical Considerations and Experimental Evidence’ 6. Steven D. Levitt (1997), ‘Using Electoral Cycles in Police Hiring to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime’ C Studies of Crime by Levels of Aggregation 7. Ann Dryden Witte (1980), ‘Estimating the Economic Model of Crime with Individual Data’ 8. Samuel L. Myers, Jr. (1983), ‘Estimating the Economic Model of Crime: Employment versus Punishment Effects’ 9. Helen Tauchen, Ann Dryden Witte and Harriet Griesinger (1994), ‘Criminal Deterrence: Revisiting the Issue with a Birth Cohort’ 10. Ann P. Bartel (1979), ‘Women and Crime: An Economic Analysis’ 11. Richard B. Freeman (1996), ‘Why Do So Many Young American Men Commit Crimes and What Might We Do About It?’ 12. Steven D. Levitt (1998), ‘Juvenile Crime and Punishment’ 13. Edward L. Glaeser and Bruce Sacerdote (1999), ‘Why is There More Crime in Cities?’ D Country-level Studies 14. Kenneth I. Wolpin (1978), ‘An Economic Analysis of Crime and Punishment in England and Wales, 1894–1967’ 15. William J. Furlong and Stephen L. Mehay (1981), ‘Urban Law Enforcement in Canada: An Empirical Analysis’ 16. Riccardo Marselli and Marco Vannini (1997), ‘Estimating a Crime Equation in the Presence of Organized Crime: Evidence from Italy’ 17. Björn Wahlroos (1981), ‘On Finnish Property Criminality: An Empirical Analysis of the Postwar Era Using an Ehrlich Model’ 18. Horst Entorf and Hannes Spengler (2000), ‘Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors of Crime in Germany – Evidence from Panel Data of the German States’ 19. Kenneth I. Wolpin (1980), ‘A Time Series-Cross Section Analysis of International Variation in Crime and Punishment’ E Crime and the Labor Market 20. Richard B. Freeman (1983), ‘Crime and Unemployment’ 21. Steven Raphael and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer (2001), ‘Identifying the Effect of Unemployment on Crime’ 22. Eric D. Gould, Bruce A. Weinberg and David B. Mustard (2002), ‘Crime Rates and Local Labor Market Opportunities in the United States: 1979–1997’ 23. Lance Lochner (2004), ‘Education, Work, and Crime: A Human Capital Approach’ 24. Morgan Kelly (2000), ‘Inequality and Crime’ F Specific Crime Categories 25. William M. Landes (1978), ‘An Economic Study of U.S. Aircraft Hijacking, 1961–1976’ 26. Scott E. Atkinson, Todd Sandler and John Tschirhart (1987), ‘Terrorism in a Bargaining Framework’ 27. Jeff Grogger and Michael Willis (2000), ‘The Emergence of Crack Cocaine and the Rise in Urban Crime Rates’ 28. Hope Corman and H. Naci Mocan (2000), ‘A Time-Series Analysis of Crime, Deterrence, and Drug Abuse in New York City’ 29. Donald S. Kenkel (1993), ‘Drinking, Driving, and Deterrence: The Effectiveness and Social Costs of Alternative Policies’ 30. Joel Waldfogel (1995), ‘Are Fines and Prison Terms Used Efficiently? Evidence on Federal Fraud Offenders’ Name Index Volume III Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to all three volumes appears in Volume I PART I FEDERAL AND CORPORATE CRIMES (Specific Crime Categories, continued) 1. Michael G. Allingham and Agnar Sandmo (1972), ‘Income Tax Evasion: A Theoretical Analysis’ 2. Michael Kent Block, Frederick Carl Nold and Joseph Gregory Sidak (1981), ‘The Deterrent Effect of Antitrust Enforcement’ 3. Jonathan M. Karpoff and John R. Lott, Jr. (1993), ‘The Reputational Penalty Firms Bear from Committing Criminal Fraud’ PART II DEMAND FOR PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT A Demand for Protection 4. Itzhak Goldberg and Frederick C. Nold (1980), ‘Does Reporting Deter Burglars? An Empirical Analysis of Risk and Return in Crime’ 5. Timothy H. Hannan (1982), ‘Bank Robberies and Bank Security Precautions’ 6. Ian Ayres and Steven D. Levitt (1998), ‘Measuring Positive Externalities from Unobservable Victim Precaution: An Empirical Analysis of Lojack’ 7. Julie Berry Cullen and Steven D. Levitt (1999), ‘Crime, Urban Flight, and the Consequences for Cities’ B Guns and Crime 8. John R. Lott, Jr. and David B. Mustard (1997), ‘Crime, Deterrence, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns’ 9. Mark Duggan (2001), ‘More Guns, More Crime’ C Production of Law Enforcement 10. Daniel P. Kessler and Anne Morrison Piehl (1998), ‘The Role of Discretion in the Criminal Justice System’ 11. Chantale LaCasse and A. Abigail Payne (1999), ‘Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Mandatory Minimum Sentences: Do Defendants Bargain in the Shadow of the Judge?’ 12. Joanna M. Shepherd (2002), ‘Fear of the First Strike: The Full Deterrent Effect of California’s Two- and Three-Strikes Legislation’ D Imprisonment and Rehabilitation 13. Philip J. Cook (1975), ‘The Correctional Carrot: Better Jobs for Parolees’ 14. Samuel L. Myers, Jr. (1980), ‘The Rehabilitation Effect of Punishment’ 15. Steven D. Levitt (1996), ‘The Effect of Prison Population Size on Crime Rates: Evidence from Prison Overcrowding Litigation’ PART III MURDER AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 16. Isaac Ehrlich (1975), ‘The Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: A Question of Life and Death’ 17. Isaac Ehrlich (1977), ‘Capital Punishment and Deterrence: Some Further Thoughts and Additional Evidence’ 18. Kenneth L. Avio (1979), ‘Capital Punishment in Canada: A Time-Series Analysis of the Deterrent Hypothesis’ 19. Stephen A. Hoenack and William C. Weiler (1980), ‘A Structural Model of Murder Behavior and the Criminal Justice System’ 20. Stephen K. Layson (1985), ‘Homicide and Deterrence: A Reexamination of the United States Time-Series Evidence’ 21. Walter S. McManus (1985), ‘Estimates of the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: The Importance of the Researcher's Prior Beliefs’ 22. Isaac Ehrlich and Zhiqiang Liu (1999), ‘Sensitivity Analyses of the Deterrence Hypothesis: Let’s Keep the Econ in Econometrics’ 23. Hashem Dezhbakhsh, Paul H. Rubin and Joanna M. Shepherd (2003), ‘Does Capital Punishment Have a Deterrent Effect? New Evidence from Postmoratorium Panel Data’ 24. H. Naci Mocan and R. Kaj Gittings (2003), ‘Getting Off Death Row: Commuted Sentences and the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment’ Name Index

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