{"product_id":"history-and-crime-9781412920803","title":"History and Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lively and accessible text provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control. It explains the historical background that is essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice, and examines the historical context for contemporary criminological debates. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e     \u003cli\u003eCrime statistics\u003c\/li\u003e     \u003cli\u003eConstructions of criminality\u003c\/li\u003e     \u003cli\u003ePolicing \u003c\/li\u003e     \u003cli\u003ePrisons\u003c\/li\u003e     \u003cli\u003eSurveillance\u003c\/li\u003e     \u003cli\u003eGovernance\u003c\/li\u003e     \u003cli\u003eWhite-collar crime\u003c\/li\u003e     \u003cli\u003eImmigration and crime\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor each topic, the book provides an overview of current research, comment on current arguments and links to wider debates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eKey Approaches to Criminology\u003c\/strong\u003e series celebrates the removal of traditional barriers between disciplines and, specifically, reflects criminology's interdisciplinary nature and focus. It brings together some of the leading scholars working at t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The history spans the ages and covers the statistics and everything from white-collar crime to prisons and explains the changes each has made as time has marched on.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- James A. Cox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory, Criminology and ′Historical Criminology′ The History of Criminal Statistics   Police Governance - Enforcement, Discretion, Professionalism and Accountability Changing Perceptions of Criminality Immigration, Ethnicity, Race and Crime   Surveillance:    From the Workplace to the Streets? Incarceration and Decarceration Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515726979415,"sku":"9781412920803","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/history-and-crime-9781412920803","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}