Crime and Inequality

Informationen zum Autor Chris Grover is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at Lancaster University. Zusammenfassung This book examines key relationships between material circumstances and crime, and analyzes the areas of social policy – in particular social security and labour market policy – that are most important in terms of dealing with inequality at the lower end of the income hierarchy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Crime and Inequality 3. Young Men 4. Parenting and Anti-social Behaviour 5. Women, Crime and Inequality 6. Crime, Inequality and Ethnicity 7. Street Homelessness and Crime 8. Financial Penalties: Punishing Poor People 9. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Chris Grover, Chris (Lancaster University Grover
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2008
• EAN: 9781843923305
• ISBN: 978-1-84392-330-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Causes and prevention of crime