History & Crime

Informationen zum Autor Barry Godfrey began his career at Keele University in 1995, leaving as Professor of Criminology in 2011. He was then appointed Professor of Social Justice at the University of Liverpool to research comparative and historical criminology and carry out duties as Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. During his career, Barry has published twenty sole- and co-authored books, edited collections of essays and edited special issues of several journals. He has an international reputation, being awarded visiting and honorary appointments at the universities of Tasmania, Western Australia, New England, and Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool. He is Inaugural Research Fellow of the Howard League for Penal Reform; and now works with researchers in North America, Australia, New Zealand, China and the Netherlands on a variety of historical and modern criminological issues.  Klappentext Zusammenfassung Provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control. This book explains the historical background that is essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice! and examines the historical context for contemporary criminological debates. Inhaltsverzeichnis History, 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

Product details

• Authors: Barry Godfrey, Barry S Godfrey, Barry S. Godfrey, Barry S./ Williams Godfrey, Paul Lawrence, Paul M Lawrence, Paul M M Lawrence, Paul M. Lawrence, Chris A Williams, Chris A A Williams, Chris A. Williams, Dr Chris A. Williams
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2007
• EAN: 9781412920797
• ISBN: 978-1-4129-2079-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Key Approaches to Criminology; Key Approaches to Criminology
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories