Alcohol and Crime

Informationen zum Autor Gavin Dingwall Klappentext This book seeks to understand the nature of the connection between alcohol and crime, and the way the criminal justice system responds to the problem, providing a clear and accessible account and analysis of the subject. It draws upon a wide range of sources and research findings, and also sets the subject within a broader comparative context by adopting an interdisciplinary approach which includes a sociological account of the role of alcohol in British society, and a criminological analysis of the link between alcohol and crime. Zusammenfassung Seeks to understand the nature of the connection between alcohol and crime, and the way the criminal justice system responds to the problem, providing a clear and accessible account and analysis of the subject. This book draws upon a wide range of sources and research findings, and also sets the subject within a broader comparative context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements  1. Alcohol and Society  2. Alcohol Use and Crime  3. Explaining the Frequent Co-existence  4. Crime Prevention and Policing  5. Intoxicatoin and Criminal Responsibility  6. Sentencing the Intoxicated Offender  7. Conclusion: Addressing the Problem

Product details

• Authors: Gavin Dingwall, Gavin (De Montfort University) Dingwall, Gavin Dingwall
• Publisher: Willan Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9781843921677
• ISBN: 978-1-84392-167-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Illness & addiction: social aspects, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects