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Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland

Anglais · Livre de poche

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Zusatztext 'The different parts of the United Kingdom have increasingly divergent criminal justice systems. Consequently! this first full-scale treatment of crime and justice in contemporary Scotland comes at a hugely important time. This volume is ambitious in intent! broad in scope! and critical in approach. It should be welcomed with open arms and will undoubtedly be required reading for anyone interested not just in Scotland! but in the complex territory of crime and justice in Europe.' - Tim Newburn! Professor of Criminology and Social Policy! London School of Economics! UK'This edited collection is both an accessible and comprehensive overview of current debates and issues in crime and justice in Scottish society! as well as an intellectually challenging polemic on the present and future prospects for social justice in this society. It will be a "must go-to" book for students in criminology and the social sciences more generally.' - Gordon Hughes! Chair in Criminology! School of Social Sciences! Cardiff University! UK'Crime! Justice and Society in Scotland provides the reader with an illuminating and timely contribution to our understanding of criminal justice politics and policymaking in contemporary Scottish society. This perceptive collection of essays not only challenges notions about the "distinctiveness" of Scottish criminal justice in the post-devolution era! but also reflects significantly on wider structural issues concerning social inequality! power and social justice.' - Jacqueline Tombs! Professor of Criminology and Social Justice and Director of the Institute for Society and Social Justice Research! Glasgow Caledonian University! UK Informationen zum Autor Hazel Croall is Emeritus Professor in Criminology at Glasgow Caledonian University, where she set up and ran a criminology degree. She is the author of several books and articles on the subject of white collar and corporate crime, and was a member of the Scottish Executive Expert Group on corporate manslaughter in 2005. She is the author of Crime and Society in Britain , (2nd edition 2011), co-author of Criminal Justice in England and Wales , and has published both single and joint authored articles and chapters on aspects of Scottish criminal justice as well as being co-editor of Criminal Justice in Scotland (2010) with Gerry Mooney and Mary Munro. She is currently consulting editor of the e-journal Scottish Justice Matters . Gerry Mooney is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University in Scotland. He has written widely across areas spanning Scottish social policy, criminal justice in Scotland, poverty and inequality, urban studies and class divisions. Among his recent publications are Poverty in Scotland 2014 (co-edited with John McKenzie, John Dickie, Gill Scott and Peter Kelly) (CPAG, 2014) Social Justice and Social Policy in Scotland (co-edited with Gill Scott) (Policy Press, 2012). Gerry has authored a number of items for The Open University's OpenLearn site, which can be accessed at: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/profiles/gcm8 Mary Munro is a former solicitor and probation officer. She is currently Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Law, Crime and Justice, Law School. University of Strathclyde, with a special interest in restorative justice. With Gerry Mooney and Hazel Croall, she co-edited Criminal Justice in Scotland (2010). She is also managing editor of Scottish Justice Matters. Klappentext Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland is an edited collection of chapters from leading experts that builds and expands upon the success of the 2010 publication Criminal Justice in Scotland to offer a comprehensive and critical overview of Scottish criminal justice and its relation to wider social inequalities and social justice. This ne...

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