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| Foreword by David P. Farrington (University of Cambridge) |
| This book is concerned with the concept of 'technocrime'. The term encompasses crimes committed on or with computers - the standard definition of cybercrime - but it goes well beyond this to convey the idea that technology enables an entirely new way of committing, combating and thinking about criminality, criminals, police, courts, victims and citizens. Technology offers, for example, not only new ways of combating crime, but also new ways to look for, unveil, and label crimes, and new ways to know, watch, prosecute and punish criminals. Technocrime differs from books concerned more narrowly with cybercrime in taking an approach and understanding of the scope of technology's impact on crime and crime control. It uncovers mechanisms by which behaviours become crimes or cease to be called crimes. It identifies a number of corporate, government and individual actors who are instrumental in this construction. And it looks at the beneficiaries of increased surveillance, control and protection as well as the targets of it. Chapters in the book cover specific technologies (e.g. the use of CCTV in various settings; computers, hackers and security experts; photo radar) but have a wider objective to provide a comparative perspective and some broader theoretical foundations for thinking about crime and technology than have existed hitherto. This is a pioneering book which advances our understanding of the relationship between crime and technology, drawing upon the disciplines of criminology, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, surveillance studies and cultural studies. |
Contents Preface Notes on contributors 1 Introduction: technocrime, Stéphane Leman-Langlois (University of Montreal) 2 Crime and lawfulness in the age of the all-seeing techno-humanity, David Brin (formerly of the California Space Institute) 3 The local impact of police videosurveillance on the social construction of security, Stéphane Leman-Langlois (University of Montreal) 4 Cyberwars and cybercrime, Benoît Gagnon (University of Montreal) 5 Policing through nodes, clusters and bandwidth, Johnny Nhan (University of California, Irvine) and Laura Huey (Concordia University, Montreal) 6 Second Life and governing deviance in virtual worlds, Jennifer Whitson (Carleton University, Ottawa) and Aaron Doyle (Carleton University, Ottawa) 7 Privacy as currency: crime, information and control in cyberspace, Stéphane Leman-Langlois (University of Montreal) 8 Information technology in criminal intelligence a comparative perspective, Frédéric Lemieux (University of Montreal) 9 Scientific policing and criminal investigation, Jean-Paul Brodeur(University of Montreal) 10 Sorting systems: identification by database, David Lyon (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario) 11 A view of surveillance, Peter K. Manning (Northeastern University, Boston) 12 Afterword: technopolice, Stéphane Leman-Langlois (University of Montreal) Index |
Previous Reviews
| This is an exciting new text on the rapidly expanding subject of environmental criminology and ecological justice. It provides a systematic account and analysis of the key concerns of green criminology, written by one of the leading authorities in the field. The book draws upon the disciplines of environmental studies, environmental sociology and environmental management as well as criminology and socio-legal studies, and draws upon a wide range of examples of crimes against the environment - ranging from toxic waste, logging, wildlife smuggling, bio-piracy, the use and transport of ozone depleting substances through to illegal logging and fishing, water pollution and animal abuse. Crimes against Nature is divided into three parts. Part 1 sets out theoretical approaches and perspectives on the subject; Part 2 explores the (national and international) dimensions of environmental crime and the explanations for it, while Part 3 deals with the range of responses to environmental crime - environmental law enforcement, regulation, environmental crime prevention and the role of global institutions and movements. |
| Contents List of boxes, figures and other diagrams/charts Preface Part I Green theoretical perspectives 1 Criminology and environmental harm Introduction Environmental/green criminology Theoretical frameworks of environmental criminology Tasks of environmental criminology Conclusion: where to from here? 2 Social constructions of environmental problems Introduction Social construction of environmental issues Media reporting on the environment Human interests and environmental problems Conclusion: where to from here? 3 Environmental risk and the precautionary principle Introduction Dimensions of risk From risk to precaution Risk assessment and risk management Deliberative democracy and social participation Conclusion: where to from here? Part II Environmental crime 4 Dimensions of environmental crime Introduction Defining environmental harm Mapping of environmental harm Measuring crime, measuring consequences Conclusion: where to from here? 5 Transnational environmental crime Introduction The problem of waste Waste as a social phenomenon The problem of biodiversity Conclusion: where to from here? 6 Explaining environmental harm Introduction Class and corporations Capitalism, population and technology Sustainable development and commodity production Resource colonisation and new market creation Privatisation, commodification and consumption Licit and illicit markets and system contradictions Conclusion: where to from here? Part III Responding to environmental harm 7 Environmental law enforcement Introduction Prosecuting environmental harm Limitations of criminal prosecution Policing and environmental law enforcement Conclusion: where to from here? 8 Environmental regulation Introduction Systems and models of regulation Political context of environmental regulation Social power and environmental regulation Conclusion: where to from here? 9 Environmental crime prevention Introduction Environmental crime prevention Harm associated with fishing Issues for environmental crime prevention Conclusion: where to from here? 10 Global environmental issues and socio-legal intervention Introduction Global institutions and the neo-liberal agenda Working with and against the corporations Contesting the global commons Conclusion: where to from here? References Index |
Reviews to Date
REVIEW OF 2nd Edition 2004, by Peter Jackson
This was a fascinating book
that Philip Bean has obviously done a lot of research and used it to produce
this valuable book. There are numerous quotes from very recent research in
2003/4, but in the preface a statement is made "and nothing has been done about
trying to get the treatment and criminal justice agencies to work together more
closely" I am more than a little concerned that no mention has been made of the
Criminal Justice Intervention Programme (CJIP) now renamed Drugs Intervention
Programme (DIP) which has been in operation since early 2003, so must have been
talked about for some considerable time before this. It may not be perfect or
longitudinally evaluated yet, but it is an attempt to get treatment and
criminal justice agencies to work together more closely.
I was more than impressed
with the closing comments on page 58 that drug use in Britain is NOT normal and
there are things that can be done long term to change this. But it is a culture change for this country?
The comments on page 109
weighing up the options within treatment between harm reduction or abstinence
are interesting in the light of comments made by users in treatment services in
Glasgow in 2004 where most of the users wanted abstinence as opposed to harm
reduction, but surely the answer here must be individual choice.
I found the input re the
Drugs Courts fascinating and Philip obviously is a fan. My concern is, does the
judiciary in this country have the ability to be as down to earth as some
judges in the USA? If we could get the
judges dealing with UK drugs court to deal with the individual and understand
relapse and regression then I think we would have taken a huge step for
mankind.
Philip waxes lyrical about
the TASC system that sounds similar to the Drugs Intervention Programme being
rolled out in this country. Lets hope
that in Philips Third edition of Drugs and Crime we can have a reasonable
comparison between the two systems.
The continuous concern of
Philip and many other people in this area, is the lack of good sustained
longitudinal research. I totally agree
with this sentiment and of course the answer is very simple-Cost, Cost,
Cost. There are many great pieces of
research that conclude by saying "further research needs to be carried out".
Very rarely does this ever happen. The
drugs field is constantly changing thus the research should follow suit. But due to the restrictions on money it does
not happen. Lets hope that some of the
drugs confiscation money will be put to this use. Philip hints at a way forward
on page 235, suggesting that there are "two or three high- quality research
centres with guaranteed funding undertaking long term research". Although there
will no doubt be critics of restrictive practice and unbiased research, this
would at least give us continuity in research.
I was in total agreement
with the quote from Inciardi and McBride on page 236 regarding focusing on
demand reduction and education. We then go on to be critical of programmes that
are trying to do just that. I contacted
DARE UK to see what evaluation they have undertaken of Drug Education
programmes as quoted by Philip on page 237.
They seemed most indignant and stated in no uncertain terms that they
cannot raise the money to carry out good quality evaluation of there own
programme, let alone spend scarce resources on evaluating other peoples
work. They were also very jealous of
the £6 million spent on the governments attempt to get Drug education in
schools. I hope this was a rare mistake
on Philip's part but it did detract from the general great read that this book
gave.
Although there was some
suggestions, I would have liked to have seen more comment from Philip, who is
obviously well read in this subject. I would have valued his opinion. It may
not have worked or been evaluated for twenty years, but then what has so
far?
Peter Jackson
Contents
| Contemporary policing is developing rapidly and is becoming increasingly professionalised. For practitioners National Occupational Standards, Skills for Justice and the new PDLP (Police Development and Leaning Programme) have brought a new emphasis on skills, standards and knowledge. Training for police officers and civilian staff working in policing is being significantly upgraded. At the same time it has become more rigorous, with universities and other higher educational institutions playing an increasingly important part in police training - as well as expanding the range of policing courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students. 'This is the first time that the body of knowledge about Policing has been brought together in a single volume dictionary accessible to practitioner and member of public alike. It is a really welcome development.' Paul Stephenson QPM (Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service) 'An indispensable reference for students, practitioners and leaders of modern British policing.' Lawrence W. Sherman (Wolfson Professor of Criminology and Director, Police Executive Education, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge) 'Joining a police force can be an intimidating experience for anyone. The individual and unique language of policing, with its many acronyms and a subculture all of its own, can be off-putting to the uninitiated. That is why this dictionary is so necessary; this is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in, or part of, the police. The sheer breadth of this work provides a unique set for references not only for those within the police service itself, but also - and these days, ever more importantly - for those with a wider community safety and partnership remit. With more than 200 entries contributed by both practitioners and academics, this brings together the collected expertise of people at the top of their field.' It is vital in the modern police force that the leaders, and future leaders, of the police have a thorough understanding of the world we are operating in. Reference books such as this are essential in bringing together this overview, and I recommend this for anyone involved in police training or professional development.' Sara Thornton QPM (Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police) 'Tim Newburn and Peter Neyroud have gathered an impressive list of authors, police practitioners and academics, to write the entries for this commendably wide ranging Dictionary, which emphatically underscores the critical message that policing is about much more than the police.' Rod Morgan (Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Bristol and formerly Chairman, Youth Justice Board for England and Wales). This Dictionary is the first of a new series of Dictionaries covering key aspects of criminal justice and the criminal justice system and designed to meet the needs of both students and practitioners: The Editors Tim Newburn is Professor of Criminology and Director of the Mannheim Centre, London School of Economics, President of the British Criminological Society and an experienced and prolific author; Peter Neyroud is Chief Executive of the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA), and formerly Chief Constable of Thames Valley.
Review
There are of course law dictionaries and Oxford University Press recently published a much smaller sized book called 'The Oxford Dictionary of Law Enforcement' in which you will find entries covering many of the same subjects. However it is a question of how much and what type of knowledge you require. This book consists of 199 entries compared to about 2,350 in the Oxford book.
Take 'Arrest' as an example, 'The Oxford Dictionary of Law Enforcement' defines it in approximately 450 words, whereas in the book under review 'Arrest' is covered by Leonard Jason-Lloyd, well known for his experience on this subject, in about 1300 words including key texts and sources for the reader, which refers to five textbooks and the Home Office PACE web pages. Comparison is not strictly a good idea; the books have different aims. I would advise Police Officers to purchase both, as neither are expensive compared with many law books these days. In fact this book is already on offer at £19.55.
This publication follows on from other titles of the series, viz Dictionary of Forensic Psychology, Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment, Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management and Dictionary of Youth Justice.
This dictionary consists of 199 subject headings, with 115 contributors having submitted entries. There is an Index, however I am a little puzzled because I saw that Bill Taylor former Commissioner of the City of London Police was a contributor, but I couldn't find him in the Index. Likewise, I could not find John Grieve in the Index. Obviously only 'subjects' are indexed. Thumbing through the book I found that the entry for 'Police Powers' was also written by Leonard Jason-Lloyd. It may have been helpful to cross-reference.
Some entries are of historical value only eg 'J' for Judges Rules. We are told the 'Judges Rules' were originally introduced in 1912 by the Judges of the King's Bench Division. I prefer CH Rolph's ( C R Hewitt a former Chief Inspector of the City of London Police) explanation in 'Common Sense about Crime & Punishment', Gollancz 1961.
"The judges' Rules"
'The questioning of witnesses and suspects by the police is supposed to follow a code of rules laid down in 1906, and embellished from time to time since, by the Judges of the High Court. These were never volunteered by the Judges, who (in theory) do not tell the police what their duties are, and who (in practice) do it only when something has gone wrong in the course of a criminal case they are trying. The "Judges Rules" were wrung from them by circumstances and the importunacy of a Chief Constable….In October, 1906, at the request of the Chief Constable of Birmingham (through the Home Office, and after some hard pushing) the Judges of the High Court considered the duty of the police in taking statements from people suspected of criminal offences. A Judge on the Midland circuit had recently rebuked a police witness for not cautioning a suspect before asking him questions, and a second Judge on the selfsame circuit and during the same sessions had rebuked a second policeman for doing it. Lord Alverstone, who was Lord Chief Justice, replied direct to the Chief Constable of Birmingham on behalf of all the Judges. This 1906 letter from the Lord Chief Justice foreshadowed what have become known as "the first four rules" for the questioning of suspects'.
My copy of the Judges Rules' are dated 1978, (it cost me 30p).
We are told on Page 154 what Rule II and III (a) and (b) say, but the actual cautions are omitted - why? Page 155 is only one-fifth full so a little more information could have been given.
Under 'B' for Beat, we are told, 'Historically, a beat is a geographical area that one police officer has responsibility for patrolling on foot. The 'bobby on the beat' remains a touchstone of British policing, invoking the image of the uniformed officer patrolling the streets night and day, deterring crime through performing a 'scarecrow function' and providing a benign reassuring presence to local residents and businesses. At the centre of this symbolic form of policing is the notion of a geographical area for which one officer is responsible for patrolling namely, the 'beat'. Is this anywhere near the truth? The first paragraph sums it up better, 'historically' rather than the statement 'The 'bobby on the beat' remains a touchstone of British policing'.
We share our town's PC (or Beat Manager) and one part-time female PSO with about ten other villages and all the acreage they contain. The beat I walked in the City of London was certainly small by comparison. I appreciate comparison with a rural part of Devon is not strictly correct. However, a town of 5,000 residents having to share one Police Officer makes nonsense of the Dictionary's quote 'the Bobby on the beat remains a touchstone of British Policing, invoking the image of the uniformed Officer patrolling the streets night and day'. In twelve years our 'Bobby' has never patrolled on foot in our street.
Generally I welcome this Dictionary and recommend it to all Police Officers. However I am not sure that an entry on 'Dixon of Dock Green' was necessary. There is nothing under 'B' for Bill, 'Z' for Z Cars or 'S' for Sweeney.
On the wall of the Police Canteen at Bishopsgate Police Station in the City of London, there was a large framed signed photograph of 'Dixon' AKA Jack Warner - where is it now? Its time to bring back 'Dixon'.
Were I the General Editor of the next Edition I would drop all the historical entries and concentrate on making this a true definitive dictionary of policing. After all, what do modern police officers really care about “Frankpledge”, which should be assigned to a lesson on the English Legal System .
Rob Jerrard
Understanding Criminal Behaviour
Psychosocial approaches to criminality
Edition: 1st
Format: paperback
Author: David W Jones
ISBN: 978-1-84392-303-9
Publishers: Willan Publishing
Price: 19.50
Publication Date: Jan 2008
Publisher's Title Information Our understanding of criminal behaviour and its causes has been too long damaged by the failure to integrate fully the emotional, psychological, social and cultural influences on the way people behave.
Criminology as a discipline has been dominated by sociological thinking that has emphasized socially structured inequalities as the chief causes of crime, and has lacked the tools to grasp the significance of the internal and emotional worlds of individual offenders. Psychologists with an interest in criminality have not had much impact on mainstream criminological thought. The preoccupation of the academic discipline of psychology with mimicking the experimental methods of the natural sciences has meant that significant internal and emotional forces in people's lives have been ignored. Those psychologists with more clinical perspectives have focused on the affective lives of individuals but without engagement with wider theory or evidence. Neither psychological approach has lent itself well to also understanding the wider context in which individuals live their lives.
This book aims to integrate psychological and criminological perspectives in order to better understand the nature of criminal behaviour. In particular it aims to explore the range of psychological approaches that seek to understand the significance of the emotions that surround criminal behaviour, allowing for an exploration of individual differences and social and cultural issues which help to bridge the gaps between disciplinary approaches.
The book puts forward a model for understanding behaviour through a better grasp of the link between emotions, morality and culture. It argues that crime can often be viewed as emerging from disordered social relationships. In order to understand the roots of those disorders, we need to be able to explore the emotional worlds of those individuals and how morality, crime and violence are hewn from feelings of anger, shame and guilt that develop in relation to others.
The author
David W. Jones is Principal Lecturer in Psychosocial Studies at the University of East London. He has previously taught at the Open University and the London School of Economics, and is the author of Myths, Madness and the Family: The impact of mental illness on families (Palgrave, 2001). Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: Psychological perspectives on criminal behaviour
1 The relationship of psychology and sociology in the study of crime
Beccaria and the study of crime
Nineteenth-century positivism
Twentieth-century positivism
Twentieth-century sociological criminology
Twentieth-century psychological approaches to crime
2 Mental disorder: madness, personality disorder and criminal responsibility
A brief history of criminal responsibility and mental disorder
Diminished responsibility and medical definitions
The problem of psychopathy and personality disorder
3 The contribution of criminal career research
The London Longitudinal Study
Heterogeneity of offenders: adolescent limited vs. life course persistent offenders
Explaining the links between childhood anti-social behaviour and adult offending
4 Familial and parental influences
Family structure and delinquency
Parenting styles and early family experience
Child effects
5 Youth crime
Age and criminal responsibility
Why do young people commit crime?
6 Gender and crime
Men, masculinity and crime
Women and crime
7 Understanding violence: learning from studies of homicide
Scenarios of homicide
Confrontational homicide
Personality types and confrontational rage-murder
8 Intimate violence and sex crime
Domestic violence and violence in the context of sexual intimacy
Sexual crimes: rape
Paedophilia and sexual offences against children
9 Conclusions
Overview
Psychosocial understanding of criminal behaviour: the significance of emotion and personality in conditions of 'high modernity'
Reducing crime
Further Work
Policing Critical Incidents 
Edition: 1st Format: Paperback Author: Laurence Alison
& Jonathan Crego ISBN: 978-1-84392-279-7 Publishers: Willan Publishers Price: £28.50 Publication Date: Feb 2008 The aim of this book is to examine the
qualities of leadership and decision-making in the police service. Based on
groundbreaking research using unique, advanced methods for examining
policing in complex critical incident environments, the book focuses
principally on a series of police debriefs following live major critical
incidents. It captures the views of the Senior Investigating Officers
(SIOs) who worked on these cases and draws upon the very rich set of
experiences that they have had in dealing with complex, stressful and
demanding enquiries. An introduction to new methods for exploring leadership and decision making in critical incidents
A review of leadership and decision making specific to critical incidents and policing
Contents The Editors Intelligence Led Policing Edition: 1st Format: Paperback Author: Jerry Ratcliffe ISBN: 978-1-84392-339-8 Publishers: Willan Publishing Price: £22 Publication Date: February 2008 What is intelligence-led policing? Who
came up with the idea? Where did it come from? How does it relate to other
policing paradigms? What distinguishes an intelligence-led approach to crime
reduction? How is it designed to have an impact on crime? Does it prevent
crime? What is crime disruption? Is intelligence-led policing just for the
police? These are questions asked by many police professionals, including
senior officers, analysts and operational staff. Similar questions are also
posed by students of policing who have witnessed the rapid emergence of
intelligence-led policing from its British origins to worldwide movement.
These questions are also relevant to crime prevention practitioners and
policy-makers seeking long-term crime benefits. The answers to these
questions are the subject of this book. Contents Endorsements 'Dr
Ratcliffe has that rare ability to combine theory and practice using language
that practitioners will find both useful and applicable in an operational
environment. This is a book for everyone with a stake in understanding crime
and the value of intelligence-led approaches as an effective response.' Terrorism,
Rights and the Rule of Law Negotiating Justice in Ireland Edition: 1st Authors: Barry Vaughan &
Shane Kilcommins ISBN: 978-1-84392-264-3 Publishers: Willan
Publishing Price: £17.99 Publication Date: Dec 2007 Publisher’s Title
Information The rule of law is becoming a victim of the struggle against terrorism. Many countries
are reviewing their security procedures and questioning whether due process
rights hinder them in the ‘war on terror’. There is increasing emphasis on
preventive detention or strategies of disablement that cut into the liberties
of suspects who may not have committed a crime. |
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Contents Psychology and Crime 
Understanding and tackling
offending behaviour Edition: paperback Authors: Francis Pakes &
Jane Winstone ISBN: 978-1-84392-259-9 Price: £17.99 Publication Date: Oct 2007 Publisher's Title
Information Society today is fascinated by crime.
Crime is a hot topic in the media, so that people are continually exposed to
criminal events, portrayals of those who commit them, and the suffering of
victims. Yet the reality of crime is often very different from how it is
portrayed in the media. Most crime is neither violent nor morbid; most
offenders are not psychopaths, and although prison generally does not work,
there may well be other, less punitive but more constructive interventions
that are actually quite effective. Practitioners and policy-makers
will also find it highly informative. Gives an overview of psychological theories relating to criminal and anti-social behaviour.
Applies psychological theories in relation to key topic areas and types of offence.
Understanding Prison Staff Published in
association with The Prison Service Journal. Edition: 1st Author: Edited by Jamie Bennett, Ben Crewe and Azrini Wahidin ISBN: 978-1-84392-274-2 Price: £26
Publication Date: Nov 2007 Publisher's title
Information The past decade has seen dramatic
growth in every area of the prison enterprise. Yet our knowledge of the
inner life of the prison remains limited. This book aims to redress this
research gap by providing insight into various aspects of the daily life of
prison staff. It provides a serious exploration of their work and, in doing
so, will seek to draw attention to the variety, value and complexity of
work within prisons.
This book will provide practitioners, students and the general reader with a comprehensive and accessible guide to the contemporary issues and concerns facing prison staff. Information on relevant research studies, key debates, and on operational and procedural matters.an edited collection which academic staff can adopt for core or specialist modules which focus on prison management, prison officer training, and the occupational cultures of prison staff.
Contents Genetic Policing - The Use
of DNA in Criminal Investigations Edition: Paperback Author: Robin Williams &
Paul Johnson ISBN: 978-1-84392-204-9 Publishers: Willan Publishing Price: £22 Publication Date: Feb 2008 Publisher's Title
Information This book is about the increasing
significance of DNA profiling for crime investigation in modern society. It
focuses on developments in the UK as the world-leader in the development and
application of forensic DNA technology and in the construction of DNA
databases as an essential element in the successful use of DNA for forensic
purposes. The book uses data collected during the course of Wellcome Trust
funded research into police uses of the UK National DNA Database (NDNAD) to
describe the relationship between scientific knowledge and police
investigations. It will be illustrated throughout by reference to some of the
major UK criminal cases in which DNA evidence has been presented and
contested. Chapters in the book explain the scientific developments which
have enabled DNA profiling to be applied to criminal investigation, the ways
in which the state has directed this and how genetic technology has risen to
such pre-eminence; how DNA evidence moved from its use in individual
prosecutions to a major role in intelligence led policing, and saw the
development of the UK National DNA Database; how legislative support for the
NDNAD was mobilized, enabling the police to obtain and use genetic
information on individuals. Finally the authors examine the ways in which the
DNA Expansion Programme, built on the supposed potential for the NDNAD to
contribute to criminal detection, has been incorporated into a broader crime
reduction strategy, and explore the implications for policing, governance and
security of the continued expansion of the range and scope of the NDNAD. |
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Drawing on original empirical data with
men who buy sex, this book takes a fresh look at the relationships clients
have with female sex workers. The core questions that form the backbone of
the research are not only the expected inquiry into 'why men buy sex', but
also into the sociological and psychological processes that men encounter in
order to enter an assumed 'deviant' sexual behaviour as part of their
everyday lives. Contents |
Describing and explaining
the growth of private security
Edition: paperback
Author: Ronald van Steden
ISBN: 978 9054549536
Publishers: Willan (Boom Juridische Uitgevers,
Netherlands)
Price: £25
Publication Date: January
2008
Publisher’s Title Information
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Private
security is a mushrooming phenomenon worldwide, yet little is known about its
nature and extent. There is a lack of systematic research that deals with the
size, shape, growth and implications of private security operations.
Furthermore, the limited available information has been dominated by
Anglo-American publications tending to overlook the situation outside
Anglophone countries. In addition, academic literature in general lacks a
coherent set of theoretical concepts that can explain developing private
security markets. This book aims to tackle such blind spots by focusing on
both the theoretical and empirical side of flourishing 'manned' guarding
services in the Netherlands. It maps out the evolution of private security
over the past 30 years and elucidates why the industry has grown so large.
The book also offers detailed insights for politicians, policy-makers and
ordinary citizens who frequently encounter private guards, but lack detailed
information about them. In so doing, it sheds light on changes representing
major shifts in policing and public order maintenance, tasks which to date
have been government's primary responsibility. |
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Contents Dictionary of Prisons and
Punishment
Edition: 1st
paperback Author: Edited by Yvonne
Jewkes & Jamie Bennett ISBN: 978 1843922919 Publishers: Willan Price: £22.99 Publication Date: November 2007 Publisher’s Title
Information Contemporary prison
practice faces many challenges, is developing rapidly and is become
increasingly professionalized, influenced by the new National Offender
Management Service. As well as bringing an increased emphasis on skills and
qualifications it has also introduced a new set of ideas and concepts into
the established prisons and penal lexicon. Approximately 300 entries
(of between 500 and 1500 words) on key terms and concepts arranged
alphabetically Designed to meet the needs
of both students and practitioners The editors Yvonne Jewkes is Reader in
Criminology at the Open University, cofounder and editor of Crime, Media,
Culture: an international journal,and editor of Willan Publishing’s Handbook
on Prisons (2007) ; Jamie Bennett is Deputy Governor, HMP Whitemoor, and
Editor of the Prison Journal.
Edition: Paperback ISBN: 978-1-84392-356-5 Price: £22.50 Publication Date: October 2007 This book explores the enduring appeal
of child pornography and its ramifications for criminal justice systems
around the world. It is based on an extensive review of academic literature
and newspaper coverage, a trawl of websites frequented by those with a
sexual interest in children, a survey of how police investigate these
offences, examination of prosecutors’ decisions, and interviews with
judges. Comprehensive analysis of child
pornography issues in all of their complexity, including
legal,psychological, criminal justice and social perspectives. New qualitative and quantitative
information set against a background of shifting international
developments. The analysis is explicitly
comparative. Part I: Understanding the Context Prisoner
Resettlement: Policy and Practice Edition:
paperback Author:
Edited by Anthea Hucklesby and Lystra
Hagley-Dickinson Price: £22.50 Publication
Date: November 2007 Publisher’s
Title Information Critically reviews current policy,
theory, practice and research on prisoners’ resettlement Explores practice issues through
case studies of two resettlement initiatives and an examination of
accommodation provision and voluntary sector involvement in prisoners’
resettlement; and Examines the particular issues
raised by the resettlement of different groups of prisoners including
women, minority ethnic groups, prolific and priority offenders and
high-risk offenders Contents Northern Soul, Music,
Drugs and Subcultural Identity Edition: HB Author: Andrew Wilson Series editors: Professor Dick Hobbs (LSE) and
Professor Geoffrey Pearson (Goldsmiths College) ISBN: 978-1-84392-208-7 Price: £42 Publication Date: September 2007 Publisher's Title
Information This book provides a vivid
historical ethnography of the 1970s Northern Soul Scene, drawing on the
author's personal involvement in this as well as extensive research.
The book examines how cultural patterns and normative standards are
established through individual practices and group interaction, and
aims to show how participants in the scene became converted to actions
that they once thought unacceptable - for a substantial majority this
was amphetamine use, and for a minority, opiate use and burglary. Reviews to Date Contents Schools and the
Problem of Crime Edition: HB Author: Stephen
Boxford ISBN:978-1-84392-178-3 Publishers: Willan
Publishing Price: £42 Publication Date:
July 2006 Publisher's Title
Information What causes young people to
offend? What influence do schools have on young peoples' offending
behaviour in relation to other possible causal factors? These
critical criminological and educational questions are addressed in Schools and the Problem of Crime. Introduction Review Offending
behaviour in schools and amongst young people in general has been an
under-researched topic in criminology and the social sciences. This
may seem unusual as criminological research seems to suggest that
schools are important in influencing juvenile delinquency. In
'Schools and the Problem of Crime' Stephen Boxford details his study
of offending in schools and stresses the importance of conducting
research in this area. Boxford goes into great detail about previous
research, most notably with reference to Wikström’s work, through
which continuous correlations are made. Previous studies have
highlighted how offending and victimisation should be looked into
more thoroughly, rather than focusing on school misconduct, such as
truanting. Boxford does this in his study, setting out clear
definitions of the offences he has included in the study and his
reasons for doing so. In summary, the previous research suggests that
schools are not operating in isolation from the rest of society, and
that external factors such as community and family life will have an
effect on offending and will help us to understand offending
behaviour. In his own research, Boxford’s multi-level analysis
explores the numerous situational and individual factors that can
affect offending behaviour, taking into account the recommendations
made in previous research. The study was
conducted using self-report surveys in 20 state secondary schools in
Cardiff, which although may not be fully representative of the UK,
presented Boxford with a microcosm of wider society as the city has a
good mix of highly affluent and poor areas. The methodology used was
extremely thorough and provides the reader with a systematic
breakdown of the results alongside the discussion. However, the
author frequently uses mathematical terminology when referring to the
results of the study and relies heavily on quantitative data. The
issues raised in the book could be made more interesting to study if
some qualitative accounts had been used, for instance some direct
quotes from the respondents. This would give the research a higher
level of validity and would make the book more suitable as a social
science resource, as it is difficult to provide a thorough
explanation of behaviour through quantitative closed questions. In this respect
the title of the book is slightly misleading as it gives the reader
the impression that you are going to get a real insight into the
reasons why crimes are committed in schools and how this is a problem
for schools. The results are slightly disappointing, in that instead
of investigating the underlying reasons for committing an offence,
the author merely makes correlations between individual and
situational factors and identifies those combinations that are most
likely to result in an offence being committed. As the book focuses
on the 20 state secondary schools in Cardiff, it may also have been
useful to include more of a comparison of how offending differed
between schools and how this relates to the situational factors, for
instance neighbourhood and affluence. The book would be
suitable for anyone studying an undergraduate degree programme in a
social science subject, however, wider reading around the topic is
strongly recommended as this only provides a short, basic overview of
offending in schools. The author identifies and includes a wide
variety of factors that affect offending behaviour, however, they are
not explored to a high level, allowing for breadth of subject, not
depth. The layout is clear and easy to follow, allowing for quick
reference. The discussion is strongly supported by graphs and tables,
which is in line with the technical, mathematical approach of the
book. Sadly 'Schools and
the Problem of Crime' does not cover any groundbreaking new
territory, however it would make a good starting point for students
looking into juvenile delinquency and sociological theories of crime.
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