Brake, Michael & Hale, Chris
Public Order and Private Lives: the Politics of Law and Order
vocational, higher level
Routledge: 11 1991
192pp 216 x 138
An examination of the political forces which shape the law and order debate in Britain, providing an analysis of the Conservative agenda on crime and legislation as a means of control and coercion.
Hardback ISBN:0 415 06830 4 £40.00
Paperback ISBN:0 415 02567 2 £12.99
Cretney, Antonia & Davis, Gwynn
Punishing Violence
undergraduate, professional level
Routledge: 06 1995
248pp 216 x 138: 9 tables
It is a common belief that violent crime is increasing, but not all violence is criminalized and much criminal violence is unreported. This text examines the series of decisions by victims, police, prosecutors and courts which determine whether or not violent behaviour is criminalized.
Hardback ISBN:0 415 09839 4 £42.5
Paperback ISBN:0 415 09840 8 £12.99
Fitzgerald, Mike & McLennan, Gregor
Crime and Society
undergraduate, postgraduate level
Routledge: 1980
512pp
Series: Readings in History and Theory
Paperback ISBN:0 415 02755 1 £12.99
Foster, Janet
Villains
undergraduate, postgraduate level
Routledge: October 1990
208pp 216 x 138
Dewey class: 364.941
"Villians" provides a rare insight into local and family traditions of petty crime. It looks at attitudes to crime and law enforcement, and the relationship of those attitudes to the culture in which they are expressed.
Paperback ISBN:0 415 02568 0 £11.99
Giulianotti, Richard & Bonney, Richard (Eds)
Football, Violence and Social Identity
undergraduate, professional level
Routledge: 1994
272pp, 216 x 138mm
Examines patterns of order and conflict surrounding soccer matches across many nations. This book demonstrates that the occasional violence which attracts media attention stems from the rituals of the match, the loyalties of players and crowds, and the cultures and politics of the host societies.
Hardback ISBN:0 415 09837 8 £37.50
Paperback ISBN:0 415 09838 6 £13.99
Howe, Adrian
Punish And Critique: Towards a Feminist Analysis of Penality
undergraduate, professional level
Routledge: 07 1994
256pp 216 x 138
Dewey class: 364.6082
Series: Sociology of Law and Crime
This feminist analysis of the range of critical perspectives on punishment leads to the argument that a fuller social understanding of punishment must be informed by feminist research on women's imprisonment.
Hardback ISBN:0 415 05190 8 £40.00
Paperback ISBN:0 415 05191 6 £13.99
McConville, Mike & Shepherd, Dan
Watching Police, Watching Communities
undergraduate, professional level
Routledge: 05 1992
288pp 216 x 138
Dewey class: 363.230941
Examines the Neighbourhood Watch scheme and other community policing initiatives, revealing that most schemes are now dormant or dead and arguing that this is largely due to a lack of commitment to community policing by police forces.
Hardback ISBN:0 415 07364 2 £45.00
Mawby, R.I.
Comparative Policing Issues: the British and American Experience in International Perspective
undergraduate, professional level
Routledge: 11 1990
240pp 216 x 138
Dewey class: 363.2
An examination of policing that compares and contrasts the different styles of law enforcement worldwide. As well as dealing with police styles in countries as diverse as Japan and Cuba, this book also presents a retrospective analysis of policing systems.
Paperback ISBN:0 04 445544 5 £11.99
Morgan, Rod & Smith, David (Eds)
Coming to Terms with Policing: Perspectives on Policy
undergraduate, postgraduate level
Routledge: 1989
240pp, 216 x 138mm
The way in which our society is policed has recently been the focus of heated debate. This volume brings together the latest research on the issues at the centre of this debate, offering new insights into current policies.
Paperback ISBN:0 415 00942 1 £14.99
