Adam Crawford

The Local Governance of Crime

Appeals to Community and Partnerships

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the increasing appeals to, and actual involvement of, communities in the area of crime control. It draws upon two research projects recently conducted in England to chart and analyze the growing "partnership" approach to crime prevention, addressing the various conflicts and tensions involved.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780198298458
• ISBN-10: 0198298455
• Artikelnr.: 22009650

Autorenporträt

Adam Crawford is professor of criminology and criminal justice studies at the University of Leeds. He is also Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies at Leeds.

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Introduction
* 2: The Genesis of the Partnership Approach and Appeals to Community
in Crime Control
* 3: The Shifting Social and Political Context: Questions of Legitimacy
and Responsibility
* 4: Partnerships, Conflicts, and Power Relations
* 5: The Contestable Nature of Community
* 6: Fragmentation of the State?
* 7: Questions of Accountability
* 8: Local or Social Justice?
* 9: Towards Conclusions