Barry Godfrey, Paul Lawrence

Crime and Justice since 1750 (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive, introductory text for students taking courses in crime and criminal justice history. It covers all of the key historical topics central to an understanding of the current criminal justice system, including the development of the police, the courts and the mechanisms of punishment. The role of the victim in the criminal justice system, changing perceptions of criminals, long term trends in violent crime, and the rise of surveillance society also receive detailed analysis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134618057
• Artikelnr.: 41850230

Autorenporträt

Barry Godfrey is Professor of Social Justice at the University of Liverpool. He has over 20 years' experience of researching comparative criminology, with particular specialisms in longitudinal studies of crime, comparative international studies of offending and sentencing, and desistance studies. His current research focuses on the long-term impact of youth justice interventions in the period 1850--1945; and he leads the Digital Panopticon project with colleagues in Sheffield, Oxford, Sussex and Tasmania.

Paul Lawrence is Senior Lecturer in History at the Open University. His research is focused on the British police since 1750, particularly their interactions with the poor and socially excluded, police use of violence and the self-image of police officers. His current research focuses on the development of the notion of preventive policing and the evolution and legacy of the Vagrancy Act of 1824. He is currently director of the International Centre for the Study of Crime, Justice and Policing at the Open University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Part 1: Institutions and Processes 2. The development of
policing 3. The role of the 'victim' 4. The law and the courts 5.
Punishment Part 2: Crime and Criminals 6. Violence, War and Terrorism 7.
Criminal others 8. Youth crime and gangs 9. Control and Surveillance 10.
Conclusion.