Understanding Crime and Social Policy
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Understanding Crime and Social Policy

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
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Understanding Crime and Social Policy

About this book

Understanding crime and social policy explores the interface between crime and social policy, drawing upon international theoretical developments and empirical research from within Criminology and Social Policy.Written by an experienced author, it uses analysis of policy-making under the New Labour and Conservative-Liberal Democrat governments to reflect upon the multiplicity of influences which shape the formulation and delivery of crime control policies, the changing nature of government and governance in neo-liberal societies, and the enhanced role of the welfare state in 'solving' crime 'problems'. A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of policy examples including the resettlement of prisoners, problem drug use and 'troubled' families.

Understanding crime and social policy encourages readers to reflect upon the close connections, and sometimes tensions, between crime reduction and social policy agendas and is aimed at two audiences. The first is students on courses in criminology, criminal justice and social policy. The second is practitioners from across the public, private and voluntary sector.

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Information

Publisher
Policy Press
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781861347282
eBook ISBN
9781447309659

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface and acknowledgements
  6. one Introducing crime and social policy
  7. two Crime, criminalisation and social policy
  8. three Crime policy-making: a myriad of influences
  9. four Delivering crime policy: analysing the changing political landscape
  10. five The resettlement of prisoners: back on the policy agenda
  11. six The messy realities of policy-making: tackling the drug ā€˜problem’
  12. seven ā€˜Troubled’ or ā€˜troublesome’ families? Social policy and crime prevention
  13. eight Governing through crime? Regulating behaviour in neoliberal societies
  14. References