Critical Concepts in Criminology
Some of our backlist titles will appeal to those interested in criminal justice and crime prevention.

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Restorative Justice
Series: Critical Concepts in Criminology
Over the last decade or so, more has been more written and talked about restorative justice than any other criminological topic. In addition to the proliferation of published work, there have been numerous national and international conferences and seminars both within and outside the academy, and...
Published July 23rd 2009 by Routledge
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Crime Reduction
Series: Critical Concepts in Criminology
Across the globe, challenging and contentious issues about community safety and security increasingly exercise governments and police forces—as well as, for example, town planners and car-park designers. Consequently, as a specialist area within the wider discipline of criminology, crime reduction...
Published December 9th 2008 by Routledge
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Organized Crime
Series: Critical Concepts in Criminology
The systematic study of organized crime dates back to John Landesco’s classic of ethnography, Organized Crime in Chicago (1929). Since then, the field has grown considerably and, as well as criminologists and sociologists, the topic has been embraced by researchers from a broad range of disciplines...
Published May 4th 2010 by Routledge
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Surveillance
Series: Critical Concepts in Criminology
Over the past fifty years, the apparatus of surveillance in modern societies has expanded to such an extent that almost every aspect of our public and private lives is now open to scrutiny and analysis. Each time we walk down a city street or pass through a shopping centre, CCTV cameras record our...
Published December 18th 2008 by Routledge



