240 Pages
    by Routledge

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    While some European nations share similar crime rates and trends, many differ widely in their approach to criminal justice. And as Europe's internal frontiers prepare to give way to a `single market', issues such as the movement of terrorists, international fraud, and drug trafficking, take on new, significant dimensions. This is the first book to address these issues and attempt a comparative criminology for Europe. The contributors cover a range of subjects including *crime prevention* women and crime*the relationship of ethnic minorities to crime and the police*corporate crime* accountability in the prison system.

    Part One Introduction: Convergence, Diversity and Change Criminology in Europe Frances Heidensohn Diversity and Change Criminology in Europe Joanna Shapland Part Two: Patterns and Trends More than a Matter of Security: Trends in Crime Prevention in Europe Jan van Dijk Crime in Eastern Europe Ewa Bienkowska Women and Crime in Europe Frances Heidensohn Drugs, Crime and Law Enforcement: some Issues for Europe Nick Dorn and Nigel South Ethnic Moinorities - Crime and Criminal Justice in Europe Hans-Jorg Albrecht Part Three: Policies and Problems Police Co-operatoin within Western Europe Cyrille Fijnaut Social Development and the Prevention of Crime in France: a Challenge for Local Parties and Cental Government Marie-Pierre de Liege A Touch of Discipline: Accountablility and Discipline in Prison Systems in Western Europe Jon Vagg Conflict Resolution between Victims and Offenders in Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany Christa Pelikan Developments in Business Crime Control in Europe Mike Levi

    Biography

    Martin Farrell, Frances Heidensohn

    `.. A remarkable tour de force ... many thoughts are inspired by this excellent collection of papers ... They present a most useful and comprehensive survey of trends and developments in (mainly) Western European countries, and cover a wide range of criminological and penological matters.' - British Journal of Criminology