1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454063803321

Autore

Rodger John

Titolo

Criminalising Social Policy [[electronic resource] ] : Anti-social Behaviour and Welfare in a De-civilised Society

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

1-134-00287-4

1-283-88859-9

1-282-07756-2

9786612077562

1-84392-540-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

303.330941

361.1

Soggetti

Social control

Social control - Great Britain

Nuisances - Great Britain

Public welfare - Great Britain

Criminal justice, Administration of - Great Britain

Social Conditions

Social Change

Sociology & Social History

Social Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Criminalising Social Policy Anti-social behaviour and welfare in a de-civilised society; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Outline of the book; Chapter 1 Criminalising social policy: some general observations; Criminalising social policy; Welfare and discipline; Civil law and natural justice; Dysfunctional families and anti-social children; Concluding observations; Chapter 2 Incivility and welfare in a de-civilised society; The theory of the civilising process; De-civilisation and welfare retrenchment; Attitudes, emotions and



post-emotionalism

De-civilising tendencies in penal policyConcluding observations; Chapter 3 Disorderly behaviour and underclass culture: the emergence of the 'chav' and 'NEET' generation; The creation of the 'NEET' generation; The enduring issue of the underclass; The coarsening of culture; Class, culture and consumption; Culture and instrumentalism; Value orientations or cultural toolkit?; Concluding observations; Chapter 4 The politics and policy of incivility; Informalisation and crime as a normal social fact; The 'new politics of welfare': from social steering to social regulation

The politics of withholding benefitsRegulatory communities and the politics of social inclusion; Concluding observations; Chapter 5 Family life and anti-social behaviour; Personal relationships in contemporary society; Family life and criminality; The de-civilising of parents; Family policy and anti-social behaviour under New Labour; Intensive family support: the case of the Dundee Family Project; Concluding observations: desistance from crime and anti-social behaviour; Chapter 6 Child welfare and juvenile justice; Punishing parents and the anti-social behaviour strategy

Youth offending and juvenile justice in EnglandThe Children's Hearing system in Scotland; Restorative practices; Concluding observations; Chapter 7 The strategy for civil renewal and community safety; The 'third way' and the voluntary sector; Civil renewal, welfare and inauthentic politics; Community safety and established-outsider relations; Concluding observations; Chapter 8 Fear of the uncivil and the criminal; Civilising security; Signal crimes and fear; Streetwise behaviour as inverted fear; Social policy and the problem of security; Concluding observations

Chapter 9 Conclusions: criminology and social policySocial policy or moral regulation?; Welfare and institutional anomie; Social policy and criminal justice: finding the balance; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Recent legislative and policy developments in contemporary Britain have ushered in a new approach to criminal justice. The focus on criminal dispositions and welfarism has given way to a strategy which now involves the management of social exclusion, dysfunctional and anti-social families and situational crime prevention, leading to what has been widely characterized as the 'criminalisation of social policy' - and evidenced most recently by the anti-social behaviour and respect agendas. This book is concerned to explore, analyse and explain these developments. It seeks at the same ti



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996384648903316

Autore

Lucretius Carus Titus

Titolo

Lucretius his six books of epicurean philosophy and Manilius his five books containing a system of the ancient astronomy and astrology [[electronic resource] ] : together with The philosophy of the Stoicks / / both translated into English verse with notes by Mr. Tho. Creech;  To which is added the several parts of Lucretius, English'd by Mr. Dryden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1700

Descrizione fisica

669 p. in various pagings : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

ManiliusMarcus

CreechThomas <1659-1700.>

DrydenJohn <1631-1700.>

Soggetti

Philosophy, Ancient

Astronomy

Astrology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Pages stained, with some loss of print.

Creech's translation of Lucretius has special t.p. with statement "Fifth edition".

Reproduction of original in the Cambridge University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0021



3.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00078580

Autore

HOGG, Peter C.

Titolo

The African slave trade and its suppression : A classified and annotated bibliography of books, pamphlets and periodical articles / Peter C. Hogg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Frank Cass, 1973

ISBN

07-14-62775-5

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 409 p. ; 25 cm

Disciplina

016.380144

Soggetti

TRATTA DEGLI SCHIAVI - Bibliografia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia