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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455173203321

Titolo

Crime in Europe / / edited by Frances Heidensohn and Martin Farrell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993, c1991

ISBN

1-138-41591-X

1-134-86384-5

1-280-32183-0

0-203-42315-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeidensohnFrances

FarrellMartin <1950->

Disciplina

364.4094

364.94

Soggetti

Crime - Europe

Crime prevention - Europe

Criminology - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers originally presented at a conference organized by the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency, held at the University of York, in September 1988.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; Preface to the paperback edition; Introduction: convergence, diversity and change; Criminology in Europe; More than a matter of security: trends in crime prevention in Europe; Crime in eastern Europe; Women and crime in Europe; Drugs, crime and law enforcement: some issues for Europe; Ethnic minorities: crime and criminal justice in Europe; Police co-operation within western Europe

Social development and the prevention of crime in France: a challenge for local parties and central government A touch of discipline: accountability and discipline in prison systems in western Europe; Conflict resolution between victims and offenders in Austria and in the Federal Republic of Germany; Developments in business crime control in Europe; Notes; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index



Sommario/riassunto

Crime in Europe looks at the patterns of crime and policing in the new Europe of the 1990's. The contributors tackle a wide range of issues in an attempt to establish a truly comparative and relevant criminology for Europe.