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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458584003321

Autore

Spalek Basia

Titolo

Communities, identities and crime / Basia Spalek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK : , : Policy, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4473-0189-7

1-282-98577-9

9786612985775

1-84742-958-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Disciplina

364.08

Soggetti

Hate crimes

Discrimination in criminal justice administration

Criminal psychology

Criminal justice, Administration of

Crime prevention - Citizen participation

Community policing

SOCIAL SCIENCE - Criminology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Social identites in late modernity: offender and victim identity constructions -- Equality and diversity agendas in criminal justice -- Researching identitles and communities: key epistemological, methodological and ethical dilemmas -- Communities and criminal justice: engaging legitimised, project and resistance identities -- Gender, crime, victimisation and criminal justice -- Race, crime and criminal justice -- Faith identities, crime and criminal justice -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, crime, victimisation and criminal justice -- Ageing, disability, criminology and criminal justice.

Sommario/riassunto

This title provides a critical and refreshing perspective on the most significant developments in relation to equality and diversity issues that



feature in the policies and practices of all criminal justice agencies.