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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827119803321

Autore

Spalek Basia

Titolo

Communities, identities and crime / / Basia Spalek [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK : , : Policy, , 2008

ISBN

1-4473-0189-7

1-282-98577-9

9786612985775

1-84742-958-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

364.08

Soggetti

Criminal justice, Administration of

Discrimination in criminal justice administration

Criminal psychology

Crime prevention - Citizen participation

Community policing

Hate crimes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2022).

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 book provides a critical exploration of the importance of social identities when considering crime, victimisation and criminal justice and offers a refreshing perspective on the most significant developments in relation to equality and diversity issues that feature in policies and practices of criminal justice agencies.