LEADER 04817nam 22008294a 450 001 9910827546803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-30684-9 010 $a1-283-96267-5 010 $a1-134-30685-7 010 $a0-415-33610-4 010 $a1-280-03711-3 010 $a0-203-42108-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203421086 035 $a(CKB)1000000000247507 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH3709043 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000310714 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11244699 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000310714 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10314703 035 $a(PQKB)10056813 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000487739 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12185514 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487739 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10445563 035 $a(PQKB)11557544 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC200699 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5297925 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL200699 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10099986 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL427517 035 $a(OCoLC)826853514 035 $a(OCoLC)995560714 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5297925 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL3711 035 $a(OCoLC)1027168391 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000247507 100 $a20030828d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA suitable amount of crime /$fNils Christie 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (160 p. )$c2 tables and 1 line drawing 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-203-69304-3 311 $a0-415-33611-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface: Roots 1. Crime Does Not Exist 2. Mono-Cultures 3. The Use-Value of Crime 4. Incarceration as an Answer 5. State or Neighbours? 6. No Penal Law? 7. Answers to Atrocities 8. When is Enough, Enough? 330 8 $aCrime and punishment are social and cultural manifestations; they are closely bound up with people's perceptions of morality, norms and values. In this book, Nils Christie argues that crime is a fluid and shallow concept - acts that could be construed as criminal are unlimited and crime is therefore in endless supply. It should not be forgotten that there are alternatives, both in the definition of crime, and in responses to it. A Suitable Amount of Crime looks at the great variations between countries over what are considered 'unwanted acts', how many are constructed as criminal and how many are punished. It explains the differences between eastern and western Europe, between the USA and the rest of the world. The author laments the size of prison populations in countries with large penal sectors, and asks whether the international community has a moral obligation to 'shame' states that are punitive in the extreme. The book is written in an engaging and easily accessible style that will appeal to anyone interested in understanding contemporary problems of crime and punishment. Crime and punishment are social and cultural manifestations; they are closely bound up with people's perceptions of morality, norms and values. In this book, Nils Christie argues that crime is a fluid and shallow concept - acts that could be construed as criminal are unlimited and crime is therefore in endless supply. It should not be forgotten that there are alternatives, both in the definition of crime, and in responses to it. A Suitable Amount of Crime looks at the great variations between countries over what are considered 'unwanted acts', how many are constructed as criminal and how many are punished. It explains the differences between eastern and western Europe, between the USA and the rest of the world. The author laments the size of prison populations in countries with large penal sectors, and asks whether the international community has a moral obligation to 'shame' states that are punitive in the extreme. The book is written in an engaging and easily accessible style that will appeal to anyone interested in understanding contemporary problems of crime and punishment. 606 $aCriminology 606 $aCrime$xSociological aspects 606 $aCriminal behavior 606 $aPunishment$xPhilosophy 606 $aCriminal justice, Administration of$vCross-cultural studies 615 0$aCriminology. 615 0$aCrime$xSociological aspects. 615 0$aCriminal behavior. 615 0$aPunishment$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aCriminal justice, Administration of 676 $a364 700 $aChristie$b Nils$f1928-$0537881 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827546803321 996 $aA suitable amount of crime$93918117 997 $aUNINA