Dangerous offenders : punishment and social order / / edited by Mark Brown and John Pratt

• Pubblicazione: London ; New York, : Routledge, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 197 p
• Disciplina: 364.6/01
• Soggetto topico: Recidivists; Violent offenders; Violent crimes - Social aspects; Danger perception; Risk perception; Criminal law - Social aspects; Punishment - Social aspects; Criminal behavior, Prediction of
• Altri autori: BrownMark <1965-> PrattJohn
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: chapter Introduction / MARK BROWN -- part PART I Dangerousness: a sociological history -- chapter 1 Risk societies and the government of crime / PAT O MALLEY -- chapter 2 Dangerousness and modern society / JOHN PRATT -- part Part II Legal responses and responsibilities -- chapter 3 Guerrillas in our midst? Judicial responses to governing the dangerous -- ARIE FREIBERG / Judicial responses to governing the dangerous Arie Freiberg -- chapter 4 Civil commitment as social control: managing the risk of sexual violence -- ERIC JANUS / Managing the risk of sexual violence Eric Janus -- part PART III Practical risks: danger in the penal context -- chapter 5 Calculations of risk in contemporary penal practice / MARK BROWN -- chapter 6 Criminal careers, sex offending and dangerousness / RODERIC BROADHURST -- chapter 7 Risk and blame in criminal justice controversies: British press coverage and official discourse on prison security (1993-6) -- RICHARD SPARKS / British press coverage and official discourse on prison security (1993-6) Richard Sparks -- part PART IV Violence, danger and modern government: the future -- chapter 8 Naturalising danger: women, fear and personal safety -- ELIZABETH STANKO / Women, fear and personal safety Elizabeth Stanko -- chapter 9 Drugs and dangerousness: perception and management of risk in the neo-liberal era -- ADAM SUTTON / Perception and management of risk in the neo-liberal era Adam Sutton -- chapter 10 Dangerous states / NILS CHRISTIE.
• Sommario/riassunto: This highly controversial new book considers how the dangerous offender has become such a figure of collective anxiety for the citizens of rationalised Western societies. The authors consider: * ideas of danger and social threat in historical perspective * legal responses to violent criminals * attempts to predict dangerous behaviour * why particular groups, such as women, remain at risk from violent crime. This inspired collection invites us to rethink the received wisdom on dangerous offenders, and will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of criminology and the sociology of Risk.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dangerous offenders
• ISBN: 1-134-63703-9; 0-203-19059-9; 1-134-63704-7; 1-280-32863-0; 0-203-13574-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910170994003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II