Criminal justice in Scotland / / edited by Hazel Croall, Gerry Mooney and Mary Munro

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Willan Pub., , 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.41105
• Soggetto topico: Criminal justice, Administration of - Scotland; Criminal law - Scotland; Crime - Scotland
• Altri autori: CroallHazel <1947-> MooneyGerry <1960-> MunroMary <1951->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Cover""; ""Criminal Justice in Scotland""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword and acknowledgements""; ""List of abbreviations""; ""Notes on contributors""; ""Part 1. Thinking about crime and criminal justice in Scotland: introduction and social context""; ""1. Criminal justice in contemporary Scotland: themes, issues and questions: Hazel Croall, Gerry Mooney and Mary Munro""; ""2. Social inequalities, criminal justice and discourses of social control in contemporary Scotland: Gerry Mooney, Hazel Croall and Mary Munro"" ; ""3. Urban â€?disordersâ€?, â€?problem placesâ€? and criminal justice in Scotland: Alex Law, Gerry Mooney and Gesa Helms""""Part 2: Issues in criminal and social justice""; ""4. Youth crime and justice in Scotland: Lesley McAra and Susan McVie""; ""5. Gender, crime and criminal justice in Scotland: Lesley McMillan""; ""6. Race, ethnicity, crime and justice in Scotland: Hazel Croall and Liz Frondigoun""; ""7. Corporate crime in Scotland: Jenifer Ross and Hazel Croall""; ""8. Environmental crime in Scotland: Reece Walters""; ""Part 3: Aspects of criminal justice process and practice"" ; ""9. Policing, surveillance and security in contemporary Scotland: Nicholas R. Fyfe""""10. Sentencing and penal decision-making: is Scotland losing its distinctive character?: Cyrus Tata""; ""11. Fines, community sanctions and measures in Scotland: Mary Munro and Fergus McNeill""; ""12. Prisons and imprisonment in Scotland: Jacqueline Tombs and Laura Piacentini""; ""Part 4: Looking ahead""; ""13. Criminal justice in Scotland: overview and prospects: Mary Munro, Gerry Mooney and Hazel Croall""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: The existence of the separate criminal jurisdiction in Scotland is ignored by most criminological texts purporting to consider crime and criminal justice in 'Britain' or the 'UK'. This book offers a critically-informed analysis and understanding of crime and criminal justice in contemporary Scotland. It considers key areas of criminal justice policy making in Scotland; in particular the extent to which criminal justice in Scotland is increasingly divergent from other UK jurisdictions as well as pressures that may lead to convergences in particular areas, for instance, in relation to trends in youth justice and penal policy. The book considers the extent to which Scottish crime and criminal justice is being affected both by devolution as well as the wider pressures resulting from globalization, Europeanisation and new patterns of migration. While the book has a Scottish focus, it also offers new ways of thinking about criminal justice - relating these issues to wider social divisions and inequalities in contemporary Scottish and UK society. It extends the 'gaze' and analysis of criminology by exploring issues such as environmental crime, urban disorder and the new urbanism as well as crimes of the rich and powerful and corporate crime, giving it a relevance and resonance far beyond Scotland. Criminal Justice in Scotland will be an essential text for students in Scotland taking courses in criminology, sociology, social policy, social sciences, law and police sciences, as well as criminal justice practitioners and policy makers in Scotland. It will also be an essential source for students of comparative criminology elsewhere and academics wishing to take Scotland into account in thinking about criminal justice in the UK.
• Titolo autorizzato: Criminal justice in Scotland
• ISBN: 1-136-68138-8; 0-203-81034-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968780803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II