The World of Crime: Breaking the Silence on Problems of Security, Justice and Development Across the World - Couverture rigide

Dijk, Jan Van

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1412956781 ISBN 13 : 9781412956789

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2008

Synopsis

"This book is important for students who want to put domestic crime and justice issues and criminological theories in an international perspective....It is more than likely that this book will also interest all those who are professionally or privately interested in issues of crime, corruption, terrorism, law enforcement, criminal justice and sustainable development."

—Johnson Thomas, BUSINESS INDIA



In today's interdependent world, governments must become more transparent about their crime and justice problems. The World of Crime: Breaking the Silence on Problems of Security, Justice and Development Across the World seeks to break the "conspiracy of silence" regarding statistical information on these sensitive issues. It subsequently analyzes the macro causes of crime such as rapid urbanization, economic inequality, gender discrimination, abuse of alcohol, and drugs and availability of guns. Furthermore, the book analyzes the impact of crime on individuals and societies. Using a wealth of statistical information, the author underlines the need of greater international efforts to tackle transnational problems of crime.

Key Features

• Presents 13 chapters, which are organized in 4 main parts, that cover measurement challenges, common crimes, emerging global crimes, criminal justice, and international perspectives on crime and justice
• Contains statistical data taken from 2005 International Crime Victim Surveys
• Includes high quality figures such as scatter plots, graphs, and maps
• Features summary reviews and figure footnotes at the ends of each chapter

Intended Audience: The book is intended as a supplementary text for introduction to criminology, criminal justice, and comparative justice courses and is also appropriate for those professionally interested in security, criminal justice and development.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jan Van Dijk is Professor of Victimology at Tilburg University and is a leading European criminologist with broad experience as researcher, teacher, and policy adviser of the Dutch government and the European Commission. From 1999 to 2004, he worked as policy director on crime issues for the United Nations in Vienna. He has published several books and more than a hundred articles on international crime trends, crime prevention, and victims′ rights. His main publications to date include Experiences of Crime Across the World, student edition (Kluwer Law and Taxation, 1990-1991) and Caring for Crime Victims (Criminal Justice Press, 1997). He is a member of the American Society of Criminology and past president of the World Society of Victimology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412956781
• ISBN 13: 9781412956789
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 435
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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