The Roots of Danger: Violent Crime in Global Perspective

Currie, Elliott

ISBN 10: 0190215232 / ISBN 13: 9780190215231

Edité par Oxford University Press, 2015

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Synopsis :

The most striking feature of violent crime around the world is its variability. Some societies are relatively safe and peaceful: in others, violent crime is a pervasive and devastating fact of life.

In The Roots of Danger: Violent Crime in Global Perspective, Elliott Currie explores why some societies around the world are more violent than others. Beginning by defining violent crimes and discussing how they are measured, he then presents a variety of theories on the phenomenon of violent crime, first examining those theories that don't work and then looking at those that do. Currie concludes with a look toward the future of violence in the light of social, economic, and political changes that are transforming global society. Throughout the text, he draws examples from around the world, demonstrating similarities in the roots of violence across countries and across cultures.

About the Series

Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice, edited by Henry N. Pontell, provides essential knowledge on important contemporary matters of crime, law, and justice to a broad audience of readers. Each volume is written by a leading scholar in that area. Concise, accessible, and affordable, these texts are designed to serve either as primers around which courses can be built or as supplemental books for a variety of courses.

À propos de l'auteur: Elliott Currie is Professor of Criminology, Law, and Society at the University of California, Irvine.

Series Editor
Henry N. Pontell is a Distinguished Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Roots of Danger: Violent Crime in Global...
Éditeur : Oxford University Press
Date d'édition : 2015
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
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