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History & Crime - Paperback
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by Barry Godfrey (Author), Paul M. Lawrence (Author), Chris A. Williams (Author)
This lively and accessible text provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control. It explains the historical background that is essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice and examines the historical context for contemporary criminological debates.
Topics covered include:
- Crime statistics
- Constructions of criminality
- Policing
- Prisons
- Surveillance
- Governance
- White-collar crime
- Immigration and crime
The book is written in an accessible style which encourages students to think critically about the disciplines of both history and criminology. It includes an introduction to historical sources and methodology and provides a series of historical ′case-studies′ analyzing the background to contemporary debates. Undergraduates will appreciate descriptions of key terms, a glossary, structured study questions, and chapter overviews.
History and Crime is indispensable for students and academics in criminology, criminal justice, sociology, and history. It is part of the Key Approaches to Criminology series.
Author Biography
Barry Godfrey began his career at Keele University in 1995, leaving as Professor of Criminology in 2011. He was then appointed Professor of Social Justice at the University of Liverpool to research comparative and historical criminology and carry out duties as Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. During his career, Barry has published twenty sole- and co-authored books, edited collections of essays and edited special issues of several journals. He has an international reputation, being awarded visiting and honorary appointments at the universities of Tasmania, Western Australia, New England, and Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool. He is Inaugural Research Fellow of the Howard League for Penal Reform; and now works with researchers in North America, Australia, New Zealand, China and the Netherlands on a variety of historical and modern criminological issues.
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