Nightlife and Crime is a collection of scholarly reports on crime
and disorder in the Night Time Economies (NTEs) of 17 countries.
This innovative volume provides an outward looking and
international perspective on the area in an accessible and
thought-provoking style. The issues raised in Nightlife and Crime
go the heart of contemporary debates on 'binge-drinking' and
anti-social behavior which have been heavily debated in Britain
following the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003 and the
Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. Such themes are also at the
forefront of public policy discourse and media interest in other
countries such as Australia and Spain.
Academic literature on crime and policing in the night time
economy has so far primarily focused on England and Australasia,
with cross-cultural comparative approaches noticeable only by their
absence. This title is a marked change from this tendency, allowing
readers to access data and critique from an interdisciplinary team
of world-renowned experts. The book's impressive range of
contributors explicate the salient themes and particularities
within the countries from which their research is drawn, and
American contributions feature in-depth case studies tackling three
different regions in the States. Other countries discussed include
the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Spain, Norway and Hong
Kong. Each contributor examines the main crime and disorder issues
within their country's cultural contexts, summarizing the police
strategies used and their own research into the nature of the crime
and disorder. Each chapter reflects on the broader challenges these
crimes present to the economic and social life of towns, with the
aimof facilitating the transfer of knowledge between scholars and
practitioners in various parts of the world.
On the basis of the studies included in the volume, the Editor
draws out tentative areas of comparative research in the
introductory and concluding chapters, with the aim of encouraging
the development of further comparative and collaborative research
in the area. This unique, ambitious book is of interest to
academics and practitioners alike who are tasked with making sense
of this burgeoning area of criminology, and is also of value to
undergraduate and postgraduate courses dealing with Night Time
Economies.
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