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There is currently much concern about the relationship between
crime, deviance and urban space. These relate to perceived
connections between nightlife and gun cultures, alcohol
consumption, disorder and incivilities, serious crime and
corruption, and the role of health and safety practices in the
management of public space. However, there seems to have been
little consideration of the social benefits of a diverse urban
nightlife. Based on an empirical study of South London, this book
examines the unwitting consequences of local decision- and
law-making and highlights the processes and impacts of exclusion,
questioning the extent to which licensing practices restrict
cultural diversity and whether current licensing policy actually
fuels alcohol consumption. It shows how cultural, economic and
strategic changes have served to differentiate between 'acceptable'
and unacceptable' cultures and, by a variety of processes, exclude
those deemed an unacceptable social order 'risk'.
Crime: Local and Global and its sister text Criminal Justice: Local
and Global are two new teaching texts that aim to equip the reader
with a critical understanding of the globally contested nature of
'crime' and 'justice'. Through an examination of key concepts and
criminological approaches, the books illuminate the different ways
in which crime is constructed, conceived and controlled.
International case studies are used to demonstrate how 'crime' and
'justice' are historically and geographically located in terms of
the global/local context, and how processes of criminalisation and
punishment are mediated in contemporary societies.
Crime: Local and Global covers the way local events (such as
prostitution) have wider aspects than previously thought. Links
with people traffickers, international organised crime and violence
cannot be ignored any longer. Each crime or area of activity
selected within this text has a global reach, and is made ever more
possible due to the way globalisation has opened up markets, both
legitimate and illegitimate.
The book's approach and scope emphasises that we can no longer view
'crime' as something which occurs within certain jurisdictions, at
certain times and in particular places. For example, the chapter on
cybercrime highlights the 'illegal' acts that can be perpetrated by
second lifers, anywhere in the world, but are they a crime?
Crime: Local and Global and its sister text Criminal Justice: Local
and Global are two new teaching texts that aim to equip the reader
with a critical understanding of the globally contested nature of
'crime' and 'justice'. Through an examination of key concepts and
criminological approaches, the books illuminate the different ways
in which crime is constructed, conceived and controlled.
International case studies are used to demonstrate how 'crime' and
'justice' are historically and geographically located in terms of
the global/local context, and how processes of criminalisation and
punishment are mediated in contemporary societies.
Crime: Local and Global covers the way local events (such as
prostitution) have wider aspects than previously thought. Links
with people traffickers, international organised crime and violence
cannot be ignored any longer. Each crime or area of activity
selected within this text has a global reach, and is made ever more
possible due to the way globalisation has opened up markets, both
legitimate and illegitimate.
The book's approach and scope emphasises that we can no longer view
'crime' as something which occurs within certain jurisdictions, at
certain times and in particular places. For example, the chapter on
cybercrime highlights the 'illegal' acts that can be perpetrated by
second lifers, anywhere in the world, but are they a crime?
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