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The Routledge International Handbook on Fear of Crime brings
together original and international state of the art contributions
of theoretical, empirical, policy-related scholarship on the
intersection of perceptions of crime, victimisation, vulnerability
and risk. This is timely as fear of crime has now been a focus of
scholarly and policy interest for some fifty years and shows little
sign of abating. Research on fear of crime is demonstrative of the
inter-disciplinarity of criminology, drawing in the disciplines of
sociology, psychology, political science, history, cultural
studies, gender studies, planning and architecture, philosophy and
human geography. This collection draws in many of these
interdisciplinary themes. This collections also extends the
boundaries of fear of crime research. It does this both
methodologically and conceptually, but perhaps more importantly it
moves us beyond some of the often repeated debates in this field to
focus on novel topics from unique perspectives. The book begins by
plotting the history of fear of crime's development, then moves on
to investigate the methodological and theoretical debates that have
ensued and the policy transfer that occurred across jurisdictions.
Key elements in debates and research on fear of crime concerning
gender, race and ethnicity are covered, as are contemporary themes
in fear of crime research, such as regulation, security, risk and
the fear of terrorism, the mapping of fear of crime and fear of
crime beyond urban landscapes. The final sections of the book
explore geographies of fear and future and unique directions for
this research.
The Routledge International Handbook on Fear of Crime brings
together original and international state of the art contributions
of theoretical, empirical, policy-related scholarship on the
intersection of perceptions of crime, victimisation, vulnerability
and risk. This is timely as fear of crime has now been a focus of
scholarly and policy interest for some fifty years and shows little
sign of abating. Research on fear of crime is demonstrative of the
inter-disciplinarity of criminology, drawing in the disciplines of
sociology, psychology, political science, history, cultural
studies, gender studies, planning and architecture, philosophy and
human geography. This collection draws in many of these
interdisciplinary themes. This collections also extends the
boundaries of fear of crime research. It does this both
methodologically and conceptually, but perhaps more importantly it
moves us beyond some of the often repeated debates in this field to
focus on novel topics from unique perspectives. The book begins by
plotting the history of fear of crime's development, then moves on
to investigate the methodological and theoretical debates that have
ensued and the policy transfer that occurred across jurisdictions.
Key elements in debates and research on fear of crime concerning
gender, race and ethnicity are covered, as are contemporary themes
in fear of crime research, such as regulation, security, risk and
the fear of terrorism, the mapping of fear of crime and fear of
crime beyond urban landscapes. The final sections of the book
explore geographies of fear and future and unique directions for
this research.
Over the last fifteen years there has been a significant growth in
literature dealing with terrorism. Nevertheless, scholars within
mainstream criminology have only recently begun to grapple with the
problem of terrorism in a sustained fashion. In this provocative
book the authors provide both an exposition of the contradictions
that have emerged around the regulation of terrorism and an
incisive analysis of the questions that the management of terrorism
poses for the discipline. Focusing primarily on the processes and
practices that have emerged in the United States and the United
Kingdom, the book provides a critical account of the political
construction, mediation and regulation of terrorist threat since
the events of 9/11. The authors explore the ways in which new
institutional modes of risk assessment based on the principle of
pre-emption have impacted on individuals targeted by them. Noting
the dilemmas produced by the pre-emptive turn, the authors also
elucidate more recent moves to develop the idea of resilience in
counter-terrorism and security policy. This book will be suitable
for academics and students interested in political violence,
terrorism, geopolitics and risk, as well as for practitioners and
experts working in the security industries.
Over the last fifteen years there has been a significant growth in
literature dealing with terrorism. Nevertheless, scholars within
mainstream criminology have only recently begun to grapple with the
problem of terrorism in a sustained fashion. In this provocative
book the authors provide both an exposition of the contradictions
that have emerged around the regulation of terrorism and an
incisive analysis of the questions that the management of terrorism
poses for the discipline. Focusing primarily on the processes and
practices that have emerged in the United States and the United
Kingdom, the book provides a critical account of the political
construction, mediation and regulation of terrorist threat since
the events of 9/11. The authors explore the ways in which new
institutional modes of risk assessment based on the principle of
pre-emption have impacted on individuals targeted by them. Noting
the dilemmas produced by the pre-emptive turn, the authors also
elucidate more recent moves to develop the idea of resilience in
counter-terrorism and security policy. This book will be suitable
for academics and students interested in political violence,
terrorism, geopolitics and risk, as well as for practitioners and
experts working in the security industries.
Within a very short period of time, Ulrich Beck has emerged as one
of the leading sociologists of the late twentieth and early
twenty-first centuries, often working parallel to Giddens and Scott
Lash in highly theorised sociological exegeses. Beck's principal
claim to fame is as the originator of the theory of the 'risk
society' - a concept that has spread throughout the academic
community and across the disciplines as a means of explaining the
changes that have convulsed contemporary society. Despite being
floated in Germany as early as 1986, there has yet to be a thorough
examination of the value of the risk society thesis in
understanding the dynamics of everyday life. Gabe Mythen proposes a
critical introduction - and a critique - of Beck's work placing him
within the context of other theorists of risk, such as Douglas and
Foucault. Key areas of analysis include risk perception, the
mediation of risk, risk and the environment, changing employment
trends and patterns of political engagement.
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