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Invisible Crimes is an edited volume containing a collection of
articles from a distinguished panel of academics. The book explores
many features of 'invisible' crimes and in doing so provides
numerous examples of hidden crimes and victimisations. The book
will be invaluable to students of criminology at both undergraduate
and postgraduate level. It will also inspire academics from a range
of disciplines to update, rewrite and offer new courses on
neglected crimes and victimisations.
Invisible Crimes is an edited volume containing a collection of
articles from a distinguished panel of academics. The book explores
many features of 'invisible' crimes and in doing so provides
numerous examples of hidden crimes and victimisations. The book
will be invaluable to students of criminology at both undergraduate
and postgraduate level. It will also inspire academics from a range
of disciplines to update, rewrite and offer new courses on
neglected crimes and victimisations.
This innovative book offers a comprehensive assessment of policing
in late modern Britain. The overall theme is that as we approach
the end of the twentieth century, it is an appropriate time to
review recent developments in policing and law enforcement and to
consider future prospects.The areas covered include equal
opportunities and public policework; perspectives on and politics
of police policy making; the emergence and consequences of
managerialism and privatisation; legitimacy, policing and human
rights; crime control and surveillance in Northern Ireland; crime
rates, victimisation and the provision of service; risk, late
modernity and 'community policing'; regulating virtual communities
and policing cybercrime; and the insights to be gained from
comparative analysis. Thought-provoking and incisive, Policing
Futures is an invaluable source of information, and will be
essential reading for students, lecturers, researchers and
practitioners in the fields of police studies, criminology,
socio-legal studies, law, sociology, social policy, social work and
related disciplines.
Bringing together the work of over eighty leading academics and
researchers worldwide to produce the definitive reference and
research tool for the social sciences, The SAGE Dictionary of
Social Research Methods contains more than 230 entries providing
the widest coverage of the all the main terms in the research
process. It encompasses philosophies of science, research paradigms
and designs, specific aspects of data collection, practical issues
to be addressed when carrying out research, and the role of
research in terms of function and context. Each entry includes: - A
concise definition of the concept - A description of distinctive
features: historical and disciplinary backgrounds; key writers;
applications - A critical and reflective evaluation of the concept
under consideration - Cross references to associated concepts
within the dictionary - A list of key readings Written in a lively
style, The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods is an
essential study guide for students and first-time researchers. It
is a primary source of reference for advanced study, a necessary
supplement to established textbooks, and a state-of-the-art
reference guide to the specialized language of research across the
social sciences.
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