Dangerous offenders : punishment and social order /

Dangerous offenders : punishment and social order /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 197 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Recidivists. Violent offenders. Violent crimes -- Social aspects. Danger perception. Risk perception. Criminal law -- Social aspects. Punishment -- Social aspects. Criminal behavior, Prediction of. Criminal behavior, Prediction of. Criminal law -- Social aspects. Danger perception. Punishment -- Social aspects. Recidivists. Risk perception. Violent crimes -- Social aspects. Violent offenders. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11114890

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Other authors / contributors:	Brown, Mark, 1965- editor. Pratt, John, editor.
ISBN:	0203190599 9780203190593 0203135741 9780203135747 9780415200479 0415200474 9780415200486 0415200482 0415200474 0415200482 9786610328635 6610328633
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Dangerous Offenders invites us to rethink the received wisdom on violent and sexual offenders, who seem so feared and so widely debated in this era of unparalleled affluence. Invaluable for students of criminology and sociology of risk.
Other form:	Print version: Dangerous offenders. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000 0415200474
Govt.docs classification:	CRI3102

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Summary:	This highly controversial new book considers how the dangerous offender has become such a figure of collective anxiety for the citizens of rationalised Western societies. The authors consider: <br>* ideas of danger and social threat in historical perspective<br>* legal responses to violent criminals<br>* attempts to predict dangerous behaviour<br>* why particular groups, such as women, remain at risk from violent crime.<br>This inspired collection invites us to rethink the received wisdom on dangerous offenders, and will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of criminology and the sociology of Risk.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 197 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0203190599 9780203190593 0203135741 9780203135747 9780415200479 0415200474 9780415200486 0415200482 9786610328635 6610328633