Handbook of public protection / edited by Mike Nash and Andy Williams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nash, Mike, Dr.

Williams, Andy (Senior lecturer)

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--Great Britain.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Offenses against public safety.

Criminal behavior, Prediction of.

Great Britain.

Criminal behavior, Prediction of--Great Britain.

Offenses against public safety--Great Britain--Prevention.

Physical Description:

xxi, 474 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon ; New York : Willan, 2010.

Summary:

Public protection has become an increasingly central theme in the work of the criminal justice agencies in many parts of the world in recent years. Its high public profile and consequent political sensitivity means that growing numbers of criminal justice professionals find their daily work load dominated by the assessment and management of high risk of harm offenders.

Developments such as sex offender registers and (in the UK) Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) have made this issue not only a core activity for police, probation and prison services, but for a range of other organizations as well - in particular social work and the health services. Partnership has become central to the concept of public protection.

At the same time the concept of public protection has occasioned increased political debate. Protecting the public from high risk or dangerous offenders has become an international issue and has increasingly shaped criminal justice policy.

This text brings together leading researchers, commentators and practitioners in the field, providing authoritative coverage of the theory and practice of public protection, both in the UK and internationally. It provides a critical review of contemporary public protection practice as well as up-to-date research and thinking in the field.

The book consists of five sections that examine the key threads of public protection:

The Context of Public Protection

Assessing and Managing Risk

Doing the Job

A Comparative Perspective

Contemporary Issues in Public Protection

The key themes of 'risk and dangerousness' and 'individual rights and community safety' are explored throughout each section.

This book will be essential reading for students and practitioners in criminal justice. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The Context of Public Protection

Introduction / Mike Nash Nash, Mike, Andy Williams Williams, Andy 11

1 'Dangers by being despised grow great' / Herschel Prins Prins, Herschel 15

2 Theorising dangerousness / Mark Brown Brown, Mark 40

3 The politics of public protection / Mike Nash Nash, Mike 60

Part 2 Assessing and Managing Risk

Introduction / Mike Nash Nash, Mike, Andy Williams Williams, Andy 83

4 Forensic risk assessment: public protection versus offender rights / James Vess Vess, James 87

5 Discretion and decision-making in public protection / Nicola Padfield Padfield, Nicola 103

6 An epistemological chasm? Actuarial risk assessment through OASys / Andy Williams Williams, Andy 133

7 Public protection: perpetrators, predictions, prevention and performance / David Carson Carson, David, Tim Carson Carson, Tim 162

Part 3 Doing the Job

Introduction / Mike Nash Nash, Mike, Andy Williams Williams, Andy 181

8 Public protection and the Parole Board in England and Wales / Dick Whitfield Whitfield, Dick 185

9 Community protection and multi-agency public protection arrangements / Hazel Kemshall Kemshall, Hazel 199

10 Public protection work: achieving the possible / Andrew Bridges Bridges, Andrew, Kate White White, Kate 217

11 Sex offender management in the community: who are the victims? / Bob Golding Golding, Bob 234

Part 4 A Comparative Perspective

Introduction / Mike Nash Nash, Mike, Andy Williams Williams, Andy 251

12 Public protection and community safety in the Netherlands / Francis Pakes Pakes, Francis 257

13 Public protection in Scotland: a way forward? / Beth Weaver Weaver, Beth, Fergus McNeill McNeill, Fergus 272

14 Sex offender notification: policy imperatives, effectives and consequences in the USA / Bill Thompson Thompson, Bill, Cecil Greek Greek, Cecil 295

15 The preventive state: when is prevention of harm harmful? / Eric Janus Janus, Eric 316

Part 5 Contemporary Issues in Public Protection

Introduction / Mike Nash Nash, Mike, Andy Williams Williams, Andy 337

16 Electronic monitoring, satellite tracking and public protection / Mike Nellis Nellis, Mike 341

17 Hate crime offending and victimisation: some considerations for public protection / Nathan Hall Hall, Nathan 361

18 Punitive policies on sexual offending: from public shaming to public protection / Anne-Marie McAlinden McAlinden, Anne-Marie 380

19 Policing, public protection and minority groups / John Grieve Grieve, John 399

20 Young offenders and public protection / Kerry Baker Baker, Kerry 417

21 Public protectionism and 'Sarah's Law': exerting pressure through single issue campaigns / Stephen P. Savage Savage, Stephen P., Sarah Charman Charman, Sarah 434.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781843928515

1843928515

1843928507

9781843928508

OCLC:

502034809

Publisher Number:

99942822585