Crime in Europe / edited by Frances Heidensohn and Martin Farrell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heidensohn, Frances.

Farrell, Martin, 1950-

Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency (Great Britain)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Europe--Congresses.

Crime.

Crime prevention--Europe--Congresses.

Crime prevention.

Criminology--Europe--Congresses.

Criminology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Crime in Europe looks at the patterns of crime and policing in the new Europe of the 1990's. The contributors tackle a wide range of issues in an attempt to establish a truly comparative and relevant criminology for Europe.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; Preface to the paperback edition; Introduction: convergence, diversity and change; Criminology in Europe; More than a matter of security: trends in crime prevention in Europe; Crime in eastern Europe; Women and crime in Europe; Drugs, crime and law enforcement: some issues for Europe; Ethnic minorities: crime and criminal justice in Europe; Police co-operation within western Europe

Social development and the prevention of crime in France: a challenge for local parties and central government A touch of discipline: accountability and discipline in prison systems in western Europe; Conflict resolution between victims and offenders in Austria and in the Federal Republic of Germany; Developments in business crime control in Europe; Notes; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

Papers originally presented at a conference organized by the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency, held at the University of York, in September 1988.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-134-86383-7

1-138-41591-X

1-134-86384-5

1-280-32183-0

0-203-42315-1

9780203423158

OCLC:

646717884