| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Risk societies and the government of crime / Pat O'Malley-- Dangerousness and modern society / John Pratt-- Guerrillas in our midst: Judicial responses to governing the dangerous / Arie Freiberg-- Civil commitment as social control: Managing the risk of sexual violence / Eric Janus -- Calculations of risk in contemporary penal practice / Mark Brown-- Criminal careers sex offending and dangerousness / Roderic Broadhurst-- Risk and blame in criminal justice controversies: British press coverage and official discourse on prison security 1993-6 / Richard Sparks -- Naturalising danger: Women fear and personal safety / Elizabeth Stanko -- Drugs and dangerousness: Perception and management of risk in the neo-liberal era / Adam Sutton -- Dangerous states / Nils Christie. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Recidivists.
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Recidivists. |
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Violent offenders.
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Violent offenders. |
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Violent crimes -- Social aspects.
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Violent crimes -- Social aspects. |
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Violent crimes. |
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Danger perception.
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Danger perception. |
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Risk perception.
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Risk perception. |
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Criminal law -- Social aspects.
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Criminal law -- Social aspects. |
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Punishment -- Social aspects.
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Punishment -- Social aspects. |
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Punishment. |
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Criminal behavior, Prediction of.
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Criminal behavior, Prediction of. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Criminal law. |
| Added Author |
Brown, Mark, 1965- editor.
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Pratt, John, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dangerous offenders. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000 0415200474 (DLC) 99057701 (OCoLC)42810873 |
| ISBN |
0203190599 (electronic book) |
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9780203190593 (electronic book) |
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0203135741 (electronic book) |
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9780203135747 (electronic book) |
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0415200474 |
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0415200482 (Paper) |
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