Can I read Dangerous Offenders : Punishment and Social Order on EtoBox?
Dangerous Offenders : Punishment and Social Order by Mark Brown; John Pratt; NetLibrary, Inc is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Dangerous Offenders : Punishment and Social Order about?
<p>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.</p>
Who reads Dangerous Offenders : Punishment and Social Order?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mark Brown; John Pratt; NetLibrary, Inc
- Publisher
- Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [distributor
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781134637034
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, True Crime, Social Science
