Property crime in London, 1850 - present
"This book examines London's transformation from the mid-Victorian "miracle" of low (and diminishing) crime to its status as a high-crime society at the outset of the twenty-first century. It treats six different types of misdeed--burglary, shopbreaking, shoplifting, confidence s...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Palgrave Macmillan
2011
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| En: | Año: 2011 |
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Autorenbiografie (Verlag) Portada Índice Texto de la solapa Verlagsangaben (Verlag) |
| Disponibilidad en Tübingen: | Disponible en Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 5227 |
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| Sumario: | "This book examines London's transformation from the mid-Victorian "miracle" of low (and diminishing) crime to its status as a high-crime society at the outset of the twenty-first century. It treats six different types of misdeed--burglary, shopbreaking, shoplifting, confidence schemes, robbery, and drug smuggling--as representative of distinct phases in the evolution of criminal activity and the criminal-justice system in modern Britain. It argues that the growth of lawbreaking must be explained by connecting sensational and mundane offenses alike to their social and economic contexts, with a particular focus on how these contexts (including experience within the penal system) shape criminal decision-making and expanded opportunities for transgression"-- "This book examines London's transformation from the mid-Victorian "miracle" of low (and diminishing) crime to its status as a high-crime society at the outset of the twenty-first century. It treats six different types of misdeed--burglary, shopbreaking, shoplifting, confidence schemes, robbery, and drug smuggling--as representative of distinct phases in the evolution of criminal activity and the criminal-justice system in modern Britain. It argues that the growth of lawbreaking must be explained by connecting sensational and mundane offenses alike to their social and economic contexts, with a particular focus on how these contexts (including experience within the penal system) shape criminal decision-making and expanded opportunities for transgression"-- |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references (S. [215] - 231) and index |
| Descripción Física: | 236 S. |
| ISBN: | 0230114903 9780230114906 |