Maguire, Morgan & Reiner: The Oxford Handbook of Criminology 4e 
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Chapter 03
To what extent, and in what specific ways, can recent changes in responses to crime be said to reflect a broad shift from 'government' to 'governance'? (See also Chapter 25)
Is the growing plurality of security provision seriously harmful to the public good?
In what ways, and why, does ambivalence characterize attitudes and actions relating to risk in the field of crime control?
Why has so much political importance become attached in recent years to individual failures in the risk management of offenders? (See also Chapters 16, 31)
What might criminologists gain from paying closer attention to the phenomenon of globalization?
What kinds of empirical research might best enhance our understanding of the rapid and far-reaching changes that appear to be occurring in the 'penal landscape' of late modern societies?
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