The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Public Policy
ISBN13: 9780195336177ISBN10: 0195336178
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656 pages
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Description
Much of the scholarly literature and principal books on criminal justice and crime control policy take the operations of the criminal justice system, the causes of crime and delinquency, theories about crime and justice, and crime prevention as the central topics for study and policy analysis. But law enforcement and public officials create policy responses to specific crimes, not broad categories of offenses. In order to develop the most effective policies, one needs to understand why particular crimes occur and what approaches might best prevent them or minimize the harm they cause.Taking this fresh perspective, The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Public Policy offers a comprehensive examination of crimes as public policy subjects. Michael Tonry, a leading authority on criminology, has brought together the most distinguished active scholars in the field to present a wide-ranging overview and analysis of violent and sexual crimes, property crimes, transactional crimes, transnational crimes, and crimes against morality. The crimes investigated range from often-discussed offenses (homicide, auto theft, sexual violence) to those that only recently began to receive attention (child abuse, domestic violence, environmental crimes); it includes new crimes (identity theft, cybercrime) as well as age-old crimes (drug abuse, gambling, prostitution). Written in a straightforward and accessible manner, each chapter explains why crimes happen, how often, and what we know about efforts to prevent or control them.
Aimed at a wide audience of scholars, students, and policy makers, the Handbook is the definitive reference work on crimes and public policy responses to them.
Features
- Rather than focus on operations of the criminal justice system or the causes of crime and delinquency, this volume seeks to understand why particular crimes occur and what kinds of public policies might best prevent them or minimize harm
- Twenty-five brand-new essays by a distinguished international team of contributors
- These comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative surveys provide a primary reference and starting point for further research on criminology, criminal justice, and crime control policy
Product Details
656 pages; 38 b/w illus.; 6 3/4 X 9 3/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-533617-7ISBN10: 0-19-533617-8About the Author(s)
Michael Tonry is Sonosky Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota Law School, and Senior Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Free University Amsterdam, and visiting professor at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He is the author or editor of more than 40 books, including Why Punish? How Much? (OUP 2011) and The Handbook of Crime and Punishment (OUP 1998).
