Criminologists are most interested in theory and control and not much in the crimes themselves. Much of the scholarly literature takes the criminal justicesystem functions, like prisons, sentencing, and deterrence, as the main topics for policy analysis. Using a fresh approach, The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Public Policy offers a comprehensive examination of crimes as public policy subjects to provide an authoritative overview of current knowledge about the nature, scale, and effects of diverse forms of criminal behavior and of effortsto prevent and control them. Michael Tonry, a leading authority on criminology, has brought together twenty-four of the most distinguished active scholars in the field to present a wide-ranging overview and analysis of violent crimes, property crimes, crimes against morality, transactional crimes, and transnational crimes. Straightforward and accessible, individual chapters cover traditional topics such as firearms violence, financial crimes, and organized crime as well as emerging subjects like terrorism, crimes against humanity, and internet child pornography. As the only work to focus on crimes as public policy problems, it will appeal to social scientists and public officials concerned with crime or criminal justice. INDICE: Contents Preface About the Contributors Crime and Public Policy , Michael Tonry Part I. Violent and Sexual Crime 1. Homicide and Serious Assaults , Richard Rosenfeld 2. Sexual Violence , Lisa Sample 3. Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig 4. Robbery , Philip J. Cook 5. Domestic Violence , Denise Hines 6. Child Abuse , Kathie Malley-Morrison and Denise Hines Part II. Property Crime 7. Burglary , Wim Bernasco 8. Auto Theft , Michael Cherbonneau and Richard Wright 9. Financial Crimes , Michael Levi 10. Identity Theft , Heith Copes and Lynne Vieraitis Part III. Transactional Crime 11. Organizational Crime , Neal Shover and Jennifer Scroggins 12. Organized Crime , James Finckenauer 13. Environmental Crime , Peter Yeager and Sally Simpson 14. Money Laundering , Michael Levi and Peter Reuter 15. Tax Evasion , Valerie Braithwaite Part IV. Transnational Crime 16. Human Smuggling , Edward R. Kleemans 17. Terrorism , Laura Dugan 18. Trafficking in Cultural Artifacts , A.J.G. (Edgar) Tijhuis 19. Cybercrime , Samuel C. McQuade III Part V. Crimes against Morality 20. Drug Abuse , Robert J. MacCoun and Karin D. Martin 21. Hate Crimes , Valerie Jenness 22. Prostitution , Jody Miller 23. Anti-social Behavior , Michael Tonry and Harriet Bildsten 24. Gambling , John Dombrink
- ISBN: 978-0-19-533617-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 624
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés