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Crime and Insecurity : the Governance of Safety in Europe.

Concerns over insecurity and questions of safety have become central issues in social and political debates across Europe and the western world. Crucial changes have followed as a result, such as a redefinition of the role of the state in relation to policing - a central theme of this book - and an...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Crawford, Adam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Uffculme : Willan Pub., 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Concerns over insecurity and questions of safety have become central issues in social and political debates across Europe and the western world. Crucial changes have followed as a result, such as a redefinition of the role of the state in relation to policing - a central theme of this book - and an explosion in the growth of private policing. These developments have, in their turn, heightened feelings of insecurity and safety, particularly where populations have become increasingly mobile and societies more socially fragmented, culturally diverse and economically fragmented. Responses to insec.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (337 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781843924333
1843924331