Overview

This book examines the issues of crime and its control in the 21st century - an era of human history where people live in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world. It is one of the very few books that examines crime and its control in a global and translational context. The volume contains 15 chapters, which are written by well-established academic criminologists from different parts of the world.The book is divided into four main parts. Part one of the book provides an analytical account of the nature of comparative and transnational criminology. It examines the key issue of cultural relativism, sources of cross-national crime data, and cross-national comparison of crime statistics. Part two focuses on an examination of crime and social control issues in selected regions, or countries. It examines crime and social control in Saudi Arabia, Singapore, China, Post-Apartheid South Africa, and West Africa. Part three focuses on the analyses of major transnational crime issues. It analyses organised crime, corruption, trafficking in humans, and white-collar crime in a global context. Part four provides a critical examination of transnational and global responses to transnational crime. This part of the book analyses transnational policing strategies. This book will provide invaluable and first-hand readings for undergraduate and post-gradate students in criminology, law, sociology, and international relations. It will also be a very useful source of information and analyses for domestic and international law enforcement institutions.

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Author:   James Sheptycki (York University, Canada) ,  Ali Wardak (University of Glamorgan, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge Cavendish
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9781904385059

ISBN 10:   1904385052
Pages:   378
Publication Date:   06 April 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; I: Comparative Criminology; 1: International Crime Trends; 2: The use of National Crime Statistics in Comparative Research; Ireland and Scotland Compared; 3: Relativism, Transnationalisation and Comparative Criminology; II: Area Studies; 4: Crime and Social Control in Saudi Arabia; 5: Crime, Criminology and Post-Colonial Theory; 6: Some Critical Reflections on the Governance of Crime in Post-Apartheid South Africa; 7: Critical Realist Reflections on Crime and Social Control in Singapore; 8: Crime and Criminal Justice in China 1949–99; III: Transnational Crime Issues; 9: Transnational Organised Crime; 10: Transnational White Collar Crime; 11: Transnationalisation and Corruption; Some Theoretical and Practical Implications; 12: Sex Trafficking in the European Union; IV: Transnational Control Responses; 13: Understanding Global Trends in Policing; 14: The Evolution of European Policing Strategies in Response to Transnational Crime; V: Conclusion; 15: Globalisation, Reflexivity and the Practice of Criminology

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James Sheptycki is a lecturer in socio-legal studies at Durham University and is editor of the quarterly scholarly journal Policing and Society. Ali Wardak is a lecturer in criminology at the University of Glamorgan.

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