What is to Be Done About Crime and Punishment? Towards a 'Public Cri
This book responds to the claim that criminology is becoming socially and politically irrelevant despite its exponential expansion as an academic sub-discipline. It does so by addressing the question 'what is to be done' in relation to
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EDITED BY
Roger Matthews
What is to Be Done About Crime and Punishment?
Roger Matthews Editor
What is to Be Done About Crime and Punishment? Towards a 'Public Criminology'
Editor Roger Matthews University of Kent Canterbury, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-57227-1 ISBN 978-1-137-57228-8 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-57228-8
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Contents
1 Introduction: Towards a Public Criminology Roger Matthews References 2 The Violence Divide: Taking “Ordinary” Crime Seriously in a Volatile World Elliott Currie Introduction “Lidless” Capitalism and the Violence Divide Some Possible Futures Toward Globally Engaged Criminology References 3 Domestic Violence: The Increasing Tensions Between Experience, Theory, Research, Policy and Practice Nicole Westmarland and Liz Kelly Introduction Developing Responses Multi-agency Work Defining Domestic Violence and Abuse Problems with Legal and Policy Responses to Domestic Violence
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Contents
What Is Coercive Control and Why Is It Important? Listening to the Voices of Survivors The New Law on Coercive and Controlling Behaviour Moving Forward, Making Connections Conclusions References
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4 Critical Realism and Gang Violence John Pitts The Mythical Gang Cognitive Dissonance Critical Realism and Gang Violence Explaining Gang Violence Nihilism and Gang Violence The Social Field of the Violent Gang Realistic Interventions to Stem Gang Violence Time and
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