The world of crime : breaking the silence on problems of security, justice, and development across the world

In today′s interdependent world, governments must become more transparant about their crime and justice problems. This book seeks to break the conspiracy of silence regarding statistical information on these sensitive issues. The book subsequently analyizes the macro causes of crime such as rapid ur...

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Main Author: Dijk, Jan van
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles SAGE 2008
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
SAGE Publications, Inc
Sage Publications
Edition:1
Subjects:
Comparative Criminal Justice / Criminology
Crime
Crime prevention
Criminology
Criminology (general)
ISBN:9781412956789, 9781412956796, 1412956781, 141295679X
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Summary:In today′s interdependent world, governments must become more transparant about their crime and justice problems. This book seeks to break the conspiracy of silence regarding statistical information on these sensitive issues. The book subsequently analyizes the macro causes of crime such as rapid urbanization, economic inequality, gender discrimination, abuse of alcohol and drugs and availability of guns. Furthermore, the book analyizes the impact of crime on individuals and societies. Using a wealth of statistical information, the author underlines the need of greater international efforts to tackle transnational problems of crime.
Bibliography:Bibliography: p. 413-427
Includes index
ISBN:9781412956789
9781412956796
1412956781
141295679X
DOI:10.4135/9781483329789