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A Suitable Amount of Crime

Engelsk Paperback

A Suitable Amount of Crime

Engelsk Paperback

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Crime and punishment are social and cultural manifestations; they are closely bound up with people''s perceptions of morality, norms and values. In this book, Nils Christie argues that crime is a fluid and shallow concept - acts that could be construed as criminal are unlimited and crime is therefore in endless supply. It should not be forgotten that there are alternatives, both in the definition of crime, and in responses to it.

A Suitable Amount of Crime looks at the great variations between countries over what are considered ''unwanted acts'', how many are constructed as criminal and how many are punished. It explains the differences between eastern and western Europe, between the USA and the rest of the world. The author laments the size of prison populations in countries with large penal sectors, and asks whether the international community has a moral obligation to ''shame'' states that are punitive in the extreme.

The book is written in an engaging and easily accessible style that will appeal to anyone interested in understanding contemporary problems of crime and punishment.



Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
148
ISBN-13:
9780415336116
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0415336112
Udg. Dato:
11 mar 2004
Længde:
10mm
Bredde:
142mm
Højde:
216mm
Forlag:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato:
11 mar 2004
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