Mugging as a Social Problem

by Michael Pratt

First published in 1980, Mugging as a Social Problem sets out to remedy the deficiency of serious research on mugging. The work is based on a random sample of over 1000 muggings which occurred within the Metropolitan Police District in the mid-1970s, and the author analyses the results not only in absolute and comparative terms but also against a background of social determinants such as ecology, deprivation and race. Dr. Pratt's long-term...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032579315
• ISBN13: 9781032579313
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 246 Pages