The Safety Utopia: Contemporary Discontent and Desire as to Crime and Punishment

by Hans Boutellier

Book Overview

My ?rst encounter with the world of crime and punishment was more than two decades ago, and it has since undergone vast changes. No one could have foreseen that crime-related problems would occupy such a prominent position in cultural awareness. Crime is on the rise, the public attention devoted to it has increased even more, and its political importance has mushroomed. The major change in the 1990s was perhaps the transformation of crime into a safety...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402023979
• ISBN13: 9781402023972
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.4"