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Are crime rates rising or falling around the world? Are specific types of crime more prevalent in some cultures than others? Do different cultures vary greatly in their attitudes toward crime prevention? Students will find answers to these and similar questions in this unique resource of 15 case studies exploring the problems of crime and crime control in different countries, ranging from Germany to Ghana, to around the world. Cross-cultural comparisons examine the history, the public perceptions, contemporary problems, and the future of crime and crime control in each country. The comparisons

Intro -- Book Title -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Tables -- 3.1 Project Management Process -- 4.1 Geographical Spread of Interview Participants -- 4.2 Sectors That Participants Represented -- 4.3 Producing a Scoring System for Vulnerability Factors -- 4.4 Producing a Scoring System for Security Factors -- 5.1 Positive and Negative Externalities and Social Costs and Benefits -- 5.2 Simplified Direct Regulatory Model for Credit Card Fraud Reduction -- 5.3 Simplified Cap-and-Trade Model for Credit Card Fraud Reduction -- 6.1 Ratio of Differences in Locking Practices for the Prototype Bicycle Parking Stands Compared to the Control Sheffield Stands -- 8.1 Principal Packaging Solutions and Technologies Against Counterfeiting -- 10.1 Handbag Theft in Supermarkets, Rates per 1,000 Warwickshire Residents -- 10.2 Victim-Reported Handbag Theft Description -- 10.3 What Drew Your Attention to the Trolley Safe? -- 11.1 AT CUT PRICES: Characteristics That Make FMCGAttractive to Thieves -- Figures -- 3.1 Four Main Activity Areas of the Design Life Cycle That Make Up the Framework -- 3.2 The DAC Evaluation Framework -- 3.3 Example of a Page from the DAC Evaluation Framework Publication -- 6.1 The Prototype Bicycle Parking Stands -- 6.2 Fraction of Time Bicycle Parking Stands Were Observed as Unused -- 6.3 Locking Practices for Sheffield Stands vs. the Prototype Bicycle Parking Stands as a Single Group -- 6.4 Locking Practices for Sheffield Stands and Each Prototype Bicycle Parking Stand -- 7.1 Sketch of an Early Version of a CT Bin -- 7.2 CT Bin on a Sydney Railway Platform -- 9.1 Final Version of the Grippa Clip -- 9.2 The Chelsea Clip -- 9.3 Poster Advertising the Grippa Clip -- 9.4 Card Hanger for the Grippa Clip -- 9.5 The Grippa Clip with the Handbag Logo.

Intro -- Foreword -- The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa -- Murder in the Bahamas -- The Black Dahlia -- Who Was Bible John? -- The Vanished Lord -- Zodiac -- Karen Silkwood -- Series Glossary -- Chronology -- Further Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Blank Page.

Covers -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: The Crime War -- 2: The History of Crime -- 3: Local Police -- 4: State Police -- 5: The Feds -- 6: Crime Beyond Borders -- 7: Helping Ourselves -- 8: Crime and the Media -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Further Resources -- Index -- About the Author.

From bicycle stands configured to prevent theft to pharmaceutical packaging that thwarts counterfeiters, the authors fuse crime science and design practice to point the way forward for a new generation of crime-proofed objects used in everyday contexts

Intro -- Foreword -- The Community of Cyberspace -- The Hackers -- The Threat Inside -- Business Under Attack -- Virus Attack -- Law Enforcement and Security -- Series Glossary -- Chronology -- Further Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Blank Page.

An Introduction to Concepts Involving Crime and Crime CausationThe Concept of CrimeEarly Development of Crime Causation TheoriesBiological and Psychological Approaches to Crime CausationSocial Structures as a Cause of CrimeSocial Process as a Cause of CrimeIntegrated TheoriesTheories of Critical CriminologyAmerican System of JusticeCriminal Activity: Types, Severity, and Social ImpactGovernment- and Business-Related CrimesDrugs and the Justice SystemChanging Nature of Crime and Crime Causation

"To derive statistics about crime - to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement approaches to prevent it - a conceptual framework for defining and thinking about crime is virtually a prerequisite. Developing and maintaining such a framework is no easy task, because the mechanics of crime are ever evolving and shifting: tied to shifts and development in technology, society, and legislation. Interest in understanding crime surged in the 1920s, which proved to be a pivotal decade for the collection of nationwide crime statistics. Now established as a permanent agency, the Census Bureau commissioned the drafting of a manual for preparing crime statistics-intended for use by the police, corrections departments, and courts alike. The new manual sought to solve a perennial problem by suggesting a standard taxonomy of crime. Shortly after the Census Bureau issued its manual, the International Association of Chiefs of Police in convention adopted a resolution to create a Committee on Uniform Crime Records -to begin the process of describing what a national system of data on crimes known to the police might look like. The key distinction between the rigorous classification proposed in this report and the "classifications" that have come before in U.S. crime statistics is that it is intended to partition the entirety of behaviors that could be considered criminal offenses into mutually exclusive categories. Modernizing Crime Statistics: Report 1: Defining and Classifying Crime assesses and makes recommendations for the development of a modern set of crime measures in the United States and the best means for obtaining them. This first report develops a new classification of crime by weighing various perspectives on how crime should be defined and organized with the needs and demands of the full array of crime data users and stakeholders"--Publisher's description

Cover -- Crime Online -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- 1 'Killed by the Internet': cyber homicides, cyber suicides and cyber sex crimes -- 2 Cybercrime: re-thinking crime control strategies -- 3 The problem of stolen identity and the Internet -- 4 Biometric solutions to identity-related cybercrime -- 5 Internet child pornography: international responses -- 6 The role of computer forensics in criminal investigations -- 7 Teenage kicks or virtual villainy? Internet piracy, moral entrepreneurship and the social construction of a crime problem

This book provides an introduction to crime science, setting out its essentials. It provides a major statement of the nature and aspirations of crime science, and presents a series of case studies providing examples, in different settings, of the approach in action, ranging from preventing crime within correctional institutions to the use of techniques such as DNA fast tracking for burglary

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Hate Crimes Around the World -- 1: Most Countries Still Fall Short in Fighting Hate Crimes -- 2: In the United Kingdom, the Government Takes Measures Against Hate Crimes -- 3: In South Africa, Xenophobic Violence Results from Competition for Resources -- 4: In the United States, Hate Crime Statistics Tell a Story of Their Own -- 5: In America, Negative Attitudes Toward Muslim Americans Post- 9/11 Are Varied -- 6: In the United States, One County Claims Hate Crimes Go Unreported -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2: The Roots of Hate Crimes -- 1: Religious Intolerance Stems from the Rise of Monotheism -- 2: The Ku Klux Klan's Reign of Hate-based Terror in the United States -- 3: Ethnicity Is the Primary Motivation for Hate Crimes -- 4: In South Africa, the United States Provides a Model for Hate Crime Laws -- 5: Accurate Reporting Is a Key to Understanding Hate Crimes -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Hate Crimes and US Law -- 1: We Will Not Tolerate Crimes Fueled by Hate -- 2: Who Monitors Hate Crime Legislation: The Federal Government or the State? -- 3: The Boy Scouts of America Are Legally Allowed to Discriminate -- 4: Hate Crime Laws Can Play a Vital Role in Preventing Crimes -- 5: Communities Benefit from State Hate Crime Laws -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4: Preventing Hate Crimes -- 1: Comprehensive Training Is Required to Combat Hate Crimes -- 2: Non-Governmental Organizations Can Target Hate Speech -- 3: Oppose Hate Speech Online Without Legitimizing It -- 4: Online Hate Sites Pose a Significant Threat to Today's Youth -- 5: Laws Against Internet Hate Speech Are Insufficient -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- For Further Discussion -- Organizations to Contact.

"As politicians and the media perpetuate the stereotype of the "common criminal," crimes committed by the powerful remain for the most part invisible or are reframed as a "bad decision" or a "rare mistake." This is a topic that remains marginalized within the field of criminology and criminal justice, yet crimes of the powerful cause more harm, perpetuate more inequalities, and result in more victimization than street crimes. Crimes of the Powerful: Beyond White Collar Crime is the first textbook to bring together and show the symbiotic relationships between the related fields of state crime, white-collar crime, corporate crime, financial crime and organized crime, and environmental crime. Dawn L. Rothe and David Kauzlarich introduce the many types of crimes, their theoretical relevance, and issues surrounding regulations and social controls for crimes of the powerful. Themes covered include: media, culture, and the Hollywoodization of crimes of the powerful; theoretical understanding and the study of the crimes of the powerful; typology of crimes of the powerful with examples and case studies; victims of the crimes of the powerful; the regulation and resistance of elite crime. Fully updated and revised, the new edition includes new chapters on occupational crime, crimes against the environment, and further coverage of representations of resistance to crimes of the powerful in popular culture. An ideal introductory text for both undergraduate and postgraduate students taking modules on the crimes of the powerful, white-collar crime, state crime, and green criminology, this text includes chapter summaries, activities and discussion questions, and lists of additional resources including films, websites, regulatory agencies and additional readings"--

This book discusses in detail the law of genocide: its definition, elements, normative status, and relationship to the other core international crimes. It is the first in a four volume compendium from Judge Mettraux on the four core international crimes.