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Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- 1: Introduction: Towards a Public Criminology -- References -- 2: The Violence Divide: Taking "Ordinary" Crime Seriously in a Volatile World -- Introduction -- "Lidless" Capitalism and the Violence Divide -- Some Possible Futures -- Toward Globally Engaged Criminology -- References -- 3: Domestic Violence: The Increasing Tensions Between Experience, Theory, Research, Policy and Practice -- Introduction -- Developing Responses -- Multi-agency Work -- Defining Domestic Violence and Abuse -- Problems with Legal and Policy Responses to Domestic Violence -- What Is Coercive Control and Why Is It Important? -- Listening to the Voices of Survivors -- Findings from Project Mirabal -- 'Walking on eggshells' -- 'He can control the situation-and me, like a robot. Just needs a remote control.' -- 'I think he wanted me to be like a performer-if that makes sense?' -- 'That's what they do, that's why they get you pregnant' -- The New Law on Coercive and Controlling Behaviour -- Moving Forward, Making Connections -- Gender Equality and Gendered Violence -- Focus On, Attention To and Knowledge Of Perpetrators -- A Truly Integrated, Human-rights Based Approach to Ending All Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls -- Conclusions -- References -- 4: Critical Realism and Gang Violence -- The Mythical Gang -- Cognitive Dissonance -- Critical Realism and Gang Violence -- Explaining Gang Violence -- Nihilism and Gang Violence -- The Social Field of the Violent Gang -- Realistic Interventions to Stem Gang Violence -- Time and Change -- Co-ordinated Enforcement and Social Action -- Ceasefire UK -- Not Learning the Lessons of Ceasefire -- Adoption and Adaptation -- The Glasgow Model -- The Manchester Model -- Embedded Interventions -- Conclusion -- References.

This book responds to the claim thatcriminology is becoming socially and politically irrelevant despite itsexponential expansion as anacademic sub-discipline. It does so by addressing the question 'what is to be done' in relation to a number of major issuesassociated with crime and punishment. The original contributions to this volume are provided by leadinginternational experts in a wide range of issues. They address imprisonment, drugs, gangs, cybercrime, prostitution, domestic violence, crime control, as well as white collar and corporate crime. Written in an accessible style, this collection aims to contribute to the development of a more public criminology and encourages students and researchers at all levels to engage in a form of criminology that is more socially relevant and more useful.

1. El éxito y el fracaso de la criminología moderna -- 2. Un marco de análisis -- 3. El problema del método -- 4. Decisión racional, actividades rutinarias y prevención situacional del delito -- 5. De la criminología cultural al realismo cultural -- 6. La reconsideración del mito de la punitividad -- 7. Gobernar el presente -- Epílogo. Por una criminología pública

"Criminology has expanded significantly as an academic discipline, but it has been argued that it is becoming increasingly socially and politically irrelevant. This books aims to address this problem by rethinking the theoretical underpinnings and research methods we use, to form a criminology that is critical, engaged and useful. The left realist approach to criminology has changed considerably over the past twenty years and continues to make an important contribution to the theoretical study of crime, as well as issues such as crime prevention, policing, prisons, and community safety. As one of the pioneers of realist criminology, Roger Matthews presents a coherent overview of its development and continued relevance. By providing a critique of some of the dominant approaches in criminology, this book sets a new agenda for theoretical and practical engagement and will appeal to all those interested in making sense of contemporary forms of social control and developing types of analysis and intervention which are designed to produce a more effective and just criminal justice system. "--

Criminology has expanded significantly as an academic discipline, but it has been argued that it is becoming increasingly socially and politically irrelevant. This books aims to address this problem by rethinking the theoretical underpinnings and research methods we use, to form a criminology that is critical, engaged and useful. The left realist approach to criminology has changed considerably over the past twenty years and continues to make an important contribution to the theoretical study of crime, as well as issues such as crime prevention, policing, prisons, and community safety. As one of the pioneers of realist criminology, Roger Matthews presents a coherent overview of its development and continued relevance. By providing a critique of some of the dominant approaches in criminology, this book sets a new agenda for theoretical and practical engagement and will appeal to all those interested in making sense of contemporary forms of social control and developing types of analysis and intervention which are designed to produce a more effective and just criminal justice system.

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Prostitution has become an extremely topical issue in recent years and attention has focused both on the situation of female prostitutes and the adequacy of existing forms of regulation. Prostitution, Politics & Policy & nbsp;brings together the main debates and issues associated with prostitution to examine the range of policy options that are available.