Criminal Justice: Local and Global

Taylor & Francis

Criminal JusticeLocal and Global\nAuthor(s): Deborah Drake, John Muncie, Louise Westmarland\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Willan Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781843925149, 978-1843925149\nSynopsis\nCriminal Justice: Local and Global and its sister text Crime: Local and Global are two new teaching texts that aim to equip the reader with a critical understanding of the globally contested nature of 'crime' and'justice'. Through an examination of key concepts and criminological approaches, the books illuminate the different ways in which crime is constructed, conceived and controlled. International case studies are used to demonstrate how 'crime' and 'justice' are historically and geographically located in terms of the global/local context, and how processes of criminalisation and punishment are mediated in contemporary societies. \n\nCriminal Justice: Local and Global covers the way the 'local' can be widened out to look at international, tra.