Crime and Risk
- Pat O'Malley - University of Sydney, Australia
Compact Criminology
Over recent years, the governance of crime – from policing and crime prevention to sentencing and prison organization – has moved away from a focus on reforming offenders toward preventing crime and managing behavior using predictive and distributional (i.e. risk) techniques.
Crime and Risk presents a lively discussion of risk-taking and risk strategies in the domains of crime and criminal justice. It outlines the broad theoretical issues and political approaches involved, relating risk in contemporary crime governance to risk in criminal activity. Taking a broad and discursive approach, it covers:
- Risk-taking and contemporary culture
- The application of risk-oriented developments in crime prevention and control
- The use of genetic and related biotechnologies to assess and react to perceived threats
- The conceptualization of risk in relation to race and gender
- Evidence and accountability
Challenging yet accessible, this innovative book will appeal to upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, researchers and academics in Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Politics.
An exceptional resource on risk for students in criminology, sociology and social policy. This book serves as an excellent critical introduction to the relationship between crime and risk.
This is a very good summary text that outlines many of the key themes currently debated in the area of crime and risk.
Excellent text. Concise coverage of all essential aspects of the topic.
Thank You. This book will be recommended to the Policing and Police Module at Durham. It is very relevant to their study of policing and will assist in understanding the nature and characteristics of contemporary policing.
