Dangerous offenders : punishment and social order /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Brown, Mark, 1965-, Pratt, John
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London New York : Routledge, 2000.
Subjects:	Recidivists. Violent offenders. Violent crimes > Social aspects. Danger perception. Risk perception. Criminal law > Social aspects. Punishment > Social aspects. Criminal behavior, Prediction of.

Table of Contents:

Risk societies and the government of crime / Pat O'Malley
Dangerousness and modern society / John Pratt
Guerrillas in our midst? Judicial responses to governing the dangerous / Arie Freiberg
Civil commitment as social control : managing the risk of sexual violence / Eric Janus
Calculations of risk in contemporary penal practice / Mark Brown
Criminal careers, sex offending and dangerousness / Roderic Broadhurst
Risk and blame in criminal justice controversies : British press coverage and official discourse on prison security (1993-6) / Richard Sparks
Naturalising danger : women, fear and personal safety / Elizabeth Stanko
Drugs and dangerousness : perception and management of risk in the neo-liberal era / Adam Sutton
Dangerous states / Nils Christie.