Hammersley Drugs and Crime
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7456-9728-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Theories and Practices
E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book
Reihe: Crime and Society
ISBN: 978-0-7456-9728-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Why are we so concerned about drugs and crime? Is the relationshipbetween drug-taking and criminal behaviour as straightforward as itis sometimes made to appear? What should be done about the problem?
This thought-provoking book argues that much current thinkingabout drugs and crime is simplistic and misguided, because it failsto take into account the complex social and psychological contextsthat underpin the relationship between drug or alcohol problems andcrime. In clear and accessible language, it reviews existingexplanations of the links between drugs and crime, and assesses thepractical approaches currently being taken to tackle the problemsinvolved.
Key topics covered include:
* The kinds of substance uses society finds acceptable andnormal, and the reasons for these categorisations
* What causes offending, drug use and drug problems across thelife course
* Regulating the illicit drugs industry
* Addressing poverty and social exclusion, which are key driversof drugs and crime.
Drugs and crime are of concern to us all. This textbook will beof great value to advanced undergraduate and graduate studentsacross the social sciences and in health and social care, includingthose studying criminology, psychology, medical sociology, socialpolicy, social work or criminal justice. It will also be ofinterest to academics, practitioners and policy makers in thesefields.
