'Anti-social behaviour'has become a label attached to a huge range of nuisance and petty
crime, and rarely out of the headlines as tackling this problem has become a central part of …

Scholars and lay persons alike routinely express concern about the capacity of democratic
publics to respond rationally to emotionally charged issues such as crime, particularly when …

Recent legislative and policy developments in contemporary Britain have ushered in a new
approach to criminal justice. The focus on criminal dispositions and welfarism has given way …

Winner, WEB DuBois Distinguished Book Award presented by the National Conference of
Black Political Scientists Examines the lifelong consequences of a felony conviction through …

At the beginning of each parliamentary session, almost all European governments give a
speech in which they present the government's policy priorities and legislative agenda for …

Can crime victimization increase support for iron-fist crime-reduction policies? It is difficult to
assess the political effects of crime, mainly because of the presence of unmeasured …

This paper explores the socio-political construction of drug-related crime; a concept that has
dominated recent developments in UK drug policy. It has been assumed that the perceived …

" Why have some Western democracies experienced a substantial turn toward tougher law
and order policies whereas others have not changed their policies to a similar extent? This …

Since the 1990s, Sweden has witnessed a steady increase in the control measures focused
on drug offences. These changes are results of political dynamics once pushed by centre …

British criminology has always had a strong welfarist tradition. It is a tradition that advocates
the 'welfare state solution', the expansion of social policy as the primary response to crime …