This book is a timely and wide-ranging account of the relationship between the development of a 'free market society' in Europe and North America and the fears and anxieties provoked by crime. It offers an evaluation of the theoretical schools in social theory and in criminology which continue to dominate the academy, but whose purchase on contemporary realities is everywhere slipping.
About the Author
Ian Taylor is Principal of Van Mildert College, Durham University, formerly Professor of Sociology, University of Salford.
Features
* A wide-ranging analysis of theories of crime and their relevance today. * Develops a new approach to crime from a perspective informed by social theory, arguing that crime must be analyzed in its social context and in relation the changes brought about by the development of markets and market relations in contemporary societies. * Includes chapters on youth crime, the social and cultural geography of urban crime and urban fear and the significance of firearms and other weapons. * The author is very well-known in criminology and sociology and is one of the leading figures in the field. * A wide-ranging analysis of theories of crime and their relevance today. * Develops a new approach to crime from a perspective informed by social theory, arguing that crime must be analyzed in its social context and in relation the changes brought about by the development of markets and market relations in contemporary societies. * Includes chapters on youth crime, the social and cultural geography of urban crime and urban fear and the significance of firearms and other weapons. * The author is very well-known in criminology and sociology and is one of the leading figures in the field.
