| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 282 pages) |
| Contents |
Part 1. Changes in crime and crime control / Crime and Crime Control in Transition Countries / Alenka Šelih -- Part 2. Politics, media and fear of crime / Politicians, Media, and Society's Perception of Crime / Konrad Buczkowski, Witold Klaus, Anna Kossowska, Irena Rzeplińska and Dagmara Woźniakowska-Fajst -- Part 3. Surveillance, policing and penal policy / Transformations of Surveillance: From National Security to Private Security Industry / Aleš Završnik -- Policing Organised Crime: A Paradox of Transition? / Primož Gorkič -- Penal Policy, Crime and Political Change / Miklós Lévay -- Part 4. Emerging types of crime / Organized and Economic Crime: A Common Problem / Martin Cejp and Miroslav Scheinost -- Corruption as a Metaphor for Societies in Transition? / Velinka Grozdanić and Igor Martinović -- Human Trafficking Between Profit and Survival / Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović -- Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in Transition / Hajrija Sijerčić-Čolić -- Part 5. Deconstructing Transition(s) / Crime, Class Control, Structural Violence and Social Formations "In Transition" / Zoran Kanduč |
| Summary |
Full-scale political change affects every level of a society, but perhaps nowhere as strikingly as in the areas of crime policy and law enforcement. Over the past two decades, the European nations that have moved from totalitarianism toward democracy have come to embody this trend, yet reliable sources on crime and law enforcement in these countries have not been readily accessible to the West. ¡ Representing viewpoints seldom available to outsiders, the contributors to Crime and Transition in Central and Eastern Europe analyze changes in criminal activities and crime control strategies in the region, explain the political background underlying these developments, and assess their long-term social impact. Experts from Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina discuss the politicization of crime, the ongoing paradoxes regarding civil liberties, and the future of crime policy in comparative and country-specific terms. Among the topics featured in the book: ¡ ·¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Crime and crime control in transitional countries. ·¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Politics, the media, and public perception of crime. ·¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Surveillance: from national security to private industry. ·¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Penal policy and political change. ·¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Emerging trends: economic and organized crime, human trafficking, juvenile delinquency. ·¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ New perspectives on corruption in the region. ¡ With this fascinating insight, Crime and Transition in Central and Eastern Europe is a singular reference for researchers and policymakers in criminology and political science, and historians with a special interest in European affairs and policy |
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Social sciences |
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Social policy |
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Criminology |
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Criminology & Criminal Justice |
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Political Science, general |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Criminology -- Europe, Central
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Criminology -- Europe, Eastern
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Criminology
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Central Europe
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Eastern Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Šelih, Alenka
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Završnik, Aleǎ
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| ISBN |
9781461435174 |
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146143517X |
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