Security : welfare, crime, and society / edited by Allan Cochrane and Deborah Talbot.

This book focuses on the ways in which security as an idea, an ideal and a practice can shed light on the entanglements and intersections between welfare and crime, and the ambiguities, tensions and contradictions that arise from them. The book is concerned specifically with the increasingly blurre...

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Other Authors: Cochrane, Allan
Talbot, Deborah
Language:English
Published: Maidenhead, Berkshire : Open University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Security (Psychology) > Study and teaching (Higher)
Social problems > Study and teaching (Higher)
Public welfare > Study and teaching (Higher)
Crime > Study and teaching (Higher)
Social policy > Study and teaching (Higher)
Physical Description:viii, 192 pages : illustrations
Format: Book
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Summary:
This book focuses on the ways in which security as an idea, an ideal and a practice can shed light on the entanglements and intersections between welfare and crime, and the ambiguities, tensions and contradictions that arise from them. The book is concerned specifically with the increasingly blurred area between social welfare and crime control policies and the ways in which it is managed.
Note:"This publication forms part of the Open University course Welfare, crime and society"--Facing title page.
Call Number:HN29 .S43 2008
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780335229314
033522931X
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