The War on Crime: Notes from the Irish Front

by Eoin O'Sullivan and Ian O'Donnell

Public and political interest in issues of crime and punishment in Ireland has grown substantially in recent years. However, the debate tends to be poorly informed and rarely rises above the level of hollow rhetoric. This is an area where important decisions are made in a vacuum. Rhetoric and reaction, rather than reason and principle, are the primary forces shaping criminal justice policy.



Over the past five years the official crime...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859182747
• ISBN13: 9781859182741
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Cork University Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.5"