Crime, Risk and Insecurity: Law and Order in Everyday Life and Political Discourse

By Tim Hope, Richard Sparks, Richard Sparks

Book Overview

This book presents new empirical and conceptual work on the questions of fear, anxiety, risk and trust - both as problems of everyday living and as key themes in the culture and politics of contemporary Western societies. The volume includes contributions from distinguished social researchers from Britain, the United States, Germany and Italy and will be of interest to academics and students in the areas of criminology and sociology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415243440
• ISBN13: 9780415243445
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.8" x 9.2"