Administrating Victimization [electronic resource] : The Politics of Anti-Social Behaviour and Hate Crime Policy /
Duggan, M.author.
Heap, V.author.
This study addresses the management of victims and victim policy under the Coalition government, in light of an increasing move towards neoliberal and punitive law and order agendas. With a focus on victims of anti-social behaviour and hate crime, Duggan and Heap explore the changing role of the victim in contemporary criminal justice discourses.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; List of Acronyms; Introduction; 1 Conceptualizing Victims; 2 Victims as Vote Winners; 3 Prioritized Political Focus:ASB and Hate Crime; 4 Reconceptualizing Victims; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This study addresses the management of victims and victim policy under the Coalition government, in light of an increasing move towards neoliberal and punitive law and order agendas. With a focus on victims of anti-social behaviour and hate crime, Duggan and Heap explore the changing role of the victim in contemporary criminal justice discourses.
Criminology.
Social policy.
Crime
Political science.
Public administration.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
British Politics.
Social Policy.
Crime and Society.
Political Science.
Public Administration.