Ebook Chris Grover - Crime and Inequality TXT, MOBI
9781843923305 English 1843923300 Crime and Inequality examines the evidential basis of claims of links between inequality and crime, and the theoretical explanations of why we might expect there to be such relationships. It then goes on to examine relationships between crime, inequality and social policies for various social groups before examining the relationships between financial penalties and social security policy.The aim of Crime and Inequality is to develop the understanding of students of criminology in relation to the socio-economic and social policy contexts of offending and anti-social behaviour and state reactions to it, and to develop the understanding of students of social policy with regard to the concerns that help shape social policies in Britain and the tensions that frame them. It will be essential reading for anybody seeking an understanding of one of the key social and policy issues in contemporary Britain., This book examines key relationships between material circumstances and crime, and analyzes the areas of social policy in particular social security and labour market policy that are most important in terms of dealing with inequality at the lower end of the income hierarchy. It seeks to explain why inequality is linked to offending behaviour and the evidence underpinning explanations for this, and looks in detail at the relationship between offending and anti-social behaviour and its management through social policy interventions. Crime and Inequality draws upon both criminological and social policy approaches to understand this vital relationship, moving beyond criminological approaches which often fail to analyse the way the state attempts to manage poor material circumstance, offending and anti-social behaviour through social policy. The main aims of the book are threefold: to draw upon the disciplines of both criminology and social policy to understand the relationship between crime and inequality; to provide an in-depth analysis of those aspects of social policy that have a bearing on the context, management and punishment of offending behaviour; to examine government crime and anti-social behaviour policies in the context of social security and labour market policies, and to identify the tensions that have resulted from attempts to address social justice issues while also making individuals responsible for their actions."
9781843923305 English 1843923300 Crime and Inequality examines the evidential basis of claims of links between inequality and crime, and the theoretical explanations of why we might expect there to be such relationships. It then goes on to examine relationships between crime, inequality and social policies for various social groups before examining the relationships between financial penalties and social security policy.The aim of Crime and Inequality is to develop the understanding of students of criminology in relation to the socio-economic and social policy contexts of offending and anti-social behaviour and state reactions to it, and to develop the understanding of students of social policy with regard to the concerns that help shape social policies in Britain and the tensions that frame them. It will be essential reading for anybody seeking an understanding of one of the key social and policy issues in contemporary Britain., This book examines key relationships between material circumstances and crime, and analyzes the areas of social policy in particular social security and labour market policy that are most important in terms of dealing with inequality at the lower end of the income hierarchy. It seeks to explain why inequality is linked to offending behaviour and the evidence underpinning explanations for this, and looks in detail at the relationship between offending and anti-social behaviour and its management through social policy interventions. Crime and Inequality draws upon both criminological and social policy approaches to understand this vital relationship, moving beyond criminological approaches which often fail to analyse the way the state attempts to manage poor material circumstance, offending and anti-social behaviour through social policy. The main aims of the book are threefold: to draw upon the disciplines of both criminology and social policy to understand the relationship between crime and inequality; to provide an in-depth analysis of those aspects of social policy that have a bearing on the context, management and punishment of offending behaviour; to examine government crime and anti-social behaviour policies in the context of social security and labour market policies, and to identify the tensions that have resulted from attempts to address social justice issues while also making individuals responsible for their actions."