Understanding Risk in Criminal JusticeThis illuminating text examines the significance of the concept of risk in criminal justice policy, and in the role of criminal justice agencies and crime prevention initiatives. Particular features of the book include its use of practical examples, coverage of previously unpublished research, and a full review of current risk assessment tools for use with offenders. It is designed with undergraduate courses in mind, providing frequent summaries, lists of further reading, and a glossary. |
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Contents
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Chapter 01 The rise of risk | 3 |
Chapter 02 The role of risk in criminal justice and penal policy | 26 |
Chapter 03 Approaches to risk and risk assessment tools | 48 |
Chapter 04 Risk dangerousness and the Probation Service | 81 |
Chapter 05 Risk and policing | 103 |
Chapter 06 Risk and crime prevention | 125 |
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Page x - All are major topics in university degree courses on crime and criminal justice, and each book should make an ideal foundation text for a relevant module. As an aid to understanding, clear summaries are provided at regular intervals, and a glossary of key terms and concepts is a feature of every book. In addition, to help students expand their knowledge, recommendations for further reading are given at the end of each chapter. Mike Maguire...
Page x - Other books previously published in the Crime and Justice series - all of whose titles begin with the word 'Understanding' - have covered criminological theory (Sandra Walklate), penal theory (Barbara Hudson), crime data and statistics (Clive Coleman and Jenny Moynihan), youth and crime (Sheila Brown), crime prevention (Gordon Hughes), violent crime (Stephen Jones), community penalties (Peter Raynor and Maurice Vanstone), white collar crime (Hazel Croall), risk and crime (Hazel Kemshall) and social...
Page ix - The series is now established as a key resource in universities teaching criminology or criminal justice, especially in the UK but increasingly also overseas. The aim from the outset has been to give undergraduates and graduates both a solid grounding in the relevant area and a taste to explore it further. Although aimed primarily at students new to the field, and written as far as possible in plain language, the books are not oversimplified. On the contrary, the authors set out to 'stretch' readers...
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| Title | Understanding Risk in Criminal Justice Crime and Justice |
| Author | Hazel Kemshall |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education (UK), 2003 |
| ISBN | 0335226035, 9780335226030 |
| Length | 205 pages |
| Subjects | › Education / Evaluation & Assessment |
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