The Problem of Crime

by John Muncie (editor), Eugene McLaughlin (Editor)

Praise of the First Edition `By providing accessible and readable introductions to often neglected aspects of crime, the volume is a welcome change from texts focusing on the more conventionally constructed problems of juvenile crime, theft and violent crime′ - Reviewing Sociology This second edition of The Problem of Crime offers a comprehensive analysis of some of the most important developments in the study of crime. The book considers how the criminological gaze has shifted its focus from a preoccupation with ′crimes of the streets′ to examining also the serious social harms and injuries associated with crime in the city, child abuse, domestic violence, organized crime, corporate crime, po

352 pages, Paperback

First published April 3, 1996

About the author

aka John Jaffe (with Jody Jaffe).

Research Interests:
Critical criminology, comparative youth justice, crime, harm and social policy.

Since 2003 he's been a Director of The Open University International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR).