An Introduction to Political Crime by Ross, Jeffrey Ian

An Introduction to Political Crime (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847426796)

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An Introduction to Political Crime by Ross, Jeffrey Ian

An Introduction to Political Crime

$50.95
An Introduction to Political Crime by Ross, Jeffrey Ian

An Introduction to Political Crime

$50.95
Format: Paperback
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In An introduction to political crime, Jeffrey Ian Ross provides the most comprehensive and contemporary analysis of political crime addressing both violent and nonviolent crimes committed by and against the state (e.g. political corruption, illegal domestic surveillance, and human rights violations) in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and other advanced industrialized democracies since the 1960s. Written by a respected social scientist, this book reviews appropriate theories of political crime and explains numerous definitional and conceptual issues, causes of political crimes, ways to control it, and effects of different types of political crime. Ross integrates new scholarship on state crime, and post 9/11 developments in both scholarship and current affairs and uses numerous examples to help readers understand the issues. The book is supported by a companion website, containing additional materials for both students and lecturers, which is available from the link above.

Author: Jeffrey Ian Ross
ISBN-10: 1847426794
ISBN-13: 9781847426796
Publisher: Policy Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2012
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.70w x 0.50d
By Jeffrey Ian Ross
By Jeffrey Ian Ross
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Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. is a Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, College of Public Affairs, and a Research Fellow of the Center for International and Comparative Law at the University of Baltimore. He has researched, written, and lectured on corrections, policing, political crime, violence, cybercrime, extreme/abnormal criminal behaviour, and crime and justice in Indian Country for over two decades. Ross is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of sixteen books.

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