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How and why did an activity familiar in London streets as long ago as the 1860s come to be described by the British press and police in August 1972 as a frightening new strain of crime? And if muggingfor this is the crime in questionwas new in 1972, how could comparative statistics be produced for its incidence going back to 1968?The authors of this highly acclaimed study argue that mugging is first and foremost a socially constructed phenomenon. It was introduced into public consciousness by media coverage of muggings in the United States and police anticipation of its appearance in Britain. Its discovery in 1972 was followed by a crime control explosion. It received massive media coverage. Judges, politicians, and moralists presented it as an index of the growing tide of violence, of the breakdown of public morality, and of the collapse of law and order. Sentences for petty street crime jumped from six months to twenty years.This book examines the political, economic, and ideological dimensions of muggingsetting the problem of crime in its wider historical context. It shows how the particular social definition of mugging constructed by the media and crime control agencies was able to connect with existing social anxieties in the population at large and argues that this has helped to legitimate a more coercive state role in a period of growing political, economic and racial conflict.
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This book has a ton of valuable concepts, but wow, is it heavy! I found some chapters hard to get through. Still, I think it’s worth it for anyone interested in criminal justice and social issues. Just be prepared to take your time with it.
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Marcus Lee
Good but Dense at Times
This book has a ton of valuable concepts, but wow, is it heavy! I found some chapters hard to get through. Still, I think it’s worth it for anyone interested in criminal justice and social issues. Just be prepared to take your time with it.
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Marcus Lee
Good but Dense at Times
This book has a ton of valuable concepts, but wow, is it heavy! I found some chapters hard to get through. Still, I think it’s worth it for anyone interested in criminal justice and social issues. Just be prepared to take your time with it.
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Ana Torres
A Thought-Provoking Read
I picked up 'Policing the Crisis' for my sociology class, and it’s a real eye-opener! The insights on law and order issues are just as relevant today as they were when it first came out. I love how it challenges conventional thinking.
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Ana Torres
A Thought-Provoking Read
I picked up 'Policing the Crisis' for my sociology class, and it’s a real eye-opener! The insights on law and order issues are just as relevant today as they were when it first came out. I love how it challenges conventional thinking.
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