Criminology and Social Policy [Paperback]

In this lively and engaging text, Paul Knepper discusses the difference social policy makes, or can make, in any response to crime. He also considers the contribution of criminology to the debates on major social policy areas, such as housing, education, employment, health and family. The book provides criminology students with an understanding of key social policy issues, and introduces criminological theory to social policy students. It is designed to cover the core components of courses in both of these areas.PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS
Criminologists and the Welfare State
Criminological Theory and Social Policy
Poverty, 'Race', and Gender
PART II: POLICY AREAS
Crime and Housing Policy
Crime, Health and Education
Crime and Unemployment
Crime, Family and Youth Policy
Police, Prisons and Social Welfare
PART III: EMERGENT ISSUES
The Criminalisation of Social Policy
The Pursuit of Social Justice