Emsley, Clive
(2007). Historical perspectives on crime.
In: Maguire, Mike; Morgan, Rod and Reiner, Robert eds.
The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. 4th edition.
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, pp. 122–138.
Abstract
This chapter highlights some of the issues raised by historical research into crime with respect to long-term trends, methodology, and various kinds of data. In so doing it seeks also to underline the contribution that a historical perspective can provide for an understanding of contemporary crime and criminal justice. The key topics explored are the theoretical perspectives used for the history of crime, the concept of a broad, long-term shift in the pattern of crime from violence to theft; the value of statistics; the role of human agency. Most of the discussion centres on the English experience; comparisons with other countries are made where this appears either central or simply helpful.
| Item Type: |
Book Chapter
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| ISBN: |
0-19-920543-4, 978-0-19-920543-1 |
| Keywords: |
Crime; criminal statistics; criminal violence; human agency; theft |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > History |
| Item ID: |
7776 |
| Depositing User: |
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| Date Deposited: |
22 May 2007 |
| Last Modified: |
21 Feb 2012 12:40 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/7776 |
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