Firearms
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-32138-3 (ISBN)
Employing a global set of case studies, the book introduces students to the core issues related to the trafficking, manufacture, availability and criminal use of firearms, as well as firearms markets, national and international legal frameworks to control firearms, the response of the criminal justice system, the role of civil society in affecting change and how students can get involved through research and action.
Firearms will be of great interest to students of Criminology, Criminal Justice, International Law, International Development, Policing, Crime Control and Community Safety.
Dr Helen Poole is Dean of the School of Law, Policing and Forensics at Staffordshire University. Helen founded the Centre for the Reduction of Firearms Crime, Trafficking and Terrorism at the University of Northampton and the Centre for Crime, Justice and Security at Staffordshire University. Dr Simon Sneddon is Deputy Subject Leader for Law and was previously the Deputy Lead for the Centre for the Reduction of Firearms Crime Trafficking and Terrorism at the University of Northampton. Simon has worked for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime on their Education for Justice Firearms programme.
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
List of abbreviations
Acknowledgements
1 Understanding the global firearms phenomenon
Helen Poole
2 Classifying & defining firearms
N.R. Jenzen-Jones
3 The global legal market in firearms
Simon Sneddon
4 Illegal firearms, illicit markets and weapon trafficking
Peter Squires
5 Legal frameworks
Nick Cartwright and Simon Sneddon
6 Firearms, terrorism and organized crime
Simon Sneddon
7 Responding to firearm crime
Sarah Watson and Rachel Bolton-King
8 International cooperation
Nick Cartwright
9 The impact of firearms on society and development
Sarah Watson
10 The role of civil society and communities in combatting firearms harm
Helen Poole
11 Evaluating firearms initiatives
Helen Poole
12 Policing societies with firearms: evaluating the US and England and Wales
David Baker and Dana Norris
13 Conclusion
Simon Sneddon
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.11.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 16 Halftones, black and white; 22 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-367-32138-6 / 0367321386 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-367-32138-3 / 9780367321383 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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