Crime and insecurity : the governance of safety in Europe / / edited by Adam Crawford.

• Author: University of Leeds.
• TeilnehmendeR: Crawford, Adam.; University of Leeds.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xi, 324 p.
• Notes: "Colloquium entitled "Insecurity and Safety in the New Millennium", held at the University of Leeds on 23 March 2000"--P. vii.
• Other title: The governance of crime and insecurity in an anxious age : the trans-European and the local /; Violence in the age of uncertainty /; Fighting organized crime : the European Union and internal security /; Freedom, security and justice : Pillar III and protecting the 'internal acquis' /; Whose insecurity? Organized crime, its victims and the EU /; Immigration, crime and unsafety /; Insecurity and the policing of cyberspace /; Towards a new governance of crime and insecurity in France /; Commercial risk, political violence and policing the City of London /; The introduction of CCTV into a custody suite : some reflections on risk, surveillance and policing /; The poetics of safety : lesbians, gay men and home /; Issues in local community safety : it's all a question of trust /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781903240489; 1903240484 (hardback); 9781843924333 (electronic bk.)
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Adam Crawford.

Concerns over insecurity have become central issues in political debates across Europe and the western world, and crucial changes have followed in the wake of these concerns. This book contributes to an understanding of these developments.