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Saran Ghatak - Threat Perceptions - 9780739129579 - V9780739129579
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Threat Perceptions

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Description for Threat Perceptions hardcover. Series: Issues in Crime and Justice. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
Threat Perceptions: The Policing of Dangers from Eugenics to the War on Terrorism is a study of the legal, scientific and social constructions of danger and risk of crime in the United States since the late nineteenth century. Governance of risk has emerged as an intrinsic part of the legislative and administrative processes of contemporary societies. While institutional practices of risk management are more prevalent in contemporary times, the rationality of controlling or eliminating potential risks is not necessarily new in history. Specific aspects of contemporary risk-management techniques were present in certain early twentieth-century crime control policies. Some of the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
Series
Issues in Crime and Justice
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739129579
SKU
V9780739129579
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About Saran Ghatak
Saran Ghatak is assistant professor of sociology at Keene State College

Reviews for Threat Perceptions
Ghatak provides a most lucid addition to the literature on the governance of risk in modern America. He masterfully traces the historical roots of new forms of scientific and legal categories and knowledge about perceived dangerousness and risk, from the `psychopathic` criminal, to new ways of constructing the problems of immigration and terrorism. He adds vital new concepts which help ... Read more

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