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Law and Order: An Honest Citizen's Guide to Crime and Control.(Book review)
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
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April 1, 2008
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Law and Order: An Honest Citizen's Guide to Crime and Control Robert Reiner (2007) Cambridge, Polity, 168 pages, ISBNs: 978-0-7456-2997-1, 978-0-7456-2996-4
Robert Reiner's latest book aims to chart the trajectory of both crime levels and law and order policy under the emerging influence of the neoliberalism movement. Quite an ambitious task for a relatively small volume; however, Reiner is an able guide, and concisely navigates theory, policy, empirical research findings, official records and media reporting to deliver a tightly argued thesis.
In chapter 1, neoliberalism is introduced as the 'root cause' behind rising crime rates and increasing authoritarian state ...
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