Crime and Terrorism Risk: Studies in Criminology and Criminal Justice - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415991811 ISBN 13: 9780415991810

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

Crime and Terrorism Risk is a collection of original essays and articles that presents a broad overview of the issues related to the assessment and management of risk in the new security age. These original articles show how researchers, experts and the public are beginning to think about crime and terrorism issues in terms of a new risk paradigm that emphasizes establishing a balance between threat and resources in developing prevention and response strategies.

About this title

About the Author

Leslie W. Kennedy is University Professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. He is also the Director of the Rutgers Center on Public Security. Dr. Kennedy’s current research in public security builds upon his previous research in event analysis and understanding the social contexts in which hazards to society are identified and deterred.

Edmund F. McGarrell is Professor and Director of the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. Dr. McGarrell co-chairs the Michigan State University Risk Research Initiative: Risk, Values, and Decisions. In this role, he is collaborating with faculty from a variety of fields in research on environmental and natural resource crime, supply chain security, and law enforcement intelligence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415991811
• ISBN 13: 9780415991810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 302
• Editor: Kennedy Leslie W., McGarrell Edmund F.