Safety, Societal Problems and Citizens39; Perceptions. New Empirical Data, Theories and Analyses

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Over het boekIn nowadays globalised society an international exchange ofideas and views is indispensable within the field of social sciences,including criminology and criminal justice studies.The Research Group Governance of Security wants to fostercontemporary international discourses on issues of crime and crimecontrol. Therefore, GofS started a Research Paper Series, combiningtheoretical and empirical articles on issues reflecting the researchactivities of GofS. This research group is collaboration betweenGhent University and Ghent University College in Belgium. GofS isconcentrating its research around the study of administrative andjudicial policy that has been developed with respect to new issuesof crime and insecurity.Volume 3 provides new empirical data, theories and analyses onSafety, Societal Problems and Citizens Perceptions. Some articlesin Volume 3 focus especially on issues of conceptualisation andmeasurement of key constructs in the study of security in itsbroadest meaning from fear of crime to corruption some articlespresent tests of theoretical models derived from theoreticalcriminology, and finally some articles focus on different institutionalreactions towards crime and drug-related problems e.g. policing,the conflict of interests between private companies and authoritiesand restorative justice.Uit de inhoudTable of contentsMore about Gofs - Governance of Security Research Paper Series