Books in the Contemporary Issues in Public Policy series

Increasing concern on the part of the government, criminal justice agencies, the media and public, regarding child sexual abuse has been prompted by a series of events including, cases involving the abduction, sexual abuse and murder of young children. This work evaluates the development of policy and legislative measures to control sex offenders.

Reviewing healthcare policy in the NHS, this book locates the NHS in the context of the welfare state. It is suitable for a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate students studying health policy and the NHS.

Throughout the book comparisons are drawn between Britain, the USA and other European countries and also China, Japan and other Far Eastern societies. Latest research results overturn many recieved ideas and entrenched beliefs-eg.evidence that family friendly policies do not reduce gender inequality.

Policing remains one of the controversial areas of criminal justice. Over years there were major changes in every aspect of policing. This book argues that through these changes enduring and fundamental divisions can be traced. It is for criminology, police studies, sociology, social policy, and law, wherever their interests touch on the police.

Contains an analysis of the law and politics governing the conduct of statutory elections in the United Kingdom. This book attempts to frame some debate for the Electoral Administration Bill 2005, and features analyses of the leading cases of Sanders v Chichester; R v Jones, R v Whicher; ex parte Mainwaring; and In re Fermanagh and South Tyrone.

The problem of social control has constituted the acid test for the issue of immigration and integration. This book offers an analysis of immigration and crime rates in the European countries, and examines the situation in the US. It states that the widespread notion that a large non-national population produces high crime rates must be rejected.

Does mental disorder cause crime? Does crime cause mental disorder? This title examines the nature of the relationship between mental disorder and crime.