Books in the Longman Criminology Series series

'Crime and Criminal Justice Policy', second edition, provides a general update and revision, and records the substantial changes in British criminal justice policy and legislation over the last five years, particularly those introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. There is also a new chapter on crime prevention and community safety and more.

This volume synthesizes empirical evidence, documentary accounts and examples in order to give a minority perspective on the race and crime debate. It explores the options open in seeking to combat discrimination on racial grounds within the criminal-justice system since the Lawrence inquiry.

This work provides an introduction to the key debates within the area of victims and victimology. It focuses on victim-centred criminal and social justice developments in England and Wales, and also provides examples from around the world in order to explore the victims 'place' in the context of wider political and policy debates.