Book Review: The French Connection in Criminology: Rediscovering Crime, Law, and Social Change
| Author | David S. Caudill |
| Published date | 01 August 2006 |
| Date | 01 August 2006 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1362480606065916 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Book Reviews
395
explore the impact and implications of these new policies of enforcement and
exclusion. While the book is accessible and will be a useful text for under-
graduates and other students, those with more experience in the field might
find it somewhat limited. Burney is often too broad in her brushstrokes and
some very interesting and perhaps more subtle themes seem to have been dealt
with too quickly. Nevertheless it provides a useful addition to the literature
and will be a helpful resource for further research by students, academics
and practitioners.
References
Ashworth, A. (2004) ‘Social Control and “Anti-Social Behaviour”: The Subver-
sion of Human Rights?’, Law Quarterly Review 120(April): 263–91.
Campbell, S. (2002) A Review of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders. Home Office
Research Study 236. London: Home Office.
Council for Europe (2005) Report by Mr. A Gil-Robles, Commissioner for
Human Rights, 4th–12th November 2004. Online: http://www.coe.int/T/E/
Commissioner_H.R/Communication_Unit/
Farrall, S. and D. Gadd (2004) ‘The Frequency of the Fear of Crime’, British
Journal of Criminology 44(1): 127–32.
Hornqvist, M. (2004) ‘Risk Assessments and Public Order Disturbances: New
European Guidelines for the Use of Force?’, Journal of Scandinavian Studies
in Criminology and Crime Prevention 5(1): 4–26.
Jackson, J. (2004) ‘Experience and Expression: Social and Cultural Significance
in the Fear of Crime’, British Journal of Criminology 44(6): 946–66.
Skogan, W. (1990) Disorder and Decline: Crime and the Spiral of Decay in
American Neighborhoods. New York. Free Press.
Bruce A. Arrigo, Dragan Milovanovic and Robert Carl Schehr
The French Connection in Criminology: Rediscovering Crime, Law, and Social
Change
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2005. 198 pp. $24.95
(pbk). ISBN 0–7914–6355–9.
• Reviewed by David S. Caudill, Villanova University, USA
DOI: 10.1177/1362480606065916
The Culture Wars, located for decades in the field of literary studies, have now
arrived in some form in...
395
explore the impact and implications of these new policies of enforcement and
exclusion. While the book is accessible and will be a useful text for under-
graduates and other students, those with more experience in the field might
find it somewhat limited. Burney is often too broad in her brushstrokes and
some very interesting and perhaps more subtle themes seem to have been dealt
with too quickly. Nevertheless it provides a useful addition to the literature
and will be a helpful resource for further research by students, academics
and practitioners.
References
Ashworth, A. (2004) ‘Social Control and “Anti-Social Behaviour”: The Subver-
sion of Human Rights?’, Law Quarterly Review 120(April): 263–91.
Campbell, S. (2002) A Review of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders. Home Office
Research Study 236. London: Home Office.
Council for Europe (2005) Report by Mr. A Gil-Robles, Commissioner for
Human Rights, 4th–12th November 2004. Online: http://www.coe.int/T/E/
Commissioner_H.R/Communication_Unit/
Farrall, S. and D. Gadd (2004) ‘The Frequency of the Fear of Crime’, British
Journal of Criminology 44(1): 127–32.
Hornqvist, M. (2004) ‘Risk Assessments and Public Order Disturbances: New
European Guidelines for the Use of Force?’, Journal of Scandinavian Studies
in Criminology and Crime Prevention 5(1): 4–26.
Jackson, J. (2004) ‘Experience and Expression: Social and Cultural Significance
in the Fear of Crime’, British Journal of Criminology 44(6): 946–66.
Skogan, W. (1990) Disorder and Decline: Crime and the Spiral of Decay in
American Neighborhoods. New York. Free Press.
Bruce A. Arrigo, Dragan Milovanovic and Robert Carl Schehr
The French Connection in Criminology: Rediscovering Crime, Law, and Social
Change
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2005. 198 pp. $24.95
(pbk). ISBN 0–7914–6355–9.
• Reviewed by David S. Caudill, Villanova University, USA
DOI: 10.1177/1362480606065916
The Culture Wars, located for decades in the field of literary studies, have now
arrived in some form in...
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