Fifty Facts Everyone Should Know about Crime and Punishment in Britain: The Truth behind the Myths

This book introduces a nonspecialist audience to some of the central issues relating to crime, crime control, policing, and punishment in Britain. Bringing together contributions by criminologists and specialists in other fields relating to crime and punishment, it builds a substantial and clear, yet highly nuanced, picture of the contemporary landscape of crime, criminology, policing, punishment, and rehabilitation.