When Crime Waves

Informationen zum Autor Vince Sacco is a professor in the department of sociology at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. His research interests are in criminology and urban sociology. His interests relate to the study of criminology, as well as the study of public perceptions of and reactions to crime. In approaching criminology, his work emphasizes the study of "criminal events" and investigates why some people rather than others are more likely to be victimized by crime; when and where crimes occur; and why the police, lawmakers and members of the general public think about crime as they do. He has published several books including The Criminal Event 2/e Wadsworth, 2002, Advances in Criminological Theory (The Process & Structure of Crime: Criminal Events & Crime Analysis) Transaction Press, 2001, (with R.F. Meier and L.W. Kennedy), Crime Victims in Context , Roxbury Publishing, 1998, (with L.W. Kennedy). . Klappentext When Crime Waves offers an in-depth exploration of a large number of social issues involved in the study of crime waves. Issues such as how and why crime rates change over time, why some types of crime and not others come in waves, and the role played by the mass media, politicians, and interest group leaders in the promotion of crime waves are discussed to help students develop analytical skills and apply them to real-world situations. offers an in-depth exploration of a large number of social issues involved in the study of crime waves. Issues such as how and why crime rates change over time, why some types of crime and not others come in waves, and the role played by the mass media, politicians, and interest group leaders in the promotion of crime waves are discussed to help students develop analytical skills and apply them to real-world situations. Zusammenfassung Examining the phenomenon of crime waves! this work looks at the role media and politicians play in creating the perception that a crime wave has occurred. It investigates issues such as: how and why crime rates change over time; why some types of crime and not others come in waves; and how the ways in which we count crime document crime waves. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: What are Crime Waves? Defining Crime Waves Social Constructionism The Criminal Content of Crime Waves The Nature of Waves Some Uses of Crime Waves Conclusion Chapter 2: Why do Crime Rates go Up and Down? Dislocation, Diffusion and Innovation The Demography of Offending Social Dislocations Diffusion Innovation Conclusion Chapter 3: Crime Waves by the Numbers Numerate and Innumerate Consumers The Statistics of Crime Waves Statistics in the Raw Emergent Problems Statistical Record Keeping as a Social Process Statistics in the Media Conclusion Chapter 4: Mass Media and Crime Waves Importance of Crime to Mass Media How Do the News Media Cover Crime? Why Do Media Cover Crime as They Do? How Do Media Generate Crime Waves? Conclusion Chapter 5: That s the Rumor Talking About Crime Rumors and Legends The Rumor Process The Social Implications of Talk Conclusion Chapter 6: Being Afraid The Meaning of Fear What Are We Afraid Of? Who Is Afraid? Do Rising Crime Levels Cause Fear? Does Fear Cause Rising Crime Levels? The (Ir)rationality of Fear When Fear Goes Wild Conclusion Chapter 7: Crime Waves and Public Policy The Political Context We re Going to War Policy and Problem Image Searching for the Panacea When Social Control Becomes the Problem Conclusion Chapter 8: Crime Waves: A Skeptic s Guide

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