The Local Governance of Crime Appeals to Community and Partnerships [Paperback]

This book examines the increasing appeals to, and actual involvement of, communities in the area of crime control. It draws upon two research projects recently conducted in England to chart and analyze the growing partnership approach to crime prevention, addressing the various conflicts and tensions involved.

Introduction
1. The Genesis of the Partnership Approach and Appeals to Community in Crime Control Policy
2. Community Partnerships in Crime Control: Local Corporatism?
3. The Nature of Community to which Appeals are Made in Crime Control Discourse and Policies
4. Community Involvement in Crime Prevention
5. Community Involvement in Mediation and Reparation
6. Partnerships, Power Relations and Conflicts
7. Community Conflict Management
8. Conclusions

Adam Crawford is a lecturer in criminology and criminal justice studies at the University of Leeds. He is also Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies at Leeds. He is currently engaged in an ESRC funded empirical research project analysing victim/offender mediation and reparation services in comparative European judicial cultures: in England and France.