The relationship between economic deprivation and violent crime has been one of the most widely studied in the field of criminology, yet little is known about t

In this unique and timely book, two of the world′s leading criminologists explore the connections between crime and economic conditions. The authors skilfully

Frank Pearce was the first scholar to use the term 'crimes of the powerful.' His ground-breaking book of the same name provided insightful critiques of liberal

Crime and Economics provides the first comprehensive and accessible text to address the economics of crime within the study of crime and criminology. The econom

The relationships between property crime and the economy are re-examined. The work of Field (1990) and Pyle and Deadman (1994) are reviewed. Whilst both analyse