Crime, Politics And Governance

Concerns about terrorism, organised crime, security and the impact of increasing migration have occasioned debates and new policies to enhance security. "Crime, Politics and Governance" explores both formal, official modes of governing crime as well as informal responses. It examines the tensions between collective rights and security and those of the individual and new minorities.Crucially, the book explains the links between local control of crime and disorder, (including social dislocation, anti-social behaviour and inter-communal relations) and global processes and wider international relations. It provides an overview of debates about the shifting nature of governance, identity and the future of the nation state.