Civil Remedies and Crime Prevention

Download or read book Civil Remedies and Crime Prevention written by Lorraine Green Mazerolle and published by Criminal Justice Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the social, legal and political issues raised by the use of civil remedies and contains as well a series of evaluative reports covering current civil remedies practices in the USA, England and Australia.It examines the reasons behind the rapid development and acceptance of civil remedies for crime control purposes; the linkages between civil remedy practices and theories underlying other crime prevention and control initiatives; and the critical dimensions of civil remedy tactics.Australian contributions are by Sharyn Roach Anleu on the Role of Civil Sanctions in Social Control; and by Rob White on Curtailing Youth, a critique of coercive crime prevention.