{"title":"John Braithwaite","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Braithwaite's works delve into the intersections of social justice, crime, and public policy, offering insightful analysis grounded in contemporary research. His writing challenges readers to reconsider traditional approaches to inequality and law, making complex ideas accessible for both scholars and engaged readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the Education \u0026amp; Reference category, Braithwaite's books provide thoughtful perspectives on how societal structures influence behaviour and governance. They are essential reading for those interested in understanding the dynamics of crime prevention and social reform.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"inequality-crime-and-public-policy-routledge-revivals-by-john-braithwaite-9780415858120","title":"Inequality, Crime and Public Policy (Routledge Revivals)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1979, \u003ci\u003eInequality, Crime and Public Policy\u003c\/i\u003e integrates and interprets the vast corpus of existing research on social class, slums, and crime. It presents its own findings on these matters, exploring two major questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, do policies designed to redistribute wealth and power within capitalist societies have effects upon crime? Second, do policies created to overcome the residential segregation of social classes have effects on crime?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book provides a brilliantly comprehensive and systematic review of the empirical evidence to support or refute the classic theories of Engels, Bonger, Merton, Cloward and Ohlin, Cohen, Miller, Shaw and McKay, amongst many others. Braithwaite confronts these theories with evidence of the extent and nature of white-collar crime, and a consideration of the way law enhancement and law enforcement might serve class interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47588825923820,"sku":"9780415858120","price":423.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c7ad0e45413de3fa2ae4345aecd922ff.jpg?v=1777937435"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-braithwaite.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}