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Languages : fr
Pages : 32
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Crime and criminal justice information in Papua New Guinea
Author: Crime and Criminal Justice Information in Papua New Guinea
Author: Uglješa ZvekićDeveloping Cultural Criminology
Author: Cyndi BanksPublisher:
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
What is an appropriate theoretical approach to criminology in the "Third World"? This book makes an argument for cultural specificity and the development of a cultural criminology appropriate to a particular country. It contains original criminological studies that apply these notions to Papua New Guinea, where law and order problems are rife, especially gang violence. A major strength of the volume is the inter-disciplinary authorship which include Stanley Cohen, Marilyn Strathern, Cyndi Banks, Sinclair Dineen, Henry Ivarature, Adam Reed, Karen Sykes, Richard Sikani, and Tony Crook. These distinguished criminologists and anthropologists contribute studies of crime and social issues in Papua New Guinea based on their original research. The book has chapters on: The Melanesian conception and meaning of violence Street begging in Port Moresby Drug control Raskol (criminal) gangs, education and the "problem" of youth The prison experience for a Melanesian Dispute settlement between mining companies and villagers State responses to violence through the criminal justice system and informal approaches to the resolution of crime, including the surrender of criminal gangs The collection emphasises that "Third World" criminology has been marginalised by being subsumed in the Western discourse on crime. As Professor Stanley Cohen writes in the preface, "it is a measure of the continuing ethnocentricity of western-dominated criminology that a volume of this sort, under this title, is still necessary."
The Criminal Justice System in Papua New Guinea
Author: Sinclair DinnenLaw and Order in a Weak State
Author: Sinclair DinnenPublisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824822804
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Twenty-five years after independence, Papua New Guinea is beset by social, economic, and political problems: poverty and inequality, a young and expanding population, a stagnant economy, corruption, and rising crime. The state has not only failed to contain these problems but has become progressively implicated in their persistence. Escalating levels of violence and lawlessness are seen by many as the most serious challenge facing the young country. This book examines these problems of order in light of Papua New Guinea’s remarkable social diversity and the impact of rapid and pervasive processes of change. Three original and strategic case studies involving urban gangs, mining security, and election violence form the core of the work. Each case study looks at particular forms of conflict, and the responses these engender, across different socioeconomic contexts and geographic locations. Empirical data are analyzed through a common framework that employs material, cultural and institutional perspectives, allowing readers to view the three cases through different theoretical prisms, identify linkages between them, and, in the process, build a larger picture of the post-colonial social order. Law and Order in a Weak State charts not only the problems of crime and lawlessness in Papua New Guinea but also the possibilities for constructive, pragmatic solutions. It will be of great interest to scholars, aid and policy officials, and others concerned with understanding the social complexities and challenges of contemporary Papua New Guinea.
The Social Construction of Statistics
Author: Cyndi BanksCrime in Papua New Guinea
Author: David BilesPublisher:
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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A Guided Reader to Research in Comparative Criminology/criminal Justice
Author: John WinterdykPublisher: Brockmeyer Verlag
ISBN: 381960717X
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
With this publication the editors offer the first comprehensive text designed to assist, facilitate and guide interested researchers in how to engage in comparative criminological/criminal justice research. The editors have collected a series of nine articles which serve to illustrate examples to facilitate the reader in how to conduct such research. Each of the articles is accompanied with a series of questions and useful web-links to further assist the reader and/or student.
Criminal Law and Practice of Papua New Guinea
Author: Donald R. C. ChalmersPublisher:
ISBN: 9789980939548
Category : Criminal law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Law and Order in Papua New Guinea: Appendices
Author: William CliffordPublisher:
ISBN: 9789980770011
Category : Law enforcement
Languages : en
Pages :
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