Transnational and Comparative Criminology

This book looks at the issues of crime and its control in the twenty-first century. One of the very few books that examines crime and its control in a global and translational context, it contains fifteen chapters, which are written by well-established academic criminologists from different parts of the world.Divided into four main parts, it:- provides an analytical account of the nature of comparative and transnational criminology, examining the key issue of cultural relativism, sources of cross-national crime data and cross-national comparison of crime statistics- focuses on an examination of crime and social control issues in selected regions or countries, exploring crime and social control in Saudi Arabia, Singapore, China, Post-Apartheid South Africa, and West Africa- focuses on the analyses of major transnational crime issues, including organized crime, corruption, trafficking in humans and white-collar crime in a global context- provides a critical examination of transnational and global responses to transnational crime, covering transnational policing strategies.This book offers invaluable and first-hand readings for undergraduate and postgradate students in criminology, law, sociology and international relations. It will also be a very useful source of information and analyses for domestic and international law enforcement institutions.Sheptycki, James is the author of 'Transnational and Comparative Criminology' with ISBN 9781904385059 and ISBN 1904385052.