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Few subjects provoke as much public fascination and political concern as crime and criminality. Criminology is an ideal textbook for undergraduate students approaching the subject for the first time. It examines a wide range of topics, including historical and contemporary understandings of crime and criminal justice; different forms of crime - from street crime to state crime; who commits crime and who are the victims of crime; and how society and state agencies respond to crime and disorder.The contributions to this book offer clear, accessible introductions to the main topics and issues of criminology. Questions, summaries, further reading guidance, useful web links, and tables and diagrams can be found throughout. The third edition includes contributions from six new authors and contains new chapters on cybercrime, and 'crime, culture, and everyday life'.Online ResourcesThis book is accompanied by extensive online resources which can be used by lecturers and students alike. The resources available are as follows:Lecturer ResourcesLecture notes by chapterPowerpoint slides to accompany lecture notesTest bank of multiple choice questionsStudent ResourcesUpdatesChapter synopsesAnnotated further reading listsInteractive glossaryWeb links

First published in 1992, Public Order and Private Lives is a radical examination of the political forces which shaped the law and order debate in Britain at that time. The authors offer a significant and provoking analysis of Conservative policies on crime, showing that, ironically, they created the very social conditions in which crime flourished. The book argues that the Conservative government undermined basic civil liberties by its increased use of legislation as a means of control and coercion, and as a result of this, crime increased under their governance.

First published in 1992, Public Order and Private Lives is a radical examination of the political forces which shaped the law and order debate in Britain at that time. The authors offer a significant and provoking analysis of Conservative policies on crime, showing that, ironically, they created the very social conditions in which crime flourished. The book argues that the Conservative government undermined basic civil liberties by its increased use of legislation as a means of control and coercion, and as a result of this, crime actually increased.

Practicing Disability Studies in Education: Acting Toward Social Change celebrates the diversity of contemporary work being developed by a range of scholars working within the field of Disability Studies in Education (DSE). The central idea of this volume is to share ways in which educators practice DSE in creative and eclectic ways in order to rethink, reframe, and reshape the current educational response to disability. Largely confined to the limitations of traditional educational discourse, this collective (and growing) group continues to push limits, break molds, assert the need for plurality, explore possibilities, move into the unknown, take chances, strategize to destabilize, and co-create new visions for what can be, instead of settling for what is. Much like jazz musicians who rely upon one another on stage to create music collectively, these featured scholars have been – and continue to – riff with one another in creating the growing body of DSE literature. In sum, this volume is DSE «at work.»

Much has happened in the three years since the publication of the last edition of this book. In the last 2-3 years, private equity houses have raised huge amounts of money to invest which has had an effect on the dynamics of the market. In addition, there is a broadening of potential buyers with a number of other organisations adopting private equity style strategies. This practical fourth edition introduces the world of private equity, explains its rise and recent dynamics, and explores the key ingredients of private equity transactions and the technical issues associated with them. Featuring fully updated chapters by leading private equity practitioners, the book includes high-level analysis of private equity fund structures, equity and debt finance, acquisition documentation, due diligence, tax structuring, pensions issues and public-to-privates.New to the fourth edition are key chapters on China and on Brexit. The book is must-have handbook for legal and other practitioners in the private equity world, corporate law academics and their students.

This practical fifth edition introduces the world of private equity not just from a UK perspective, but also that of key European jurisdictions and the United States. It explains its rise and recent dynamics, and explores the key ingredients of private equity transactions and the technical issues associated with them.Featuring chapters by leading practitioners, the content includes high-level analysis of private equity fund structures, equity and debt finance, acquisition documentation, due diligence, tax structuring, the leveraged buyout market and public-to-privates.New coverage in this edition includes: •analysis of the fastest growing part of the private equity market – secondary transactions – examining both those led by the investors in private equity funds and those led by those who manage the funds; •discussion of NAV facilities, the way they are structured and their uses; •a chapter on how ESG issues are affecting and being dealt with by private equity fund managers, including an examination of new and prospective regulation in this area; •insight on latest market trends; •examination of the tax risk environment, and newer tax rules; •consideration of the regulatory changes required in the governance of large private companies and transparency; and •consideration of the new UK framework on restructurings.Private Equity is essential reading for legal and other practitioners working or advising in this field, as well as for senior private equity executives, investment houses and investors. Academics in corporate law and business schools, as well as their students, will also find this edition to be of great value.