An evaluation of the claim that we live in a 'risk society' as well as a ‘regulatory state’

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « failure of law and order; violence versus white collar crime Pollution; abuse known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the mad-cow issue emerged during ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Are we living in a risky society?. The major proponent of ?the risk society' . Clasifying the four dangers into 4 main groups. Other prominent features of the risky society. Risks associated with genetically modified organisms...»

Feminism and criminology

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   05/05/2002   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « For feminists in particular, the issue of women's violence has women allowed women to be as crime-prone as like stock fraud and other white collar crimes) men ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Women as offenders. Neglecting women's violence. Increased focus on men's violence. Nature of women's crimes. Women's crime in the past. Increasing crime by women. The criminal justice system towards women-offenders. Explanations of...»

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