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Film At Eleven: Recent Developments In The Commodification Of Crime, Kenneth Tunnell
Film At Eleven: Recent Developments In The Commodification Of Crime, Kenneth Tunnell
Kenneth Tunnell
Recent increases in the number of crime-related commodities (e.g., burglar alarms, security systems, private security forces, and crime-related television news programs) are critically examined in relation to mildly fluctuating national crime rates. Increasing sales of crime-related and target-hardening products during the time when crime oscillated only slightly are explained as capitalism's ability to create commodities from both social problems and unfounded needs. Using secondary data, I describe these crime trends and the consumption of crime-prevention goods. Although the media apparently contributed to increasing concerns about victimization while crime was fairly stable, the process of commodity exchange for crime goods is …
Political Pressures And Influences On Police Executives: A Descriptive Analysis., Kenneth Tunnell, Larry Gaines
Political Pressures And Influences On Police Executives: A Descriptive Analysis., Kenneth Tunnell, Larry Gaines
Kenneth Tunnell
A study seeks to determine the degree, location and impact of political interference or pressure exerted on police chief executives by public and private officials. Questionnaire data were gathered from 115 Kentucky police chiefs in 1989. Respondents reported having to cope with varying levels of political pressure and interference, some legitimate and some illegitimate. Pressure was exerted in the following areas: (1) hiring officers; (2) promoting or demoting officers; (3) arresting offenders or enforcing specific laws; (4) making unnecessary changes in personnel assignments, such as transfers to and from specialized units; and (5) providing special or unusual services to individuals …
Choosing Crime: The Criminal Calculus Of Property Offenders, Kenneth Tunnell
Choosing Crime: The Criminal Calculus Of Property Offenders, Kenneth Tunnell
Kenneth Tunnell
How people make decisions to commit criminal acts is a growing area of research and theory. This area of criminology is usually labeled "rational choice".