The Problem of Pleasure: Leisure, Tourism and Crime

Title
The Problem of Pleasure: Leisure, Tourism and Crime
Publication Date
2012
Author(s)
Jones, Carol
Barclay, Elaine
Mawby, Rob I
Type of document
Book
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
New York, United States of America
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:12745
Abstract
The tourism and leisure industries are big business. Opportunities for leisure and tourism have escalated as disposable income, technology, travel and education have become increasingly available in recent times. However, this trend has been juxtaposed with an increase in crime, particularly since the early the 1950s. Acquisitive crimes have been facilitated with the development of more portable and valuable commodities; some activities, such as drink driving and disorder, have now been socially defined as crimes and are more readily identified through new technology such as the increasing use of CCTV. 'The Problem of Pleasure' covers them all. The purpose of this book is to inform and enlighten a range of readers, whose interests may be academic or commercial on possible crime events and modus operandi of criminals. The book has a global perspective, bringing together leading academics from the UK, the US, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand who examine several aspects of leisure that are vulnerable to crime, from illegal hunting to street racing, as well as the impact of crime upon tourists and the tourism industry.
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ISBN
9780415672368
9780415672580

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