Roger Cotterrell
Ashgate
Hardback
552
2006
Contemporary law and government are increasingly characterized by a focus on risk. Fields such as health psychiatry criminal justice vehicle safety urban design and environmental governance all provide examples of settings in which problems are dealt with as risks. In this volume the most influential examinations and interpretations of this major trend have been brought together in order to make clear the range and diversity the spread and penetration of risk in contemporary societies.