Exploring Political Legacies

Stephen Farrall is Research Chair in Criminology in the Department of Criminology in the College of Business, Law and the Social Sciences at the University of Derby, UK. He has held posts at the Universities of Oxford, Keele and Sheffield.Colin Hay is Professor of Political Science (Professeur des Universités) in the Centre d’études européennes and Director of Doctoral School in Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, France. He is Professor of Political Analysis in the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK and founding co-Director of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI).Emily Gray is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Derby, UK. She has held research posts at the Universities of Edinburgh, Oxford, Keele and Sheffield.

• Chapter One: Tracing the Past in the Present: Defining and Operationalising the Concept of Political Legacy.- Chapter Two: Political Generations and the Fear of Crime.- Chapter Three: Housing Law, Household Victimisation and the Spatial Reconfiguration of Property Crime.- Chapter Four: Rising Punitiveness in the English & Welsh Criminal Justice System.- Chapter Five: Conclusion.