'Following the outstanding introduction by the authors there are fifteen excellent original articles devoted to an integrated theory of the relationship between the state and crime. This work is on the cutting edge of critical criminology. It is a must read.' - William J. Chambliss, Professor of Sociology, The George Washington University, USA.

Preface - Stuart Hall Introduction: State, Power, Crime - Roy Coleman et al Gender, Power and the State: Same as It Ever Was? - Anette Ballinger The Heterostate: Hegemonic Heterosexuality and State Power - Lois Bibbings Racism and the State: Authoritarianism and Coercion - Jon Burnett Policing the Working Class in the City of Renewal: The State and Social Surveillance - Roy Coleman Young People, Youth Justice and the State - Janet Jamieson and Joe Yates Power, Politics and the Welfare State - Chris Jones and Tony Novak The State and Corporate Crime - Steve Tombs and David Whyte Violence and the State - Penny Green and Tony Ward The 'Exceptional' State - Paddy Hillyard Intelligence, Terrorism and the State - Pete Gill Crime Prevention, Community Safety and the Local State - Lynn Hancock Victims and the State - Sandra Walklate Crime, Media and the State - Paul Mason The State, Knowledge Production and Criminology - Reece Walters Nation States and the Production of Social Harm: Resisting the Hegemony of 'TINA' - Christina Pantazis and Simon Pemberton