Published June 2002
by Willan Publishing (UK) .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Contributions | Kerry Carrington (Editor), Russell Hogg (Editor) |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | 304 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL8767422M |
| ISBN 10 | 1903240689 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781903240687 |
This book sets to explore the key issues and future prospects facing critical criminology, bringing together a set of leading authorities in the field from the UK, Australasia and the USA. A key concern of the book is to review the possibilities and strategies of pursuing critical Author: Russell Hogg. Critical Criminology. First published in , this collection of essays expands upon the themes and ideas developed in the editorse(tm) previous work, the visionary and groundbreaking text: The New Criminology. The journal Critical Criminology explores social, political and economic justice from alternative perspectives, including anarchistic, cultural, feminist, integrative, Marxist, peace-making, postmodernist and left-realist criminology. The main objective of the second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology is twofold: (1) to provide original chapters that cover contemporary critical criminological theoretical offerings generated over the past five years and (2) to provide chapters on important new substantive topics that are currently being studied and theorized by progressive criminologists. Special attention is devoted to new theoretical directions in the field, such as southern criminology.
An Introduction to Critical Criminology is the first accessible text on these topics for students of criminology, sociology and social policy. Written by an experienced lecturer who specialises in the topic, it offers an in-depth but accessible introduction to foundational and contemporary theories and perspectives in critical criminology. "Critical Criminology" is a theoretical framework for those interested in critical examinations of law, crime, and justice. American Society of Criminology divisions that adopt a critical perspective include Critical Criminology, People of Color & Crime, Victimology, and Women & Crime. The DCCSJ fosters research and theory development in the field of critical criminology, provides a forum for members of the ASC to discuss ideas and to exchange information, organizes sessions at the annual conference of the ASC, and encourages appropriate and effective teaching techniques and practices and to stimulate the development of curricula related to courses on critical criminology. Explain how criminology works with other disciplines and how it impacts the making of laws 7 and social policy. Summarize statistics and trends in U.S. crime rates. 6 Summarize the various ways crime is reported 5 and measured. Summarize the theoretical perspectives of 4 criminology. Describe criminology and the role of criminologists. 3File Size: 1MB.
Critical Criminology. First published in , this collection of essays expands upon the themes and ideas developed in the editors¿ previous work, the visionary and groundbreaking text: The New Criminology. A key concern of the book is to review the possibilities and strategies of pursuing critical criminological scholarship in the context of an increasingly dominant administrative criminology paradigm, reflected in the rise of neo-liberalism, a 'governmentalised' criminology of risk, crime control and situational crime prevention. Articles and books can be sole or multiple-authored. Membership in the Division on Critical Criminology is required to be either a nominee or an award recipient. In order to be considered for either a best scholarly book the publication must not be published on-line or in print before By contrast, critical criminology presents perspectives and narratives that challenge state-defined concepts of crime, oppose official crime statistics, and question the authority and universality of positivist analyses of criminality.
