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The Blackwell Companion to Criminology

Herausgeber: Sumner, Colin

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Produktbeschreibung

The Blackwell Companion to Criminology provides a contemporary and global resource to scholarship in both classical and topical areas of criminology. Authored by an international group of expert criminologists, these original essays focus on major issues in criminology today, commenting upon key debates and theories, outlining the implications of new topics, studies and ideas, and discussing contemporary developments. Written accessibly for the student, with an international perspective and drawing on first-rate scholarship, this is truly the first global handbook of criminology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 169mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 925g
• ISBN-13: 9781405175623
• ISBN-10: 1405175621
• Artikelnr.: 22949771

Autorenporträt

Colin Sumner is an investment manager and writer. He was Professor and Head of the Law School at the University of East London and for many years a Lecturer at the Institute of Criminology and a Fellow of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Universities of Barcelona, Hamburg, Berkeley, Simon Fraser, Queen's [Kingston], St. Mary's, and Dar es Salaam. His books include Reading Ideologies (1979), Crime, Justice and Underdevelopment (1982), Censure, Politics and Criminal Justice (1990), The Sociology of Deviance (1994), Violence, Culture and Censure (1996), and Social Control and Political Order (ed. with Roberto Bergalli, 1997). He also edited a book series entitled New Directions in Criminology and, with Piers Beirne, founded and edited the journal Theoretical Criminology.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.
List of Contributors.
Part I: Crime, Justice, and Societies:.
1. The Social Nature of Crime and Deviance: Colin Sumner.
2. Theories of Social Control and the State between American and European
Shores: Dario Melossi (University of Bologna).
3. Criminal Justice Process and the War on Crime: Markus Dirk Dubber (State
University of New York).
4. Criminology, Genocide, and Modernity: Remarks on the Companion that
Criminology Ignored: Wayne Morrison (University of London).
Part II: Juvenile Delinquency and Justice for Youth:.
5. The Criminologists' Gang: Jack Katz and Curtis Jackson-Jacobs (both
University of California, Los Angeles).
6. Youth Crime and Crime Control in Contemporary Japan:Mark Fenwick (Kyushu
University, Japan).
7. Consumer Culture and Crime inLate Modernity: Keith J. Hayward
(University of Kent).
8. The Politics of Youth Crime and Justice in South Africa: Elrena van der
Spuy (University of Cape Town), Wilfried Schärf (University of Cape Town),
and Jeffrey Lever (University of Stellensbosch, Cape Town).
Part III: Punishment and Its Alternatives:.
9. Penal Policies and Contemporary Politics: Pat O'Malley (University of
Sydney).
10. Beyond Bricks, Bars, and Barbed Wire: The Genesis and Proliferation of
Alternatives to Incarceration in the United States: Barry R. Holman and
Robert A. Brown (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis).
11. Rehabilitation: An Assessment of Theory and Research: Mark W. Lipsey
(Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy), Nana A. Landenberger (Vanderbilt
Institute for Public Policy), and Gabrielle L. Chapman (Tennessee
Department of Corrections).
12. Female Punishment: From Patriarchy to Backlash? Laureen Snider (Queen's
University, Kingston, Ontario).
Part IV: Gender and the Masculinity of Crime:.
13. Beyond Bad Girls: Feminist Perspectives on Female Offending: Meda
Chesney-Lind (University of Hawaii).
14. Managing "Men's Violence" in the Criminological Arena: Adrian Howe
(University of Central Lanacshire).
15. Masculinities and Crime: Rethinking the "Man Question"? Richard Collier
(University of Newcastle upon Tyne).
16. "Abominable and Detestable": Understanding Homophobia and the
Criminalization of Sodomy: Mary Bernstein (University of Connecticut).
17. The Gendering and Racializing of Criminalized Others: Elizabeth Comack
(University of Manitoba).
Part IV: Capital, Power, and Crime:.
18. White-Collar Crime: Amedeo Cottino (University of Turin).
19. "Dance Your Anger and Your Joys": Multinational Corporations, Power,
"Crime": Frank Pearce (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario) and Steve
Tombs (Liverpool John Moores University).
20. Globalization and the Illicit Drugs Trade in Hong Kong: K. Joe Laidler
(University of Hong Kong).
21. Trafficking in Human Beings and Related Crimes in West and Central
Africa: Alexis A. Aronowitz (University College of Utrecht) and Monika
Peruffo (International Organization for Migrations Mission in Columbia).
Part V: Globalization, Crime, and Information:.
22. Globality, Globalization, and Private Policing: A Caribbean Case Study:
Maureen Cain (University of Birmingham).
23. The Rise of the Surveillant State in Times of Globalization: Thomas
Mathiesen (University of Oslo).
24. The Politics of Crime Statistics: William J. Chambliss (George
Washington University).
25. Two Realities of Police Communication: Aaron Doyle (Carleton
University, Ottawa) and Richard Ericson (University of Toronto).
26. Hacktivism: Resistance is Fertile? Paul A. Taylor (University of
Leeds).
Index

Rezensionen

"A cosmopolitan collection characterized by freshness ofperspective. Critical sociological insight on crime at its best."
John Braithwaite, Australian NationalUniversity

"If The Blackwell Companion to Criminology is read widelyand carefully, and absorbed thoroughly - as it most certainlyshould be - it will shake criminology out of its intellectualsloth and parochialism."
Gilbert Geis, University of California

"The Blackwell Companion to Criminology is acomprehensive reference work designed for those interested in thestudy of crime, and its causes, effects, trends, andinstitutions... Taken together, this edited book is a welcomecontribution, and essential reading for those studying elements ofcriminology and criminal justice."
The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice

"Many of these essays are brimming with powerful reasoning andvitally informative details ... Strengths lie in the analysesof such topics as modern genocide, juvenile crime, femaleoffenders, elite offenders, international outlaw networks,globalization effects on crime trends, and informationtechnologies. Also beneficial are the tightly reasoned critiques ofhow crime is communicated to the public and targeted by stateagencies. As they explore cutting-edge questions in criminology,readers will find sophisticated theoretical scholarship, especiallyregarding modern and postmodern frameworks, feminism, criticalcultural studies, and neo-Marxism ... Summing Up:Essential."
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