Details
An Introduction To Critical Criminology
2. Second Edition
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47,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Bristol University Press |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 01.06.2025 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781529207378 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 272 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>The second edition of this popular textbook introduces key critical criminological theories and perspectives for students of criminology, sociology and social policy. Written by an experienced academic, it offers a one-stop guide to foundational and contemporary theories, introducing students to perspectives that challenge mainstream perspectives on the causes of crime and the operation of the criminal justice system. </p>
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<p> The text analyses how critical criminology has progressed from its origins in the 1960s in the face of rapid social, economic, cultural and political change and the advent of the digital age. Updated throughout to reflect more recent theoretical and empirical developments in critical criminology and with new chapters on digital penology and future directions for the discipline, the text features:</p>
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<p> • end-of-chapter summary boxes;</p>
<p> • sample essay questions.</p>
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<p> The text analyses how critical criminology has progressed from its origins in the 1960s in the face of rapid social, economic, cultural and political change and the advent of the digital age. Updated throughout to reflect more recent theoretical and empirical developments in critical criminology and with new chapters on digital penology and future directions for the discipline, the text features:</p>
<p> </p>
<p> • end-of-chapter summary boxes;</p>
<p> • sample essay questions.</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p> Part 1: Foundational Critical Criminology</p>
<p> What Is Critical Criminology?</p>
<p> The Labelling Perspective</p>
<p> Conflict Perspectives In Criminology</p>
<p> Marxist Criminology</p>
<p> Part 2: Critiquing Foundational Critical Criminology: Challenges From Left And Right</p>
<p> The Advent Of Neo-Conservative Criminology</p>
<p> Left Realism: Criticisms From Within?</p>
<p> Feminist Critiques</p>
<p> Part 3: Contemporary Critical Criminology: New Directions</p>
<p> Critical Perspectives On Crimes Of The Powerful</p>
<p> Green Criminology</p>
<p> Cultural Criminology</p>
<p> Critical Race Theory</p>
<p> Part 4: Critical Perspectives On Punishment</p>
<p> Punishment And Control</p>
<p> Critical Digital Penology</p>
<p> Part 5: Conclusions</p>
<p> Future Directions In Critical Criminology</p>
<p> Part 1: Foundational Critical Criminology</p>
<p> What Is Critical Criminology?</p>
<p> The Labelling Perspective</p>
<p> Conflict Perspectives In Criminology</p>
<p> Marxist Criminology</p>
<p> Part 2: Critiquing Foundational Critical Criminology: Challenges From Left And Right</p>
<p> The Advent Of Neo-Conservative Criminology</p>
<p> Left Realism: Criticisms From Within?</p>
<p> Feminist Critiques</p>
<p> Part 3: Contemporary Critical Criminology: New Directions</p>
<p> Critical Perspectives On Crimes Of The Powerful</p>
<p> Green Criminology</p>
<p> Cultural Criminology</p>
<p> Critical Race Theory</p>
<p> Part 4: Critical Perspectives On Punishment</p>
<p> Punishment And Control</p>
<p> Critical Digital Penology</p>
<p> Part 5: Conclusions</p>
<p> Future Directions In Critical Criminology</p>
Pamela Ugwudike is Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Southampton.
The book will move beyond the traditional focus on foundational critical criminological perspective and introduce readers to new and emerging perspectives in critical criminology.
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