Crime, Justice and Human Rights

ISBN-13: 9781137299192 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 264 str.

Leanne Weber

Opis

A specialized introduction to the philosophy, law and politics of human rights, uniquely tailored to criminologists and criminal justice practitioners. Exploring the connections between existing criminological scholarship and human rights frameworks, the book helps readers to incorporate human rights paradigms into their criminological analysis.

Recenzje

"Written in a clear, direct style, Crime, Justice and Human Rights makes an important, original and overdue contribution to the discipline by providing an accessible, comprehensive and finely nuanced overview of the law, philosophy, concept, practice and politics of human rights in crime and criminal justice. ... The book is essential reading for those who wish to produce and engage in a criminology that accords primacy to the wellbeing of all individuals and the social groups to which they belong." (Jude McCulloch, Current Issues in Criminal Justice, Vol. 27 (3), March, 2016)

Spis treści

PART I: UNDERSTANDING HUMAN RIGHTS 1. The Origins and Idea of Human Rights 2. International Human Rights Law 3. Human Rights and Civil Society 4. Collective Rights and Discrimination 5. Integrating Criminology and Human Rights PART II: APPLYING HUMAN RIGHTS IN CRIMINOLOGY 6. Criminal Law 7. Crime Prevention 8. Policing 9. Criminal Courts 10. Detention 11. Juvenile Justice 12. Victims PART III: A CRIMINOLOGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 13. Future Directions.

O autorze

Leanne Weber is Larkins Senior Research Fellow in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University, Australia.
 
Elaine Fishwick is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia.
 
Marinella Marmo is Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology at Flinders University, Australia.

Blurb

Crime, Justice and Human Rights is an introduction to the philosophy, law and politics of human rights, uniquely tailored to criminologists and criminal justice practitioners. Integrating human rights and criminological frameworks across a range of subject areas – from criminalization and state crime, to crime prevention and critical analyses of the operation of the police, courts and penal system – the authors highlight both the potential and the limitations of human rights in informing new directions in criminology.

Featuring case material from Europe, North America, Australia and beyond, this critical, multidisciplinary text supports the teaching of human rights across a wide range of criminological topics, and assists students, researchers and independent readers to incorporate human rights paradigms into their criminological analysis.