This book sensitizes the reader to the fact that there is substantial disagreement within the academic community, and among policymakers and the general public, over what behaviors, conditions (e.g., physical attributes), and people should be designated as deviant or criminal. Normative conceptions, the societal reaction/labeling approach, and the critical approach are offered as frameworks within which to study these definitions. A comprehensive explanation of theory and social policy on deviance is constructed.
Rural crime is a fast growing area of interest among scholars in criminology. From studies of agricultural crime in Australia, to violence against women in Appalachia America, to poaching in Uganda, to land theft in Brazil -- the criminology community has come to recognize that crime manifests itself in rural localities in ways that both conform to and challenge conventional theory and research. For the first time, "Rural Criminology "brings together contemporary research and conceptual considerations to synthesize rural crime studies from a critical perspective.
This book dispels four...
Rural crime is a fast growing area of interest among scholars in criminology. From studies of agricultural crime in Australia, to violence against ...
Critical Criminology is now a well-established if heterogeneous and contentious field of study. The work of critical criminologists supports numerous international journals, regional organizations, and global conferences. As the field continues to flourish as never before, this new title from Routledge, edited by two distinguished scholars, meets the need for an authoritative, one-stop reference work to make sense of the wide range of approaches, theories, and concepts that have informed Critical Criminology.
In four volumes, the collection assembles the best and most...
Critical Criminology is now a well-established if heterogeneous and contentious field of study. The work of critical criminologists supports numero...
