Marginality & Condemnation: An Introduction to Criminology - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 155266242X ISBN 13 : 9781552662427

Editeur : Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This second edition of "Marginality and Condemnation" continues the approach of the first edition: it sees crime as a socio-political process. What is defined as criminal, how we respond to "crime" and why individuals behave in anti-social ways are the consequences of and reproduce social inequalities. While this book argues that the marginalized in society are most likely to feel the full force of criminal (in)justice, it does address the full range of criminological analysis."Marginality and Condemnation" also embodies an alternative pedagogy. It begins with an overview of criminological discourse, mainstream approaches and new directions in criminological theory. General issues for understanding crime are outlined by the editors at the beginning of each section of the book. Detailed and specific empirical chapters follow, offering windows onto general issues in criminology, ranging from the historical and current nature of crime and criminal justice to responses to criminality. Readers are encouraged and challenged to understand the crime process through concrete analysis rather than abstract approaches. In addition to extensive updating, this second edition adds new chapters on pluralist theory, the sex issue in criminological discourse, official statistics, street crime and the politics of defining crime.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Caroly n Brooks is an instructor of sociology and researcher at the University of Saskatchewan. She is co-editor of the first edition of Marginality and Condemnation. Her publications and research focus on globalization and punishment, theoretical criminology, intimate partner violence, photovoice methods and Indigenous peoples' health. Bernard Schisel is a professor of sociology at the University of Saskatchewan. He is co-editor of the first edition of Marginality and Condemnation. His research focuses on the marginal position that children and youth occupy in western democracies and how such institutions as law, education, medicine, the political economy and the military exploit children and youth in very subtle, politically acceptable and publicly endorsed ways. His most recent books are Still Blaming Children and The Legacy of School for Aboriginal People (with Terry Wotherspoon).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 155266242X
• ISBN 13: 9781552662427
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Éditeur: Schissel Bernard, Brooks Carolyn
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible