Contemporary critical criminology / by Walter S. DeKeseredy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeKeseredy, Walter S., 1959-

Series:

Key ideas in criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical criminology.

Criminology.

Physical Description:

xii, 132 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Summary:

The concept of critical criminology that crime and the present day processes of criminalization are rooted in the core structures of society is of more relevance today than it has been at any other time. Written by an internationally renowned scholar, Contemporary Critical Criminology introduces the most up-to-date empirical, theoretical, and political contributions made by critical criminologists around the world. In its exploration of this material, the book also challenges the erroneous but widely held notion that the critical criminological project is restricted to mechanically applying theories to substantive topics, or to simple calling for radical political, economic, cultural, and social transformations. This book is an essential source of reference for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of Criminology, Criminal Theory, Social Policy, Research Methodology, and Penology.

Contents:

Critical criminology : definition and brief history

Contemporary critical criminological schools of thought

Contemporary critical criminological research

Confronting crime: critical criminological policies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415556675

0415556678

9780415556668

041555666X

9780203869239

0203869230

OCLC:

406172594