Foucault, crime and power : problematisations of crime in the twentieth century / Christian Borch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borch, Christian

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology--History--20th century.

Criminology.

Power (Social sciences).

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Foucault, Michel.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

190 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

This book presents a Foucauldian problematisation analysis of crime, with a particular focus on the twentieth century. It considers how crime has been conceived as problem and, by scrutinising the responses that have been adapted to deal with crime, demonstrates how a range of power modalities have evolved throughout the twentieth century. Foucault, Crime and Power: Problematisations of Crime in the Twentieth Century demonstrates that a Foucauldian approach to crime holds greater analytical potentials for criminological research than have so far been recognized.--Provided by publisher

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction: foucauldian cues

The birth of criminology

For the protection of society

The rise and fall of the treatment ideal

Serving the community

Crime prevention : towards a totalitarian biopolitics

Empowerment and repression

Conclusion: the twentieth century and beyond

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

0415738466

9780415738460

1317813227

9781317813224

OCLC:

890792696

Publisher Number:

99963793937