Race & crime : a critical engagement / Michael Rowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowe, Michael, 1967- author.

Series:

Key approaches to criminology

Key Approaches to Criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime and race.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : SAGE, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In this original and cutting-edge new textbook, Michael Rowe explores the key topics in race and crime. Examining the main issues from a historical and comparative approach, the book fully situates arguments and ideas in a global context with contemporary examples. Encouraging readers to think critically about well-worn debates, Race & Crime covers a diverse range of issues, including:

representation and disproportionality

victimisation

human rights

terrorism

popular culture

governance.

As with all books in the Key Approaches to Criminology series, Race & Crime contains extensive learning features to help students to fully engage with topics covered. These include chapter overviews, study questions, further reading and key terms.

Stylishly written yet accessible, Race & Crime will prove invigorating, vital reading for students in criminology, sociology, race and ethnic studies, and cultural studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 'Race', 'Crime' and Society 1

Introduction 2

The Social Construction of 'Race' 3

The Social Construction of 'Crime' 6

Race and Crime: a Critical Engagement 8

Structure of the Book 9

Summary 11

Study Questions 12

Further Reading 12

Chapter 2 Race, Crime and the Criminological Imagination 13

Introduction 14

Race and the Development of Classical Criminology 15

Criminology as Science: Race and the Emergence of the Positivist School 17

Race, Ethnicity and Sociological Positivism 28

'Empiricism' to 'Social Constructionism' 31

Summary 33

Study Questions 34

Further Reading 34

Chapter 3 Race, Crime and Popular Culture 35

Introduction 36

Race and Crime in News Media 38

Infotainment 44

Screen Fiction 45

Digital Media 49

Summary 51

Study Questions 51

Further Reading 52

Chapter 4 Disproportionality in Offending 53

Introduction 54

Statistical Evidence of Disproportionality 55

Other Evidence of Disproportionality 60

Guns, Gangs and Street Crime: Mugging and Onwards 63

Race and Crime: a Critical Realist Perspective 68

Summary 71

Study Questions 72

Further Reading 72

Chapter 5 Race and Victimization 73

Introduction 74

Minority Ethnic Groups and Criminal Victimization 75

Racist Hate Crime: Victims and Perpetrators 80

Responding to Racist Crime 89

Summary 91

Study Questions 92

Further Reading 92

Chapter 6 Race, Conflict and Human Rights 93

Introduction 94

Human Rights Abuse and the Failure of Criminology 95

Towards a Criminology of Genocide 98

Criminology, Environmental Harm and Neo-colonialism 108

Summary 111

Study Questions 111

Further Reading 112

Chapter 7 Disproportionality in the Criminal Justice System 113

Introduction 114

Minority Ethnic Groups in the Criminal Justice System of England and Wales 115

International Comparisons 123

Explaining the Over-representation of Minorities in Criminal Justice Systems 132

Summary 135

Study Questions 136

Further Reading 136

Chapter 8 Diversity and Representation in the Criminal Justice System 137

Introduction 138

Recruitment, Retention and Promotion 139

Enhancing Diversity within the Criminal Justice System 146

Promoting the Diversity Agenda 150

Workforce Diversity: Necessary but Insufficient Conditions for Reform 154

Summary 155

Study Questions 156

Further Reading 156

Chapter 9 Islam, Terrorism and Security 157

Introduction: Terrorism and Security into the Twenty-first Century 158

Muslims as 'Suspect Communities' 168

Summary 176

Study Questions 176

Further Reading 176

Chapter 10 Race and Crime: a Critical Engagement 177

Introduction 178

The Over-engagement of Race and Crime 179

Ethnic Monitoring in Criminal Justice 180

Race and Crime: Towards a Critical Engagement 187

Summary 189

Study Questions 190

Further Reading 190.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Rowe, Michael, 1967- Race & crime : a critical engagement.

ISBN:

9781446268124

OCLC:

882256880

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.