Emotions, crime and justice edited by Susanne Karstedt, Ian Loader and Heather Strang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Karstedt, Susanne, editor.

Loader, Ian, editor.

Strang, Heather, editor.

Series:

Oñati international series in law and society.

Oñati international series in law and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal psychology--Congresses.

Criminal psychology.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Psychological aspects--Congresses.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford Portland, Oregon Hart Publishing 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The return of emotions to debates about crime and criminal justice has been a striking development of recent decades across many jurisdictions. This has been registered in the return of shame to justice procedures, a heightened focus on victims and their emotional needs, fear of crime as a major preoccupation of citizens and politicians, and highly emotionalised public discourses on crime and justice. But how can we best make sense of these developments? Do we need to create "emotionally intelligent" justice systems, or are we messing recklessly with the rational foundations of liberal criminal justice? This volume brings together leading criminologists and sociologists from across the world in a much needed conversation about how to re-calibrate reason and emotion in crime and justice today. The contributions range from the micro-analysis of emotions in violent encounters to the paradoxes and tensions that arise from the emotionalisation of criminal justice in the public sphere. They explore the emotional labour of workers in police and penal institutions, the justice experiences of victims and offenders, and the role of vengeance, forgiveness and regret in the aftermath of violence and conflict resolution. The result is a set of original essays which offer a fresh and timely perspective on problems of crime and justice in contemporary liberal democracies."--Bloomsbury Publishing

The return of emotions to debates about crime and criminal justice has been a striking development of recent decades across many jurisdictions. This has been registered in the return of shame to justice procedures, a heightened focus on victims and their emotional needs, fear of crime as a major preoccupation of citizens and politicians, and highly emotionalised public discourses on crime and justice. But how can we best make sense of these developments? Do we need to create "emotionally intelligent" justice systems, or are we messing recklessly with the rational foundations of liberal criminal justice? This volume brings together leading criminologists and sociologists from across the world in a much needed conversation about how to re-calibrate reason and emotion in crime and justice today. The contributions range from the micro-analysis of emotions in violent encounters to the paradoxes and tensions that arise from the emotionalisation of criminal justice in the public sphere. They explore the emotional labour of workers in police and penal institutions, the justice experiences of victims and offenders, and the role of vengeance, forgiveness and regret in the aftermath of violence and conflict resolution. The result is a set of original essays which offer a fresh and timely perspective on problems of crime and justice in contemporary liberal democracies

Contents:

Forward panic and violent atrocities / Randall Collins

Making sense of 'sensless violence' / Willem De Haan

Shame, pride, and workplace bullying / Eliza Ahmed and John Braithwaite

Sensual dynamics of processes of personal reform: desistance from crime and the role of emotions / Adam Calverley and Stephen Farrall

Trends in crime and fear: lessons from Chicago, 1994-2003 / Wesley G. Skogan

Moral indignation in the east of England: a youthful twist on Ranulf's ageing thesis / Anna King and Shadd Murana

Empathy for the devil: the nature and nurture of revenge / Lawrence W. Sherman and Heather Strang

Reintegrative ritual: restorative justice and micro-sociology / Meredith Rossner

Shame, ethical identity and conformity: lessons from research on the psychology of social influence / Nathan Harris

Procedural justice, emotions and resistance to authority / Kristina Murphy

Dealing with defiant citizens: building emotional intelligence into police work / Bas Van Stokkom

Managing prisoners, managing emotion: the dynamics of age, culture, and identity / Elaine Crawley

Alienation, love and hate as causes of collective violence / Thomas J. Scheff

Dealing with emotions in peacemaking / John D. Brewer

Divided sympathies: David Hume and contemporary criminology / Richard Sparks

Power and limits of populism: an illustration from recent penal developments in New Zealand / John Pratt

Playing with fire? Democracy and the emotions of crime and punishment / Ian Loader

Handle with Care: Emotions, Crime and Justice

SUSANNE KARSTEDT

PART I: EMOTIONS IN TRANSGRESSION AND CRIME

1. Forward Panic and Violent Atrocities

RANDALL COLLINS

2. Making Sense of 'Senseless Violence'

WILLEM DE HAAN

3. Shame, Pride and Workplace Bullying

ELIZA AHMED AND JOHN BRAITHWAITE

4. The Sensual Dynamics of Processes of Personal Reform: Desistance from Crime and the Role of Emotions

ADAM CALVERLEY AND STEPHEN FARRALL

5. Trends in Crime and Fear: Lessons from Chicago, 1994 -2003

WESLEY G SKOGAN

6. Moral Indignation in the East Of England: A Youthful Twist on Ranulf's Ageing Thesis

ANNA KING AND SHADD MARUNA

PART II: EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES OF JUSTICE

7. Empathy for the Devil: The Nature and Nurture of Revenge

LAWRENCE W SHERMAN AND HEATHER STRANG

8. Reintegrative Ritual: Restorative Justice and Micro-Sociology

MEREDITH ROSSNER

9. Shame, Ethical Identity and Conformity: Lessons from Research on the Psychology of Social Influence

NATHAN HARRIS

10. Procedural Justice, Emotions and Resistance to Authority

KRISTINA MURPHY

PART III: 'EMOTION WORK' IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTITUTIONS

11. Dealing with Defiant Citizens: Building Emotional Intelligence into Police Work

BAS VAN STOKKOM

12. Managing Prisoners, Managing Emotion: The Dynamics of Age, Culture and Identity

ELAINE CRAWLEY

PART IV: VIOLENCE, RECONCILIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION: DEALING WITH COLLECTIVE EMOTIONS

13. Alienation, Love and Hate as Causes of Collective Violence

THOMAS J SCHEFF

14. Dealing with Emotions in Peacemaking

JOHN D BREWER

PART V: DEMOCRACY AND PENAL SENTIMENTS

15. Divided Sympathies: David Hume and Contemporary

Criminology

RICHARD SPARKS

16. The Power and Limits of Populism: An Illustration from Recent Penal Developments in New Zealand

JOHN PRATT

17. Playing with Fire? Democracy and the Emotions of Crime and Punishment

IAN LOADER

Notes:

"The papers published in this volume were first presented in a workshop at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISJ) in Oñati, Spain, in 2004"--pages [v]

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9786613289520

9781847317834

1847317839

9781472565471

1472565479

9781283289528

1283289520

9781847316455

184731645X

OCLC:

755414503