Invisible crimes and social harms / edited by Pamela Davies, Peter Francis and Tanya Wyatt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davies, Pamela, 1962- editor.

Francis, Peter, 1968- editor.

Wyatt, Tanya, 1975- editor.

ProQuest ebook central.

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Series:

Critical criminological perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 263 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Why does so much crime and victimisation remain invisible and what can be done about it? This is the central tenet of this ground-breaking new collection. Invisible Crimes and Social Harms explores the reasons for the continuing invisibility of much crime and harm, explains how various injustices have become more visible or rendered less so over time and place, and explores the various 'spaces' of invisibility - the body, home, street, environment, institution and the state - through a wide range of fascinating case studies. This compelling book develops a radical criminological framework applicable to a range of crimes and harms that tend to remain obscured or hidden, and connects the intellectual with the search for social justice and social policy. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in contemporary debates about crime, social harm and victimisation. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Taking Invisible Crimes and Social Harms Seriously / Pamela Davles Davles, Pamela, Peter Francis Francis, Peter, Tanya Wyatt Wyatt, Tanya 1

2 Gender First: The Secret to Revealing Sexual Crimes and Victimisations / Pamela Davies Davies, Pamela 26

3 Politics, Power and the Media: The Visibility of Environmental and Eco Terrorism / Hayiey Watson Watson, Hayiey, Tanya Wyatt Wyatt, Tanya 44

4 The Visual Acuity of Climate Change / Avi Brisman Brisman, Avi 61

5 'Honour' Crimes / Alexandra Hall Hall, Alexandra 81

6 Elder Abuse / Matthew Hall Hall, Matthew 102

7 Selling Sex Invisibly: Solicitation as an Invisible Crime / Mary Laing Laing, Mary 123

8 Air Pollution and Invisible Violence / Reece Walters Walters, Reece 142

9 Invisible Pillaging: The Hidden Harm of Corporate Biopiracy / Tanya Wyatt Wyatt, Tanya 161

10 War and Normative Visibility: Interactions in the Nomos / Wayne Morrison Morrison, Wayne 178

11 Health and Safety 'Crimes' in Britain: The Great Disappearing Act / Steve Tombs Tombs, Steve 199

12 Regulating Fraud Revisited / Michael Levi Levi, Michael 221

13 Invisible Crime, Social Harm and the Radical Criminological Tradition / Peter Francis Francis, Peter, Pamela Davies Davies, Pamela, Tanya Wyatt Wyatt, Tanya 244.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

9781137347824

1137347821

Publisher Number:

99984034486

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.