Crime, harm and the state / edited by Lynne Copson, Eleni Dimou and Steve Tombs

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Copson, Lynne, editor.

Dimou, Eleni (Of Open University), editor.

Tombs, Steve, editor.

Series:

Studies in social harm

studies in social harm

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology--Philosophy.

Criminology.

Power (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2026

Summary:

Why are some harms defined as crimes while others are not? This pioneering collection disrupts the boundaries of criminology, offering a bold, innovative exploration of crime, state power and social harm across historical and global contexts. Bridging zemiology, governmentality studies, and decolonial theory, this book offers a fresh perspective on how the colonial roots and ongoing dynamics of global capitalism perpetuate harm, particularly in the Global South. Through compelling case studies on topics such as tourism, drugs, non-human animals, food, ecology, minoritized groups and migration, it reveals how colonial legacies and structural injustices shape who experiences harm, whose experiences are acknowledged - and how harm may be resisted

Contents:

Introducing crime, harm and the state / Lynne Copson, Eleni Dimou and Steve Tombs

The war on drugs : From crime to harm? / Giulia Federica Zampini and Camille May Stengel

Consuming drugs : Soft drugs, colonialism and slavery / Eleni Dimou

Dealing in drugs / Steve Tombs

Criminology, harm and nonhuman animals / Matthew Melsa

Crime, harm and sexuality / Teresa Willis

Where’s the harm in tourism? / Eleni Dimou

Crime and harm in the food industry / Steve Tombs

Understanding states : Making law, making order? / Gerry Mooney and Steve Tombs

Crossing borders / Evgenia Iliadou

Policing borders : States of surveillance / Teresa Willis

State crime, social harm and genocide / Penny Green

Power, environmental harm and the threat of global ecocide / Nigel South and Reece Walters

Redrawing borders : Crime, harm and the state / Lynne Copson

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Other Format:

Print version: Crime, harm and the state

ISBN:

9781529239850

1529239850

9781529239843

1529239842

OCLC:

1548565066

Publisher Number:

CIPO000292155

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license