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The new criminological critique criminology in times of financial totalitarianism Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Ílison Dias Dos Santos

Springer Nature - Springer Law and Criminology (R0) eBooks 2026 English International Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Zaffaroni, Eugenio Raúl, author.
Santos, Ílison Dias dos, author.
Series:
Ibero-American criminal sciences
Ibero-American criminal sciences 3059-4855
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Criminology--Political aspects.
Criminology.
Financialization--Social aspects.
Financialization.
Totalitarianism--Economic aspects.
Totalitarianism.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
Cham, Switzerland Springer [2026]
Summary:
"This book examines the rise of financial totalitarianism and its profound implications for criminal justice and criminological theory. It explores how the concentration of wealth and social exclusion, driven by corporate CEOs, has altered the role of politics in shaping criminal justice systems. The text argues that these shifts have given rise to a dystopian criminology, marked by a focus on total security, extreme prevention, zero tolerance policies, and pervasive surveillance. It critically assesses how these developments contribute to the criminalization of dissent, foster societal fears of outsiders, and institutionalize ethnic and cultural discrimination, all while maintaining a façade of administrative control. Drawing on historical and contemporary analysis, the book offers a framework for rethinking criminology in the context of financial and political power, advocating for a more critical approach to understanding crime, punishment, and justice in an increasingly unequal world"-- Springer Nature Link
Contents:
The criminal issue in time and space
Two urgent questions and their indispensable answers
What changed in power?
From where to criticize the reality of power?
The neoliberal ideology is not liberal and is false
Accidents and tactics of the emptying of politics
The nature of the activity of financial totalitarianism
The massive injury of legal goods as a result of financial macro-criminality
Selective peculiarities of punitive social control in late colonialism
Media manipulation and reality creation
The reproduction of violence, selectivity and weakening of the states
The totalitarian control of surveillance and determination of behaviors
The technological potential of totalitarian control
New etiology and paths of utopia?
Challenges in the struggle and possible perspectives
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer Nature Link, viewed February 9, 2026)
Other Format:
Print version Zaffaroni, Eugenio Raúl New criminological critique
ISBN:
9783032115355
3032115353
OCLC:
1570865401
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