Key Ideas in Criminology

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1. Contemporary Critical Criminology

   By Walter S. DeKeseredy

   Series: Key Ideas in Criminology

   The concept of critical criminology – that crime and the present day processes of criminalization are rooted in the core structures of society – is of more relevance today than it has been at any other time. Written by an internationally renowned scholar, Contemporary Critical Criminology...

   Published August 10th 2010 by Routledge
2. Public Criminology?

   By Ian Loader, Richard Sparks

   Series: Key Ideas in Criminology

   What is the role and value of criminology in a democratic society? How do, and how should, its practitioners engage with politics and public policy? How can criminology find a voice in an agitated, insecure and intensely mediated world in which crime and punishment loom large in government agendas...

   Published July 4th 2010 by Routledge
3. Genocidal Crimes

   By Alex Alvarez

   Series: Key Ideas in Criminology

   Genocide has emerged as one of the leading problems of the twentieth century. No corner of the world seems immune from this form of collective violence. While many individuals are familiar with the term, few people have a clear understanding of what genocide is and how it is carried out. This book...

   Published October 14th 2009 by Routledge
4. Security

   By Lucia Zedner

   Series: Key Ideas in Criminology

   Just a decade ago security had little claim to criminological attention. Today a combination of disciplinary paradigm shifts, policy changes, and world political events have pushed security to the forefront of the criminological agenda. Distinctions between public safety and private protection,...

   Published March 18th 2009 by Routledge
5. Rehabilitation

   By Tony Ward, Shadd Maruna

   Series: Key Ideas in Criminology

   Over the last two decades, empirical evidence has increasingly supported the view that it is possible to reduce re-offending rates by rehabilitating offenders rather than simply punishing them. In fact, the pendulum’s swing back from a pure punishment model to a rehabilitation model is arguably one...

   Published May 2nd 2007 by Routledge
6. Penal Populism

   By John Pratt

   Series: Key Ideas in Criminology

   Expertly drawing on international examples and existing literature, Penal Populism closes a gap in the field of criminology. In this fascinating expose of current crime policy John Pratt examines the role played by penal populism on trends in contemporary penal policy. Penal populism is associated...

   Published November 29th 2006 by Routledge