Advancing critical criminology : theory and application / / edited by Walter S. DeKeseredy and Barbara Perry

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2006; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Disciplina: 364
• Soggetto topico: Critical criminology
• Persona (resp. second.): DeKeseredyWalter S. <1959->; PerryBarbara <1962->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: The Never-ending and Constantly Evolving Journey Walter S. DeKeseredy and Barbara Perry; Part I: Overviews of Theoretical Perspectives; Introduction to Part I Walter S. DeKeseredy and Barbara Perry; 1 Left Realism Revisited Walter S. DeKeseredy, Shahid Alvi, and Martin D. Schwartz; 2 Transgressing Boundaries: Feminist Perspectives in Criminology MaDonna R. Maidment; 3 Cultural Criminology: A Decade and Counting of Criminological Chaos Stephen L. Muzzatti; 4 Emotionality, Rationality, and Restorative Justice Kimberly J. Cook and Chris Powell ; 5 The New Penology in a Critical Context Michelle BrownPart II: Applications of Theory; Introduction to Part II Walter S. DeKeseredy and Barbara Perry; 6 A Critical Perspective on Violence Gregg Barak; 7 Missing Pieces: The Paucity of Hate Crime Scholarship Barbara Perry; 8 Women and Drugs: A Feminist Perspective Judith Grant; 9 Rural Crime, Poverty, and Community Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Pat Jobes, and Elaine Barclay; 10 Toward a Critical Penology of the Mentally III Offender:On Law, Ideology, and the Logic of ""Competency"" Bruce A. Arrigo ; 11 Constitutive Rhetoric and Constitutive Criminology: The Significance of The Virtual Corpse Julie Borkin, Stuart Henry, and Dragan MilovanovicIndex; About the Editors and Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Advancing Critical Criminology constitutes a timely addition to the growing body of knowledge on critical criminology scholarship. DeKeseredy and Perry have assembled a volume that provides scholars with an in-depth review of the extant literature on several major branches of criminology as well as examples of how critical criminologists apply their theoretical perspectives to substantive topics, such as drugs, interpersonal violence, and rural crime.
• Titolo autorizzato: Advancing critical criminology
• ISBN: 0-7391-1252-X; 0-7391-5167-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779837003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Critical perspectives on crime and inequality.