Synopses & Reviews
These original essays introduce students to the complex and influential field of critical criminology. It presents many of the theories of critical criminology - Marxist, Feminist, Left Realist, Postmodern, Constitutive, Peacemaking, and Restorative Justice - and explores how, despite their distinctions, each theory is rooted in radical criminology, and all are critical of mainstream criminology.
- A product of the Division on Critical Criminology of the American Society of Criminology, the book is designed to introduce the reader to an important segment of criminology theory.
- Discussion questions at the end of each chapter provoke thought, discusson and review.
Table of Contents
1. Marxist Criminology
2. Feminist Criminology
3. Left Realism on Inner-City Violence
4. Postmodern Justice and Critical Criminology: Positional, Relational, and Provisional Science
5. Constitutive Criminology
6. Cultural Criminology
7. Peacemaking Criminology
8. Restorative Justice: A Paradigm of Possibility
9. Crimes of the State
10. Crime and Embodiment
11. Masculinities, Femininities and Homicide: Competing Explanations for Male Violence
12. Accounting for Hate Crime