Contemporary Critical Criminology (Key Ideas in Criminology (Paperback))

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 introduces the most up-to-date empirical, theoretical, and political contributions made by critical criminologists around the world. In its exploration of this material, the book also challenges the erroneous but widely held notion that the critical criminological project is restricted to mechanically applying theories to substantive topics, or to simple calling for radical political, economic, cultural, and social transformations. This book is an essential source of reference for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of Criminology, Criminal Theory, Social Policy, Research Methodology, and Penology.

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 introduces the most up-to-date empirical, theoretical, and political contributions made by critical criminologists around the world. In its exploration of this material, the book also challenges the erroneous but widely held notion that the critical criminological project is restricted to mechanically applying theories to substantive topics, or to simple calling for radical political, economic, cultural, and social transformations.

This book is an essential source of reference for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of Criminology, Criminal Theory, Social Policy, Research Methodology, and Penology.

Introduces some of the theoretical, and political contributions made by critical criminologists. This book also challenges the notion that the critical criminological project is restricted to mechanically applying theories to substantive topics, or to simple calling for radical political, economic, cultural, and social transformations The concept of critical criminology - that crime and the present day processes of criminalization are rooted in the core structures of society - is more relevant today than it has ever been. 'Contemporary Critical Criminology' introduces up-to-date empirical, theoretical and political contributions in the field Critical criminology : definition and brief history Contemporary critical criminological schools of thought Contemporary critical criminological research Confronting crime: critical criminological policies.