Contemporary Criminological Theory Crime and Criminal Behaviour in the Age of Moral Uncertainty

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Synopsis

This book offers a critical introduction to trends and developments in contemporary criminological theory. Designed both as a companion to An Introduction to Criminological Theory – also by Roger Hopkins Burke and published by Routledge – and as a standalone advanced textbook, it develops themes introduced previously in more detail, incorporates new critical and radical concepts and explores cutting-edge advances in theory. Key topics include the following: • Constitutive, anarchist, green and species, bio-critical, cultural, abolitionist and convict criminologies• Globalization and organized crime• Southern theory• Critical race theory• Terrorism and state violence• Gender, feminism and masculinity• Ultra-realism• Radical moral communitarianismThese key issues are discussed in the context of debates about the fragmentation of modernity and the postmodern condition; the rise of political populism, risk, surveillance and social control, and speculation about living in post-COVID-19 society and the future of neoliberalism. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to both undergraduate and postgraduate students of criminology, sociology and politics and is essential reading for advanced students of criminology looking for a way to engage with contemporary themes and concepts in theory.

Book details

Author:
Roger Hopkins Burke
ISBN:
9781351242080
Related ISBNs:
9780815374473, 9781351242073, 9781351242097, 9780815374480, 9781351242066
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Pages:
528
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2024-10-08
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2021
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology