Controversies in Critical Criminology / Edition 1

by Martin Schwartz

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901583605218
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Martin Schwartz, Suzanne E. Hatty

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