Island Criminology

by John Scott, Zoe Staines

Overview

Ten percent of the world’s population lives on islands, but until now the place and space characteristics of islands in criminological theory have not been deeply considered. This book moves beyond the question of whether islands have more, or less, crime than other places, and instead addresses issues of how, and by whom, crime is defined in island settings, which crimes are policed and visible, and who is subject to regulation. These questions are informed by ‘the politics of place and belonging’ and the distinctive social networks and normative structures of island communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529220339
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	01/11/2023
Series:	New Horizons in Criminology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	178
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

John Scott is Professor and Head of the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology. Zoe Staines is an ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social Science at The University of Queensland.
Zoe Staines is ARC DECRA Fellow in the School of Social Science at The University of Queensland, Australia.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Idylls (and Horrors) 3. Isolation 4. Invasion 5. Integration 6. Insularity 7. Industry 8. Conclusion

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Insightful, analytical and compassionate, Scott and Staines give voice to the most marginalized, shedding light on the complex dynamics of colonization and policing in the remotest parts of the world. This is a must-read on an under-researched topic. A story that needs to be told and heard.” Larissa Behrendt, University of Technology Sydney

“Immensely readable, deeply sociological, and charting a course for a whole new area of criminological inquiry, this is a book that reminds us what makes ‘a space a place’ and how history makes some places a paradise and others a prison.” Nigel South, University of Essex.