Neuerscheinung: Contemporary Critical Criminology

Im Routledge Verlag erscheint Mitte August das Buch Contemporary Critical Criminology von Walter S. DeKeseredy in der Reihe Key Ideas in Criminology.

Da die Veröffentlichungen, die sich explizit mit der Kritischen Kriminologie befassen, rar sind, dürfte dieses Buch für einige Leser dieses Blogs interessant sein. Der Anzeigentext des Verlages ist allerdings recht nichtssagend:

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 p…