Arrigo Psychological Jurisprudence

Critical Explorations in Law, Crime, and Society
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8473-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in New Directions in Crime and Justice Studies

A critical look at the relationship between law and psychology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arrigo, Bruce A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 1. The Critical Perspective in Law-Psychology Research: New Directions in Citizen Justice and Radical Social Change
Bruce A. Arrigo
2. Anarchic Insurgencies: The Mythos of Authority and the Violence of Mental Health
Christopher R. Williams
3. A Critical Perspective on Freud's Theory of Parricide and Crime in General
Phillip C. H. Shon
4. Media Images, Mental Health Law, and Justice: A Constitutive Response to the "Competency" of Theodore Kacyznski
Michael P. Arena and Bruce A. Arrigo
5. The Diminishing Sanctity of Youth: Contributions from General and Family Systems Theory
Jeffrey L. Helms and Bruce A. Arrigo
6. Recent Perspectives on Penal Punitiveness
Véronique Voruz
7. Is Rationalization Good for the Soul? Resisting "Responsibilization" in Corrections and the Courts
Shadd Maruna
8. Prospects for Justice at the Law-Psychology Divide: An Agenda for Theory, Research, and Practice
Bruce A. Arrigo
About the Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bruce A. Arrigo is Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the author or editor of several books, including, Punishing the Mentally Ill: A Critical Analysis of Law and Psychiatry and (with Christopher R. Williams) Law, Psychology, and Justice: Chaos Theory and the New (Dis)order, both published by SUNY Press.