Contemporary Criminology and Criminal Justice Theory

Evaluating Justice Systems in Capitalist Societies
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-349-37961-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 308 g

This book casts a critical eye on scholarship in the field of criminal justice, and offers some new orientations to help develop explanations for twenty-first century criminology and criminal justice studies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Skoll, G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Theories of Justice in Late Capitalism History of Criminal Justice Theory The Nature of Theory The Nature of Law, Order, Crime, and Criminal Justice 'Liberation' Criminal Justice: Critical& Radical Theories The Rule of Law and the Ruling Class Roots of Reaction Theories in Other Places: Europeans and Others Frameworks for New Theories: Chaos and World Systems An Iconic Theory of Criminal Justice

Über Autor(innen)

GEOFFREY R. SKOLL is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Buffalo State College, USA. He has a Ph.D. in sociocultural anthropology and MSW in clinical social work. Previous publications include Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk: An Ethnography of a Drug Abuse Treatment Facility (1992). His current interests focus on social theory, terrorism, and the death penalty in comparative perspective.