Full Description
Breaking new ground in criminology, this book reflects on the expansion of outer space endeavours, the new pathways this presents for crime, challenges to Earth-based conceptions of justice, and the ethical issues raised.
This book is the first edited collection of chapters focused on how to prepare for, address and respond to, instances of criminal and harmful behaviour in (and related to) outer space. It also considers what criminal justice might look like in outer space, and how the important arena of ethics might play a pivotal role in helping overcome problems related to crime and crime control. The book comprises 24 chapters from authors spanning six continents, giving a truly international dimension to the first anthology relating to the intersection of space criminology, space criminal justice and space ethics. It is this international dimension that is essential to the development of a holistic understanding of crime, criminal justice and ethics in outer space.
Exploring recent topics, including the dark origin of space exploration, expansion of satellite industries, space tourism, asteroid mining and human settlement on the Moon and Mars, the book will appeal to space professionals, and students and researchers working in criminology, critical security studies, law, and ethics.
Contents
Introduction - Exploring the Final Frontier of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Ethics Scholars Together in Outer Space 1. Scientific Crimes Against Humanity for all Humankind: Accounting for the Space Legacy of Aryan Criminology and Nazi Aerospace Science 2. What on Earth is Happening in Outer Space? Questioning the Space Oligarchy 3. Imagining Space Crime: Using Virtual Reality to Advance our Understanding of Space Crime 4. Resource Exploitation in Outer Space: The Potential of Crime Scripting as a Prevention Tool for Environmental Space Crime 5. Cynical Actors in the Age of Transparency: Illegal Warfare and State Propaganda in a Glass House 6. A Space Brutality: Satellite-Enabled Perpetration of Mass Image-Based Sexual Violence 7. Space Victimology: Out of the Dark and into the Light 8. Connecting the Analogue Dots: Insights into the Future of Space Crime, Criminal Justice, and Ethics Now 9. "If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long:" Environmental Decline, Elite Escapes, and Space Colonies 10. Harnessing Science Fiction to Reimagine Criminal Justice in Space: Opportunities and Risks 11. Defining Space Debris Policy: A Perspective from Rawls' Veil of Ignorance 12. Atmospheric Justice: Visualizing Atmospheric Harm by the Global Space Exploration Industry using Treadmill of Production Theory 13. 'Spaceport of Call': Developing a Geopolitical-Criminological Perspective on Spaceport Crime and Policing 14. Towards International Criminalization for Orbital Debris Pollution 15. The Legal Framework for Policing Outer Space 16. Extraterritorial Criminal Jurisdiction in International Law and Environmental Space Crime 17. Countering Sexual Harassment and Assault in Outer Space: Contributions from a Criminological Perspective 18. Punishment for Offending in Space: The Ethics of Incarceration 19. The Problem with the Placement of Space Infrastructures: The Complex Politics of Paving the Way to Space 20. The Borderlands between Law and Ethics: Jurisdiction, Enforcement, and Teleology 21. The Ethics of Outer Space Intelligence Operations 22. Respect for the Non-Living in Early-Stage Space Expansion Conclusion - A New Hope? The Future of Researching Space Crime, Criminal Justice and Ethics
