Full Description
This innovative introductory textbook to the growing field of cultural criminology examines the importance of understanding the cultural contexts in which crime and crime control take place. It describes and discusses the field's theoretical and methodological foundations, its links to other theoretical traditions, and its limits and criticisms. By exploring substantive areas such as crime in popular culture, deviance and social control, criminal justice and punishment, it demonstrates the utility of sometimes complex theory to core issues in criminology.
Written in accessible language, this is the first text written specifically for a student audience, making it essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate modules on cultural criminology. Moreover, as it evaluates the connections of cultural criminology with wider theoretical developments, it will be ideal for broader courses on criminology, criminological theory and critical criminology. Finally, it will be of interest to anyone analysing contemporary issues and debates through a cultural lens.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Theoretical Foundations
Chapter 2: Methodological Approaches and the Politics of Research
Chapter 3: The Concept of Culture and Criminalised Behaviour
Chapter 4: Critiques of Cultural Criminology on Crime
Chapter 5: The Framing of Crime and Social Control Efforts
Chapter 6: Consuming Crime and Punishment
Chapter 7: Culture and Punishment
Chapter 8: Criminal Justice and New Policies on Crime Control
Conclusion.
