Muncie / Talbot / Walters Crime

Local and Global
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-134-73362-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

Crime: Local and Global and its sister text Criminal Justice: Local and Global are two new teaching texts that aim to equip the reader with a critical understanding of the globally contested nature of 'crime' and 'justice'. Through an examination of key concepts and criminological approaches, the books illuminate the different ways in which crime is constructed, conceived and controlled. International case studies are used to demonstrate how 'crime' and 'justice' are historically and geographically located in terms of the global/local context, and how processes of criminalisation and punishment are mediated in contemporary societies.

Crime: Local and Global covers the way local events (such as prostitution) have wider aspects than previously thought. Links with people traffickers, international organised crime and violence cannot be ignored any longer. Each crime or area of activity selected within this text has a global reach, and is made ever more possible due to the way globalisation has opened up markets, both legitimate and illegitimate.

The book's approach and scope emphasises that we can no longer view 'crime' as something which occurs within certain jurisdictions, at certain times and in particular places. For example, the chapter on cybercrime highlights the 'illegal' acts that can be perpetrated by second lifers, anywhere in the world, but are they a crime?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Muncie, John

Talbot, Deborah

Walters, Reece

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Interrogating crime, John Muncie, Deborah Talbot and Reece Walters 2. Global cities, segregation and transgression, Gerry Mooney and Deborah Talbot 3. Cybercrime, transgression and virtual environments, Sarah Neal 4. Gender abuse and people trafficking, Louise Westmarland 5. Crime, harm and corporate power, Steve Tombs and Dave Whyte 6. Eco-crime, Reece Walters 7. The state, terrorism and crimes against humanity, Penny Green

Über Autor(innen)

John Muncie is Professor of Criminology at The Open University.
Deborah Talbot is Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University.
Reece Walters is Professor of Criminology at The Open University.