Critical Criminology: Visions from Europe
- ISBN-10
- 0761951458
- ISBN-13
- 9780761951452
- Series
- Critical Criminology
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-11-24
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Limited
- Author
- René van Swaaningen
Description
Criminology is under attack for its seeming shift away from theoretical debates towards empirical, administrative-led research. In this timely book, Ren[ac]e van Swaaningen warns that if criminology is to keep advancing as a discipline there is an urgent need for the resurgence of a theoretical perspective. He believes that by examining critical criminology within a European framework, a new critical perspective in the search for alternative visions of justice will emerge. Through a comprehensive historical and contemporary analysis of critical criminology throughout Europe, the author argues that critical criminological theories must be reassessed and reapplied in the light of current trends within criminology and criminal
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