Invisible Crimes and Social Harms
Editors: Davies, P., Francis, P., Wyatt, T. (Eds.)
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- About this book
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This unique collection explores the continuing invisibility of much crime and victimization, and the lack of adequate responses to them. Shaping the lens through which criminology and victimology is approached in the twenty-first century, the volume examines major issues including (in)justice, risks, rights, regulation and enforcement.
- About the authors
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Avi Brisman, Eastern Kentucky University, USA Alexandra Hall, Northumbria University and Teesside University, UK Matthew Hall, University of Lincoln, UK Mary Laing, Northumbria University, UK Michael Levi, Cardiff University, UK Wayne Morrison, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Reece Walters, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Hayley Watson, Trilateral Research and Consultancy Group, UK
- Reviews
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"The idea that, if we are to properly understand crime, we have to be prepared to look well beyond official statutes, penal codes and conventional definitions belongs to what is perhaps the most stimulating tradition in criminological analysis. Edwin Sutherland, conflict theorists and abolitionists are outstanding representatives of this tradition, which finds energetic and innovative following in this remarkable collection. A wide range of conducts is addressed, from sexual crimes to environmental damage, from elder abuse to bio-piracy, from health and safety violations to fraud: all invisible crimes causing very visible social harm." - Vincenzo Ruggiero, Middlesex University, UK
'In a world characterized for decades by a relentless harshness toward many kinds of crime, some of the most harmful and destructive actions by corporations, governments, and individuals have largely escaped punishment or even recognition as crimes. Why this should be so, and the consequences of this neglect and 'invisibility' for human well-being and social justice, is the subject of this thoughtful, wide-ranging, and stimulating collection. Invisible Crimes and Social Harms makes a compelling case for moving beyond criminology's conventional boundaries to redefine both what we study and how we study it.' Elliott Curry Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at University of California, Irvine.
'Cogently argued and expertly researched, presented and written Invisible Crimes and Social Harms is a timely and trenchant reminder that a plethora of deleterious yet "relatively invisible" illegalities and harms continue to persist. Nevertheless they exist beyond the investigatory scope of much criminological scholarship. Accordingly, the book's contribution towards illuminating the contours of invisibility by facilitating the advancement of new and progressive research capable of challenging popular conceptualizations of crime and harm is indeed a salient one. [...] Quite simply, this book is a remarkable triumph and deserves to be widely read not only amongst criminologists but by anyone interested in crime, harm, criminal and social justice.' - Justin Kotzé and Evi Boukli, British Journal of Criminology
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Taking Invisible Crimes and Social Harms Seriously
Pages 1-25
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Gender First: The Secret to Revealing Sexual Crimes and Victimisations
Pages 26-43
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Politics, Power and the Media: The Visibility of Environmental and Eco Terrorism
Pages 44-60
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The Visual Acuity of Climate Change
Pages 61-80
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‘Honour’ Crimes
Pages 81-101
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Invisible Crimes and Social Harms
- Editors
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- P. Davies
- P. Francis
- T. Wyatt
- Series Title
- Critical Criminological Perspectives
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-34782-4
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781137347824
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-34781-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-46750-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 263
- Topics
