ABSTRACT

These original essays introduce students to the complex and influential field of critical criminology. It presents many of the theories of critical criminology — Marxist, Feminist, Left Realist, Postmodern, Constitutive, Peacemaking, and Restorative Justice — and explores how, despite their distinctions, each theory is rooted in radical criminology, and all are critical of mainstream criminology.

chapter 1|14 pages

Marxist Criminology

chapter 2|14 pages

Feminist Criminology

chapter 6|14 pages

Cultural Criminology

chapter 7|12 pages

Peacemaking Criminology

chapter 10|12 pages

Crime and Embodiment

chapter 12|14 pages

Accounting for Hate Crime