Homicide and Violent Crime: 23 (Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance, 23) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1787148769 ISBN 13: 9781787148765

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018

Synopsis

This volume of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance addresses a variety of issues and concerns involved with the study of violent crime and homicide in the contemporary world. The chapters are conceived against the background of the enduring nature of violence and killing in the modern age, despite trends towards increased levels of civilization and the protection of rights. Whilst it is clear that the world of today is, in many respects, a better place, violence and homicide remain and even increase from time to time and from place to place.

Each chapter tackles key questions of how and why these problematic forms of behaviour continue to exist. Specifically, chapters examine the killing of children, responses to domestic abuse, female killers, incidents of racial and religious violence, the dynamics of violence on college campuses, the role of police and state institutions in relation to violence, and global aspects of violence and murder.

This book will be of interest to scholars and students in criminology, sociology, criminal justice, and public policy.

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About the Author

Mathieu Deflem is Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina, USA. He studied Sociology and Anthropology at universities in Belgium, England, and the United States, where he obtained his PhD from the University of Colorado in 1996. His research and teaching interests include sociology of law, policing, terrorism, popular culture, and sociological theory, areas in which he has published widely. He is series editor of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787148769
• ISBN 13: 9781787148765
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Deflem Mathieu