Description :
"Constitutive Criminology at Work reveals the value of applying postmodernist-informed constitutive criminology to issues of crime and justice. A holistic, integrated criminological theory, constitutive criminology takes serious account of the interrelated contributions of human agency and social forces and argues that crime is an integral part of the total material and cultural production of society. Consequently, analysis and control of crime cannot be separated from the wider structural and cultural contexts in which it is produced., This book argues that constitutive criminology can ultimately help society out of its obsession with the crime and punishment cycle. Based on applications and empirical research within the theoretical framework first presented in the editors’ earlier volume, Constitutive Criminology: Beyond Postmodernism, this new book brings together scholars and practitioners who have applied constitutive theory to specific areas of crime and justice practice. It extends development of the constitutive project by drawing together studies that found constitutive theory helpful in understanding distinct problems in the applied world of crime and justice. , s book is a wonderful collection of imaginative work by people sensitively in touch with ’the co-production of crime’ and punishment. I think the strength of the field is reflected in the variety of first-rate work this volume has attracted."" -- Hal Pepinsky, Indiana University"
Stuart Henry is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Valparaiso University. He is also the author and editor of several books, including Essential Criminology (with Mark M. Lanier); and The Criminology Theory Reader (with Werner Einstadter).Dragan Milovanovic is Professor of Criminal Justice at Northeastern Illinois University. He is the author and editor of several books, including, with Stuart Henry, Constitutive Criminology: Beyond Postmodernism. His other recent books are Postmodern Criminology; Chaos, Criminology and Social Justice: The New Orderly (Dis)Order; and Postmodern Criminology.
Content :
"Table of Contents, Tables and Charts, Preface, Part 1: Constitutive Theory, Introduction: Postmodernism and Constitutive Theory, Stuart Henry and Dragan Milovanovic, Chapter 1. Constitutive Criminology: An Introduction to the Core Concepts, Andrew Bak, Part 2: Agency, Resistance, and Regulated Bodies in the Constitution of Crime, Chapter 2. Sex, Law and the Paradox of Agency and Resistance in the Everyday Practices of Women in the ""Evergreen"" "" Sex Trade
Lisa Sanchez, Chapter 3. Constitutive Theory and the Homeless Identity: The Discourse of a Community Deviant, Bruce A. Arrigo, Chapter 4. Constituting O. J.: Mass-Mediated Trials and Newsmaking Criminology, GreggBarak, Chapter 5. Reconstituting the Monster: Images of Techno-Criminality at Century’s End, Dion Dennis, Chapter 6. Bodies of Law: The Supreme Court, the Justices, and Death, John Brigham, Part 3: Societal Responses: Policing and Penology, Chapter 7. Taking It to the Streets: Policing and the Practice of Constitutive Criminology, James W. Williams, Chapter 8. Policing Modernity: Scientific- and Community-Based Violence on Symbolic Playing Fields, Victor E. Kappeler and Peter B. Kraska, Chapter 9. Agency and Choice in Women’s Prisons: Toward a Constitutive Penology, Mary Bosworth, Chapter 10. Revisiting Jailhouse Lawyers: An Excursion into Constitutive Criminology, Jim Thomas and Dragan Milovanovic, Part 4: Institutional Transformation and Constitutive Justice, Chapter 11. Intentional Communities, the Fourth Way: A Constitutive Integration, Robert C. Schehr, Chapter 12. A Constitutive Theory of Justice: The Architecture of Affirmative Postmodern Legal Systems, T. R. Young, Conclusion: Constitutive Criminology Engages Its Critics—An Assessment, Stuart Henry and Dragan Milovanovic, " No other Books by the same author | |