Crime And The Politics Of Hysteria

Author : Marc Schuilenburg
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000363845

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Hysteria by Marc Schuilenburg Pdf

According to the medical world, hysteria is a thing of the past, an outdated diagnosis that has disappeared for good. This book argues that hysteria is in fact alive and well. Hyperventilating, we rush from one incident into the next – there is hardly time for a breather. From the worldwide run on toilet paper to cope with coronavirus fears to the overheated discussions about immigration and overwrought reactions to the levels of crime and disorder around us, we live in a culture of hysteria. While hysteria is typically discussed in emotional terms – as an obstacle to be overcome – it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Irritating though this may be, hysteria needs to be taken seriously, for what it tells us about our society and way of life. That is why Marc Schuilenburg examines what hysteria is and why it is fuelled by a culture that not only abuses, but also encourages and rewards it. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, criminology, philosophy and all those interested in hysteria and how it permeates late modern society.

Author : David C. Anderson
Publisher : Crown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012364084

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Crime and the Politics of Hysteria by David C. Anderson Pdf

What is the real story behind the Willie Horton case, and what is the real story of how his crimes were used by ambitious and deeply cynical politicians? Anderson's compelling book is both an investigation of and a mediation on the way some politicians and institutions play on our deepest fears, exploiting them shamelessly.

Author : David Downes,Tim Newburn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000774993

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The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by David Downes,Tim Newburn Pdf

This book is Volume IV in the Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales. Previous volumes have focused on the moral reforms of the 1960s, the changes to the criminal courts and the introduction of an independent prosecution service, and the broad shifts in penal policy that have taken place in the post-war era. This volume examines the changing politics of law and order, charting the gradual shift toward greater political conflict and dispute. Until the early 1970s law and order rarely occupied a privileged place in political debate. From that point this began to change with, initially, the Conservatives utilising crime and penal policy as a means of distinguishing themselves from their opponents. This volume charts these changes in the politics of law and order and examines the rise in the temperature of political debate around such issues as the Labour Party markedly shifted its direction in the 1990s This book will be of interest to students of British political history, criminology and sociology.

Author : Natalia Antolak-Saper
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000647785

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The Role of the Media in Criminal Justice Policy by Natalia Antolak-Saper Pdf

This book provides a socio-legal examination of the media’s influence on the development and implementation of criminal justice policy. This impact is often assumed. And, especially in the wake of high-profile crimes, the press is routinely observed calling for sentences to be harsher, and for governments to be tougher on crime. But how do we know that there is a connection? To answer this question, the book draws on a case study of the media reporting of the rape and murder of Jill Meagher in Melbourne, Australia; as well as other well-known cases, including those of James Bulger, Sarah Payne, Stephen Lawrence and Michael Brown, among others. Deploying a socio-legal framework to examine how the media’s often powerful and emotive narratives play a crucial role in the development and implementation of law, the book provides a deep and critical reflection on its influence. The book concludes with a number of suggestions for media reform: both to moderate the media’s influence, and to incorporate a broader range of viewpoints. This multi-disciplinary book will appeal to scholars and students in sociolegal studies, criminology and criminal law as well as those working in relevant areas in sociology and media studies.

Author : Michael H. Tonry
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195140605

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The Handbook of Crime & Punishment by Michael H. Tonry Pdf

Consisting of 28 articles, this comprehensive reference work on the study of crime, examines: its causes, effects, trends, and institutions, current philosophies of punishment and ways of controlling crime.

Author : Randall Kennedy
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307814654

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Race, Crime, and the Law by Randall Kennedy Pdf

An "admirable, courageous, and meticulously fair and honest book” (New York Times Book Review) in which “one of our most important and perceptive writers on race" (The Washington Post) takes on a highly complex issue in a way that no one has before. "This book should be a standard for all law students."—Boston Globe In this groundbreaking, powerfully reasoned, lucid work that is certain to provoke controversy, Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy takes on a highly complex issue in a way that no one has before. Kennedy uncovers the long-standing failure of the justice system to protect blacks from criminals, probing allegations that blacks are victimized on a widespread basis by racially discriminatory prosecutions and punishments, but he also engages the debate over the wisdom and legality of using racial criteria in jury selection. He analyzes the responses of the legal system to accusations that appeals to racial prejudice have rendered trials unfair, and examines the idea that, under certain circumstances, members of one race are statistically more likely to be involved in crime than members of another.

Author : Albert Dzur,Ian Loader,Richard Sparks
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190629144

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Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration by Albert Dzur,Ian Loader,Richard Sparks Pdf

The United States leads the world in incarceration, and the United Kingdom is persistently one of the European countries with the highest per capita rates of imprisonment. Yet despite its increasing visibility as a social issue, mass incarceration - and its inconsistency with core democratic ideals - rarely surfaces in contemporary Anglo-American political theory. Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration seeks to overcome this puzzling disconnect by deepening the dialogue between democratic theory and punishment policy. This collection of original essays initiates a multi-disciplinary discussion among philosophers, political theorists, and criminologists regarding ways in which contemporary democratic theory might begin to think beyond mass incarceration. Rather than viewing punishment as a natural reaction to crime and imprisonment as a sensible outgrowth of this reaction, the volume argues that crime and punishment are institutions that reveal unmet demands for public oversight and democratic influence. Chapters explore theoretical paths towards de-carceration and alternatives to prison, suggest ways in which democratic theory can strengthen recent reform movements, and offer creative alternatives to mass incarceration. Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration offers guideposts for critical thinking about incarceration, examining ways to rebuild crime control institutions and create a healthier, more just society.

Author : Michael J Coyle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136184772

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Talking Criminal Justice by Michael J Coyle Pdf

The words we use to talk about justice have an enormous impact on our everyday lives. As the first in-depth, ethnographic study of language, Talking Criminal Justice examines the speech of moral entrepreneurs to illustrate how our justice language encourages social control and punishment. This book highlights how public discourse leaders (from both conservative and liberal sides) guide us toward justice solutions that do not align with our collectively professed value of "equal justice for all" through their language habits. This contextualized study of our justice language demonstrates the concealment of intentions with clever language use which mask justice ideologies that differ greatly from our widely espoused justice values. By the evidence of our own words Talking Criminal Justice shows that we consistently permit and encourage the construction of people in ways which attribute motives that elicit and empower social control and punishment responses, and that make punitive public policy options acceptable.This book will be of interest to academics, students and professionals concerned with social and criminal justice, language, rhetoric and critical criminology.

Author : A. Javier Treviño
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781412819749

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Classic Writings Law and Society by A. Javier Treviño Pdf

Author : Katherine S. Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199592708

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Textbook on Criminology by Katherine S. Williams Pdf

This text offers an engaging and wide-ranging account of crime and criminology. It provides a clear and comprehensive consideration of the theoretical, practical, and political aspects of the subject, including the influence of physical, biological, psychological, and social factors on criminality.

Author : Tim Newburn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1144 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317244264

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Criminology by Tim Newburn Pdf

Comprehensive and accessible, Tim Newburn’s bestselling Criminology provides an introduction to the fundamental themes, concepts, theories, methods and events that underpin the subject and form the basis for all undergraduate degree courses and modules in Criminology and Criminal Justice. This third edition includes: A new chapter on politics, reflecting the ever increasing coverage of political influence and decision making on criminology courses New and updated crime data and analysis of trends, plus new content on recent events such as the Volkswagen scandal, the latest developments on historic child abuse, as well as extended coverage throughout of the English riots A fully revised and updated companion website, including exam, review and multiple choice questions, a live Twitter feed from the author providing links to media and academic coverage of events related to the concepts covered in the book, together with links to a dedicated textbook Facebook page Fully updated to reflect recent developments in the field and extensively illustrated, this authoritative text, written by a leading criminologist and experienced lecturer, is essential reading for all students of Criminology and related fields.

Author : John Pratt,David Brown,Mark Brown,Simon Hallsworth,Wayne Morrison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134018550

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The New Punitiveness by John Pratt,David Brown,Mark Brown,Simon Hallsworth,Wayne Morrison Pdf

Throughout much of the western world more and more people are being sent to prison, one of a number of changes inspired by a 'new punitiveness' in penal and political affairs. This book seeks to understand these developments, bringing together leading authorities in the field to provide a wide-ranging analysis of new penal trends, compare the development of differing patterns of punishment across different types of societies, and to provide a range of theoretical analyses and commentaries to help understand their significance. As well as increases in imprisonment this book is also concerned to address a number of other aspects of 'the new punitiveness': firstly, the return of a number of forms of punishment previously thought extinct or inappropriate, such as the return of shaming punishments and chain gangs (in parts of the USA); and secondly, the increasing public involvement in penal affairs and penal development, for example in relation to length of sentences and the California Three Strikes Law, and a growing accreditation of the rights of victims. The book will be essential reading for students seeking to understand trends and theories of punishment on law, criminology, penology and other courses.

Author : Robert A. Nye
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400856275

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Crime, Madness and Politics in Modern France by Robert A. Nye Pdf

Robert A. Nye places in historical context a medical concept of deviance that developed in France in the last half of the nineteenth century, when medical models of cultural crisis linked thinking about crime, mental illness, prostitution, alcoholism, suicide, and other pathologies to French national decline. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Loïc J. D. Wacquant
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816639007

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Prisons of Poverty by Loïc J. D. Wacquant Pdf

In this title, the author examines how penal policies emanating from the United States have spread thoughout the world. The author argues that the policies have their roots in a network of Reagan-era conservative think tanks, which used them as weapons in their crusade to dismantle the welfare state and, in effect, criminalise poverty.

Author : Johanna Braun
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789462702110

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Performing Hysteria by Johanna Braun Pdf

We seem to be living in hysterical times. A simple Google search reveals the sheer bottomless well of “hysterical” discussions on diverse topics such as the #metoo movement, Trumpianism, border wars, Brexit, transgender liberation, Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, and climate change, to name only a few. Against the backdrop of such recent deployments of hysteria in popular discourse––particularly as they emerge in times of material and hermeneutic crisis––Performing Hysteria re-engages the notion of “hysteria”. Performing Hysteria rigorously mines late 20th- and early 21st-century (primarily visual) culture for signs of hysteria. The various essays in this volume contribute to the multilayered and complex discussions that surround and foster this resurgent interest in hysteria––covering such areas as art, literature, theatre, film, television, dance; crossing such disciplines as cultural studies, political science, philosophy, history, media, disability, race and ethnicity, and gender studies; and analysing stereotypical images and representations of the hysteric in relation to cultural sciences and media studies. Of particular importance is the volume's insistence on taking the intersection of hysteria and performance seriously.