Jock Young Bücher

Lively, innovative, engaging, and accessible, Cultural Criminology draws together the work of three of the leading international figures in the field today. The book traces the history, current configuration, methodological innovations and future trajectories of cultural criminology, mapping its terrain for students and academics interested in this exciting field. The book highlights and analyzes issues of representation, meaning, and politics in relation to crime and criminal justice, covering areas such as crime and the media, everyday life and everyday transgression, popular culture, consumerism, globalization, and social control.

This seminal text, first published in 1973, is pivotal in the evolution of critical criminological theory, highlighting the limitations of classical and positivist approaches. It effectively connects criminology with sociological theory, offering insights that remain significant today. By challenging established norms, it paved the way for a deeper understanding of crime within social contexts, making it a crucial read for those interested in the complexities of criminology.

The book explores the transformation of society in the late twentieth century, highlighting the shift from stability and homogeneity to change and division. Jock Young provides a compelling analysis of this social evolution, presenting innovative insights that resonate with a broad audience.

Exploring the complexities of late modernity, Jock Young delves into the themes of crime, inequality, and cultural dynamics. His work transcends traditional criminology by examining the existential and ontological aspects of contemporary society. Young seeks to uncover opportunities for critique and transformation within the intersecting social issues of our time. With a blend of intellect and imagination, this comprehensive account addresses the anxieties and transgressions of modern life, offering a profound perspective on human experience.

In 1973 The New Criminology was published and quickly established itself as a key textbook in criminology, casting a major influence over a generation of scholars. This volume, published twenty-five years later, traces the major developments in the field including feminism, postmodernism, critical criminology and realism.

In this highly acclaimed memoir the writer Jeff Young takes us on a journey through the Liverpool of his youth, down the back alleys and through arcades, through arcades and oyster bars into vanished tenements.

Rejects much of what criminology has become, criticizing the rigid determinism and rampant positivism that dominate the discipline today. This title draws on a range of research - from urban ethnography to sexology and criminal victimization studies - to illustrate its failings.