Advancing critical criminology : theory and application / edited by Walter S. DeKeseredy and Barbara Perry.

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Advancing Critical Criminology constitutes a timely addition to the growing body of knowledge on critical criminology scholarship. DeKeseredy and Perry have assembled a volume that provides scholars with an in-depth review of the extant literature on several major branches of criminology as well as examples of how critical criminologists apply their theoretical perspectives to substantive topics, such as drugs, interpersonal violence, and rural crime. Accordingly, this work is divided into two main sections: overviews of theories and applications. Each chapter provides a summary of work in a specific area, along with suggestions for moving the field forward. This reader is unique in its choice of topics, which have often been overlooked in the past. An expert collection of international scholars, Advancing Critical Criminology is certain to stimulate lively debates and generate further critical social scientific work in this field.

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This volume provides a review of some of the major perspectives of what has come to be known as "critical criminology," a verbal veneer for "radical" or "politically left" crime studies. The work is divided into two sections--"Overview of Theoretical Perspectives" and "Applications of Theory." Those within any of the criminological schools often have difficulty emerging from their own constructionism and community discussion to explain their positions with clarity to those on the outside. This text is no exception. As such, the discussion is often obscure and inaccessible to people external to critical criminology. It may have been a better strategy for the editors to be more expansive on the theory section of the book and leave the application portion to another effort. This is not to say that this endeavor was not worthwhile. The editors and authors needed to decide more clearly who made up their audience and then write for that group's comprehension. ^BSumming Up: Optional. Graduate students/faculty. G. C. Leavitt Idaho State University