Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology

Davies, Pamela; Leighton, Paul; Wyatt, Tanya

This handbook explores the concept of 'harm' in criminological scholarship and lays the foundation for a future zemiological agenda. 'Social harm' as a theoretical construct has become established as an alternative, broader lens through which to understand the causation and alleviation of widespread harm in society, thus moving beyond criminology and state definitions of crime and extending the range of criminological research. Applying zemiological concepts, this book comprehensively explores topics including violence, moral indifference, workplace injury, corporate and state harms, animal rights, migration, gender, poverty, security and victimisation. This definitive work covers theory, research, scholarship and future visions across four sections, and includes contributions from areas such as criminology, sociology, socio-legal and cultural studies, social policy and international relations. It offers readers up-to-date, original theoretical perspectives and an analysis of a broad range of issues from a 'social harm' perspective.  

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2022-09-10

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030724108

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72408-5

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 480