Neglecting Nonhuman Animals
A Content Analysis of Introductory Criminal Justice and Criminology Textbooks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12418795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jen Girgen (Salem State University Salem, MA USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 569-588 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society and Animals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1063-1119 • E-ISSN: 1568-5306 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685306-bja10009 |
| OpenAlex | W3024350417 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
As illustrated by the fact that all states now have felony anti-cruelty laws and the FBI has begun tracking some forms of nonhuman animal abuse in its National Incident-Based Reporting System, there is growing recognition by lawmakers and criminal justice professionals that the abuse of animals should be taken seriously and properly addressed by the criminal justice system. This article assesses 19 popular introductory criminal justice and criminology textbooks to determine whether these texts share this sentiment by giving attention to this offense. Results indicate that animal abuse is given no, or only minimal, attention in most of these textbooks, and when it is included, it tends to be framed more as an environmental problem than one of violence or morality. The article concludes with a call to textbook authors and publishers to better include animal abuse within their texts and offers suggestions for how to accomplish this
Content analysis · Criminal justice · Criminology · Cruelty · Economic Justice · Morality · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Theory of criminal justice · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Criminological theories
Criminological Theory
Green Criminology
Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence and Associated Injury Among Urban Women
The Relationship of Animal Abuse to Violence and Other Forms of Antisocial Behavior
The animal rights crusade
Animal Liberation
Vold’s Theoretical Criminology
The Case For Animal Rights
Missing the Mark
Research Methods and Research Ethics Coverage in Criminal Justice and Criminology Textbooks∗
Ignoring the Past
Analyzing Contemporary Introductory Textbooks on Correctional Administration/Management/Organization
From Animal Abuse to Interhuman Violence? A Critical Review of the Progression Thesis
The Causes of Animal Abuse
Battered Pets and Domestic Violence
Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders Admitting to Sexual Activity with Nonhuman Animals
Physical Cruelty Toward Animals in Massachusetts, 1975-1996
Associate Editor's Introduction
Bullying and Animal Abuse
Significance of Family Risk Factors in Development of Childhood Animal Cruelty in Adolescent Boys with Conduct Problems
Introduction to Criminology
Left Out? The coverage of critical perspectives in introductory criminology textbooks, 1990–1999
For a Nonspeciesist Criminology
The Marginalization of State Crime in Introductory Textbooks on Criminology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |