Cultural Criminology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18935261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Ferrell (0000-0002-2096-7863, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosc171 |
| OpenAlex | W4231219089 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Cultural criminology explores the many ways in which cultural dynamics intertwine with the practices of crime and crime control in contemporary society; put differently, cultural criminology emphasizes the centrality of meaning and representation in the construction of crime as momentary event, subcultural endeavor, and social issue. From this view, the appropriate subject matter of criminology transcends traditional notions of crime and crime causation to include images of illicit behavior and symbolic displays of law enforcement; popular culture constructions of crime and criminal action; and the shared emotions that animate criminal events, perceptions of criminal threat, and public efforts at crime control. This wider cultural focus, cultural criminologists argue, allows scholars and the public alike to better understand crime as meaningful human activity, and to penetrate more deeply the contested politics of crime control
Causation · Centrality · Crime control · Criminal justice · Criminology · Cultural Criminology · Green criminology · Political science · Politics · Social control · Social science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Law · Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |