Crime
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19025161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Garriott (Drake University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1609 |
| OpenAlex | W4254784838 |
| ISBN | 9780470657225 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Anthropologists have a long‐standing interest in crime. Anthropology's unique history encourages a critical approach that questions surface definitions, particularly by the state and other powerful actors. This has enabled nuanced understandings of crime's role in shaping social life, including the production of collectives and the work of governance across gradations of power. Studies of criminalization and crime talk have shed light on the criminal imaginary and the production of criminal figures. Recent work showcases continued efforts to move beyond the crime category, through a focus on illegality and the (il)legal
Corporate governance · Criminalization · Criminology · Political science · Sociology · The Imaginary · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Engineering · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
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Fictions of Justice
Figures of Criminality in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Colonial Vietnam
Crime's Power
In Search of Respect
Governing Through Crime
Law and Disorder in the Postcolony
Back to the Trobriands
Reflections
Settling Accounts
The Anthropology of Crime and Criminalization
Migrant "Illegality" and Deportability in Everyday Life
| Highly cited | No |
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