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Interpersonal violence has been the focus of research within the
social sciences for some considerable time. Yet inquiries about the
causes of interpersonal violence and the effects on the victims
have dominated the field of research and clinical practice. Central
to the contributions in this volume is the idea that interpersonal
violence is a social action embedded in responses from various
actors. These include actions, words and behaviour from friends and
family, ordinary citizens, social workers and criminal justice
professionals. These responses, as the contributors to this volume
all show, make a difference in terms of how violence is understood,
resisted and come to terms with in its immediate aftermath and over
the longer term. Bringing together an international network of
scholars and practitioners from a range of disciplines and fields
of practice, this book maps and expands research on interpersonal
violence. In doing so, it opens an important new terrain on which
social responses to violence can be fully interrogated in terms of
their intentions, meanings and outcomes.
Based on a two-year research project funded by the Economic and
Social Research Council (ESRC), this book explores why many of
those involved in racially motivated crime seem to be struggling to
cope with economic, cultural and emotional losses in their own
lives. Drawing on in-depth biographical interviews with
perpetrators of racist crimes and focus group discussions with
ordinary people living in the same communities, the book explores
why it is that some people, and not others, feel inclined to attack
immigrants and minority ethnic groups. The relationships between
ordinary racism, racial harassment and the politics of the British
National Party are also explored, as are the enduring impacts of
deindustrialisation, economic failure and immigration on white
working class communities. The book assesses the legacy of New
Labour policy on community cohesion, hate crime and respect in
terms of its impact on racist attitudes and racist incidents, and
explores how it is that racist attacks, including racist murders,
continue to happen.
Who are the perpetrators of modern slavery? Why do they exploit
others? What might be done to stop exploitation recurring? These
are the questions answered in this book. Reporting on the first
primary study of modern slavery offenders, the book depicts the
findings of in-depth interviews with people accused of, and
convicted for, committing modern slavery offences. The different
forms that modern slavery takes are explained chapter by chapter:
organized crime, people smuggling, labour exploitation, domestic
servitude, sham marriage, the trafficking of adults for sexual
exploitation and child sex trafficking. Using case studies to
illuminate the perspectives of those deemed perpetrators, we show
that few modern slavery offenders conform to stereotypes of people
traffickers. Through an interpretive analysis of offenders' life
stories, we reveal the points in the past and present where
interventions could have prevented victims from becoming trapped in
exploitation. We show that while national governments and
international bodies often appear resolute in their efforts to
tackle modern slavery and people trafficking, they have also
obscured their own roles in compounding the plights of those at the
sharp ends of globalization. In racializing the actions of sex
traffickers, grooming gangs, and organized criminals, the modern
slavery agenda has mystified the roles market dynamics, the absence
of workers' rights, and immigration controls play in generating
vulnerabilities to exploitation. This book will be of interest to a
wide range of students, policymakers and practitioners concerned
with modern slavery, human trafficking, border control and
immigration, globalization and inequality, as well as the more
disciplinefocused criminological audiences concerned with why
people commit crimes, what should be done about them and the, often
paradoxical, consequences of social control across borders. Given
the book's strong focus on narrative, psychosocial and social
network methodologies, it will also appeal to audiences across the
social sciences concerned with applying these novel approaches to
difficult to reach populations.
Surveys reveal that domestic abuse is more commonplace among
teenagers and young adults than older populations, yet surprisingly
little is written about young men's involvement in it. Reporting on
a three-year study based in the UK, this book explores young men's
involvement in domestic abuse, whether as victims, perpetrators or
witnesses to violent behaviors between adults. Original survey
data, focus group material and in-depth biographical interviews are
used to make the case for a more thoroughgoing engagement with the
meanings young men come to attribute to violent behavior, include
the tendency among many to configure violence within families as
"fights" that call for acts of male heroism. The book also
highlights the dearth of services interventions for young men prone
to domestic abuse, and the challenges of developing responsive
practice in this area. Each section of the book highlights further
online resources that those looking to conduct research in this
area or apply its insights in practice can draw upon.
Surveys reveal that domestic abuse is more commonplace among
teenagers and young adults than older populations, yet surprisingly
little is written about young men's involvement in it. Reporting on
a three-year study based in the UK, this book explores young men's
involvement in domestic abuse, whether as victims, perpetrators or
witnesses to violent behaviors between adults. Original survey
data, focus group material and in-depth biographical interviews are
used to make the case for a more thoroughgoing engagement with the
meanings young men come to attribute to violent behavior, include
the tendency among many to configure violence within families as
"fights" that call for acts of male heroism. The book also
highlights the dearth of services interventions for young men prone
to domestic abuse, and the challenges of developing responsive
practice in this area. Each section of the book highlights further
online resources that those looking to conduct research in this
area or apply its insights in practice can draw upon.
Based on a two-year research project funded by the Economic and
Social Research Council (ESRC), this book explores why many of
those involved in racially motivated crime seem to be struggling to
cope with economic, cultural and emotional losses in their own
lives. Drawing on in-depth biographical interviews with
perpetrators of racist crimes and
'This is a well written, thought provoking, and highly challenging
book for anyone who claims to be a criminologist or for whom crime
is of central concern. It should be required reading on all
undergraduate and post-graduate criminology courses. A truly
innovative take on some well established criminological dilemmas.'
- Sandra Walklate, Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University
of Liverpool What makes people commit crime? Psychosocial
Criminology demonstrates how a psychosocial approach can illuminate
the causes of particular crimes, challenging readers to re-think
the similarities and differences between themselves and those
involved in crime. The book critiques existing psychological and
sociological theories before outlining a more adequate
understanding of the criminal offender. It sheds new light on a
series of crimes - rape, serial murder, racial harassment ,
'jack-rolling' (mugging of drunks), domestic violence - and
contemporary criminological issues such as fear of crime,
cognitive-behavioural interventions and restorative justice. Gadd
and Jefferson bring together theories about identity, subjectivity
and gender to provide the first comprehensive account of their
psychoanalytically inspired approach. For each topic, the
theoretical perspective is supported by individual case studies,
which are designed to facilitate the understanding of theory and to
demonstrate its application to a variety of criminological topics.
This important and lucid book is written primarily for upper level
undergraduates, postgraduates and teachers of criminology. It is
particularly useful for students undertaking a joint degree in
criminology and psychology. It will also appeal to critical
psychologists, psychoanalysts, students of biographical methods and
those pursuing social work training. David Gadd is Senior Lecturer
in Criminology at Keele University. Tony Jefferson is Professor of
Criminology at Keele University.
Conducting research into crime and criminal justice carries unique
challenges. This Handbook focuses on the application of 'methods'
to address the core substantive questions that currently motivate
contemporary criminological research. It maps a canon of methods
that are more elaborated than in most other fields of social
science, and the intellectual terrain of research problems with
which criminologists are routinely confronted. Drawing on exemplary
studies, chapters in each section illustrate the techniques
(qualitative and quantitative) that are commonly applied in
empirical studies, as well as the logic of criminological enquiry.
Organized into five sections, each prefaced by an editorial
introduction, the Handbook covers: * Crime and Criminals *
Contextualizing Crimes in Space and Time: Networks, Communities and
Culture * Perceptual Dimensions of Crime * Criminal Justice
Systems: Organizations and Institutions * Preventing Crime and
Improving Justice Edited by leaders in the field of criminological
research, and with contributions from internationally renowned
experts, The SAGE Handbook of Criminological Research Methods is
set to become the definitive resource for postgraduates,
researchers and academics in criminology, criminal justice,
policing, law, and sociology. David Gadd is Professor of
Criminology at Manchester University School of Law where he is also
Director of the Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Susanne Karstedt has a Chair in Criminology and Criminological
Justice at the University of Leeds. Steven F. Messner is
Distinguished Teaching Professor of Sociology, University at
Albany, State University of New York.
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