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Explores the role of stories in criminal culture and justice
systems around the world Stories are much more than a means of
communication-stories help us shape our identities, make sense of
the world, and mobilize others to action. In Narrative Criminology,
prominent scholars from across the academy and around the world
examine stories that animate offending. From an examination of how
criminals understand certain types of crime to be less moral than
others, to how violent offenders and drug users each come to
understand or resist their identity as 'criminals', to how cultural
narratives motivate genocidal action, the case studies in this book
cover a wide array of crimes and justice systems throughout the
world. The contributors uncover the narratives at the center of
their essays through qualitative interviews, ethnographic
fieldwork, and written archives, and they scrutinize narrative
structure and meaning by analyzing genres, plots, metaphors, and
other components of storytelling. In doing so, they reveal the
cognitive, ideological, and institutional mechanisms by which
narratives promote harmful action. Finally, they consider how
offenders' narratives are linked to and emerge from those of
conventional society or specific subcultures. Each chapter reveals
important insights and elements for the development of a framework
of narrative criminology as an important approach for understanding
crime and criminal justice. An unprecedented and landmark
collection, Narrative Criminology opens the door for an exciting
new field of study on the role of stories in motivating and
legitimizing harm.
Narrative criminology is an approach to studying crime and other
harm that puts stories first. It investigates how such stories are
composed, when and why they are told and what their effects are.
This edited collection explores the methodological challenges of
analysing offenders' stories, but pushes the boundaries of the
field to consider the narratives of victims, bystanders and
criminal justice professionals. This Handbook reflects the
diversity of methodological approaches employed in narrative
criminology. Chapters discuss the practicalities of listening to
and observing narratives through ethnographic and observational
research, and offer accessible guides to using diverse
methodological approaches for listening to and interpreting
narrative data. With contributions from established and emerging
scholars from all over the world, and from diverse fields including
politics, psychology, sociology and criminology, the Handbook
reflects the cutting edge of narrative methodologies for
understanding crime, control and victimisation and is an essential
resource for academics studying and teaching on narrative
criminology.
Narrative criminology is an approach to studying crime and other
harm that puts stories first. It investigates how such stories are
composed, when and why they are told and what their effects are.
This edited collection explores the methodological challenges of
analysing offenders' stories, but pushes the boundaries of the
field to consider the narratives of victims, bystanders and
criminal justice professionals. This Handbook reflects the
diversity of methodological approaches employed in narrative
criminology. Chapters discuss the practicalities of listening to
and observing narratives through ethnographic and observational
research, and offer accessible guides to using diverse
methodological approaches for listening to and interpreting
narrative data. With contributions from established and emerging
scholars from all over the world, and from diverse fields including
politics, psychology, sociology and criminology, the Handbook
reflects the cutting edge of narrative methodologies for
understanding crime, control and victimisation and is an essential
resource for academics studying and teaching on narrative
criminology.
'Street capital' introduces the worlds of young black men dealing
cannabis at a drug scene called The River in Oslo, Norway. The
lives of these men are structured by a huge and complex cannabis
economy and they are involved in fights, robberies and substance
abuse. They lack jobs and education, and many of them do not have
family or close friends, yet they do have 'street capital': the
knowledge, skills and competence necessary to manage life on the
streets. Centred on this concept of 'street capital', this unique
book presents a new theoretical framework - inspired by and
expanding on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, the French sociologist -
for understanding street cultures. It is based on extensive
fieldwork and repeated in-depth interviews with dealers aged
between 15 and 30, which explore themes including marginalisation,
discrimination, cannabis dealing and drug use, violence,
masculinity, hip-hop culture, experiences with the welfare system,
and issues of immigration and racism. The book also analyses the
discursive practice of marginalised people on the street and
identifies the narratives by which these young men live.
'Street capital' introduces the worlds of young black men dealing
cannabis at a drug scene called The River in Oslo, Norway. The
lives of these men are structured by a huge and complex cannabis
economy and they are involved in fights, robberies and substance
abuse. They lack jobs and education, and many of them do not have
family or close friends, yet they do have 'street capital': the
knowledge, skills and competence necessary to manage life on the
streets. Centred on this concept of 'street capital', this unique
book presents a new theoretical framework - inspired by and
expanding on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, the French sociologist -
for understanding street cultures. It is based on extensive
fieldwork and repeated in-depth interviews with dealers aged
between 15 and 30, which explore themes including marginalisation,
discrimination, cannabis dealing and drug use, violence,
masculinity, hip-hop culture, experiences with the welfare system,
and issues of immigration and racism. The book also analyses the
discursive practice of marginalised people on the street and
identifies the narratives by which these young men live.
Explores the role of stories in criminal culture and justice
systems around the world Stories are much more than a means of
communication-stories help us shape our identities, make sense of
the world, and mobilize others to action. In Narrative Criminology,
prominent scholars from across the academy and around the world
examine stories that animate offending. From an examination of how
criminals understand certain types of crime to be less moral than
others, to how violent offenders and drug users each come to
understand or resist their identity as 'criminals', to how cultural
narratives motivate genocidal action, the case studies in this book
cover a wide array of crimes and justice systems throughout the
world. The contributors uncover the narratives at the center of
their essays through qualitative interviews, ethnographic
fieldwork, and written archives, and they scrutinize narrative
structure and meaning by analyzing genres, plots, metaphors, and
other components of storytelling. In doing so, they reveal the
cognitive, ideological, and institutional mechanisms by which
narratives promote harmful action. Finally, they consider how
offenders' narratives are linked to and emerge from those of
conventional society or specific subcultures. Each chapter reveals
important insights and elements for the development of a framework
of narrative criminology as an important approach for understanding
crime and criminal justice. An unprecedented and landmark
collection, Narrative Criminology opens the door for an exciting
new field of study on the role of stories in motivating and
legitimizing harm.
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