Criminology and war transgressing the borders

It is widely observed that the study of war has been paid limited attention within criminology. This is intellectually curious given that acts of war have occurred persistently throughout history and perpetuate criminal acts, victimisation and human rights violations on a scale unprecedented with do...

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Other Authors: Walklate, Sandra (Editor), McGarry, Ross (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Routledge 2015
Series:Routledge studies in crime and society 15
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Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1: Theorising war, law and crime
  • 1. War and the death of Achilles / Vincenzo Ruggiero
  • 2. Civilising the corporate war / David Whyte
  • 3. Criminology and war: can violent veterans see blurred lines clearly? / Emma Murray
  • Pt. 2: Linking war and criminal justice
  • 4. War as an opportunity for divergence and desistance from crime, 1750-1945 / Zoe Alker and Barry Godfrey
  • 5. Through the lens of war: political imprisonment in Northern Ireland / Ruth Jamieson
  • 6. Veteran coming-home obstacles: short- and long-term consequences of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars / William Brown
  • Pt. 3: War, sexual violence and visual trauma
  • 7. Sexual and sexualized violence in armed conflict / Christopher W. Mullins and Nishanth Visagaratnam
  • 8. Normative visibility and artistic resistance to war / Wayne Morrison
  • 9. Competing for the 'trace': the legacies of war's violence(s) / Sandra Walklate and Ross McGarry
  • Postscript: From the criminalisation of war to the militarisation of crime control / John Lea.