Social Justice: Theories, Issues, and Movements (Critical Issues in Crime and Society) - Hardcover

Capeheart, Loretta; Milovanovic, Dragan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813540372 ISBN 13: 9780813540375

Verlag: Rutgers University Press, 2007

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Book by Capeheart Professor Loretta Milovanovic Professor

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This book is a major contribution to the field and sensitizes us to the importance of moving beyond mainstream, narrow conceptions of justice. - Walter S. DeKeseredy, professor of criminology, justice and policy studies, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

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An eye for an eye, the balance of scales - for centuries, these and other traditional concepts exemplified the public's perception of justice. Today, popular culture, including television shows like ""Law and Order"", informs the public's vision. But do age-old symbols, portrayals in the media, and existing systems truly represent justice in all of its nuanced forms, or do we need to think beyond these notions? In ""Social Justice: Theories, Issues, and Movements"", Loretta Cape-heart and Dragan Milovanovic respond to the need for a comprehensive introduction to this topic. The authors argue that common conceptions of criminal justice - which accept, for the most part, a politically established definition of crime - are too limited. Instead, they show the relevancy of history, political economy, culture, critique, and cross-cultural engagement to the advancement of justice. Drawing on contemporary issues ranging from globalization to the environment, this essential textbook - ideal for course use - encourages practitioners, reformists, activists, and scholars to question the limits of the law in its present state in order to develop a fairer system at the local, national, and global levels.

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• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0813540372
• ISBN 13: 9780813540375
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 296