Beschreibung:
A lucid, sophisticated and timely vindication of the importance of Marxist, feminist and other radical perspectives on the state and political economy to the analysis of crime, control and justice. It offers a valuable guide to issues of political philosophy for students and teachers of criminology, critically deconstructing the taken-for-granted categories of law and criminal justice. - Professor Robert Reiner, London School of Economics, UK
The Nature of the StateEconomics and Criminal ActivityRights and ObligationsPolice and PolicingThe Aims of PunishmentThe Concept of CensureDesert and ProportionalityFairnessEthics and Our Moral Actions