A specialized introduction to the philosophy, law and politics of human rights, uniquely tailored to criminologists and criminal justice practitioners. Exploring the connections between existing criminological scholarship and human rights frameworks, the book helps readers to incorporate human rights paradigms into their criminological analysis.
Leanne Weber is Larkins Senior Research Fellow in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University, Australia. Elaine Fishwick is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia. Marinella Marmo is Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology at Flinders University, Australia.
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Written in a clear, direct style, Crime, Justice and Human Rights makes an important, original and overdue contribution to the discipline by providing an accessible, comprehensive and finely nuanced overview of the law, philosophy, concept, practice and politics of human rights in crime and criminal justice … The book is essential reading for those who wish to produce and engage in a criminology that accords primacy to the wellbeing of all individuals and the social groups to which they belong.
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PART I: UNDERSTANDING HUMAN RIGHTS1. The Origins and Idea of Human Rights2. International Human Rights Law3. Human Rights and Civil Society4. Collective Rights and Discrimination5. Integrating Criminology and Human RightsPART II: APPLYING HUMAN RIGHTS IN CRIMINOLOGY6. Criminal Law7. Crime Prevention8. Policing9. Criminal Courts10. Detention11. Juvenile Justice12. VictimsPART III: A CRIMINOLOGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS13. Future Directions.