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The Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology is a collection of original essays specifically designed to offer students, faculty, policy makers, and others an in-depth overview of the most up-to-date empirical, theoretical, and political contributions made by critical criminologists around the world. Special attention is devoted to new theoretical directions in the field, such as cultural criminology, masculinities studies, and feminist criminologies. Its diverse essays not only cover the history of critical criminology and cutting edge theories, but also the variety of research methods used by leading scholars in the field and the rich data generated by their rigorous empirical work. In addition, some of the chapters suggest innovative and realistic short- and long-term policy proposals that are typically ignored by mainstream criminology. These progressive strategies address some of the most pressing social problems facing contemporary society today, and that generate much pain and suffering for socially and economically disenfranchised people. The Handbook explores up-to-date empirical, theoretical, and political contributions, and is specifically designed to be a comprehensive resource for undergraduate and post-graduate students, researchers, and policy makers.

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The editors of this text provide a broad, impressive review of readings in the area of critical criminology... a welcome addition to the body of criminology and should be of interest to advanced criminology readers. DeKeseredy and Dragiewicz should be congratulated for bringing together the original works of a wide range of critical criminological thinkers. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -G. C. Leavitt, Idaho State University, in Choice Magazine, August 2012 A welcome addition to the surprisingly small number of critical criminology collections currently available; there is enough quality within the 529 pages to recommend it for criminology library lists. - Bruce M.Z. Cohen, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

The editors of this text provide a broad, impressive review of readings in the area of critical criminology... a welcome addition to the body of criminology and should be of interest to advanced criminology readers. DeKeseredy and Dragiewicz should be congratulated for bringing together the original works of a wide range of critical criminological thinkers. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -G. C. Leavitt, Idaho State University, in Choice Magazine, August 2012

The editors of this text provide a broad, impressive review of readings in the area of critical criminology... a welcome addition to the body of criminology and should be of interest to advanced criminology readers. DeKeseredy and Dragiewicz should be congratulated for bringing together the original works of a wide range of critical criminological thinkers. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -G. C. Leavitt, Idaho State University, in Choice Magazine, August 2012 A welcome addition to the surprisingly small number of critical criminology collections currently available; there is enough quality within the 529 pages to recommend it for criminology library lists. - Bruce M.Z. Cohen, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

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Walter S. DeKeseredy is Professor of Criminology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). He has published 16 books and over 100 scientific journal articles and book chapters on. In 2008, the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma gave him the Linda Saltzman Memorial Intimate Partner Violence Researcher Award. He also jointly received the 2004 Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology's (ASC) Division on Women and Crime and the 2007 inaugural UOIT Research Excellence Award. In 1995, he received the Critical Criminologist of the Year Award from the ASC's Division on Critical Criminology (DCC) and in 2008 the DCC gave him the Lifetime Achievement Award. Molly Dragiewicz is Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Canada. Her research interests center on gender, violence, and antifeminist backlash. She received the New Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology's Division on Women and Crime in 2009, and recently published Equality With A Vengeance: Men's Rights Groups, Battered Women, and Antifeminist Backlash in the Northeastern University Press Series on Gender, Crime, and Law.

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