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In recent years, social movements have been redefining ideas of justice by exposing the social roots of crime and demanding the abolition of prisons and policing. This book provides a historical complement to such efforts, and informs the field of Critical Criminology. Anarchists like William Godwin, Peter Kropotkin, Lucy Parsons, and Emma Goldman were among the earliest modern thinkers to critique criminal justice and professional criminology. They identified the sources of social problems within structures of inequality and recognised how mainstream criminologists' would-be solutions to social problems were themselves the causes or enablers of crime.

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Too often so many people believe that criminology means law enforcement and punishment, but with this book, I am now armed to explain why I am interested in criminology. This book shows that there is a long brilliant history of people working to dismantle domination, control, and punishment. - Poetry Behind the Walls - Dr. Amber E. George, Editor, Journal for Critical Animal Studies Classic Writings in Anarchist Criminology is a book that every person that is interested in criminology must read. For too long traditional criminologists have been silencing anarchist criminology because they were providing alternatives that are were not punitive, but because of this book this will not be the case anymore. - Madelynne Kinoshita, Save the Kids A rich and provocative collection of writings that contribute to current abolitionist movements--examining past thinkers enables us to better examine our current problems and imagine alternative solutions! - Dr. Jason Del Gandio, co-editor of Spontaneous Combustion: The Eros Effect and Global Revolution. Classic Writings in Anarchist Criminology brings together an outstanding collection of essays written by some of the most intelligent and influential anarchists that have ever walked the earth. Importantly, their arguments continue to burn with a ferocious intensity, bringing new understanding and insight as to why social justice alternatives to crime and punishment are needed. My hope is that this powerful book will spark--or reignite--a beautiful spirit of revolt, resistance, and commitment to freedom for all, within those fortunate enough to read it. - Dr. Richard J. White, Reader in Human Geography, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. This book is an outstanding collection of classic writings on anarchism. This is a perfect book for courses in peace and conflict studies and sociology. This provides researchers a great scholarly resource on the history of alternatives to punishment, prisons, and punitive justice. - Dr. Erik Juergensmeyer, Editor, Green Theory and Praxis Journal Classic Writing in Anarchist Criminology is a must-read book for those who know the criminal justice system is broken, and want effective solutions. This collection lays out the theoretical foundation for scholars, politicians, practices, and activists to create sound solutions, sure to challenge the failing criminal justice system. - Dr. Amber E. George, Editor, Journal for Critical Animal Studies

Classic Writings in Anarchist Criminology brings together an outstanding collection of essays written by some of the most intelligent and influential anarchists that have ever walked the earth. Importantly, their arguments continue to burn with a ferocious intensity, bringing new understanding and insight as to why social justice alternatives to crime and punishment are needed. My hope is that this powerful book will spark--or reignite--a beautiful spirit of revolt, resistance, and commitment to freedom for all, within those fortunate enough to read it. - Dr. Richard J. White, Reader in Human Geography, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Too often so many people believe that criminology means law enforcement and punishment, but with this book, I am now armed to explain why I am interested in criminology. This book shows that there is a long brilliant history of people working to dismantle domination, control, and punishment. - Poetry Behind the Walls Classic Writing in Anarchist Criminology is a must-read book for those who know the criminal justice system is broken, and want effective solutions. This collection lays out the theoretical foundation for scholars, politicians, practices, and activists to create sound solutions, sure to challenge the failing criminal justice system. - Dr. Amber E. George, Editor, Journal for Critical Animal Studies - Dr. Amber E. George, Editor, Journal for Critical Animal Studies Classic Writings in Anarchist Criminology is a book that every person that is interested in criminology must read. For too long traditional criminologists have been silencing anarchist criminology because they were providing alternatives that are were not punitive, but because of this book this will not be the case anymore. - Madelynne Kinoshita, Save the Kids This book is an outstanding collection of classic writings on anarchism. This is a perfect book for courses in peace and conflict studies and sociology. This provides researchers a great scholarly resource on the history of alternatives to punishment, prisons, and punitive justice. - Dr. Erik Juergensmeyer, Editor, Green Theory and Praxis Journal A rich and provocative collection of writings that contribute to current abolitionist movements--examining past thinkers enables us to better examine our current problems and imagine alternative solutions! - Dr. Jason Del Gandio, co-editor of Spontaneous Combustion: The Eros Effect and Global Revolution.

Classic Writings in Anarchist Criminology brings together an outstanding collection of essays written by some of the most intelligent and influential anarchists that have ever walked the earth. Importantly, their arguments continue to burn with a ferocious intensity, bringing new understanding and insight as to why social justice alternatives to crime and punishment are needed. My hope is that this powerful book will spark--or reignite--a beautiful spirit of revolt, resistance, and commitment to freedom for all, within those fortunate enough to read it. - Dr. Richard J. White, Reader in Human Geography, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Too often so many people believe that criminology means law enforcement and punishment, but with this book, I am now armed to explain why I am interested in criminology. This book shows that there is a long brilliant history of people working to dismantle domination, control, and punishment. - Poetry Behind the Walls - Dr. Amber E. George, Editor, Journal for Critical Animal Studies Classic Writings in Anarchist Criminology is a book that every person that is interested in criminology must read. For too long traditional criminologists have been silencing anarchist criminology because they were providing alternatives that are were not punitive, but because of this book this will not be the case anymore. - Madelynne Kinoshita, Save the Kids This book is an outstanding collection of classic writings on anarchism. This is a perfect book for courses in peace and conflict studies and sociology. This provides researchers a great scholarly resource on the history of alternatives to punishment, prisons, and punitive justice. - Dr. Erik Juergensmeyer, Editor, Green Theory and Praxis Journal Classic Writing in Anarchist Criminology is a must-read book for those who know the criminal justice system is broken, and want effective solutions. This collection lays out the theoretical foundation for scholars, politicians, practices, and activists to create sound solutions, sure to challenge the failing criminal justice system. - Dr. Amber E. George, Editor, Journal for Critical Animal Studies A rich and provocative collection of writings that contribute to current abolitionist movements--examining past thinkers enables us to better examine our current problems and imagine alternative solutions! - Dr. Jason Del Gandio, co-editor of Spontaneous Combustion: The Eros Effect and Global Revolution.

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Anthony J. Nocella II, Ph.D., a scholar-activist, is an Assistant Professor of sociology, criminology, peace and conflict studies, environmental studies, teacher education, and gender and women' studies and Fort Lewis College and has published over fifty scholarly articles or book chapters and forty books. He is the editor of Peace Studies Journal, co-founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies, Director of the Academy for Peace Education, Editor of the Radical Animal Studies and Total Liberation book series, and National Co-Coordinator of Save the Kids. His website is www.anthonynocella.org. Mark Seis is Associate Professor of sociology at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. He has published on a variety of topics ranging from the juvenile death penalty, to environmental topics including the Clean Air Act, global warming, ozone depletion, and acid rain, to various types of environmental crime, to globalization and the environment, to issues concerning radical environmentalism. His primary research interests include sustainable communities, all things environment, anarchist studies, and radical pedagogy. Jeff Shantz is an engaged activist scholar who has taught anarchist theories and practices in a variety of university classes and community-based courses, and who has decades of community organizing experience within social movements. He currently teaches critical theory, elite deviance, community and human rights in the Department of Criminology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Metro Vancouver, Canada. Shantz is the author of numerous books, including Commonist Tendencies: Mutual Aid Beyond Communism (Punctum, 2013), Green Syndicalism: An Alternative Red/Green Vision (Syracuse University Press, 2012), and Constructive Anarchy (Ashgate, 2010). Shantz is the co-founder of the Critical Criminology Working Group (http: //www.radicalcriminology.org/) and the founding editor of the journal Radical Criminology (http: //journal.radicalcriminology.org/index.php/rc). Scholarly interests include critical theories, migration, critical surveillance studies, corporate crime, transnational crime, and social movements. Samples of his writing may be found at jeffshantz.ca. Ruth Kinna works at Loughborough University and is the general editor of the journal Anarchist Studies. Her recent publications include Kropotkin: Reviewing the Classical Anarchist Tradition (Edinburgh University Press) and Anarchism 1914-18: Internationalism, anti-militarism and war, co-edited with Matthew S. Adams for Manchester University Press. She is currently working with Uri Gordon to produce an edited collection for Routledge, the Handbook of Radical Politics and with Alex Prichard and Thomas Swann on the project Constitutionalising Anarchy. Luis A. Fernandez, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University. He is the author and editor of several books, including Policing Dissent, Contemporary Anarchist Studies, and Shutting Down the Streets. His work also appears in various book chapters and journals, including Social Justice, Contemporary Political Theory, Critical Criminology, and Qualitative Sociology. His most recent research focuses on the alt-right and the emergence of neo-fascism. Fernandez is currently serving as the President of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.

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