This innovative introductory textbook to the growing field of cultural criminology examines the importance of understanding the cultural contexts in which crime

America is the most punitive nation in the world, incarcerating more than 2.3 million people—or one in 136 of its residents. Against the backdrop of this unpr

Today, questions about how and why societies punish are deeply emotive and hotly contested. In Crime and Punishment in Contemporary Culture, Claire Valier argue

The statistics are startling. Since 1973, America’s imprisonment rate has multiplied over five times to become the highest in the world. More than two million

Resource added for the Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement 105046 and Professional Studies 105045 programs.