Editorial Reviews
Review
“All the articles in this collection are well written, highly accessible and provide important insight into what critical criminology is, what it ought to be, as well as what is lacking in mainstream approaches and criminal justice policies in their various forms.”–
“This provocative book introduces the reader to the fundamental differences between critical and mainstream criminology. Organized in two discrete sections, conceptual and substantive, all twelve well balanced articles engage in rigorous "edge" work; that is, they push the boundaries of inquiry and proffer possibilities for a truly transformative criminology. The most outstanding feature of the book lies in its imaginative and sophisticated critique of contemporary research. Accessibly written, this book investigates crime as a contested terrain. As Dorothy Bracey's Foreword suggests, this book challeges, by incorporating class analysis with insights of feminism, postmodernism, and ethnography, and literary criticism....Ross' book should be required reading since it challenges the congested closures of criminological canons.”–
“Dorothy H. Bracey, in her Foreword to this fine, fine collection of grounding articles on Critical Criminology, makes the case that Critical Criminology has won the day. Bracey may be a bit early on writing the obituary for Conservative and Self-serving Crimonologies. Right or wrong; early or late, this book helps bury them.”–
“Cutting the Edge is thought-provoking look at current issues in criminal justice.”–
“[A]n excellent introduction to radical/critical criminology & criminal justice.”–
“All in all, Cutting the Edge, represents a fine contribution to the field of criminology. If used as a textbook in an upper level undergraduate class, instructors should expect that students will develop a greater understanding of where radical/critical criminology has been, and of its potential future.”–
“Ross has brought together some of critical criminology's most impressive scholars who write about some of the most pressing and contemporary issues within not only critical criminology but also criminology in general. The book is highly readable: the chapters are light and relatively short. For students in need of a single volume that communicates just where critical criminology currently resides and those issues of central importance, they should look no further than here. This book is especially relevant to those who are not all that familiar with critical criminology for it presents many issues (12 chapters) around the single critical criminology perspective....[T]he book deserves a good look by anyone interested in this once marginal but now central area of criminology.”–
“...provides an interesting overview of the current state of affairs in radical/critical criminology.”–
Book Description
Over the past three decades, since the early articulation of its theories during the 1960s, radical and critical criminology has matured into a diverse body of work with its material being communicated through a variety of channels. This up-to-date examination deals not only with theoretical and policy issues, but also analyzes the various traditional branches of the criminal justice system from a radical/critical perspective. This volume pulls together the views of well-respected scholars, experts, and activists who represent a diversity of genders, nationalities, races, religions, and ethnic groups.
Cutting the Edge
Cutting the Edge,Jeffrey Ian Ross,Praeger Publishers,027595708X,Criminology,Criminology Theory,General,Justice, Administration of,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Radicalism,Social Science,Sociology,Social Science / Criminology
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