Description
Book SynopsisThe objective of Arab Criminology is to establish a criminological subfield called âArab Criminology.â
The ever-evolving field of criminology has advanced in the past decade, yet many impediments remain. Unlike criminology in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania, which is based merely on geopolitical constructs, the Arab world has unique commonalities that do not exist in the other established subfields of criminology. The Arab world has largely remained in criminologyâs periphery despite the regionâs considerable importance to current international affairs. In response, this book explores two main questions: Why should we and how do we establish a subfield in Arab criminology? The authors examine the state of criminology in the Arab world, define its parameters, and present four components that bond and distinguish Arab criminology from other criminological area studies. They then identify the requirements for establishing Arab criminology and detail how loc
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Why Arab Criminology? 2. The Islamic Legal Tradition 3. Historical, Political and Cultural Commonalities 4. Arab Criminology at the Intersection of Race and Gender 5. Transnational Crime in the Arab World 6. Moving Forward
