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Shades of Deviance is a turbo-driven guide to crime and deviance. It offers politically engaged, thought-provoking and accessibly written accounts of a wide range of socially and legally prohibited acts. This updated and revised edition is designed to be essential reading for general readers, undergraduate students in the fields of criminology and sociology, and those preparing to embark on degree courses in these fields.

Written by field-leading experts from across the globe and designed for those who want a clear and exciting introduction to the complex areas of crime and deviance, this book provides short overviews of a wide range of social problems, harms and criminal acts, offering a series of cutting-edge and critical treatments of issues such as war and terrorism, incels and the alt-right, ecocide, trolling, hate crime and chemsex. A guide is also given to further readings and films to develop the reader's understanding of these issues. This new edition has be

Trade Review

As with the first edition of this remarkable and indispensable book, this thoroughly revised second version pushes readers to broaden the way they think about deviance and social harm in modern societies—and to recognize the connections between the behaviors that often trouble us the most and the increasingly precarious and neglectful character of the contemporary global social order.

Professor Elliott Currie, University of California, Irvine, USA

A collection of fascinating insights into acts of deviance so wide and varied that conformity appears to an increasingly rare commodity. However, as the chapters in this volume attest, even as we become more diverse we are ever more policed. A book for our times.

Professor Danny Dorling, University of Oxford

Shades of Deviance is a thought-provoking collection bringing together short essays on a vast range of issues that are viewed in contemporary society as ‘deviant’, ‘harmful’, or ‘criminal’. Questioning the value of mainstream approaches which prioritise a focus on state defined problematic behaviours, this second edition collection includes 60 entries with new topics and authors covering low level issues such as yarnbombing to the more serious —such as terrorism and child soldiers. Written in a thoroughly engaging and accessible manner, this introductory text is a must read for all criminology students.

Professor Christina Pantazis, University of Bristol

Questions of deviance lie at the heart of criminological inquiry. The breadth and sociological curiosity that informs this book make it both a useful and highly enjoyable introduction to the topic. It will be a useful companion to students of criminology and several other social science disciplines. In fact, it creates a real danger that it will convert the latter into the former.

Professor Katja Franko, University of Oslo



Table of Contents

Part I: Acts of transgression1 Crime Is Not Just for Criminologists Rowland Atkinson and Tammy Ayres
2 Begging Sabina Yasmin Rahman 3 Yarn Bombing Alyce McGovern 4 Spitting Ross Coomber
5 Street Racing and Joyriding Yunis Alam
6 Sex work Molly Dunn 7 Sadomasochism Thomas S. Weinberg
8 Public Sex Katharine Parker

Part II: Subcultures and deviating social codes
9 Drugs, Substances and Intoxicants Tammy Ayres
10 Tattooing and Body Modification Kyla Bevin and James Treadwell
11 Incel Masculinity Sam Andrews and Anthony Ellis
12 Music and Subculture Víctor Ávila Torres
13 Chemsex Ford Hickson
14 Weapon Use Nicolas Florquin and Peter Squires
15 Graffiti Robert D. Weide
16 Parkour and Freerunning Thomas Raymen
17 Organised Fighting Sports Victoria E. Collins

Part III: Changing technologies and harms
18 Online Fraud Kate Tudor
19 Hacking and Hacktivism Kevin F. Steinmetz
20 Lifestyle Medicines and Performance Enhancing Drugs Nick Gibbs
21 Robot Sex Corina Medley
22 Trolling and Online Abuse Emma A. Jane
23 Video Games Craig Kelly and Adam Lynes
24 Voyeurism and Trash Streaming Grace Gallacher

Part IV: Social change and social problems 25 Domestic Violence and Abuse Jade Levell
26 Tourism Oliver Smith
27 Debt Mark Horsley 28 Sexual Deviance Katie McBride
29 Gambling Suzanne Baggs
30 Paedophilia Maggie Wykes
31 Pornography Samantha Keene
32 Stalking Laura Logan
33 Maritime Piracy Patricia Schneider
34 Drug Trafficking Zulia Orozco Reynoso

Part V: Invisible and contested harms
35 Corporate Crime Mark Monaghan
36 Corruption Marina Zaloznaya
37 State Crime and Violence Diogo Azevedo Lyra, Carolina Christoph Grillo, Renato Coelho Dirk and Daniel Veloso Hirata
38 Tax Evasion Rowland Atkinson
39 Elder Abuse and Neglect Marie Beaulieu, Julien Cadieux Genesse and Kevin St-Martin
40 Fraud Jörg Wiegratz
41 Police Deviance Bill McClanahan
42 Consumption Rowland Atkinson

Part VI: Hate, difference and culture
43 Gypsy Roma and Travellers Haley Read
44 Squatting Samuel Burgum
45 Hate Crime Tina G. Patel
46 Policing Politics and Protest Aidan O'Sullivan
47 Alt-Right Tanner Mirrlees

Part VII: Questions of violence
48 Homicide Gabriel Feltran and Marcelli Cipriani
49 Terrorism Jacob Holzer
50 Animal Abuse Ruth McKie
51 School Violence Valéria Cristina de Oliveira
52 Child soldiers Tammy Ayres

Part VIII: Harms in a global context
53 Ecocide Rob White
54 Environmental Activism Olivia Hasler
55 Gangs Dennis Rodgers
56 Human Trafficking and People Smuggling Daniel Briggs
57 Green Criminology Daan van Uhm
58 International Migration Mark Bushell 59 Slavery, Webcams and Human Trafficking Rosemary Broad
60 Urban Conflict Luana Motta
61 Waste Avi Brisman

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780367685874, 978-0367685874
      ISBN10: 0367685876

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Shades of Deviance is a turbo-driven guide to crime and deviance. It offers politically engaged, thought-provoking and accessibly written accounts of a wide range of socially and legally prohibited acts. This updated and revised edition is designed to be essential reading for general readers, undergraduate students in the fields of criminology and sociology, and those preparing to embark on degree courses in these fields.

      Written by field-leading experts from across the globe and designed for those who want a clear and exciting introduction to the complex areas of crime and deviance, this book provides short overviews of a wide range of social problems, harms and criminal acts, offering a series of cutting-edge and critical treatments of issues such as war and terrorism, incels and the alt-right, ecocide, trolling, hate crime and chemsex. A guide is also given to further readings and films to develop the reader's understanding of these issues. This new edition has be

      Trade Review

      As with the first edition of this remarkable and indispensable book, this thoroughly revised second version pushes readers to broaden the way they think about deviance and social harm in modern societies—and to recognize the connections between the behaviors that often trouble us the most and the increasingly precarious and neglectful character of the contemporary global social order.

      Professor Elliott Currie, University of California, Irvine, USA

      A collection of fascinating insights into acts of deviance so wide and varied that conformity appears to an increasingly rare commodity. However, as the chapters in this volume attest, even as we become more diverse we are ever more policed. A book for our times.

      Professor Danny Dorling, University of Oxford

      Shades of Deviance is a thought-provoking collection bringing together short essays on a vast range of issues that are viewed in contemporary society as ‘deviant’, ‘harmful’, or ‘criminal’. Questioning the value of mainstream approaches which prioritise a focus on state defined problematic behaviours, this second edition collection includes 60 entries with new topics and authors covering low level issues such as yarnbombing to the more serious —such as terrorism and child soldiers. Written in a thoroughly engaging and accessible manner, this introductory text is a must read for all criminology students.

      Professor Christina Pantazis, University of Bristol

      Questions of deviance lie at the heart of criminological inquiry. The breadth and sociological curiosity that informs this book make it both a useful and highly enjoyable introduction to the topic. It will be a useful companion to students of criminology and several other social science disciplines. In fact, it creates a real danger that it will convert the latter into the former.

      Professor Katja Franko, University of Oslo



      Table of Contents

      Part I: Acts of transgression1 Crime Is Not Just for Criminologists Rowland Atkinson and Tammy Ayres
      2 Begging Sabina Yasmin Rahman 3 Yarn Bombing Alyce McGovern 4 Spitting Ross Coomber
      5 Street Racing and Joyriding Yunis Alam
      6 Sex work Molly Dunn 7 Sadomasochism Thomas S. Weinberg
      8 Public Sex Katharine Parker

      Part II: Subcultures and deviating social codes
      9 Drugs, Substances and Intoxicants Tammy Ayres
      10 Tattooing and Body Modification Kyla Bevin and James Treadwell
      11 Incel Masculinity Sam Andrews and Anthony Ellis
      12 Music and Subculture Víctor Ávila Torres
      13 Chemsex Ford Hickson
      14 Weapon Use Nicolas Florquin and Peter Squires
      15 Graffiti Robert D. Weide
      16 Parkour and Freerunning Thomas Raymen
      17 Organised Fighting Sports Victoria E. Collins

      Part III: Changing technologies and harms
      18 Online Fraud Kate Tudor
      19 Hacking and Hacktivism Kevin F. Steinmetz
      20 Lifestyle Medicines and Performance Enhancing Drugs Nick Gibbs
      21 Robot Sex Corina Medley
      22 Trolling and Online Abuse Emma A. Jane
      23 Video Games Craig Kelly and Adam Lynes
      24 Voyeurism and Trash Streaming Grace Gallacher

      Part IV: Social change and social problems 25 Domestic Violence and Abuse Jade Levell
      26 Tourism Oliver Smith
      27 Debt Mark Horsley 28 Sexual Deviance Katie McBride
      29 Gambling Suzanne Baggs
      30 Paedophilia Maggie Wykes
      31 Pornography Samantha Keene
      32 Stalking Laura Logan
      33 Maritime Piracy Patricia Schneider
      34 Drug Trafficking Zulia Orozco Reynoso

      Part V: Invisible and contested harms
      35 Corporate Crime Mark Monaghan
      36 Corruption Marina Zaloznaya
      37 State Crime and Violence Diogo Azevedo Lyra, Carolina Christoph Grillo, Renato Coelho Dirk and Daniel Veloso Hirata
      38 Tax Evasion Rowland Atkinson
      39 Elder Abuse and Neglect Marie Beaulieu, Julien Cadieux Genesse and Kevin St-Martin
      40 Fraud Jörg Wiegratz
      41 Police Deviance Bill McClanahan
      42 Consumption Rowland Atkinson

      Part VI: Hate, difference and culture
      43 Gypsy Roma and Travellers Haley Read
      44 Squatting Samuel Burgum
      45 Hate Crime Tina G. Patel
      46 Policing Politics and Protest Aidan O'Sullivan
      47 Alt-Right Tanner Mirrlees

      Part VII: Questions of violence
      48 Homicide Gabriel Feltran and Marcelli Cipriani
      49 Terrorism Jacob Holzer
      50 Animal Abuse Ruth McKie
      51 School Violence Valéria Cristina de Oliveira
      52 Child soldiers Tammy Ayres

      Part VIII: Harms in a global context
      53 Ecocide Rob White
      54 Environmental Activism Olivia Hasler
      55 Gangs Dennis Rodgers
      56 Human Trafficking and People Smuggling Daniel Briggs
      57 Green Criminology Daan van Uhm
      58 International Migration Mark Bushell 59 Slavery, Webcams and Human Trafficking Rosemary Broad
      60 Urban Conflict Luana Motta
      61 Waste Avi Brisman

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