Crime, Harm and the State
Edited by Lynne Copson, Eleni Dimou and Steve Tombs
ISBN
978-1529239829Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressISBN
978-1529239843Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Crime, Harm and the State
Why are some harms defined as crimes while others are not? This pioneering collection disrupts the boundaries of criminology, offering a bold, innovative exploration of crime, state power and social harm across historical and global contexts.
Bridging zemiology, governmentality studies, and decolonial theory, this book offers a fresh perspective on how the colonial roots and ongoing dynamics of global capitalism perpetuate harm, particularly in the Global South. Through compelling case studies on topics such as tourism, drugs, non-human animals, food, ecology, minoritized groups and migration, it reveals how colonial legacies and structural injustices shape who experiences harm, whose experiences are acknowledged - and how harm may be resisted.
Lynne Copson is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University.
Eleni Dimou is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University.
Steve Tombs is Emeritus Professor at The Open University.
1.Introducing Crime, Harm and the State – Lynne Copson, Eleni Dimou and Steve Tombs
Part 1
2.The War on Drugs: From Crime To Harm? – Giulia Federica Zampini and Camille May Stengel
3.Consuming Drugs: Soft Drugs, Colonialism and Slavery – Eleni Dimou
4.Dealing in Drugs – Steve Tombs
Part 2
5.Criminology, Harm and Nonhuman Animals – Matthew Melsa
6.Crime, Harm and Sexuality – Teresa Willis
7.Where’s the Harm in Tourism – Eleni Dimou
8.Crime and Harm in the Food Industry – Steve Tombs
Part 3
9.Understanding States: Making Law, Making Order? – Gerry Mooney and Steve Tombs
10.Crossing Borders – Evgenia Iliadou
11.Policing Borders: States of Surveillance – Teresa Willis
12.State Crime, Social Harm and Genoicide – Penny Green
13.Power, Environmental Harm and the Threat of Global Ecocide – Nigel South and Reece Walters
14.Redrawing Borders: Crime Harm and the State – Lynne Copson
