A criminology of moral order / Hans Boutellier.
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TextSeries: New horizons in criminologyPublisher: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resource (1 volume)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781529203790Subject(s): Criminology -- Philosophy | Crime -- Sociological aspects | Law and ethics | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology | Crime -- Sociological aspects | Criminology -- Philosophy | Law and ethics | Society | Social services & welfare, criminology | Crime & criminology | Violence in society | SociologyLOC classification: HV6025Online access: Click here to access online Summary: Moral order is disturbed by criminal events, however traditionally, issues around morality have been neglected by criminologists. Using the moral perspective Boutellier bridges the gap between people's emotional opinions on crime, and criminologists rationalised answers to questions of crime and security. Moral order is disturbed by criminal events. However, in a secularized and networked society a common moral ground is increasingly hard to find. People feel confused about the bigger issues of our time such as crime, anti-social behaviour, Islamist radicalism, sexual harassment and populism. Traditionally, issues around morality have been neglected by criminologists. Through theory, case studies and discussion, this book sheds a new and topical light on these concerns. Using the moral perspective, Boutellier bridges the gap between people's emotional opinions on crime, and criminologists' rationalized answers to questions of crime and security.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Moral order is disturbed by criminal events, however traditionally, issues around morality have been neglected by criminologists. Using the moral perspective Boutellier bridges the gap between people's emotional opinions on crime, and criminologists rationalised answers to questions of crime and security. Moral order is disturbed by criminal events. However, in a secularized and networked society a common moral ground is increasingly hard to find. People feel confused about the bigger issues of our time such as crime, anti-social behaviour, Islamist radicalism, sexual harassment and populism. Traditionally, issues around morality have been neglected by criminologists. Through theory, case studies and discussion, this book sheds a new and topical light on these concerns. Using the moral perspective, Boutellier bridges the gap between people's emotional opinions on crime, and criminologists' rationalized answers to questions of crime and security.
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