Toward a Southern criminology

This chapter offers a historical reconstruction of the relations between colonialism, criminological knowledge, and punitive power. It poses that Southern criminology is eminently critical, because it develops in a context of irrational use of punitive power. Then, the piece moves on to show the cur...

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Main Author: Zaffaroni, Eugenio Raúl 1940- (Author)
Contributors: Skarbek, Dafne (Translator) ; Sepúlveda Penna, Carla (Translator) ; Dal Santo, Luiz (Translator)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Southernising criminology
Year: 2024, Pages: 100-117
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Summary:This chapter offers a historical reconstruction of the relations between colonialism, criminological knowledge, and punitive power. It poses that Southern criminology is eminently critical, because it develops in a context of irrational use of punitive power. Then, the piece moves on to show the current faces of colonialism - including its late financial version – and the need for an integrated methodology, in order to overcome the violations of human rights happening in the South.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 115-117
ISBN:9781032394473