RT Book T1 Narrative Criminology: Understanding Stories of Crime T2 Alternative Criminology T2 Alternative Criminology Series A1 Presser, Lois A2 Sandberg, Sveinung 1977- LA English PP New York PB NYU Press YR 2015 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/827558635 AB Stories are much more than a means of communication-stories help us shape our identities, make sense of the world, and mobilize others to action. In Narrative Criminology, prominent scholars from across the academy and around the world examine stories that animate offending. From an examination of how criminals understand certain types of crime to be less moral than others, to how violent offenders and drug users each come to understand or resist their identity as 'criminals', to how cultural narratives motivate genocidal action, the case studies in this book cover a wide array of crimes and j OP 550 NO Description based upon print version of record CN HV6025 SN 9781479876778 K1 Criminology K1 Criminal Behavior K1 Narrative inquiry (Research method) K1 Electronic books K1 Aufsatzsammlung K1 Kriminologie : Kriminalität : Erzählen : Narrativität