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Signs of crime : introducing forensic semiotics /

This book will introduce the field of forensic semiotics as a tool for understanding crime and criminality. It will focus on how symbolism, ritual, and other sign-based activities play a crucial role in the constitution of criminal organizations and often in the enactment of individual crimes. It wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Danesi, Marcel, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2014]
Colección:Mouton textbook.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book will introduce the field of forensic semiotics as a tool for understanding crime and criminality. It will focus on how symbolism, ritual, and other sign-based activities play a crucial role in the constitution of criminal organizations and often in the enactment of individual crimes. It will present semiotic notions, methods, and techniques that can be applied to forensic science, such as the role of ritual and slang in criminal gangs.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781614513162
1614513163