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Contesting crime science : our misplaced faith in crime prevention technology /

"In this eye-opening critique, Ronald Kramer and James C. Oleson interrogate the promises of crime science and target our misplaced faith in technology as the solution to criminality. This book deconstructs crime science's most prominent manifestations--biological, actuarial, security, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Kramer, Ronald (Senior lecturer) (Autor), Oleson, James C., 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • A brief sketch of crime science and its limits
  • Biological crime sciences : identification and biosocial criminology
  • Actuarial sciences : crime control as a risky business
  • Security sciences : cartographies of crime, states of exception, and the twilight of liberty
  • Environmental crime sciences : missing the forest for the acronyms
  • Conclusion.