The Routledge History of Crime in America (Routledge Histories)

Synopsis

Covering a broad chronology from the colonial era to the present, this volume’s 28 chapters reflect the diverse approaches, interests and findings of an international group of new and established scholars working on American crime histories today. The book is organized around major themes in crime history, including violence, science and technology, culture, gender and organized crime, and it addresses pressing contemporary concerns such as mass incarceration and the racial politics of crime in modern America. It also engages with the history of crime literature, film and popular culture from colonial execution sermons to true crime television in the twenty-first century. The volume is alert to continuities and diversity over time and place in the history of American crime, notably in chapters on the South, the West and the impact of urbanization on practices and ideas about crime and law enforcement in different periods of the American past.The Routledge History of Crime in America is an indispensable, interdisciplinary resource for students and researchers working in areas of crime, crime policy, punishment, policing and incarceration.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040258156

Related ISBNs:

9781040258088, 9781003300151, 9781032291253

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

12/27/24

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, James Campbell and Vivien Miller

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Social Studies

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

James Campbell

Edited by:

Vivien Miller