Crimes of Dissent - Civil Disobedience, Criminal Justice, and the Politics of Conscience

From animal rights to anti-abortion, from tax resistance to anti-poverty, activists from across the political spectrum often deliberately break the law to further their causes. While not behaviours common to hardened or self-seeking criminals, the staging

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments; Preface
1. Crime and Dissent; 2. Society and Its Discontents; 3. Dissent as 'Pure' Crime; 4. Policing Dissent; 5. Working the System; 6. The Impact of Dissent
Appendix: Activist Profiles; Notes; Index; About the Author

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jarret S. Lovell is Associate Professor of Politics, Administration & Justice at California State University, Fullerton.

Zusammenfassung

A fascinating insider's look at the motivations, costs and consequences of deliberately violating the law as a strategy of social change

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Alan Berger, Jarret S Lovell, Jarret S. Lovell
• Verlag: New York University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.07.2009
• EAN: 9780814752272
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-5227-2
• Seiten: 256
• Abmessung: 154 mm x 230 mm x 17 mm
• Gewicht: 362 g
• Serien: Alternative Criminology; Alternative Criminology
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien