Crime, Punishment, and Video Games

Crime, Punishment, and Video Games presents a comprehensive overview of some of the most pressing issues related to video games and their relationship with crime and justice.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Video Games and Violence
Chapter 2: Crime Typologies in Video Games
Chapter 3: Deviant Role-Playing
Chapter 4: Law Enforcement and Video Games
Chapter 5: Punishment, Prisons, and Jails in Video Games
Chapter 6: Portrayals of Race, Ethnicity, and Crime
Chapter 7: Video Games and Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity
Chapter 8: E-Sports, Gambling, Match-fixing, and Performance Enhancement
Chapter 9: Critical Criminology and Serious Gaming
Conclusion

About the author

Kristine Levan is associate professor of criminology in the Department of Culture, Society, and Justice at the University of Idaho. Steven Downing is associate professor of social science and humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

Summary

Crime, Punishment, and Video Games presents a comprehensive overview of some of the most pressing issues related to video games and their relationship with crime and justice.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Downing, Downing Steven, Kristine Levan, Kristine Downing Levan, Levan Kristine
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781793613370
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-337-0
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Violence in society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Violence & abuse in society, Violence and abuse in society