Contesting Crime Science - Our Misplaced Faith in Crime Prevention Technology

"A compelling and original critique of our newest form of criminological science ideology."—Jonathan Simon, author of Governing through Crime

"A most welcome disruption of the incantations of crime science! Kramer and Oleson show how contemporary investments in suppressive technologies are ill-founded and highly selective in the forms of harm they aim to neutralize. A passionate engagement with the injustices nurtured by technological crime control fantasies."—Nicolas Carrier, Carleton University

About the author

Ronald Kramer is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Auckland. His previous books include The Rise of Legal Graffiti Writing in New York and Beyond and Culture, Crime and Punishment. 
 
James C. Oleson is Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of Auckland. His previous books include Criminal Genius: A Portrait of High-IQ Offenders and Fifty Years of Causes of Delinquency: The Criminology of Travis Hirschi.
 

Product details

• Authors: Ronald Kramer, Ronald Oleson Kramer, James C. Oleson, Oleson James C.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.01.2022
• EAN: 9780520299597
• ISBN: 978-0-520-29959-7
• No. of pages: 275
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies