Books in the Critical Perspectives in Criminology series

Represents the attempt to unpack the philosophical foundations of crime in Western culture. Utilizing the insights of ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics, this book demonstrates how the reality of crime is informed by a number of implicit assumptions about the human condition and un-stated values about civil society.

The role of for-profit prisons in the history of oppression and legal discrimination aimed primarily at African American men