Description: Philosophical criminology asks big questions about how we get on with one another and what happens when we do not. This accessible book in the New Horizons in Criminology series is the first to foreground this growing area. The book is structured around six philosophical ideas concerning our relations with others: values, morality, aesthetics, order, rules and respect. Building on the author's theoretical and empirical research, the book considers the boundaries of criminology and the scope for greater exchange between criminology and philosophy. The book is illustrated using examples from a range of countries, and provides a platform for engaging with important topical issues using philosophical and theoretical insights.
Brief description: Andrew Millie is Professor of Criminology at the Open University, UK. Andrew's work is interdisciplinary drawing on criminology, philosophy and theology. His publications include "Criminology and Public Theology" (Bristol University Press, 2021), "Philosophical Criminology" (Policy Press, 2016), "Securing Respect" (Policy Press, 2009) and "Anti-Social Behaviour" (Open University Press, 2009). Andrew is also Editor of the Bristol University Press series New Horizons in Criminology.
Review Quotes: "This is an adventurous and exciting book looking at some old concepts but with fresh thinking. Philosophical Criminology asks big questions about how we get on with one another and what happens when we do not, taking a route which crosses disciplinary boundaries. Well-informed, hugely accessible, and memorable." Loraine Gelsthorpe, University of Cambridge