Description: This volume addresses from a cross-disciplinary perspective the multifarious relationship between globalisation, on the one hand, and criminal law and justice, on the other hand.
Brief description: Leonidas Cheliotis is Assistant Professor of Criminology at the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2016 Leonidas won the prestigious Adam Podgòrecki Prize. The prize is awarded biannually by the International Sociological Association (Sociology of Law Section) 'for outstanding achievements in socio-legal research within ten years following completion of a doctorate degree'. Leonidas' personal website can be found here www.lcheliotis.net
Review Quotes: "The book is of primary relevance to scholar, though the critical nature and easy readability of some of the chapters make them appropriate for classroom study...[This] book is remarkably even...a worthwhile contribution to any academic library or criminal justice collection." --Andrew Novak, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Online