raming Crime: Cultural Criminology and the Image, Keith Hayward and Mike Presdee In a world in which media

images of crime and deviance proliferate, where every facet of offending is reflected in a vast hall of mirrors, Framing Crime: Cultural Criminology and the Image makes sense of the increasingly blurred line between the real and the virtual. Buy this book at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Framing-Crime-KeithHayward/dp/0415459044

Fifty Key Thinkers in Criminology, Keith Hayward, Shadd Maruna and Jayne Mooney Bringing the history of criminological thought alive through a collection of fascinating life stories, this book covers a range of historical and contemporary thinkers from around the world, offering a stimulating combination of biographical fact with historical and cultural context. Buy this book at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-ThinkersCriminology-Routledge-Guides/dp/0415429110

Cultural Criminology: An Invitation : Jeff Ferrell, Keith Hayward, Jock Young "This is not just a book on the present state and possible prospects of our understanding of crime and criminals. The impact of this book may well stretch far beyond the realm of criminology proper and mark a watershed in the progress of social study as such." Zygmunt Bauman, Emeritus Professor, University of Leeds, UK. Cultural Criminology draws together the work of the three leading international figures in the field today. The use of vignettes, case studies and visual material throughout the text brings the subject to life. Cultural Criminology is indispensible to students, lecturers and researchers in criminology, sociology, cultural studies and media studies. Buy this book at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cultural-Criminology-Invitation-JeffFerrell/dp/1412931274/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231176413&sr=8-1

City Limits: Crime, Consumer Culture and the Urban Experience: Keith Hayward Criminology has always enjoyed a highly productive relationship with the city, generating many important empirical and theoretical studies. But all too often the human

experience, social diversity and the inherently pluralistic fabric of city life are transformed into the discourse of demographics, statistics and rationality. This book examines the crime-city nexus in a way that makes sense of criminologys past and contemporary engagements, including both administrative criminology and the work of Jack Katz and Mike Davis. Drawing on a range of disciplinary frameworks social theory, urban studies, architectural theory and research into urban consumerism practices the author argues that consumption is central to understanding the city and urban crime. This book will be of interest to students and academics of criminology, social theory, urban studies and cultural studies. Buy this book at:http://www.amazon.co.uk/City-Limits-Consumer-ExperienceCriminology/dp/1904385036/ref=sr_1_1/202-5469552-6563041? ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183138546&sr=1-1

The Vertigo of Late Modernity: Jock Young The Vertigo of Late Modernity is a seminal new work by Jock Young, author of the bestselling and highly influential book, "The Exclusive Society." In his new work, Young describes the sources of late modern vertigo as twofold: insecurities of status and of economic position. He explores the notion of an underclass and its detachment from the class structure. The book engages with the ways in which modern society attempts to explain deviant behaviour - whether it be crime, terrorism or riots - in terms of motivations and desires separate and distinct from those of the 'normal'. Young critiques the process of othering whether of a liberal or conservative variety, and develops a theory of 'vertigo' to characterise a late modern world filled with inequality and division. He points toward a transformative politics which tackle problems of economic injustice and build and cherish a society of genuine diversity. This major new work engages with some of the most important issues facing society today. Buy this book at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vertigo-Late-Modernity-JockYoung/dp/1412935733/ref=sr_1_2/202-5469552-6563041? ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183137331&sr=1-2

Cultural Criminology and the Carnival of Crime: Mike Presdee This fascinating and timely publication examines the criminalization of cultural practices in contemporary Britain. By examining a range of criminalized cultural activities, including dog fighting, tunnel and tree dwellers, rave subcultures and joy-riding, the book reworks the notion of the senseless' act and explores the performance of actual crime and violence as cultural commodities to be consumed as entertainment by a society anxious for new and more exciting experiences. Cultural Criminology and the Carnival of Crime attempts to make sense of the current increase in violence, cruelty, hate and humiliation,

which has come to permeate daily life. The text argues that an overly organised economic world has provoked a widespread desire for extreme, oppositional forms of popular and personal pleasure. This desire has resulted in a cathartic 'second life' of illicit pleasures often deemed criminal by those in power. Amongst the exciting issues Mike Presdee addresses are: joyriding street crime antisocial behaviour in private via the internet hate, hurt and humiliation in popular culture the popularisation and criminalisation of sadomasochism and dance music culture. Buy this book at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cultural-Criminology-Carnival-CrimePresdee/dp/0415239109/ref=pd_rhf_p_2/202-5469552-6563041

Empire of Scrounge: Jeff Ferrell In December of 2001 Jeff Ferrell quit his job as a tenured professor, moved back to his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, and, with a place to live but no real income, began an eight-month odyssey of essentially living off of the street. "Empire of Scrounge" tells the story of this unusual journey into the often illicit worlds of scrounging, recycling, and second-hand living. Existing as a dumpster diver and trash picker, Ferrell adopted a way of life that was both field research and free-form survival. Riding around on his scrounged BMX bicycle, Ferrell investigated the million-dollar mansions, working-class neighborhoods, middle class suburbs, industrial and commercial strips, and the large downtown area, where he found countless discarded treasures, from unopened presents and new clothes to scrap metal and even food. Richly illustrated throughout, "Empire of Scrounge" is both a personal journey and a larger tale about the changing values of American society. Perhaps nowhere else do the fault lines of inequality get reflected so clearly than at the curbside trash can, where one person's garbage often becomes another's bounty. Throughout this engaging narrative, full of a colorful cast of characters, from the mansion living suburbanites to the junk haulers themselves, Ferrell makes a persuasive argument about the dangers of over-consumption. With landfills overflowing, today's highly disposable culture produces more trash than ever before - and yet the urge to consume seems limitless. In the end, while picking through the city's trash was often dirty and unpleasant work, unearthing other people's discards proved to be unquestionably illuminating. After all, what we throw away says more about us than what we keep. Buy this book at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Empire-Scrounge-Underground-AlternativeCriminology/dp/0814727387/ref=sr_1_1/202-5469552-6563041? ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183138934&sr=1-1

Crimes of Style: Jeff Ferrell Crimes of Style is a journey into the underground Denver Graffiti scene. Jeff Ferrell's participant observations of local taggers and writers gives a fascinating insight into a sometimes beautiful and sometimes offensive subculture of vandalism....or is it? The question of vandalism or art remains an underlying question throughout Ferrell's book. And the reader must decide for her/himself where the line between art and crime stands. Buy this book at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crimes-Style-Graffitti-PoliticsCriminality/dp/1555532764/ref=sr_1_1/202-5469552-6563041? ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183139501&sr=8-1 http://www.nyupress.org/alternativecriminology.php Also, check out our friend Greg Snyder's new book Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground; a fascinating criminological account of New York City's graffiti scene. Buy this book at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Graffiti-Lives-Underground-AlternativeCriminology/dp/0814740456