Security and Risk Technologies in Criminal Justice : Critical Perspectives

Carrie Sanders

ISBN 10: 177338094X / ISBN 13: 9781773380940

Published by Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. Jan 2019, 2019

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Neuware - Security and Risk Technologies in Criminal Justice takes students through the evolution of risk technology devices, processes, and prevention. This seminal text unpacks technology's influence on our understanding of governance and social order in areas of criminal justice, policing, and security. With a foreword by leading scholar Kevin Haggerty, the collection consists of three sections that explore the impact of big data, traditional risk practices, and the increased reliance on technology in criminal justice. Eight chapters offer diverse examples that are linked by themes of preventative justice, calculability of risk, the theatre and reality of technology, and the costs of justice. With both national and international appeal, this vital resource is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students in criminology, police studies, or sociology.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Security and Risk Technologies in Criminal Justice : Critical Perspectives
• Publisher: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. Jan 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 177338094X
• ISBN 13: 9781773380940
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 17D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 452 grams

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Synopsis

Security and Risk Technologies in Criminal Justice takes students through the evolution of risk technology devices, processes, and prevention. This seminal text unpacks technology's influence on our understanding of governance and social order in areas of criminal justice, policing, and security. With a foreword by leading scholar Kevin Haggerty, the collection consists of three sections that explore the impact of big data, traditional risk practices, and the increased reliance on technology in criminal justice. Eight chapters offer diverse examples that are linked by themes of preventative justice, calculability of risk, the theatre and reality of technology, and the costs of justice. With both national and international appeal, this vital resource is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students in criminology, police studies, or sociology.

About the Authors

Stacey Hannem is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Criminology at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Carrie B. Sanders is an Associate Professor of Criminology at Wilfrid Laurier University. She is an interpretive theorist and qualitative researcher with an interest in studying policing, technology, police cultures, and surveillance. Her research has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and has been published in high impact journals, such as British Journal of Criminology, Policing and Society, and Gender and Society.

Christopher J. Schneider is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Brandon University.