An Introduction to the Criminology of Genocide. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William R. Pruitt.
• Authors: Pruitt, William R
• Contents: 1. Chapter 1 What is genocide? 1.1 Pre-Genocide 1.2 Genocide according to Lemkin 1.3 Genocide according to the United Nations 1.4 Other definitions of genocide 1.5 Genocide as a crime 2. Chapter 2 How can we understand genocide? 2.1 Law 2.2 Psychology 2.3 Political Science 2.4 Sociology 2.5 Criminology 3. Chapter 3 Why does genocide occur? 3.1 Agency-oriented Theories 3.2 Structural Theories 3.3 Victim-group Construction Theories 3.4 Biological Theories 3.5 Criminological Theories 4. Chapter 4 Who commits genocide? 4.1 State Crime 4.2 Organizational Crime 4.3 The State as an Organization 4.4 Collective Violence 4.5 Individual Genocidaires 4.6 The Browning-Goldhagen Debate 4.7 Organizational Genocidaires 5. Chapter 5 When and where does genocide occur? 5.1 Genocide prior to 1948 5.1.1 Herero Genocide 5.1.2 Armenian Genocide 5.2 Genocide after 1948 5.2.1 Bangladesh Genocide 5.2.2 East Timor Genocide 5.2.3 Kurdish Genocide 5.2.4 Rwandan Genocide 5.2.5 Bosnian Genocide 5.2.6 Darfur Genocide 5.2.7 Rohingya Genocide 6. Chapter 6 How do we respond to genocide?6.1 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 6.2 The Responsibility to Protect 6.3 International Criminal Tribunals 6.4 The International Criminal Court 6.5 National Courts 6.6 Gacaca Courts 6.7 What Can You Do 7. Chapter 7 What happens when genocide is denied? 7.1 Holocaust Awareness 7.2 Denying History 7.3 Genocide Denial Legislation 7.3.1 Denying 7.3.2 Public v. Private Denial 7.3.3 Good Uses of Denial Laws(?) 7.3.4 Bad Uses of Denial Laws(?) 7.4 Denial Legislation Goals.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2021
• Copyright Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (187 pages)
• Subjects: Law; Human rights; Critical criminology; Public safety; Terrorism; Political violence; International relations; International criminal law; Social Science -- Criminology; Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism; Political Science -- International Relations -- General; Law -- International; Crime & criminology; Terrorism, armed struggle; International relations; International criminal law; Human rights
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030652111
• Related ISBNs: 9783030652104
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