1st Edition
by Anastasia Powell (Author), Gregory Stratton (Author), Robin Cameron (Author)
The infusion of digital technology into contemporary society has had
significant effects for everyday life and for everyday crimes. Digital Criminology: Crime and Justice in Digital Society
is the first interdisciplinary scholarly investigation extending beyond
traditional topics of cybercrime, policing and the law to consider the
implications of digital society for public engagement with crime and
justice movements. This book seeks to connect the disparate fields of
criminology, sociology, legal studies, politics, media and cultural
studies in the study of crime and justice. Drawing together intersecting
conceptual frameworks, Digital Criminology examines conceptual,
legal, political and cultural framings of crime, formal justice
responses and informal citizen-led justice movements in our increasingly
connected global and digital society.
Building on case study examples from across Australia, Canada, Europe, China, the UK and the United States, Digital Criminology
explores key questions including: What are the implications of an
increasingly digital society for crime and justice? What effects will
emergent technologies have for how we respond to crime and participate
in crime debates? What will be the foundational shifts in criminological
research and frameworks for understanding crime and justice in this
technologically mediated context? What does it mean to be a ‘just’
digital citizen? How will digital communications and social networks
enable new forms of justice and justice movements? Ultimately, the book
advances the case for an emerging digital criminology: extending the
practical and conceptual analyses of ‘cyber’ or ‘e’ crime beyond a focus
foremost on the novelty, pathology and illegality of technology-enabled
crimes, to understandings of online crime as inherently social.
