Overview
- Examines how Criminology and Criminal Justice are important to the study of genocide
- Includes a chapter on genocide denial
- Includes discussion questions at the end of the chapter, definitions, boxed examples and further reading
- Speaks to lower undergraduates and above across the social sciences
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
William R. Pruitt is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Virginia Wesleyan University, USA. He holds a JD from Syracuse University College of Law and a PhD in Criminology and Public Policy from Northeastern University. His research interests include genocide, crimes against humanity, and the legal response to mass atrocity crimes. He has published about the theoretical aspect of genocide as well as the criminal sanctions imposed by international tribunals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Introduction to the Criminology of Genocide
Authors: William R. Pruitt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65211-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65210-4Published: 16 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-65211-1Published: 15 January 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 187
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Human Rights, Critical Criminology, Crime Control and Security, Terrorism and Political Violence, International Relations, International Criminal Law