Shades of Deviance: A Primer on Crime, Deviance and Social Harm

277 Pages·2014·0.783 MB·English

by  Rowland Atkinson (editor)

SHADES OF DEVIANCE

Written in a unique format, Shades of Deviance is a turbo-driven guide to
crime and deviance, offering 56 politically engaged, thought-provoking
and accessibly written accounts of a wide range of socially and legally
prohibited acts. This book will be essential reading for undergraduate
students in the fi elds of criminology and sociology, and those preparing
to embark on degree courses in these fi elds, as well as general readers.
Written by fi eld-leading experts from across the globe and designed
for those who want a clear and exciting introduction to the complex areas
of crime and deviance, the book provides a large number of short
overviews of a wide range of social problems, harms and criminal acts.
Offering a series of cutting-edge and critical treatments of issues such as
war and murder, paedophilia, ecocide, human experimentation, stalking
and sexting, it also features a guide to further reading and suggestions for
other media, to develop the reader’s understanding of these issues.
Shades of Deviance requires readers to reconsider critically their ideas about
what is right and wrong, about what is socially harmful and which problems
we should focus our attention on. It also provides careful analysis and reasoned
explanation of complex issues in a world in which sensationalist headlines,
anxiety and fear of crime permeate our lives – read it to be prepared!
Rowland Atkinson is Reader in Urban Studies and Criminology, and
Co-director of the Centre for URBan Research, at the University of York,
UK. His research has focused on the experience of poverty and social
exclusion, and applied research around urban affairs and housing issues. He
is the author, co-author or editor of over 80 articles, chapters and reports
on urban social problems.
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SHADES OF DEVIANCE
A primer on crime, deviance
and social harm
Edited by Rowland Atkinson
First published 2014
by Routledge
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© 2014 Rowland Atkinson, selection and editorial material; the
contributors, their individual chapters
The right of Rowland Atkinson to be identifi ed as author of this work has
been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or
utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now
known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in
any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing
from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shades of deviance : a primer on crime, deviance and social harm / edited by
Rowland Atkinson.
pages cm
1. Crime. 2. Deviant behavior. 3. Criminal behavior. I. Atkinson, Rowland.
HV6025.S453 2014
364 – dc23
2013031352
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Dedicated to my dearest LLB and LGJ,
and to all my friends.
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CONTENTS
L ist of contributors xiv
I ntroduction: shades of deviance, crime
and social harm 1
Rowland Atkinson
PART I
Acts of transgression 15
1 Jaywalking 17
Gareth Millington
2 Prostitution 21
Teresa Degenhardt
3 Nudity 24
Rowland Atkinson
4 Begging 27
Philippa Tomczak
viii Contents
5 Cheating 30
Oliver Smith
6 Loitering 34
Michael Puniskis
7 Vandalism 38
Christian Garland
8 Protest 41
Samantha Fletcher
9 Public sex 45
Sarah Kingston and Terry Thomas
PART II
Subcultures and deviating social codes 49
10 Grassing and informants 51
Craig Ancrum
11 Vigilantism 54
Mark Hayes
12 Subculture 58
Joanne Massey
13 Fashion 62
Katherine Harrison
14 Tattoos 66
James Treadwell
15 Drug dealing 70
Craig Ancrum
Contents ix
16 Graffi ti 74
Tara Lai Quinlan
17 Arson and fi re-starting 77
Nicoletta Policek
PART III
Technological change and new
opportunities for harm 81
18 Speeding and joy riding 83
Karen Lumsden
19 Video-gaming 87
Thomas Rodgers
20 ‘Harmless’ weapons and crowd control 91
Steve Wright
21 Hackers and cybercrime 95
Craig Webber
22 Sexting and cyberbullying 99
Anne-Marie McAlinden
PART IV
Changing social attitudes and perceptions
of social problems 103
23 Drugs 105
Emma Wincup
24 Sadomasochism 108
Andrea Beckmann