This interdisciplinary Handbook brings together into one coherent volume a range of
international authors who firmly establish the relevance of war within the discipline of
criminology. The chapters address emerging and prevailing issues in the criminological study of
war including state crime corporate crime victimology genocide policing security and
various forms of violence. Taking a critical standpoint including feminist cultural and
radical approaches amongst others the Handbook is split into five clear sections: (1) The
Criminogenic Contexts of War (2) Violence and Victimization at War (3) Violence War and
Security (4) Perpetrators of Violence and the Aftermath of War and (5) Cultural and
Methodological Developments for a Criminology of War. Edited by two leading experts in the
field this Handbook provides an original point of reference on the contemporary debates and
applications of criminology and war and will be a key resource for academics and students
across criminology international relations critical military studies military sociology
peace studies and law.
