A Criminology of the Human Species: Setting an Unsettling Tone

The book explores the use of criminological lens in the climate change debate, discussing the extent to which humans can be considered deviant in relation to other species and the taboo of human extinction. It considers humans' future as a deviant, fatal species outside of Earth, in outer space, or on other planets.

Format: Hardback
Length: 142 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

The book delves into the potential application of a criminological lens to the ongoing climate change debate, particularly in the context of discussing the possibility of human extinction. It explores the extent to which the human species can be deemed deviant compared to other species within the contemporary biosphere, as humans appear to be the only species that have strayed from a natural equilibrium with their environment. The book addresses several unsettling topics in the public discourse on climate change, including the taboo of human survival in the face of ongoing climate change. It includes chapters on the Earth's history of mass extinctions, the global state of denial regarding the potential extinction of the human species, and the possibility of humans becoming a deviant, fatal species beyond Earth, potentially inhabiting other planets. By conceptualizing and establishing an unsettling tone within criminology and criminological research on the human species and our extinction, the book encourages criminologists and victimologists to ponder and seek empirical answers to controversial imaginations and questions about our possible extinction.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 152 x 218 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031360916
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023