Survivor Criminology: A Radical Act of Hope

Survivor Criminology: A Radical Act of Hope explores the lived experiences of crime survivors and their impact on research, teaching, and advocacy work. It offers a trauma-informed approach to crime and justice that acknowledges the harm caused by institutionalized and structural trauma and aims to transform the discipline for students, scholars, community members, and policy-makers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 260 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2024
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Survivor Criminology: A Radical Act of Hope is a groundbreaking approach to the study of crime and justice that is informed by the firsthand experiences of crime survivors. The chapters within this volume feature scholars, professors, practitioners, and students who have personally experienced violence, death, and institutionalized oppressions based on racism, heterosexism, sexism, and poverty. These lived experiences have shaped their research, teaching, and advocacy work, making their voices intersectional, multigenerational, global, trauma-informed, and resiliency-focused. They are also deliberately and decidedly anti-racist, recognizing the harm caused by institutionalized and structural trauma. Most importantly, their stories are grounded in their own personal experiences, providing a unique perspective on the field. This volume presents survivor criminology as a radical act of hope, believing that a trauma-centered approach to crime, justice, and healing offers the potential for criminology to expand its theoretical and methodological foundations. We see this work as transformative for the discipline, benefiting students, scholars, community members, and policy-makers alike.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538161333