Transformative Justice: Critical and Peacemaking Themes Influenced by Richard Quinney

The criminological contributions of Richard Quinney have spanned four decades and have spawned and energized both critical and peacemaking intellectual and activist movements in the field of Criminology. Quinney has been consistently recognized as one of a small handful of seminal thinkers in the discipline. The introduction illustrates how each chapter: has drawn inspiration from the crime-related writings of this influential criminologist; contains core assumptions of critical and peacemaking criminology; has application for the development of transformative justice as an alternative approach to the study of crime. Part 1 features chapters generally falling within the parameters of critical criminology. Here, critical analyses are directed toward: linkages of capitalism and political economy to crime; state/corporate crime; feminist concerns about moral conscience; views of crime and justice among convict criminologists; prison as an industrial complex. Part 2 exhibits chapters oriented toward the development of peacemaking criminology. As such, peacemaking criminology is explored in regard to: an emergent theoretical model; a synthesis of Quinney's peacemaking-oriented writings; women's crime and mothers in prisons; teaching and learning about justice through a non-violent perspective; advocating justice reforms on the internet; its future directions in terms of theory and application.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction to Transformative Justice: Critical and Peacemaking Themes Influenced by Richard Quinney Part 2 Part 1. Critical Themes Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Richard Quinney's Journey: The Marxist Dimension Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Crime and Peace: A Walk with Richard Quinney Chapter 5 Chapter 4. The Origins and Development of the Concept and Theory of State-corporate Crime Chapter 6 Chapter 5. On Moral Enterprises, Pragmatism, and Feminist Criminology Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Exploring the Paradox of the (Un)reality of Richard Quinney's Criminology Chapter 8 Chapter 7. It's More Profitable to Treat the Disease than to Prevent It: Why the Prison Industrial Complex Needs Crime Part 9 Part 2. Peacemaking Themes Chapter 10 Chapter 8. Toward a Theoretical Model of Peacemaking Criminology: An Essay in Honor of Richard Quinney Chapter 11 Chapter 9. The Relevance of Richard Quinney's Writings on Peacemaking Criminology: Toward Personal and Social Transformation Chapter 12 Chapter 10: Reflections on Women's Crime and Mothers in Prison: A Peacemaking Approach Chapter 13 Chapter 11. In the Beginning was the Student: Teaching Peacemaking and Justice Issues Chapter 14 Chapter 12. Peacemaking and Crime: Advocating Reform on the Internet Chapter 15 Chapter 13. The Future of the Peacemaking Perspective

About the Author :
John F. Wozniak is professor of sociology and chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Western Illinois University. Michael C. Braswell is professor of criminal justice and criminology at East Tennessee State University. Ronald E. Vogel is dean of the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Long Beach. Kristie R. Blevins is assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Review :
Surely few contemporary criminologists have influenced so many others in such profound ways as Richard Quinney. He took a professional and personal path wholly unlike that of any other criminologist, and produced a rich, highly original and often lyricalbody of work. This superb book of essays introduces a new generation of criminology students to the unique and provocative thought of Richard Quinney and demonstrates how he helped shape peacemaking criminology. In an era when over two million Americans are incarcerated, and new repressive and retributive dimensions of criminal justice continue to be introduced, inspiring alternative ways of thinking about crime and justice are needed more than ever. It is difficult to imagine anyone reading this book and not being personally transformed by the experience.. Building on the rich legacy of Richard Quinney, Transformative Justice challenges traditional criminological thinking and, in so doing, illuminates fresh, humane approaches for alleviating crime and suffering. Critical yet uplifting, utopian yet practical, and sophisticated yet accessible, this volume is both an indispensable addition to any scholar's library and ideal for classroom use. This splendid collection of readings—inspired by Richard Quinney's transformative ideas on crime and criminal justice—is a first-rate testament addressing the one abiding concern about the human spirit that Richard has consistently urged us to personally and collectively confront: How might we live? Surely few contemporary criminologists have influenced so many others in such profound ways as Richard Quinney. He took a professional and personal path wholly unlike that of any other criminologist, and produced a rich, highly original and often lyrical body of work. This superb book of essays introduces a new generation of criminology students to the unique and provocative thought of Richard Quinney and demonstrates how he helped shape peacemaking criminology. In an era when over two million Americans are incarcerated, and new repressive and retributive dimensions of criminal justice continue to be introduced, inspiring alternative ways of thinking about crime and justice are needed more than ever. It is difficult to imagine anyone reading this book and not being personally transformed by the experience.