Crime and development in the global South

Jarrett Blaustein, Nathan W. Pino, Graham Ellison

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    Abstract

    This chapter revisits the literature on the relationship between crime and development in the global South. It begins by examining the Modernization Thesis which posits that crime is a consequence of economic development. The chapter then proceeds to examine critical arguments concerning the relationship between development and crime. It is argued that both perspectives are helpful for illuminating the criminogenic consequences of economic development but are also theoretically problematic due to their universalizing tendencies. Accordingly, the chapter concludes by highlighting the need for more localized studies of the relationship between crime and development and research that accounts for how criminological issues influence the work of the international development community in the global South today.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and the Global South
    Editors Kerry Carrington, Russell Hogg, John Scott, Máximo Sozzo
    Place of PublicationLondon
    PublisherPalgrave Macmillan Cham
    Pages205-221
    Edition1
    ISBN (Print)9783319650210
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

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