Browse Hierarchy CRIM6001: The Carnival and Pleasures of Crime

This module explores the ways in which individuals and groups participate in certain forms of crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour. The module draws on a variety of theoretical approaches to explore the role of pleasures, performance, identity and meaning in criminal acts and explores the multiple actions and meanings that crime may have for different actors across time and space. The module also considers the social value of crime, transgression and resistance and asks what these different meanings, values and interpretations of criminal acts means for conventional crime control and criminal justice responses.