A bold, provocative and much needed collection that pushes past the boundaries of conventional understandings of urban incivilities. It is a landmark achievement, making a compelling case for a criminology of the senses and is fully attuned to how the landscapes of disorder, crime, justice and social control are experienced in the city.
Eamonn Carrabine, Professor of Criminology, Sociology Department, University of Essex, UK
This fascinating and timely bookwith its focus on power and structural inequalities as well as the emotional and sensory dimensions of harm and disordermakes an original and invaluable contribution to the burgeoning field of urban criminology.
Gareth Millington, Senior Lecturer, University of York, UK
This is a very impressive collection and contribution to critical criminology! It undertakes analysis at the intersection of the senses, affective registers, power/control in examining crime, social harm and disorder in urban spaces; contributes to advances in urban and sensory criminology; and crucially to criminology as a European and global project. A must read and core text for criminological theory modules and indeed, for all researchers interested in urban studies.
Maggie ONeill, Professor of Sociology & Criminology at University College Cork, Ireland
Thinking about cities through the senses and emotion can be a revealing experience to criminologists and urban scholars interested in issues such as harm, disorder and incivility, which this edited book shows very clearly. It is a very welcome and even necessary contribution to urban criminology.
Lucas Melgaço, Professor of Urban Criminology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel