Progressive Justice in an Age of Repression

Walter S. DeKeseredy is the Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University, USA. Elliott Currie is Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California, Irvine, USA.

• Introduction: responding to repression (Walter S. DeKeseredy) 1. By why this man?: challenging hegemonic masculinity in an age of repression (Walter S. DeKeseredy) 2. Why the left must change: right-wing populism in context (Simon Winlow, Steve Hall and James Treadwell) 3. Social change and drugs: rural America and the Rise of Donald Trump (Joseph F. Donnermeyer) 4. Getting crime right: framing everyday violence in the age of Trump (Elliott Currie) 5. The limits of police reform (Alex S. Vitale) 6. What would a just justice system look like? (Sandra Walklate) 7. Corporate criminality and resisting financial and securities frauds (Gregg Barak) 8. Beyond the ricochets: unpacking the modern gun culture and its political stalemate (Peter Squires) 9. Abortion politics and the persistence of patriarchy (Meda Chesney-Lind) 10. Resisting ecocide: engaging in the politics of the future (Rob White) 11. Youth for social justice in an age of youth expendability (Randy Myers and Tim Goddard) 12. What’s wrong with American criminal justice reform? (Sonya Goshe) 13. Continuity of American xenophobia under Trump and plausible alternatives (James Diego Vigil and Nativo Lopez Vigil) Epilogue: pitfalls and possibilities (Elliott Currie)

"This volume offers sober analysis of the deep socio-political roots triggering today’s repressive crime control policies. The contributors show the dangers of complacency and the urgent need for progressive resistance. Masterfully edited by Walter DeKeseredy and Elliott Currie, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking guidance on how to advance a more humane justice system within an era defined by the Trump presidency."Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati"Reading this book provoked many thoughts about the enormity of the challenges posed across a whole spectrum of crime-related issues. However, it was also a reminder of the expertise and commitment to change that exists in the criminological community. A beacon of light in dark times."Tony Jefferson, Professor Emeritus, Keele University