Criminologies of the Military: Militarism, National Security and Justice

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This innovative collection offers one of the first analyses of criminologies of the military from an interdisciplinary perspective. While some criminologists have examined the military in relation to the area of war crimes, this collection considers a range of other important but less explored aspects such as private military actors, insurgents, paramilitary groups and the role of military forces in tackling transnational crime. Drawing upon insights from criminology, this book's editors also consider the ways the military institution harbours criminal activity within its ranks and deals with prisoners of war. The contributions, by leading experts in the field, have a broad reach and take a truly global approach to the subject. About the Author Ben Wadham is Associate Professor of Sociology, Flinders University, Australia.Andrew Goldsmith is Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Crime Policy & Research, Flinders University, Australia. Acknowledgements Contents List of Contributors Introduction Crime, Criminology and the Military What is Criminology of the Military/Military Criminology? Theft, Fraud, Sexual Violence: Crimes in the Military Crimes by the Military: War and Institutional Abuse How this Collection Developed Overview of the Collection Conclusion References 1. Beyond ‘Khaki Collar Crime’ Introduction Criminology, the Military and ‘Khaki Collar Crime’ : A Brief Overview Accessing the Military Institution: Ethnography as Critical Criminological Inquiry Reconnecting Structural Context to the Military Institution and its Personnel Moving Beyond Khaki Collar Crime: In Pursuit of Deviant Knowledge Conclusion References 2. Means of Advancing Militarism: Shock, Ideology and Ethos Introduction Expansion Commonly Understood A Different Approach: Bubbles of Exceptional Conduct Means of Militarisation Summary Conclusion References 3. West African Militaries and Organised Crime Introduction Narratives of the State-Organised Crime Nexus Guinea-Bissau Nigeria The Military, Crime and Legitimacy 4. Private Military Contractors: A Criminological Approach Introduction Where Do They Go? What Is the Impact of Their Past? What Risks Do They Pose? Conclusion References 5. Soldiers as Crime Fighters: The British Army in Post-War Bosnia and Kosovo Introduction British Army Practices in Bosnia and Kosovo Explaining British Army Practices Assessing the Impact of British Army Practices Conclusion References 6. The Intersection Between International Criminal Law and National Military/Disciplinary Law Introduction The ‘Sovereign and the Soldier’ Jurisdiction ICC and the Nature of Complementarity Some Examples of Prosecutions by State Parties Since Ratification of the Rome Treaty Conclusion References 7. Techniques of Naturalisation: Crime, Camouflage and Institutional Accounts of Violence in the Military Introduction Skype Affair: A Watershed in Defence Abuse Defining the Dark Side: Camouflaging Brutality Denial of Injury: Decoupling Misconduct from the Military On Camouflage: An Initial Outline Conclusion References 8. Perverse Penalities: Towards a Penology of the Military Introduction Intelligence and Retribution Bureaucracy and Abuse Military Communities MIC Meets PIC Concluding Remarks References 9. Conduct Unbecoming: Homosex, Discipline and Military Cultures in the Second World War Introduction Structures of Military Justice Homosexual Experience Drawing the Line Conclusions References 10. Framing Criminologies of the Military: An Interdisciplinary and Pedagogic Reflection Introduction Framing Criminologies of the Military Varieties of Realism? Discussion and Conclusion References Index