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Moral order is disturbed by criminal events. However, in a secularized and networked society a common moral ground is increasingly hard to find.
People feel confused about the bigger issues of our time such as crime, anti-social behaviour, Islamist radicalism, sexual harassment and populism. Traditionally, issues around morality have been neglected by criminologists.
Through theory, case studies and discussion, this book sheds a new and topical light on these concerns. Using the moral perspective, Boutellier bridges the gap between people’s emotional opinions on crime, and criminologists' rationalized answers to questions of crime and security.
Introduction: A conceptual exploration of moral space
Part I: Complexity without direction
Social order in a network society
The radical secularization of moral space
Part II: Security politics
Criminal law as a moral stronghold
Securitization in a safe new world
Part III: Sex and identity
Sexual offences and mutual consent
Diversity, radicalization and populism
Conclusion: Emerging morality