Food crime : an introduction to deviance in the food industry / Matthew Robinson.

  • Robinson, Matthew, 1970-
Date:
2024
  • Books

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Description

"This book addresses the various forms of deviance and criminality found within the conventional food system. This system-made up of numerous producers, processors, distributors, and retailers of food-has significant, far-reaching consequences bearing upon the environment and society. Food Crime broadly outlines the processes and impacts of this food system most relevant for the academic discipline of criminology, with a focus on the negative health outcomes of the US diet (e.g., obesity, diabetes) and negative outcomes associated with the system itself (e.g., environmental degradation). The author introduces the concept of "food criminology," a new branch of criminology dedicated to the study of deviance in the food industry. Demonstrating the deviance and criminality involved in many parts of the conventional food system, this book is the first to provide exhaustive coverage of the major issues related to what can be considered food crime. Embedded in the context of state-corporate criminality, the concepts and practices exposed in this book bring attention to harms associated with the conventional food system and illustrate the degree of culpability of food companies and government agencies for these harms. This book is of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners seeking a more just and healthy food system and encourages further future research into food crimes in the disciplines of criminology, criminal justice, and sociology"-- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Physical description

xiv, 323 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm

Notes

Publication date from colophon, actually published 2023.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-315) and index.

Contents

An Introduction to "Food Crimes" -- The Conventional Food System -- What Americans Eat -- The Food IS the Crime: Putting the Food Back Into "Food Crime" -- Food Addiction -- Harms Associated With What We Eat -- Harms Associated With the System -- Culpability for Food Crimes -- Economic Benefits of the Food System -- Summary and the Future -- References -- Index.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9781032283531
  • 103228353X