Citation

Beirne P. Criminology 1999; 37(1): 117-147.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, American Society of Criminology)

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Abstract

This article considers a variety of arguments about why theory and research on animal abuse should be developed by criminologists. These include, with more or less satisfaction, the status of animal abuse as (1) a signifier of actual or potential interhuman conflict, (2) an existing object of criminal law, (3) an item in the utilitarian calculus on the avoidance of pain and suffering, (4) a violation of rights, and (5) one of several oppressions identified by feminism as an interconnected whole. The article concludes that animal abuse is an important object of study for criminology not only sui generis but also because its presence may indicate or predict situations of interhuman violence. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Criminology, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by the American Society of Criminology)

Animal Abuse-Violence Link
Feminist Theory
Feminist Approach
Violence Predictors
Adult Violence
Violence Prediction
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