This book will introduce the field of forensic semiotics as a tool for understanding crime and criminality. It will focus on how symbolism, ritual, and other sign-based activities play a crucial role in the constitution of criminal organizations and often in the enactment of individual crimes. It will present semiotic notions, methods, and techniques that can be applied to forensic science, such as the role of ritual and slang in criminal gangs.
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Introduces the field of forensic semiotics as a tool for understanding crime and criminality. This book focuses on how symbolism, ritual, and other sign-based activities play a crucial role in the constitution of criminal organizations and often in the enactment of individual crimes.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781614515524
Publisert
2013-11-15
Utgiver
Vendor
De Gruyter Mouton
Vekt
302 gr
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
189

Forfatter

Biographical note

Marcel Danesi, University of Toronto, Canada.