Signs of Crime Introducing Forensic Semiotics

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 wi...

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Main Author Danesi, Marcel
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany De Gruyter 2013
De Gruyter, Inc
De Gruyter Mouton
Edition1
SeriesMouton Textbook
Subjects
Crime
Crime in popular culture
Forensic sciences
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Summary: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.
ISBN:1614513163
9781614513162
9781614515524
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