Genetics and the Politics of Security

Presenting a sociological perspective on the contemporary gaze on the body of the suspect, this book considers how definitions of criminality, offenses, individual rights, and the concepts of identity and difference, have been altered by changes in the biological status of the human.

Auteur

Joëlle Vailly is a French sociologist, anthropologist, and biologist. She is Director of Research at the French Scientific Research National Center (CNRS) and a member of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research into Social Issues, IRIS, France.