Deviant Next Door: A New Sociology of Crime and Belonging

The Deviant Next Door challenges conventional narratives about crime and community, offering a fresh perspective on how societies define, regulate, and reconcile deviance. Drawing from global case studies and sociological theory, William Hardy explores the fluid boundaries between criminality and belonging, revealing how neighborhoods, institutions, and culture shape the deviant neighbor. This insightful examination unpacks the role of predictive policing, algorithmic bias, transnational crime, and restorative justice in modern criminology, inviting readers to rethink the future of crime and community. Engaging, thought-provoking, and deeply relevant, The Deviant Next Door reframes the way we understand justice in a rapidly changing world.