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Journal of Theoretical & Philosophical Criminology

Journal of
Theoretical & Philosophical Criminology
ISSN: 2166-8094 VOL 18 January/February 2026

May the Force be with Space Criminology:
On Space Criminology’s “deviant knowledge,” demonization, and rebellion (editorial introduction to the special issue) (1-9)
Yarin Eski, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
(y.eski@vu.nl)

Resistance is Futile
Questions of Crime and Dissent Aboard an Intergenerational Starship (10-22)
Alexander Simmonds, University of Dundee
(asimmonds001@dundee.ac.uk)

Space Victimology
A phenomenological perspective (23-40)
Antony Pemberton, Leuven Institute of Criminology, KU Leuven/NSCR, Amsterdam

The ‘Irrational’ ‘Rationalization’ of Space Expansionism (41-55)
Dawn L. Rothe, Florida Atlantic University (rothed@fau.edu)
Victoria E. Collins, University of Kentucky (victoria.collins1@uky.edu)

The Contribution and Significance of Professor Noriyoshi Takemura’s Theoretical Work on Astro-Green Criminology (56-67)
Jack A. Lampkin, York St John University
(j.lampkin@yorksj.ac.uk)

Prolegomena to quantum astro-green criminology: Entanglement of quantum cosmology, dark energy, and super intelligence (68-85)
Noriyoshi Takemura, Toin University of Yokohama (ntakemura@toin.ac.jp)

Our Stardeath Drive: A space criminological imagination of Astrothanatos (86-106)
Yarin Eski, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
(y.eski@vu.nl)

David Polizzi, Publisher, Editor

Indiana State University

Roger Schaefer Associate Editor

Central Washington University

Mathew Draper Associate Editor

University of Texas-Austin

Jennifer Grimes,

Book Review Editor

Indiana State University

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