228 Pages
by
Willan
228 Pages
by
Willan
228 Pages
by
Willan
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In this important and original book, Reece Walters examines the politics of criminology and the ways in which criminological knowledge is generated. It includes an overview of the politics and practice of conducting criminological research (drawing upon material from Britain, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the USA), and the ways that regulatory and governing authorities set research agendas,... Read more
1. Questions, contours and methods 2. Contours of criminological knowledge: haunted by a spirit of pragmatism? 3. Criminology, government and public policy 4. The politics and control of criminological knowledge 5. Silencing the critics: the 'War on Terror' and the suppression of dissent 6. New modes of governance and the commercialization of criminological knowledge 7. Reflections and new horizons
Biography
Reece Walters is Professor of Criminology at the Open University, UK.
