Introduction 1. The Sociology of the Language of Justice 2. A History of Language of Justice Research 3. The Meaning of "Tough on Crime" 4. An Ethnography of "Innocent Victim" language 5. Delineating the "Evil" "Criminal" Other 6. Talking Justice: Interviews with Justice Workers 7. Language of Justice as Critical Criminology.
Biography
Michael J. Coyle is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science at California State University, USA.
Talking Criminal Justice makes an exciting new contribution to a critical criminological understanding of crime, law, and social control.
Walter DeKeseredy, Professor of Criminology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), USA.
Michael Coyle makes a plain and compelling case that talking about getting "tough on crime" implies support for "criminal justice" that is inherently unjust. You can't read this book without watching the way you talk about crime and justice and noticing how others do. That's something even we who call ourselves critical criminologists all too often overlook.
Hal Pepinsky, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, USA
Michael J. Coyle provides a model for empirically-informed inquiry into the meaning, construction, and consequences of employing the concept "justice," including the oft used "victim." This paradigm shifting analysis affirms the value of critical qualitative media analysis for examining burning theoretical and practical issues. I welcome this tour de force.
David L. Altheide, Emeritus Regents' Professor, Arizona State University, USA
