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Category: Criminology
A story about gender, class and crime
A respectable professional “She smart, really smart, but doesn’t make the best decisions”. Brian displays that contradictory mix of glee and frustration when he recounts Claire’s story.… Read more “A story about gender, class and crime”
Crime, justice and conceptual problems.
Conceptual frameworks are the underpinning for any line of enquiry. They frame and constrain available options. They are the foundations on which thoughts, ideas and discussions are… Read more “Crime, justice and conceptual problems.”
On class, prison and Lavinia Woodward
So here we have it, as we knew would happen, Oxford student Lavinia Woodward has been spared a prison sentence. And the media is raging. There is… Read more “On class, prison and Lavinia Woodward”
Interview with PrisonStorm
“PrisonStorm” has grown to become perhaps the most progressive Twitter open debate on the state of the prisons in England and Wales. To coincide with the launch… Read more “Interview with PrisonStorm”
Criminalisation and injustice: double standards which target the poor
In 1979, Jeffrey Reiman published the first edition of his book, The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison. The book’s title perfectly summarised the systemic… Read more “Criminalisation and injustice: double standards which target the poor”
On public perceptions of crime and Making a Murderer
There has been some good news for Brendan Dassey, whose dodgy conviction was the subject of the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer. A federal appeals court has… Read more “On public perceptions of crime and Making a Murderer”
Understanding crime: Realism doesn’t belong to the right!
Guest blog from Prof Steve Hall Over the years social science has made a lot of noise about its ability to shatter the myths that constitute popular… Read more “Understanding crime: Realism doesn’t belong to the right!”
Criminology, crime and aetiology
Many years ago a criminology student thrust a word into my limited vocabulary – aetiology. I’d not heard of the term back then, but it perfectly captured… Read more “Criminology, crime and aetiology”