Deviant knowledge : criminology, politics, and policy /
In 'Deviant Knowledge' 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 and the ways that regulatory and governing authorities set resea...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cullompton ; Portland, OR :
Willan,
2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 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 of control and 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; Appendices; References; Index.