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Critical Criminology by Rene Van Swaaningen & Jock Young
Visions from Europe
Providing the reader with a comprehensive historical and contemporary analysis of critical criminology throughout Europe, this text argues that critical criminological theories can be re-assessed and re-applied in the light of trends within the fields of criminology and criminal justice.Criminology is under attack for its seeming shift away from theoretical debates towards empirical, administrative-led research. In this timely book, Ren[ac]e van Swaaningen warns that if criminology is to keep advancing as a discipline there is an urgent need for the resurgence of a theoretical perspective. He believes that by examining critical criminology within a European framework, a new critical perspective in the search for alternative visions of justice will emerge. Through a comprehensive historical and contemporary analysis of critical criminology throughout Europe, the author argues that critical criminological theories must be reassessed and reapplied in the light of current trends within criminology and criminal justice. By placing central themes from the current politics of law and order - such as crime prevention, safety and the position of the victim - in a framework of social justice, the book concludes that critical criminological theories illuminate our understanding both of crime and the institutions constructed to attempt its control. |
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| Author(s) : Jock Young | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0761951458 | ISBN-13 : 9780761951452 |
| RRP : £20.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 25/09/1997
Publisher : SAGE Publications Ltd
Page Length : 304mm
Page Size : 234mm