Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-249.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Challenging academic orthodoxy, recognising and proclaiming 'values' in critical social research -- 'Unreasonable force' : policing marginalised communities in the 1980s -- 'Lost lives, hidden voices' : deaths and violence in custody -- 'Negligence without liability' : the scale of injustice after Hillsborough -- 'Licensed to kill' : the Dunblane shootings and their aftermath -- Children on trial : prosecution, disclosure and anonymity -- 'Asbo-mania' : the regulation and criminalisation of children and young people -- Children, young people and conflict in the north of Ireland -- Self harm and suicide in a women's prison -- 'Nasty things happen in war' -- 'Speaking truth to power' : critical analysis as resistance.
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
An accessible text that introduces a broad readership to critical research into crime, deviance and conflict through contemporary, in-depth case studies, this book traces the authoritarian legacy of policing civil disturbances, harsh regimes of punishment, and deaths in custody and prison protest.